Cyprus Quiet as Canadian Troops Arrive on Cyprus
In Nicosia an additional 223 Canadian soldiers joined the U N peacekeeping force and five Canadian Royal Air Force transports were en route wearing blue U N berets. The island remained calm though Greek and Turkish Cypriots stayed tense as the lull persisted into the sixth day. Members of Canada's Royal 22nd Regiment boarded planes in Quebec for the mission.
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Nicosia. Cyprus
Cyprus
U.N
Royal Air Force
Nicosia
Canada
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Quebec
Canadians set to deploy 1150 in Cyprus by March 24
Additional soldiers depart by air from Quebec and Halifax with 100 troops and 60 vehicles loaded in Halifax for Wednesday. The 1150 man Canadian contingent aims to reach Cyprus by March 24 as Finland Sweden and Ireland pledge more manpower. U Thant eyes a 7000 strong UN police force including 3500 from current British peacekeepers. The Greek Cypriot government welcomes the Canadians while unrest on the island eases and Cypriots celebrate in Nicosia near the green line.
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Quebec
Halifax
Cyprus
Finland
Sweden
Ireland
U Thant
U.N
Britain
Polycarpos Georgadjis
Nicosia
Brendan Behan In Coma In Dublin Hospital
Brendan Behan, 41, remained in a diabetic coma at Meath Hospital in Dublin after failing to respond to treatment Doctors say he was slightly improved but still unconscious His wife Beatrice 38 and a priest were his only visitors Behan was admitted last Tuesday with old diabetes and liver problems his third spell in hospital since Christmas Friends say the birth of his daughter last November worsened his condition.
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Dublin
Ireland
Brendan Behan
Meath Hospital
Behan
Beatrice
Daugha
Americans Die As 2 Aircraft Are Shot Down
Six American airmen killed in South Viet Nam over the weekend as Viet Cong shot down a U S helicopter and a spotter plane. Names of the dead and bases listed, total American deaths in the Vietnam War now 121. Other item notes a Cai Cai victory with Viet Cong losses and captured suspects.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ba Xuyen
Defense Department
Thomas J. Bergen
Schenectady
N.Y
Richard Jaeck
Milwaukee
Wis
Ment
Cai Cai
Goldwater Wins CRA Endorsement In California
Senator Barry Goldwater wins the California Republican Assembly endorsement as conservatives seize control of the party organization. Rockefeller forces stage a walkout during a stormy 12 hour Sunday session but fail to block the outcome. The vote gives Goldwater a strong base in California's primary campaign amid GOP factional tension.
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Morrie Landsberg
Fresno
Calif
Barry Goldwater
California Republican Assembly
Goldwater
Volunteer Party
Nelson A Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Pary
Weather Outlook Sees Cooler Start After Mild Spell
A mild spell ends with a cooler day tomorrow and a chance of showers. Yesterday’s high reached 55 and tonight’s low fell to 31 with 0.30 inch of rain recorded Saturday night.
Blue Angel Lt Neale Dies After Jet Failure
Lt George N Neale 29 one of the Navy Blue Angel pilots died when his parachute failed to fully open after ejecting from a crippled jet. The flight team was returning to Pensacola from an air show near West Palm Beach when the mechanical failure occurred west of Apalachicola. A witness heard a popping noise before the jet crashed about 200 yards from their home. The pilot ejected at an estimated 150 to 200 feet.
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George N. Neale
Navy
Blue Angel
Pensacola
Fla
West Palm Beach
Neale
Apalachicola
W. H. Meadows
Billy
Meadows
Panama Settlement Denied by U S.
U S spokesman dampened optimism after the OAS announced Panama and the United States would resume diplomatic relations following rioting in the canal zone that left 21 dead and about 200 wounded. Panama confirmed the OAS plan, insisting talks await renegotiation of the 1903 canal treaty.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Roberto Chiari
Panama City
OAS
Panama Canal Zone
Ruby to Appeal Death Verdict in Oswald Killing
Jack Ruby remains in a maximum security Dallas jail cell as attorneys prepare an appeal after the jury sentenced him to death for murder in the Lee Harvey Oswald case. Melvin Belli seeks extra protection for Ruby amid fears of an attempt on his life and legal steps include a possible new trial and a bill of exceptions.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Melvin M. Belli
Decker
Belli
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Hdar Tril
Brown
KBOX
Court of Appeals
Rail unions threaten nationwide strike amid bypass talks
Chief negotiator J E Wolfe warned the nation is on the verge of a national railroad strike. He said five unions created the threat by bypassing national negotiations and pursuing separate talks with two railroads.
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Washington
J. E. Wolfe
Diplomatic Talks Continue On Panama Relations
A US source stated that as of 11 p.m. Sunday there had been no meeting of the minds on resuming relations or the procedures to solve issues from the Panama disturbances. The United States welcomed a resumption of relations and valued the OAS delegation’s efforts to foster talks.
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United States
Panama
OAS
Johnson urges united push for Alliance for Progress
President Johnson calls for a united front to tackle Latin America’s economic and social ills under the Alliance for Progress. He reaffirmed support for the $20 billion, 10 year program during a major OAS address timed to the alliance’s third anniversary and Colombia’s new Inter-American Committee chair. Foreign mission chiefs in Latin America were summoned to Washington for a comprehensive review of hemisphere relations and aid policy.
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Washington
Johnson
Alliance For Progress Today
Latin America
Organization of American States
John F. Klenneds
Fst
Colombia
Carlos Sanz de Santamaria
Inter-American Committee
United States
Eign
U.S
White House
Johnson says Lodge plans to stay as ambassador
President Johnson stated on a national broadcast there is no indication Henry Cabot Lodge will resign as ambassador to South Vietnam. He dismissed reports of a rift with Attorney General Kennedy and defended Kennedy’s stance amid Democratic vice presidential considerations.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet
Cal Fence
Robert F Kenedy
Kennedy
Bobby Baker
Baker
Senate
Democrats
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United States
North
De Gaulle Arrives in Mexico City for Latin America Tour
President Charles de Gaulle lands in Mexico City to begin a Latin American outreach tour. He arrives after a Merida connection and a nine hour flight from Paris aboard a U S built airliner. He and his wife stayed overnight in Guadeloupe after the Atlantic crossing.
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Mexico City
Charles de Gaulle
Latin America
de Gaulle
Adeloupe
Paris
Air France
Point-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Johnson outlines Job Corps and Volunteers for America
President Johnson orders Congress to fund a 962.5 million poverty program centered on a Job Corps to aid up to 100,000 youths from disadvantaged backgrounds. The plan includes work camps, training centers, education, and new offices led by Sargent Shriver. A volunteers network modeled on the Peace Corps will assist in poverty efforts.
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Office of Economic Opportunities
Johnson
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Volunteers For America
Peace Corps
Job Corps
Congress
Youth Conservation Corps
National Service Corps
Johnson outlines phases of war on poverty program
White House details include grants up to 9 percent for urban and rural community action programs to use all local resources to combat poverty. Subsisistence farmers get special loans, low interest financing aids jobs for low income families and long-term unemployed, and small businesses not eligible for SBA loans. Welfare expansion would train and place heads of families with children on aid. Job Corps plans and camp details not yet set, with 40 000 recruits from the draft backlog. Enrollment for a maximum two-year term would be voluntary.
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Small Business Administration
White House
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