Behan Dead at 41 in Dublin Tragedy Ends Borstal Boy Era
Brendan Behan, Irish playwright famed as Borstal Boy, died at Meath Hospital aged 41 after five days in a coma. Doctors cited jaundice and diabetes caused by long-term drinking. he faced arrests for drunkenness in Ireland, Britain, Canada and the U S, with repeated hospitalizations in recent years.
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Brendan Behan
Behan
Meath
Ireland
Britain
Canada
United States
Two Hijackers Face Prolonged Questioning In Key West
In Key West Florida two youths who hijacked a Cuban military helicopter and defected to the United States underwent lengthy federal questioning. The pilot died from six bullet wounds and lay in a Key West morgue as the investigation continued.
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Key West
Fla
United States
Key West International Airport
Sergio Roque
Gullermo Santos
Andres Izaguirre
Havana
Jose Marcia
Santos
Silver Dollars Scarce and Minting Funds Stalled
Congress delays funds to resume minting cartwheels as Treasury warns silver dollars will run out in about two weeks at current depletion rates. Some coins return to vaults as collectors buy, while Sec ority may suspend redeeming silver certificates if exhaustion worsens.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Belmont and Last Tonight UCLA-Duke in Ohio title game
Belmont tops Canton McKinley 80 56 to reach Class AA final against Cleveland East after East crushed Elyria 58 31. Celina Immaculate Conception meets Dresden in Class A final following wins over Piqua Catholic and Mogadore respectively. UCLA and Duke face off in NCAA final after UCLA defeated Kansas State 90 84 and Duke upset Michigan 91 80.
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Davion Belmont
Cleveland East
Belmont
Canton McKinley
Elyria
Celina Immaculate Conception
Dresden
Celina
Piqua Catholic
Mogadore
Kansas City
Saigon Apologizes for Air Strike as Cambodian Plane Downing Claims Grow
South Viet Nam protested that Cambodian fighters shot down an American-piloted Vietnamese plane during air strikes on Chantrea near Saigon. Cambodia reports 16 villagers killed, with negotiations delayed. Saigon apologized for the Cambodian village attack caused by map coordinate error.
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Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
United States
Red China
U.S
Chantrea
Chantren
Foreign Ministry
Rusk Accused of McCarthy Tactics by Senate Critics
Democratic Sens. Morse of Oregon and Gruening of Alaska charged Secretary of State Dean Rusk with using McCarthy smear tactics to attack opponents of U.S. foreign policy. They criticized his Salt Lake City remark about quitters and called for an apology, while urging withdrawal from South Vietnam and a reevaluation of foreign aid. State Department offered no comment.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Rusk
Salt Lake City
United States
Morse and
Gruening
Johnson
Congress
U.S
South Viet Nam
Morse
Western Political Science Association
State Department
Snowy start to spring hits multiple regions
Precipitation dampened portions of the Midwest and South as a spring storm blankets the central plains and Mississippi Valley with snow. Showers stretch from the Ohio Valley to Alabama while the Pacific Northwest and northern California face rain. Temperatures range from near zero in North Dakota to the upper seventies in the Florida Keys with flood worries rising in Illinois and Kentucky. Governor Kerner orders National Guard prep for evacuations near Shawneetown.
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Ohio Valley
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Carolinas
Virginia
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California
New England
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Rockies
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North Dakota
Florida Keys
Winner
Hull
Iowa
Sioux City
Superior
Wis
Illinois
Kentucky
Otto Kerner
National Guard
Shawnee Town
Soviet to Release 1st Lt Harold Welch from Magdeburg
Soviet authorities say 1st Lt Harold Welch will be released from a Magdeburg hospital after injuries from a March 10 downing. Welch and two other U.S. fliers were shot down over East Germany. fate of Capt David Holland and Capt Melvin Kessler is unknown. An Air Force ambulance conveyed Welch from West Berlin to Magdeburg for treatment.
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Nist
East Germany
Air Force
Welch
Detroit
Magdeburg
West Berlin
David J. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
U.S
Scranton’s Jobs Bill Passed by Pennsylvania House
Harrisburg AP report says the Pennsylvania House approved Gov William Scranton’s unemployment compensation program 106 to 14 in a riotous session with most Democrats abstaining. The bill now goes to Scranton for his signature as he calls it a victory and a jobs creator.
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Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Flood Village Sealed in Ohio Cleanup Effort
The 3,000 residents of New Richmond seal the village Sunday to clean mud and debris after the Ohio River flood. Police Chief Herman Reid closes access roads to keep sightseers away as damages reach about 1.6 million dollars across Clermont County. The ex mayor of Newtown, John Anderson, age 56, is found in eastern Hamilton County after reportedly entering floodwaters on March 9.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
New Richmond
Herman Reid
Clermont County
Newtown
John Anderson
Hamilton County
Anderson Gir
Drop Radical Right Urges GOP to End Flirtation
UAW at its convention urged Republicans to sever ties with the radical right. Walter Reuther pressed fringe benefits as top bargaining goals for June talks with General Motors Ford and Chrysler. He also pushed earlier retirement and improved pensions while opposing wire taping and sweeping anti unions.
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Atlantic City
N.J
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Republican Party
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Reuther
Dirksen Doubts Civil Rights Vote After Easter Weekend
Senate Republican leader Dirksen said there may be no vote on the civil rights bill until after Easter. He noted Southerners are delaying the motion to take up the House passed bill, with 16 of 19 Dixie senators having spoken and two of the remaining three, Eastland and Byrd, on tap.
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Washington
Senate
Frerett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Dixie
James O. Eastland
Mississippi
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Salinger Seeks Senate Seat Declares Support Confident
San Francisco AP reports Pi er re Salinger is organizing campaign support and confident his late filing for the California Democratic US Senate race will survive any legal challenge. He refuses to name backers until candidacy legality is settled and cites a draft inspired by the candidate himself.
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Pierre Salinger
California
US Senate
Salinger
Senate
White House
Clair Engle
Super X Rays Extend Life For Inoperable Lung Cancer Patients
Dr Ruth Guttmann of Columbia University reports high dose supervoltage X ray radiotherapy yielded survival beyond a year for 58.5 percent of 82 inoperable lung cancer patients after exploratory operations. Some survived up to eight years with reduced pain and symptoms. similar gains seen in a group not having exploratory surgery.
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Ruth Guttmann
Columbia University
Science Writers
American Cancer Society
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