Queen Elizabeth II Begins Historic 10 Day Bonn Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived in Bonn West Germany for a 10 day state visit signaling postwar reconciliation. President Luebke and Chancellor Erhard welcomed them at Wahn Airport as plans included major city tours and a five hour stop in West Berlin. They stay at the Petersberg Hotel, later sailing a Rhine boat trip.
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Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
West Germany
Britain
Elizabeth
George V
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Victoria Louise
Heinrich Luebke
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Wahn
West Berlin
Philip
Petersberg
Rhine
Blast in Mine Kills 31 at Cambrian Colliery
In Tonypandy Wales 31 miners die in a flash explosion 800 feet underground at Cambrian Colliery. An electric spark in gas is blamed with Power Minister Fred Lee ordering a public inquiry. Mine manager Ernest Breeze and assistant Leslie Williams among the dead.
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Tonypandy
Wales
Rhondda
Cambrian
Fred Lee
Ernest Breeze
Leslie Williams
Local shower chance with warm overnight low in brief forecast
The forecast shows a percent chance of showers tonight under cloudy skies with a low near 64. Tomorrow expects cloud cover and a high around 85 with a chance of showers ending. Thursday should be partly sunny and slightly cooler. Yesterday's high reached 78 with a 50 overnight low.
Chuckle About Poverty’s Odd Perks In A Quip
A humorous line notes being poor has its advantages and jokes that car keys never sit in the other pants to imply luck in misfortune.
Polish Attache’s Son Seeks Asylum in West Berlin
Marek Radomski, 19, son of Poland’s economic attache in East Berlin, escaped to West Berlin May 5 with a diplomatic passport and sought U S political asylum. Polish mission chief Wladislaw Tykocinski left Berlin for West Germany as U S officials review the request.
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Tykocinski
West Berlin
Marek
West
U.S
Hoover warns of expanding Soviet spy network in U S
J Edgar Hoover told a House subcommittee that Soviet secret agents are growing as the nucleus of a clandestine espionage network in the United States. He said spies are embedded in cultural groups, newsmen, diplomats, businessmen, scientists, students, and exchanges, with Chinese intelligence also likely to expand if China gains UN recognition. He warned of consulates complicating counterespionage and noted KGB presence in nearly all cultural exchange groups.
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Congress
United States
FBI
Hoover
China
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House Appropriations Subcommittee
KGB
LBJ Urges Repeal of Right-to-Work Laws and Wage Reform
President Johnson asked Congress to repeal Taft Hartley Section 14B to end right to work in 19 states and extend minimum wage coverage to 4.5 million workers. He proposed overtime changes to double time after 48 hours and urged gradual 40 hour week retention with potential future action.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
National Commission On Technology, Automation and Economic Progress
Junta Set To Crush Rebels In Dominican Republic Conflict
In Santo Domingo the Dominican junta rejects a Washington peace plan and moves tanks and troops against northern rebel holdouts. Foreign Minister Vicuna warned of crushing all resistance unless insurgents abandon their demands. Brig. Gen. Imbert Barrera called the plan a path to Communism and dismissed a Guizman led government proposal.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Washington
Horacio Viciosa
Antonio Imbert Barrera
McGeorge Bundy
Antonio Guzman
Juan Bosch
Guaman
Francisco Caamano Dena
Bosch
Reds Claim U S Plane Shot Down
Pyongyang radio says a U S reconnaissance plane was shot down over North Korea at 5 34 p m after intruding into territorial air near Kimhwa and Sepo. The U S Defense Department says no U S plane is missing and RB 47 returned to Yokota with no injuries.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
North Korea
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Kimhwa
Sepo
U.S. Defense Department
Yokota
Japan
Washington
Korea
Viet Cong and allied forces clash as casualties rise
In Saigon area fighting across multiple operations 128 Viet Cong were killed and 31 captured while 11 government troops died and 58 went missing after a Viet Cong assault 100 miles east of Saigon. Other actions included a Viet Cong training camp strike and heavy helicopter-backed engagements near Da Nang and the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nay
Binh Tuy
Kon Tum
Binh Thuan
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
da Nang Air Base
Captain Wrote His Wife Untrained Men Handled Bombs
San Antonio humor of a fallen Army demolition expert, Capt Ernie McFeron, reveals his wife Mary that untrained Vietnamese crews and a chain explosion at Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, killed or left missing 27 Americans and wounded 103. He criticized Vietnamese handling of munitions and warned of accidents. McFeron recounted prior incidents and his fear of unsafe practices, including a near disaster involving smoke tanks and a water reaction that could trigger explosions.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Ernie McFeron
San Antonio
Mary McFeron
McFeron
Radio tracking bear to study forest damage on Olympic Peninsula
In Olympia Washington AP reports the state trapped a 200 pound black bear fitted with a radio transmitter collar then released him to trace movements for research on animal caused forest damage. Officials later said the bear had lost the collar and the project would continue with tighter devices.
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Olympia
Wash
State Department of Natural Resources
Olympic Peninsula
Donald Hopkins
Hopkins
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