Military Barracks Near Hanoi Blasted
Saigon AP reports 90 U.S. Air Force planes struck military barracks within 55 miles of Hanoi the closest raid to the North Vietnamese capital. An ambush near Ben Cat 30 miles north of Saigon killed 55 government troops and a U.S. adviser, raising U.S. casualties to 378.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Ben Cat
U.S
Viet Nam
Quang Soui
Quang Khe
Xong Ray
Phu Chanh
Arrupe Elected Jesuit General in Vatican Conclave
The Very Rev. Pedro Arrupe, 57, a Spanish Jesuit doctor renowned for tending Hiroshima survivors, was elected Jesuit general on the third ballot by 218 electors. He succeeds the late Belgian Rev. Jean Baptiste Janssens and leads the Society of Jesus, directing Vatican facilities and major universities as the Church faces renewal in the nuclear era.
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Pedro Arrupe
Hiroshima
Father Arrupe
Japan
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Society of Jesus
Pope Paul VI
Papal
Spain
St. Ignatius Loyola
Jean Baptiste Janssens
Vatican
Vatican Astronomical Observatory
Fordham
New York
Louvain
Begium
Barrientos Escapes Assassin Ambush in Bolivia
Lt. Gen. Rene Barrientos, Bolivias military junta leader, survived an ambush near Chala on a motorcade from Cochabamba to Independencia while en route to inaugurate a road. One soldier died and four attackers were captured amid ongoing threats to the 44 year old politician.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Rene Barrientos
Cochabamba
Independencia
Barrientos
Chala
Twelve Year Old Returns Wallet After Honest Find
In St Johnsville New York George Brown age 12 bought a fifty dollar bill for five cents and found it in a wallet from a church rummage sale He returned the bill and reported the find Mrs Floyd Weaver also claimed the wallet and later gave George a reward for his honesty
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ST. Johnsville
N.Y
George Brown
Floyd Weaver
George
Viet Cong glass ice and poisoned water scare
U S Marine spokesman in Nang says Viet Cong froze glass slivers into water ice to sell to sunburned Marines. They also tried to contaminate soda with acid but the bottle cap resisted. First buyer cut hands, leading to banning unauthorized peddlers in the Da Nang Chu Lai area.
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Nang
South Viet Nam
U. S
Dean N. McDowell
McDowell
da Nang-Chu Lai
Heat Test Is Made Of Moonship
Cape Kennedy Florida AP report details Project Fire tests on a small craft resembling an Apollo moonship. An Atlas rocket launched the 200-pound payload on a high arc to 500 miles, then a 30 second burn hit the atmosphere at seven miles per second, matching speeds planned for future manned moon returns. The test precedes Gemini 4 launch set for June 3 and Pegasus 2 satellite and other monitors.
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Apollo
Cape Kennedy Space
James McDivitt
Edward White
Atlas
Cape Kennedy
Project
Earth
Moon
Weather Outlook With Scattered Showers Expected Today
Scattered showers and a few thundershowers are forecast for today and tonight with little temperature change. High near 90 degrees, easing to a warm Monday with mostly sunny skies.
Violence Strikes New York In 48 Hour Spree
AP report details three deaths and numerous injuries across Manhattan Queens and the Bronx. A Western Union worker Pauline Lubetsky was slain in upper Manhattan. Zina Messina was stabbed on a Queens subway platform. a 20 year old Karrick Veteman died at the World’s Fair after a melee. A Bronx incident saw a white officer attacked by a Negro mob and a Puerto Rican grocer stabbed while aiding the officer. Dozens of ferry crew and passengers were injured in a Staten Island ferry brawl. A 14 year old Brooklyn boy faces charges in the World’s Fair death. Police continue investigations and arrests total ten crewmen in the ferry fight.
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Staten Island
Bronx
Pauline Lubetsky
Upper Manhattan
Western Union
Karrick Veteman
Brooklyn
Zina Messina
Gromyko Ends Visit to Turkey After Limited Progress
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko concluded a Turkish visit with a final communique showing little progress toward closer ties with Black Sea neighbors. Ankara failed to win Moscow’s full backing for its Cyprus stance.
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Ankara
Turkey
Andrei A. Gromyko
Black Sea
Moscow
Cyprus
Security Council Seeks Portugal? no Santo Domingo cease-fire
The United Nations Security Council urged turning the 24 hour truce in Santo Domingo into a permanent cease-fire. France proposed a report on implementation while UK and Uruguay resolutions faced rejection. U.S. Ambassador Stevenson cited OAS and warned force could be used to protect the cease-fire, as Gen Imbert Barrera failed to extend the truce.
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Adlai Stevenson
U. S
Santo Domingo
UN Security Council
Stevenson
OAS
United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Security Council
France
Organization of American States
U.S
Adlai F Stevenson
U Thant
Imbert
Security Council
Thant
Council
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Dominican Republic
Jose Antonio Mayobre
Imbert Rejects Cease Fire Appeals in Santo Domingo
U S officials warn force may be used to bar junta attack on rebels in the Santo Domingo neutral zone. The junta rejects extending a 24 hour medical aid truce, while U N and O A S press for renewal. Inter American forces, led by Brazil and the United States, prepare to deter through naval and air action.
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U.N
United States
Council
U.S
OAS
Santo Domingo
Stevenson
Col
Antonio Caamano Deno
San Isidro
Washington
Tose A. Mora
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N. Security Council
Congress uneasy over US action in Dominican Republic
In Washington a wave of doubt runs through Congress over the Johnson administration’s Dominican Republic intervention. Senators and House members privately question the rush to send troops, the lack of OAS consultation, and the plan for withdrawal while expecting some US personnel to remain. Secretary Rusk indicated the White House hopes the OAS will assume peacekeeping duties, though many lawmakers foresee a prolonged American presence.
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Jack Bell Washington
Dominican Republic
Congress
House
Johnson
White House
Organization of American States
OAS
United States
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Santo Domingo
Johnson Makes Premier Political Appearance
President Johnson traveled to New York for a black tie Democratic ball spotlighting Mayor Robert F. Wagner facing reelection challenges from John V. Lindsay. Wagner arrived late to greet the president. the event, hosted by the President's Club of New York, drew about 50 donors, with Johnson and Lady Bird attending amid Viet Nam and Dominican policy protests. The trip marked Johnson's first 1965 political swing, planned as groundwork before a private White House or Camp David return.
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New York
Johnson
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
John V. Lindsay
LaGuardia
Lady Bird
President’s Club of
Lester Lanin
Meyer Davis
Peter Duchin
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Washington
White House
Camp David
Actress Jinx Falkenburg’s brother jailed in bank robberies
Tom Falkenburg, brother of actress Jinx Falkenburg, received two concurrent 15 year prison terms and a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty to robberies of the Bank of Ridgeland on February 25 and the Bank of Madison on March 30, 1964. He was arrested March 30, 1964, while at a golf course preparing for a tournament.
Curious Child Watches White Surplices Enter Church
A little boy, eyes wide with wonder, watches the choir in white surplices enter the church. He whispers hoarsely that all those people are going to get haircuts, a moment of innocent amusement amid the solemn setting.
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