Fire Rouses Rich Guests Out Of Beds
A Detroit hotel blaze at the Statler Hilton forced about 1,000 guests to flee in predawn hours. Damages were pegged at 259000 with no fatalities. Among evacuees were several GM directors led to safety by multimillionaire Charles Stewart Mott and GM chairman Frederic Donner.
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Statler Hilton Hotel
Glenn Thom
General Motors Corp
Frederic G. Donner
GM _ stockholders
Thom
Frank Teich
Charles Stewart Mott
General Motors
Flint
Mich
Donner
Mott
Senate Prepares To Choke Debate On Voting Rights Bill
Senate leaders moved to choke off debate on President Johnsons Negro voting rights bill amid a looming cloture vote. An AP survey shows 58 senators backing ending debate while 25 oppose. 17 undecided or unavailable. Dirksen predicts success though several GOP moderates remain undecided. The vote would cap debate duration and mirror last years cloture action on civil rights.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Associated Press
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Curtis
Nebraskan
Striking Bolivian Miners Seize Air Force Officers
In Milluni near La Paz, about 200 soldiers mass near the mine as tin miners seize five air force officers and sergeants. Two Argentine cameramen report the hostages are tied to a radio antenna while leaflets from Bolivian Air Force urge workers to return to duty.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Milluni
Air Force
U.S
Luis Alberto Choucino
Hermex Munoz
Aferte
Juan Lechin
Huaynapotosi
Ramblin Henry Florsheim Jr. Hurt in Dixie Senior Game
Ramblin Henry Florsheim Jr., 16, of Monroe, is reported doing well after a broken leg in a Dixie Senior baseball game. He left the hospital, returns home on crutches, and will miss the season. He was batting 1.000 before the injury while sliding into third base.
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Henry Florsheim Jr
Spencer
Monroe
Dixie
Neville
Henry Florsheim Sr
Jes
Ramblin
UKs Mideast Plans Known, Paper Says
Cairo AP report says Al Ahram published British defense documents showing plans mainly targeting Cairo and Arab nationalism. Heikal, Nasser aide, cites Mountbatten signed papers and claims Britain envisages operations in Libya Kuwait and Lebanon to curb Arab nationalism and defend oil wealth and bases.
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Cairo
al Ahram
United Arab Republic
Britain
Middle East
Mohamed Hassanein Helkal
Nasser
Mideast
Lord Mountabatten
Heikal
London
Percy Sidney Allan
U.A.R
Libya
Kuwait
Lebanon
Mountbatten
Postal Panel Recommends Hike In Rate
Washington advisory panel urged postage rate increases to cover a roughly 762 million annual deficit and to merge first class and airmail into a single class moved by air or surface. They urged full cost recovery via postal receipts and ending preferential rates for nonprofits and educational materials.
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Washington
Post Office Department
John A. Gronouski
Gronouski
Congress
Treasury
Colombia declares state of siege over student unrest
In Bogota and four cities, the government imposes a state of siege with curfews and alcohol bans after seven hours of cabinet talks. Congress will stay in session to restore order as some 30,000 students are affected from Medellin to Barranquilla. rioting followed clashes in Medellin over U S troop landings in Santo Domingo.
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Colombia
UPI
Congress
Medellin
Bucaramanga
Barranquilla
U. S S
Santo Domingo
University of Antioquia
Guillermo Oleon Valencia
Arrests Head Off New Saigon Coup
In Saigon Friday a major plot to topple the government was crushed by overnight raids. Premier Pham Van Dong said Viet Cong elements and dissidents were involved. 33 suspects were arrested and Capt Huynh Tan Hung was killed attempting to escape. Col Le Hoanh Thao and Brig. Gen Lam Van Phat were named as targets, with others at large in the Saigon area. Ambassador Taylor continued plans to visit U.S. Marines at Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Huynh Tan Hung
Hung
le Hoanh Thao
46Th Infantry Regiment
Pham Ngoc Thao
Washington
Lam van Phat
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
da Nang
Norway Vessel Caught In Gale Missing Two Sailors
A Norwegian freighter Lionne sank in a North Atlantic gale near Cape Farewell. Twenty five crew were rescued, two missing after a life raft overturned. Coast Guard plane reported sinking around midmorning as Sylvan ia rescued twelve men and Raila en picked up thirteen including the master.
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New York
Cape Farewell
Greenland
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
Sylvania
Liverpool
Lionne
Raila
Canada
Venezu
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast for Twin Cities Weekend
Residents may see a partly cloudy weekend with 20 to 30 percent shower chances in the afternoons. Highs near 83 with tonight’s low around 65 to 70. Friday peaked at 87 and 68. Compare with last year’s 92 and 66 for the same period. Rain risk remains possible and conditions warm.
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Twin Cities
Gromyko Denies Supplying Cyprus Missiles
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Ankara rejected reports that Moscow sent anti aircraft missiles to Cyprus. He reiterated the Soviet stance on the Cyprus dispute at a news conference and called claims by Cypriot officials lies. He also appeared to support the Turkish position in the ongoing dispute.
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Ankara
Turkey
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
Cyprus
Gromyko
Polycarpos Georgadisis
Sch
Girl offers to buy Yogi Berra for one dollar
New York AP reports 17 year old Maxine Siegel offered to purchase Mets star Yogi Berra for $1 after reading he was on waivers. Mets spokesman explained the move was a technicality to reassign Berra to coaching before the May 11 cut date. The incident drew media attention and fan interest.
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NEW York
Maxine Siegel
Mets
Yogi Berra
Yogi
Yankees
Maxine
City College of New York
New York Mets
Catc Cr
Maxine ‘Siegel
Wes Mets
Oe Eromnoten
Degon
Doyce
US to Start Pulling Men From Island
Santo Domingo reports say rebels hold only a downtown enclave as junta claims northern sector cleanup finished. The United States plans to begin withdrawing about 1,760 troops with a Brazilian advance party and other Latin American forces to follow.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Red Cross
United Nations
Washington
United States
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Francisco Caamano Deno
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Special Organization of American States
Brazil
OAS
Santo Domings
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
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Gulf Ol Corp
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Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
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