Inter American Force Heads for Dominican Mission
Gen Hugo Panasco Alvim, a Brazilian officer, arrives to command the inter American force under OAS guidance. Lt Gen Bruce Palmer, his deputy and U.S. commander in the Dominican Republic, will hold tactical control and decide troop use, while policy follows U.S. government directions. The force may drop to about 6000, with U.S. troops reduced as more depart.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hugo Panasco Alvim
U.S
Bruce Palmer
Alvim
Palmer
Organization of American States
OAS
Washington
Salvador
Jose A. Mora
Mora
Inter-American Defense Board
State Central Bank
Junta
Banco Agricola
National Bank of Reserves
Stevenson welcomed amid campus protest in Toronto
About 50 placard waving students greeted Adlai E Stevenson as he pleaded for broader understanding of U.S. foreign policy at the University of Toronto Hart House. Police cleared demonstrators for entry to receive an honorary degree while 12 students at the airport sang.
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Toronto
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United States
Stevenson
University of Toronto
United Nations
Hart House
Viet Nam
Canada
Helicopter Collision Kills Nine at Bien Hoa Air Base
In South Vietnam at Bien Hoa, two UH helicopter crews from the 118th Helicopter Co. collided in midair, killing nine Americans and injuring two. Flaming wreckage littered the air base as sister ships dodged the crash area amid a day of heavy ground fighting near Chu Lai and Me Thanh Ha. Government and military spokesmen reported extensive Viet Cong activity including attacks on Chu Lai defenses, bridge damage, and high casualties in Phong Dinh Province with aerial raids against radar sitesHon Mat Hon Nieu Cua Lo.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
118Th Helicopter Co
Viet Nam
U.S
Chu Lai
da Nang
Durin
Saison
Mea Thanh Ha
Phong Dinh
Hon Mat
Hon Nieu
Cua Lo
Fabulous Face of Louisiana tourism folder offered free
Monroe chamber of commerce promotes a Louisiana Tourist Development Commission publication titled The Fabulous Face of Louisiana. It surveys beauty spots and vacation areas with colored pictures. A few copies are available at no charge for interested readers.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Louisiana Tourist Development Commission
Visiting Miss Spurgeon in Baton Rouge This Weekend
Miss Anne Spurgeon of 1811 Sherwood Street visits Baton Rouge this weekend as a guest of old friends and former Monroyans, the George P. Foremans.
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Baton Rouge
Anne Spurgeon
Sherwood St
Monroyans
George P. Foremans
Congress Pay Cuts Not Recent History
Washington report outlines that Congress has cut its pay at least five times since 1789, with the last change in 1955 and the current rate at 30,000 dollars. The piece traces the long history from daily stipends to annual salaries, noting key increases, reductions, and the effect of economy acts on member income.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Brazil Endorses Standby Inter-American Peace Force
Brazil’s foreign minister Vasco Leitao da Cunha praised President Johnson’s call for a ready inter-American peacekeeping force. He said the plan would find support among leaders warning against subversive action. U.S. diplomats expect early next week to discuss serious consideration of the proposal as Dominican Republic troop withdrawals continue.
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Washington
Johnson
Brazil
Waco, Tex
Vasco Leitao da Cunha
U.S
Organization of American States
Texas
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Hugo Penasco Alvim
Governors Honor Area Resident At Farmerville Event
Governors of Alabama and Louisiana join a host of dignitaries for Woodrow Downs Day in Farmerville. Gov. George Wallace and Gov. John J. McKeithen will speak at 1:30 p.m. Sunday June 6 at Farmerville High School Gymnasium.
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Farmerville
Woodrow Downs
Union Parish
F&am
George Wallace
Alabama
John J. McKeithen
Downs
Grand Lodge of Louisiana, F&am
National County Agents Association
Otto Passman
Farmerville High School
Grand Lodge of
Louisiana
Farmerville Methodist Church
J. David Corley
Grand Lodge
Israel and Jordan clash after raids prompt Security Council notes
Israel and Jordan exchanged threats in letters to the UN Security Council after Israeli paratroopers and infantry raids on Jordan. Jordan warned to repel attacks with utmost severity, while Israel condemned recent violence from Jordanian infiltrators and vowed not to concede. US statement urged UN dispute mechanisms and decried force. In Tel Aviv, a military spokesman said a fuel depot and six sabotage bases were destroyed and seven Israeli soldiers were injured by an accidental grenade blast.
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United Nations, N.Y
Jordan
Israel
Security Council
Council
United States
State Department
Washington
U.N
Weekend Twin Cities Weather Outlook With Partly Cloudy Skies
A forecast shows partly cloudy skies with thundershowers possible in the Twin Cities this weekend. Thundershowers may affect about a quarter of the area mainly in the afternoons today and Sunday. Warmer highs 84 to 88, lows 56 to 72, with light variable winds 8 to 16 mph. Friday's record shows a 74 high and 67 low. Selman Field logged 0.20 inches of rain.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Deadly Indian mine blast near Dhanbad worst in history
An explosion at Bhori coal mine near Dhanbad, India, killed more than 200 miners and left up to 400 feared dead. Flames and smoke hampered rescue efforts as officials formed a board of inquiry and crews searched rubble for survivors.
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New Delhi
India
Dhanbad
R. K. Malviya
Bhori
Calcutta
Holiday Travel Fills Highways
The Memorial Day travel period began at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at midnight Monday. Weather was cool in Northern areas with scattered wet spots elsewhere as millions of motorists hit the highways. The National Safety Council estimates 430 to 510 motor vehicle fatalities during the holiday period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Welfare Chief Edmund Reggie Submits Resignation
Baton Rouge AP Welfare commissioner Edmund Reggie resigned after being tied to three public jobs and ownership in nursing homes. He notified Gov McKeithen by phone and the Welfare Board will act June 17. Otis Edwards acts as temporary director as Reggie ends his dual roles to return to law and business.
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Reggie
Mineral Board
Crowley
Otis Edwards
Louisiana Commission On Governmental Ethics
McKeithen
Mary Evelyn Parker
White Picked To Ease Out Near Rocket
Cape Kennedy AP Ed ward White planned to approach within 20 feet of his orbiting Titan stage during Gemini 4 in a historic first manned space rendezvous. James D McDivitt will pilot and supervise the maneuver as White uses a gas powered unit to edge toward the spent booster.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Edward White
Space Agency
White
James D. McDivitt
McDivitt
U.S
Warren North
The
Indian Ocean
Hawaii
MacDivitt
Guaymas
Mexico
Florida
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