Cambodia Breaks Relations With U S
A major earthquake struck San Salvador causing 45 deaths and about 300 injuries with 4,000 plus in property damage. The tremor affected San Marcos and Santo Tomas, prompting evacuations and aftershocks. US Ambassador Raul Castro reported casualties among locals and two nationals hurt, while the embassy residence sustained about 35,000 dollars in damage.
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Santo Tomas
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Raul Castro
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Byrnes backs Johnson Viet Nam policy with limits
Former secretary James F. Byrnes, age 86, voices mixed views on Johnson Viet Nam policy. He supports air strikes and talks toward ending hostilities but opposes a one billion dollar Southeast Asia aid package. He criticizes the Supreme Court for overstepping and labels the voting rights bill terrible. Byrnes also notes his birthday and 59th wedding anniversary.
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James F. Byrnes
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
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Senate
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Byrnes
Viet Nam
United States
Indonesia
Sukarno
Nasser
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$13 Million US Bill In Racial Crises
The Defense Department spent $510,000 to protect the Selma to Montgomery march, part of nearly $13 million in federal costs for troops and guardsmen in civil rights crises since 1957. It notes additional costs for regular Army MPs, federal marshals, and Justice Department resources, with past deployments in Little Rock 1957–58 and the University of Mississippi riot 1962.
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Little Rock
Alabama
Army
Justice Department
Alabama National Guard
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arkansas Air and Army
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Central High School
John F. Kennedy
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Wilson Urges Honorable Viet Settlement
London AP report says British Prime Minister Harold Wilson opened the Southeast Asia Treaty Organizations Ministerial conference urging an honorably negotiated settlement of the war in South Viet Nam and calling for a similar end to the Indonesia Malaysia dispute as both threaten peace.
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London
Harold Wilson
Southeast Asia Treaty Organizations
Viet Nam
SEATO backs U S Viet Nam policy with France lone discord
SEATO ministers rally around U S Viet Nam strategy as George W Ball urges a peaceful settlement but vows continued fighting if communists block a meaningful agreement France voices the lone objection while allies pledge stronger defenses in Southeast Asia during a three day talks in London UPI reports.
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UPI
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
France
U.S
George W. Ball
Viet Nam
Police Round Up 96 At Orleans Fraternity Truck Ride
NEW ORLEANS AP One policeman arrested 90 Tulane University students on charges of creating a disturbance during a fraternity truck ride. Patrolman Jerry W. Jones said the students in two flatbed trucks were throwing beer bottles and ice and trying to grab each other as the trucks moved side by side Saturday night.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Jerry W. Jones
Sniper Kills Marine in Dominican Civil War Push
In Santo Domingo a U S Marine was slain by a sniper as paratroopers drove three miles into the city to seal off leftist armed civilians. The siege expanded the U S international refuge zone and a corridor toward the San Isidro base, with 43 wounded and one Navy death noted. The OAS peace mission approved the armed move to expedite food and medical aid.
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Dominican Republic
UPI
U.S
Avenida Mexico
Duarte Bridge
San Isidro
Old City
Organization of American States
OAS
Alderman Charles Anding Attends Washington Meetings
West Monro e alderman Charles Anding spends the week in the capital visiting with national lawmakers. He is not in an official city role but is attending sessions of a legislative committee.
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Charles Anding
West Monroe
Washington D. C
Anding
Local teen celebrates 20th birthday milestone
Mrs. Robert Judy Bryan of 1710 North St Monroe reached a milestone by turning 20, saying she can no longer be called a teenager. She commented that from now on the years will fly by.
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Robert
Judy) Bryan
N. St. St
Monroe
Orleans Convict Breen Escapes Angola Prison
Angola Louisiana AP guards hunted the Tunica Hills for Robert E. Breen, 42, a New Orleans convict serving 16 years for armed robbery. Breen, a trusted worker at the cold storage plant, was not found after a 6:30 am nose count and guards pressed a search of rugged terrain as the likely escape route.
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Angola
State
Tunica Hills
New Orleans
J. Wayne Allgood
Robert E. Breen
Allgood
Lodge Pope Meet Mystery in Surprise Vatican Audience
Vatican City AP Henry Cabot Lodge the U S envoy on Vietnam conferred with Pope Paul VI in a surprise audience that catalyzed speculation of major steps. Vatican officials confirmed the meeting then declined to discuss it as the event remained shrouded in mystery.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Johnson
Viet Nam
Paul VI
Vatican
Vatican Press Office
Lodge
Rome
New Delhi
India
Santo Domingo Founded 1496 Oldest Western Hemisphere City
Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, was founded in 1496 and is noted as the oldest settlement in the Western Hemisphere per the World Almanac.
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Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
US asks Latin nations to aid in Dominican Republic peace
The United States urged Latin American nations capable of contributing to make their armed forces available to help keep the peace in the Dominican Republic. The request was drafted for submission to the Organization of American States after closed OAS meetings.
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United States
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
General Committee
OAS
Rough During Boom Dr Cecil Sprung Faces Cat Dog Allergies
In Middletown New Jersey veterinarian Dr Cecil Sprung battles an allergy to cats and dogs as his practice grows He endures wheezing sneezing and clogged nasal passages but chooses to stay in his profession A regimen of injections and pills helps but he remains affected on busy days averaging about 12 hours with animals present
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Middletown
N.J
Cecil Sprung
Sprung
Dr. Spring
Guo
Johnson Pushes Latin American Support For Dominican Action
President Johnson announced a broad diplomatic push to rally Latin American backing against communist influence in the Dominican Republic as 4,500 more U.S. troops were ordered to land, bringing total forces to about 14,600. He cited rescuing civilians and distributing aid while avoiding bloodshed.
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U.S
Dominican Republic
Johnson
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Organization of American States
United States
John
Warming Trend Now Underway in Northeast Louisiana
A warming trend is underway across Northeast Louisiana with higher daytime temperatures and mild nights expected to continue. Forecasters indicate dry conditions and light winds as the pattern shifts, bringing above normal readings through the week.
Bipartisan Backing for U S Action in Caribbean
President Johnson secured broad GOP support in Congress for military intervention to prevent a Communist regime in the Americas. House Speaker John McCormack voiced readiness to act, while Rep. Gerald Ford praised the stance as the safer choice to avert inaction. Delegates at the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades convention applauded the pledge.
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Washington
Johnson
House
U.S
Dominican Republic
Congress
Americas
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
U N Debate on Dominican Force Delayed in Security Council
United Nations Security Council delayed debate on the presence of U.S. military forces in the Dominican Republic with Soviet approval. Ambassador Nikolai Fedorenko consented to the postponement as the council convened.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Dominican Republic
Nikolai T Fedorenko
Il-nation Council
Cambodia Breaks Diplomatic Ties With United States
Cambodia announces decision to sever relations with the United States in an official radio message read by Prince Norodom Sihanouk. No reasons given. Foreign Minister Koun Wick notes the move and mentions a possible consulate general if desired. Relations had been strained over raids along the Cambodia South Vietnam border and U.S. policy toward Vietnam.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
Koun Wick
U.S
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Newsweek
United Nations
Sihanouk
New Delhi
India
Court Upholds Passport Power of Secretary
The Supreme Court upheld the secretary of state authority to bar general travel by American citizens to Cuba in a 6 to 3 decision. Louis Zemel of Connecticut challenged the ban after his 1962 passport request. the ruling confirmed the longstanding travel restriction since 1961, allowing only newsmen and businesspeople with established interests to visit Cuba.
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UPS
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Cuba
Earl Warren
Louis Zemel
Middlefield
Fidel Castro
U.S
State Department
United States
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