Algiers Sees Heavy Military Clampdown on Ben Bella Supporters
In Algiers, Col Boumédiene’s regime used overwhelming force to disperse Ben Bella supporters, with thousands of troops and riot police blocking streets and spraying crowds with cold water. Reports from other cities described protests and clashes as the military solidified control amid neutralist alignment concerns.
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Algiers
Houari Boumeriegné
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Bone
Philippeville
Constantine
Oran
Ben Belle
South Korea and Japan sign new treaties raise hopes of normal ties
In Tokyo, Korea and Japan sealed a basic treaty four pacts and two protocols after 14 years of talks. Foreign ministers Lee Dong Won and Shoichiro Shiiha signed at Eisaku Sato’s residence. Japan offered 300 million in grants and 200 million in loans while protests erupted in Seoul and Tokyo. Police arrested about 600 youths as demonstrations dispersed.
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Tokyo
Japan
South Korea
Seoul
Lee Dong Won
Pususaburo Shiiha
Eisaku Sato
Takesuma Island
Seow
Johnson Signs $4 Billion Tax Cut Wipes Nuisance Taxes
Washington reports President Johnson signed a four billion dollar tax cut ending federal nuisance excise taxes on consumer items such as jewelry lipstick handbags and luggage. The measure cuts other excise taxes in stages with retroactive refunds on major purchases including cars and air conditioners.
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Johnson
White House
Hostages Freed In Mine Strike In Tennessee
Four coal mine foremen held overnight in a Brushy Mountain Prison coal mine by 73 rebellious convicts were released unharmed. The prisoners had staged a sit down in the mine after entering for the night shift.
Mechanized Harvesting Eyed For Fruits And Veggies
Athens AP report from the University of Georgia convention quotes Dr. Walter M. Carleton of Beltsville and Deere and Co. official C. S. Morrison. They say mechanized methods will cut labor and keep fruits like peaches and apples available, with tomatoes bred for machine picking.
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Athens
Walter M. Carleton
Beltsville
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
University of Georgia
Center For Continuing Education
Deere and Co
C. H. Kelly
University of California
Agricultural Experiment Station
Parsons College Criticized For Illegally Altering Incorporation
A special commission told the United Presbyterian Church Synod of Iowa that Parsons College acted illegally in 1963 by changing its articles of incorporation to dissolve its working relationship with the synod. Rev. Dr. James Robertson, head of the Parsons College department of philosophy and religion, was named moderator of the synod.
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Church Commission
College Ames
United Presbyterian Church Synod of Iowa
Parsons College
James Robertson
Synced
Strike in Dominican Republic Falls Short Amid Repression Claims
In Santo Domingo the 72 hour nationwide walkout in support of the rebel government collapsed as unions president Miguel Soto blamed police and army repression for the weak turnout. Anonymous calls to burn the US Embassy in Panama followed press reports of James Jenkins, the 18 year old American involved in the January 1964 flag incident.
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Belier
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Miguel Soto
Se Confederation of Unions
Panama
Foreign Ministry
James Jenkins
House Adopts Assassination Penalty Bill
Washington AP reports the House passed by voice vote a bill making the assassination of the president, vice president, or acting president a federal crime punishable by death. The measure also covers president-elect and vice president-elect between election and inauguration and allows up to life imprisonment for related kidnapping or assault. It authorizes rewards up to $100,000 for information on violations.
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Washington
House
Senate
U S Bombers Penetrate North Viet Nam Deep Beyond Hanoi Line
U.S. fighter bombers moved deeper into North Viet Nam than before and struck targets north of the Hanoi line. Eight F105 Thunderchiefs dropped 17 tons of 751-pound bombs on army barracks near Son La, about 110 miles west-northwest of Hanoi and close to the Chinese border.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
A .S
Son la
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Severe Rains Hit Eastern Iowa with Cedar Rapids Easily Flooded
Heavy rains drenched northern and eastern Iowa with Cedar Rapids bearing the brunt. The city saw 3.42 inches of rain, waters reaching hubcap depth in downtown. A temporary power outage occurred, but no major damage reported as showers spread across the region with highs expected in the 80s and more rain likely Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Fair Named To Commission By Governor
DES MOINES AP Forty persons have been appointed to six year terms on judicial nominating commissions in Iowa by Gov Harold Hughes. Names include First Judicial District Charles S Abell Sr Keokuk reappointed Wilson B Lerberger Wever Seventh F E Fair Wilton Junction Davenport James A Hammill Sr Davenport Lewis R Robertson Davenport Twentieth Richard H Delaney Burlington James T McCabe Mount Pleasant. Sleeping on Benches Tiverton Kil AP The town Council bans sleeping on public beaches during the Newport Jazz Festival starting June 39. Target Zone This map locates Son La and Van Nuoc Chiew in North Viet Nam hit by U S Air Force planes today. Son La target 55 miles from Dien Bien Phu where the French army went down to defeat AP Photofox
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Lewis R. Robertson
Richard H. Delaney
Burlington
James T. McCabe
Mount Pleasant
Tiverton, Kil
Own Council
Son la
van Nuoc Chiew
Viet Nam
Son Lo
Dien Bien Phu
Thousands Flee Kansas Flood Waters Reach Two Cities
Arkansas River flood swath pushes into Larned and Great Bend as more than 4,000 people evacuated from homes in southeast Kansas. Statewide rains from Colorado storms drive damage and forecast continued showers and warm humid conditions through Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Kansas
Larned
Great Bend
Colorado
Jetmore
Dodge City
Kansas flood alert as river threatens towns and homes
Modern Reveres fly over Great Bend to warn residents as Arkansas River floods loom. In Larned 1800 evacuated. Garden City hit hard with 300 homeless. Water expected to rise 4 to 11 feet beyond 1942 1951 marks. sandbags line Main Street. Governor Love deems it Colorado's greatest natural disaster and weighs special flood relief session.
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Great Bend
Kan
Paul Reveres
Arkansas River
Kansas
Red‘ Crest
Tom Irving
Larned
Irving
Garden
City
Lamed
John A. Love
Colorado
De Gaulle Seeks Meeting With LBJ Reportedly
Vice President Humphrey told congressional Democratic leaders that President Charles de Gaulle of France would like to see President Johnson. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield quoted Humphrey after his briefing following a White House breakfast.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congressional
Democratic
Charles de Gaulle
France
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Humphrey
White House
de Gaulle
New Judge To Handle Ruby Trial In Dallas
Judge Louis Holland of Montague Texas will take over proceedings in the Jack Ruby case succeeding Judge Joe B Brown who asked to be removed. Dallas Judge Dallas A Blankenship announced the appointment after a May 24 sanity hearing in the case. Brown had temporarily stepped down for that proceeding as the trial atmosphere and staff turnover grew. Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, was sentenced to death on March 14, 1964.
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Dallas
Louis Holland
Montague
Tex
Lurther
Jack Ruby
North Texas
Joe B. Brown
Dallas A. Blankenship
Dallas County
1St Administrative Judicial District
Holland
Ruby
Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Critics Split Over Viet Nam Policy With Bundy Support
President adviser McGeorge Bundy defended the current Viet Nam policy as the best possible option in a dangerous situation. Historian Hans Morgenthau opposed the policy on moral and strategic grounds, proposing a phased withdrawal with honor and considering Fulbright’s coasthold strategy as a negotiating path for fall.
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Washington
McGeorge Bundy
Jolson
United States
Hans Morgenthau
University of Chicago
Viet Nam
Algeria
Morgenthau
Sen. J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
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