Mass Rally Backing Anti Red Effort In Jakarta
U S ambassador Marshall Green said a Jakarta rally, one of the largest he had seen, drew millions in support of Suharto. Indonesia’s government radio reported leaders pledged full backing and urged prayers as Suharto took power, banning the Indonesian Communist party. Suharto was reportedly indisposed and did not attend a Sukarno meeting. defense ministers and aides were at Bogor palace. In Singapore, sources said Suharto has influenza and may drop pro Communist ministers from the cabinet.
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Indonesia
Marshall Green
Tokyo
Suharto
Sunarto
Sukarno
Indonesian Communist Party
Radio Jakarta
Sarbini
Murshid
Bogor
Jakarta
Singapore
Riding Minister Reaches Indiana on Horseback Ride
Rev. William Richardson of Macksburg Iowa crossed into Indiana on a horseback journey from Omaha to Baltimore to mark circuit riding history and plans to reach Baltimore in April for Methodism's 200th anniversary celebration. Gov Harold Hughes Iowa trade mission arrives in Formosa for two day talks with Nationalist officials. Albert Wessling of Des Moines gets 30 year habitual criminal sentence in Webster City. Delmar Robinson 18 near Monroe dies in portable grinder accident. Carl Ehde 78 near Waukon killed when tractor upsets. Montgomery Ward fire in Os kaloosa damages store heavily by smoke and water. Adair Case y High School reopening canceled after meningitis cases. Inmate escapes Iowa City Reformatory recaptured in Davenport. Rep John Culver urges immediate action to form national traffic safety council.
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Des Moines
Wiliam W. Richardson
Macksburg
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
Baltimore
Richardson
America
Associated Press
Webster City
Albert Charles Wessling
Hamilton County
Gemini 8 Mission Back On Track For Wednesday Launch
Cape Kennedy AP tentative green light given after tests show life support unit from Gemini 9 works and Atlas booster troubles resolved. Astronauts Armstrong and Scott, previously grounded by mechanical failures, will attend a final weather briefing before a planned 11 41 am launch to place an Agena target satellite into 185 mile orbit.
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Fla
William C. Schneider
Space Agency
Atlas
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Armstrong
Scott
Gemini
Canadian Mun Affair Judicial Probe Widens Debate
In Ottawa the Mun singer case fuels big party politics as Justice W F Spence of the Supreme Court is named to head a proposed judicial inquiry into the Munsinger affair amid signs both major parties will base their futures on the investigation results.
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Canada
Gerda Munsinger
W. F. Spence
Supreme Court of Canada
Munsinger
House of Commons
Lester 3B
Pearson
Supreme Court
W.F. Spence
John G. Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Munich
West Germany
Lucien Cardin
George Hees
Defense
Pierre Sevigny
Rew
Johnson Signs Bill Expanding Viet Nam War Aid
President Johnson signed a 4.8 billion dollar bill to fund the Vietnam effort and urged China and North Vietnam to abandon conquest. He framed the large congressional margin as backing for U S fighting men and stressed a shift toward peace. Secretary Rusk noted wide non Communist support and expected more nations to offer help. The speech followed a White House ceremony with Congress members, Cabinet, and military leaders.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Peking
Hanoi
Congress
White House East Room
Military High Command
White House
Dean Rusk
U.S
More Mild Weather Expected In Iowa Skies Clear and Warm
Skies were blue in Iowa with mild temperatures and light southerly winds. Highs ranged from 53 in Dubuque to 71 in Council Bluffs, 70 in Sioux City, while tonight’s lows fell to the upper 20s to mid 40s. The Weather Bureau forecasts similar highs Wednesday under fair skies with a warming trend and partial cloudiness Thursday.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Davenport
Spencer
Weather Bureau
House Approves LBJ Tax Bill Shapes Nation’s Revenue Plan
Washington AP reports House approval of President Johnson’s tax package to fund Viet Nam efforts and curb inflation. The compromise bill advances to the Senate with a two year increase in automobile excise tax and a seven percent boost on telephone taxes. It includes a revised withholding system and extends Social Security to about 300,000 seniors aged 72 or older not previously covered.
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House
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Son
Senate
Johnson
Tolay
Missing Detroit piano tuner vanishes after client visit
DETROIT AP A blind piano tuner, Gerald E. Henke, 30, left a client’s home 11 days ago and has not been seen. His wife Beverly, also 30 and ill with cancer, waits at their Southfield home as police search for clues. Authorities find no solid leads amid baffling angles. Henke, six feet two, was self reliant, carrying a folding cane on his rounds. Police consider foul play or amnesia. He had about $500 when he disappeared. Corenne Reetz, his mother in law, stays with Beverly.
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Gerald E. Henke
Beverly
Detroit
Southfield
Mich
Henke
AP Photofax
Henkes
Floyd Raths
Heard
Corenne Reetz
Violence in India Erupts Over Sikh State Plan
New Delhi AP reports continued violence in Punjab as troops police mobs in Ludhiana while riots calm in Old Delhi. Home Minister Nanda says over 100 injured there. Calcutta food riots claim 37 killed by police bullets. two policemen beaten to death.
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India
Punjab
Old Delhi
Nanda
P. C. Sen
West Bengal
Calcutta
Urge Boost In Payments To Elderly
Seven Republican senators led by Everett Dirksen call for halting unnecessary federal spending while urging automatic cost of living increases in social security, higher minimum payments, broader coverage, full spouse benefits for widows, and stronger old age assistance to protect seniors from inflation. Senators Carlson, Pearson, Prouty, Fang, Allott, and Miller joined in the report.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate Committee On Aging
Dirksen
Frank Carlson
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Winston 1
Prouty
Vermont
Hiram L. Fang
Tiawali
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Jack Miller
Towa
Weather summary: mild, few changes through Wednesday
Partly cloudy and mild with little temperature change through Wednesday. Lows tonight in the 20s. Highs reach 60 to 65 by Wednesday. Monday high 57 with a 34 degree low overnight. River stage 10.5 feet.
Bombers Strike Near N Viet Border as Unrest Rages in Saigon
U S Air Force bombed a Viet Cong staging area near the North Vietnamese border while ground fighting remained limited. Ky's government faced protests in Da Nang with 3000+ demonstrators calling for elections and the junta's ouster. Demonstrations included soldiers and civilians demanding Thieu's dismissal and the restoration of coup leaders from three years ago.
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South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Mier Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Chanh Thi
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
Hue
North
Viet Nam
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