Six Cuban bridges blown by Artime group, reports say
Miami sources quote Manuel Artime headed Revolutionary Recovery Movement claiming six Cuban highways bridges were destroyed on strategic roads across provinces. Exiles say operation aimed to strain Castro forces as exiled groups report coastal and mountain activity. Havana radio denies entry of Artime group.
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Cuba
Artime
Central America
MRR
Pilon
Oriente
Havana Radio Today
Ars
Ned
Rockefeller Moderates Back Rockefeller in California Primary
In Los Angeles and Jakarta, campaign shifts unfold as Rockefeller gains support from Republican moderates and the Lodge alliance in California's June 2 primary while Indonesia nationalizes a major rubber and tea firm. Delegates to the GOP convention remain split between Rockefeller and Goldwater.
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M— Rockefeller
Lodge
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Jeaders
Henry Cabot Lodge
New York
Rockefellers Lodge
Feast of All Sea
Barry Goldwater
Jakarta
Indonesia
P. Ands, “Lands
Indictment Churn in Mercer Co Vote Probe 24 Charged
Mercer County grand jury indicted 24 people over alleged voting irregularities in New Boston precinct No 2 during the April 24 primary. Warrants not yet served. some named individuals not charged. Sheriff Sloan reported 90 of 432 registered voters were ineligible, many dead or wrong precincts.
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Aledo
New Boston
Mercer County
Grand Jury
Grand
Julius A. Bushong
Wardalea W. Fourdyce
Gin C. Nickason
Wesley W. Jong
Wey Lyle Henry Tharp
Maule A. Hardin
Keithsburg
Blonday Ts Associated Circuit Court
Charles Smith
Moline
John R. Sloan
Sloan
Maryland Early Vote Tracks Patchy Turnout in Maryland Primary
Maryland voters showed spotty turnout on primary day amid Wallace campaigning on civil rights. Brewster sought Johnson support as 48 delegates pledged, with forecasts suggesting Wallace’s limited backing. In related news, Paraguay authorities arrested nine Paraguayans and an Argentine in a plot against the government.
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Balitmore
Maryland
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Daniel B. Brewster
Brewster
Johnson
Harry Gross
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Indiana
Matthew E. Welsh
Reynolds
Welsh
Avorte
Ten Missing As Freight Ship Burns Off Mexican Coast
A Norwegian freighter Sandanger burned after Monday’s fire and explosions while 20 miles off Raja, California. Crews searched for ten missing including the captain as life rafts proved unusable and an unidentified body was recovered. Forty-five survived and were rescued by Bodenstein and other vessels amid intense flames.
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Coast Guard
Long ’Beach
Panama, Canal
Raja
Calif
Long’ Beach
Andi
Sandanger
Senate Caucuses Weigh Key Amendments To Rights Bill
Separate Senate caucuses weigh a package of amendments that could unlock enactment of the civil rights bill. Dirksen and Humphrey push changes to limit federal anti discrimination suits and require individuals to sue. attorney general would go to court only for patterns of discrimination. Republicans say amendments may not go far enough.
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Senate
Washington
Faucus
Humphey
House
South Unhappy With Amendments amid Civil Rights Debate
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia said Southern lawmakers see the amendment package as making the civil rights bill more obnoxious and that their caucus will allow no votes on amendments for the rest of the week.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Humphrey Seeks Quick End to Senate Session
Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota hopes one session will suffice for his side though he expects individual conferences with undecided Democrats to continue for some time. Amendments are being designed to shape the outcome.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Ethical Regulations For Senators and Employes Urged
Washington The Senate committee investigating Bobby Baker peers into a proposed report blaming the Senate for failing to set enforceable standards of honesty. Baker and others are cited as placed in positions of responsibility without proper checks. The panel meets Wednesday behind closed doors to review the document.
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Senate
Bobby Baker
Baker
Democratic P
Personal Income Rose in April
Personal income rose in April reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 489.1 billion dollars, up 2.2 billion from March and about 25.5 billion higher than April 1963. The rise covers wages, rents, dividends, profits, and other payments to individuals. total personal income stood at 460 billion in 1969.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Neutralist Chief Forced To Retreat To New Post
Neutralist Gen. Kong Le withdrew east of the plains to Ben Khong after a two day bombardment by Pathet Lao. Refugees and wounded were airlifted from Vientiane as Kong Le prepared for another Red attack. Western observers noted an orderly retreat while Pathet Lao consolidated near Mueng Phanh and Muong Phan, with estimates of 7,000 neutralist troops opposed by a much larger Communist force.
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Laos
Keng le
Pathet Lao
Plains Des Jarres
Ben Khong
Muong Phenh
Pathet Laa
Ban Khong
Kong
Les
An Ord ‘Erly
Muong Phan
Vientiane
Plaine Des Jarres
Kong le
Khong
Bhut
Phou Kheng
Keone le
Soviet Union slams U.S. policy at U.N. Security Council
In New York the Soviet Union charged U S policy in Southeast Asia with aggression against Cambodia. Soviet Delegate Nikolai Fedorenko named the United States as responsible for alleged acts of aggression at the outset of debate in the U N Security Council.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
U.S
Southeast Asia
U.N. Security Council
Cambodia
United States
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Fragmentary note on Pathet Lao forces heard in distance
Western observers reported a distant sound resembling the jumbre of shell fire near the Pathet Lao region, conveying a tense, unverified scene from an unsettled border area.
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Pathet Lao
Top Men in Plea For Aid To Viet Nam
President Johnson sent top makers of military and foreign policy to Capitol Hill to press for an extra 125 million dollars for South Viet Nam. He asked Congress for 55 million in military aid and 370 million in economic assistance as Republican lawmakers expect to back the request.
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Viet Nam
Washington
Johnson
Capitol’ Hill
South Viet Nam
Congress
State Farm Raises Auto Insurance Rates in Iowa
State Farm Mutual, one of the nation’s largest auto insurers, announced rate increases in Iowa due to the state’s rising highway accident toll. A spokesman said the increases are necessary to put their operations back into the black in Iowa.
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Bloomington
ISI Sl
State Farm Mutual
Iowa
Ublack
Towa
Military Moves by U S Possible
Washington says the United States will not rule out any measures to preserve Laos neutrality and independence including possible military moves. Officials note Pathet Lao attacks threaten Souvanna Phouma’s government and the Geneva neutralization, while U S diplomacy seeks to stop fighting and gains intercession from allies and major powers.
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Washington —i
United States
Laos
State Department
Thailand
Robert J. McCloskey
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Souvanna Phouma
Khrushchev Warns Arabs of Peril If Polaris Submarines Enter Med
In Port Said Khrushchev warned that Arab nations would face great danger if the United States deploys Polaris submarines into the Mediterranean. He condemned Western imperialism, praised Egypt, and pledged Soviet support against imperialist aggression, citing 1954 Suez tensions and criticizing Britain and France.
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Khrushchev
United States
Mediterranean
Suez
Britain
France
Israel
Africa
Asia
Osiro
Soviet Union
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