Brazilian General Heads Dominican Peace Forces
Brazilian Gen Hugo Panasco Alvim was named to command the Inter American Peace Force in the Dominican Republic as a truce continued in Santo Domingo US Lt Gen Bruce Palmer named deputy commander. The force will include US Marines and paratroopers outnumbering Latin Americans 10 to 1. First units of a 1250 man Brazilian contingent due in Santo Domingo today joined small Honduran and Nicaraguan units.
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Hugo Panasco Alvim
Bruce Palmer
Palmer
Honduras
Nicaragua
U.S
Montreal Time Bomb Explodes Over Victoria Day in Montreal
A bomb blast outside downtown Montreal shattered windows and doors at Prudential of England buildings injuring none. Police found four sticks of dynamite and a timing device, with two sticks of dynamite found near the post office. authorities suspect Quebec separatists amid a Victoria Day holiday context. Meanwhile, U.S. plans to withdraw troops and an Inter-American Peace Force spearheaded by the OAS seek to restore calm in the Dominican Republic.
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Prudential of England
Quebec
Canada
Commonwealth
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Memorial Day Weekend Safety Push Declared in Iowa
Gov Harold Hughes declares a state of emergency to reduce highway deaths over Memorial Day weekend. About 120 Iowa National Guard, military, and air police units will assist highway patrol on interstates and major connecters from Friday afternoon to Monday evening. Sheriffs and deputies urged to patrol secondary roads, traffic courts to impose stiff penalties, and motorists told to keep headlights on Friday noon to Tuesday noon.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
William Sueppel
Viet Cong Ambush Snarls Saigon Front Lines
American advisers and 35 South Vietnamese soldiers were killed in an ambush 150 miles south of Saigon. One more American adviser and 25 Vietnamese are missing. The toll from Viet Nam fighting rose as more U.S. and South Vietnamese casualties were reported around Ben Cat Song Be Chu Lai and Da Nang with aircraft strikes on North Vietnam and sporadic booby trap incidents.
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le My
de Nang
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Khai Quan
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Morehhan
Iowa Senate passes public defender bill 37 to 9
In Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Senate approved a bill to create a state public defender system for accused criminals who cannot afford lawyers. The bill advances to the governor who urged its passage. ROCKWELL CITY AP notes a trailer home fire destroyed by Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs William D Brian were at a high school ceremony. damage estimated at about 10000 dollars.
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Iowa Senate
Rockwell City
William D. Brian
Brian
Reapportionment veto and beauty conference notes
In The Nation from St Paul AP Gov Karl Rolyang vetoed the Minnesota reapportionment plan describing it as a political gerrymander. A White House conference on natural beauty opened with Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson stressing public initiative to protect land beauty. President Johnson urged employers to create summer jobs for about two million youths seeking work this year.
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Karl Rolyang
Minnesota
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White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Rent Johnson
President Johnson Freezes Tornado Relief Funds Expanded
President Johnson approves a further five million dollars in disaster relief for Minnesota tornado victims in late April and early May, adding to an earlier five million granted for spring flood damage. The total aid underscores federal support for affected communities.
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Washington
Johnson
Minnesota
Belgium Premier Theo Lefevre Resigns After Election Loss
Brussels AP reports Premier Theo Lefevre resigns after national election results shrink the Social Christian Socialist coalition’s seats in the House of Representatives by about four percent. The resignation follows the coalition’s defeat and signals a political shift in Belgium's government.
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Belgium
Brussels
Theo Lefevre
Hiss
Hearly
House of Representatives
Bolivian Miners Reject Truce Amid Rising Clashes
In La Paz Bolivia police and snipers clashed with miners sparking deadly violence. Reported: one person killed and six wounded with more casualties feared as gunfire erupted in the capital's manufacturing district and public dispensaries.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Water Rules in New York Cafes Shock City
New York City will require diners to request water in restaurants, with violations risking a $50 fine. The measure targets drought relief as reservoirs sit at 56 percent capacity, saving an estimated 12 to 15 million gallons daily.
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New York
New York City
Armand D'Angelo
D'Angelo
Paper Box Plant Fire Ravages West Hanksunk Area
A fire engulfed the Paper Box Container Co. plant in West Han yunk Philadelphia suburb early this morning. Firefighters from neighboring communities contained the blaze, which damaged most of the firm’s buildings on the Schuylkill River’s west bank just outside Philadelphia city limits.
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West Hanayunk
Philadelphia
Court Bars Communist Mail Delay
The Supreme Court invalidated the 1962 law authorizing the Post Office to hold foreign communist mailed matter before delivery. Justice Douglas wrote for eight justices, while Justice White did not participate. The decision centered on protecting free society and privacy versus government aims to shield citizens from propaganda.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Post Office Department
William G. Douglas
Byron R. White
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Battle over press access to Iowa juvenile court hearings fails
In Des Moines the Iowa House rejected an amendment to rewrite laws on dependent neglected and delinquent children that would admit newsmen to juvenile court hearings. The measure passed 5-44, allowing private hearings when the court deem s it best for the child and public.
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DES Moines
Iowa House
Lee Gaudineer
D-Des Moines
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