Bomb blasts at Bien Hoa kill and wound many Americans
Saigon AP report says four 500 pound bombs at Bien Hoa Air Base exploded in a chain reaction, killing or missing 27 Americans and wounding 103. An additional 600 pound bomb in wreckage elsewhere also exploded. Maj. Gen. Moore said bombs volatile and disarmed soon. Five Americans identified. 22 missing or presumed dead. Authorities evacuated personnel as disposal units assess danger.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa Air Base
Itelf
Joseph H. Mnore
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam
Thailand
Moore
U.S
Air Force
Nine Missing In West Germany Worst Avalanche
West Germany's worst recorded avalanche on Mount Zugspitze swept over the Schneefernhaus terrace. Nine people were missing, eight bodies recovered, and a German mechanic died of injuries. Police say 26 to 35 were missing. no Americans reported among dead or missing. One injured, Neil J. Canter of Oconomowoc Wisconsin, in fair condition.
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Garmisch -Partenkirchen
Germany
API
West Germany
Mt. Zugspitze
Schneefernhaus
Neil J. Canter
Oconomowoc
Wis
Hoaxers in Blackpool Admit UK Arts Tour Links
In Blackpool, a man posing as a defector from the Slovak tour of British arts 1985 laughed and admitted he and others in black costumes were from the Happy Wanderers Houxers Club in a neighboring town. Police questioned him for 15 minutes before he confessed.
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Blackpool
England
UPI
Happy Wanderers Houxers Club
Single Spans Are Target In Viet Nam War
U.S. bombers strike single bridge spans in North Viet Nam to disable bridges and disrupt traffic. The mission aims for surgical precision and shows U.S. restraint. Bombing began Feb. 7 and is paused. when resumed, the single-span tactic will likely continue.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
North Viet Nam
United States
Polish Diplomat Defects to the United States in Berlin
Wladislaw Tyko cinski a Polish chief of military mission in West Berlin defected seeking asylum in the United States. He walked into a delicatessen and asked for asylum then was taken to U.S. officials for discussion. His wife and 17 month old child remained with her in East Germany.
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Poland
West Berli
West Berlin
Tykocinski
Pol
Ish
Rome
International Armistice Commission
Korea
Myron H. Tomlinson
Mt. Vernon
Tomlinson
U.S. Berlin
U.S
East Berlin
Johann Strauss
U S Presses Junta to Quit Tank Led Forces
In Santo Domingo the Dominican junta faced pressure to resign as tanks fought rebels in rain drenched combat north of the east west corridor. US paratroopers were wounded but American troops held the west bank of the Ozama River while rebels held the east. A White House mission met with junta leader Brig Gen Antonio Imbert Barreras and urged resignation. Imbert reportedly refused.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
U.S
Imbert
White House
Washington
Bunday
Antonio Imbert Barreras
Thomas C. Mann
Wisconsin Development Authority names initial 20 members
Gov. Knowles announced the first 20 members of Wisconsin's new Development Authority a blue rib bon group of business leaders educators and labor figures. The unpaid volunteers include Marquette Universitys president Kimberly Clark board chair a newspaper publisher a broadcasting executive and a banker. They will recruit industries attract investment and market Wisconsin.
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Madison
Marquette University
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Knowles
Wisconsin
Paul Hassett
Marvin E. Erickson
Cyclone Toll Rises in Pakistan to 5492 Dead
The official toll in the cyclone in Fast Pakistan last Wednesday has risen to 5492 dead. Up to seven million people are homeless and property damage is estimated at 200 million dollars. A tidal wave capsized boats and flooded coastal islands along the Bay of Bengal.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Pakistan Press Association
Bay of Bengal
Marathon softball ends as Juniata freshmen top sophomores
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania Juniata College freshmen edged sophomores 618 to 549 in an 80 percent hour marathon softball game. The daytime play was coed while night action became men only. The match began at 1 30 p m Friday and finished at 3 55 p m Sunday.
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Huntingdon
UPI
Juniata College
Wisconsin hit by twisters across two areas
A Wisconsin weekend saw tornadoes and high winds across two regions. A twister damaged a barn near Crigsville, Beith Nelson, 24, suffered minor cuts as deputies and neighbors rescued 30 cattle from the wreckage. the article notes skies clearing today with scattered rainfall measurements in Wausau Green Bay Racine and Milwaukee and record temperature shifts.
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Wisconsin
Wausau
Green Bay
Racine
Milwaukee
Beloit
Madison
Lone Rock
Park Falls
Superior
Mercury
la Crosse
Thermal
Calif
Burns
Redmond
Ore
Crixigeville
Beith Nelson
Hremen
Manasha Teen Dies After Car Hits Utility Pole
Robert J. Becker er, 18, of Menasha, a Menasha High School senior, died at Theda Clark Hospital from chest and lung injuries after a 12:59 a.m. crash on Appleton Road. Police said a pole strike caused severe injuries. Becker was ejected from the vehicle along with passenger Thomas Thelen, 18. Roessler, 18, was uninjured. The six county fatalities for 1965 include one each from Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, with three in rural areas. Becker, born Sept. 19, 1946, had lived most of his life in Menasha.
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Menasha
Robert J. Becker
Appleton Rd
Menasha High School
Theda Clark Hospital
Winnebago County
Arthur Miller
Becker
de Pere
Appleton Road
Anion de Pere
Thomas Thelen
Lopas St
Oshkosh
Neenah
Appleton
Johnson pushes major tax reform to cut excise taxes
President Johnson formally submitted to Congress a plan to cut excise taxes by nearly 4 billion dollars. He argues the reforms will be prudent, boosting growth while aiming to keep price stability. The package includes immediate and phased repeals on consumer and manufacturer levies starting July 1 and through 1970, with car taxes adjusted and a permanent 5 percent levy on passenger cars kept.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Free World
LLB
Omawerl
Supreme Court sets rules on offshore oil land boundaries
The Supreme Court rules on federal versus state ownership of submerged lands off California. In a 5-2 decision, Justice Harlan delivers the opinion with Warren and Clark disqualified. The case stems from a 1958 government suit seeking resolution of principal issues in dispute between the United States and California.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
United States
John M. Harlan
Earl Warren
Tom C. Clark
Warren
Clark
U.S
Items Under Excise Taxes Now Subject to Higher Duties
Washington reports a list of goods and services hit by federal excise taxes with rate details. Air conditioners automobiles cameras cosmetics jewelry household appliances luggage matches playing cards telephone calls theater and sports admission club dues billiards sugar auto parts phonographs radios TV sets beer and ale spirits travel tickets sporting goods and slot machines receive varying levy amounts.
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Johnson
Washington
UPI
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