Junta Spurns New U.S. Plan in Dominican Crisis
Dominican junta rejected a U.S. peace proposal reportedly backing a government led by Antonio Guzman with Juan Bosch via Bundy aides. Fire ignored rebels north of Santo Domingo as junta warned crushing resistance to prevent a Communist takeover.
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Washington
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Antonia
Imbert Barrera
U.S
Guzman
McGeorge Bundy
Antonio Guzman
Juan Bosch
Stockholders OK Merger Plan for Major Rail System
Chicago and North Western Railway stockholders met to approve a merger with Milwaukee Road. The combined 20 975 miles would span 13 states and be named Chicago Milwaukee and North Western Transportation Co. Final ICC approval pending.
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Chicago and North Western Railway
Milwaukee Road
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Consolidated Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Midwest
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North Western
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Burlington
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railway
ICC
U Thant Urges End To Fighting
U Thant, at United Nations headquarters, asks warring Dominican factions to stop hostilities immediately. He urges peaceful means for a lasting settlement and to heed the Security Council call for cessation to create a propitious atmosphere for a solution to the grave crisis.
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U Thant
United Nations
N.Y
Dominican Republic
U.N
Thant
Security Council
Bolivia Junta Cracks Down After Labor Protests
Bolivia's military junta in La Paz declared a state of siege and ordered general mobilization for men 19 to 50 amid riots and a nation wide strike over exiling labor leader Juan Lechin. Miners seized the Catavi mine, clashes left one dead and 19 wounded, and police used tear gas in a 12 hour battle as unions vow elections within 40 days.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Juan Lechin
Mina Vialocco
Bolivian Mining Corporation
Juan Lechia Suarez
Catavi
Air Force
Lechin
Paraguay
Bolivian Labor Federation
Allis Chalmers fuel cell powers space travelers
Allis Chalmers announced its hydrogen oxygen fuel cell system has run continuously for over 1,300 hours, roughly equal to nine round trips to the moon, aiming to provide electricity and drinking water for space travelers.
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Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers
Viet Reds Die in Battles Across South Vietnam
Vietnamese ground forces and US helicopters killed 28 Viet Cong fighters and captured 31 in three operations. Eleven government troops died and 58 were missing in a Viet Cong attack on a hamlet east of Saigon. Marines swept Kon Tum Province and other operations killed 38 Viet Cong in seven hours.
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South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Binh Tuy
Kon Tun
Binh Thuan
North Viet Nam
U.S. Marine
Aerial Strikes Resume on North Vietnam from Coral Sea
A U S Navy spokesman said 30 warplanes from the 7th Fleet carrier Coral Sea struck a petroleum storage area at Phu Qui, 125 miles south of Hanoi. The 30 minute raid, supported by 10 F8 Crusader jets, delivered about 25 tons of bombs and missiles. All aircraft returned safely with no enemy air activity reported.
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United States
North Viet Nam
U.S
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Coral Sea
Phu Qui
Hanoi
Adjet
Steel Talks Resumed Between Union and Industry
PITTSBURGH UP The United Steelworkers Union and the basic steel industry announced today their oft interrupted contract talks will resume immediately. McDonald and chief negotiator R Conrad Cooper announced after the first top level meeting in three weeks. The talks recessed April 28 with a strike averting interim contract. the pact expires August.
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United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel Industry
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Wisconsin Leaders Debate Updating the 117-Year-Old Constitution
Wisconsin leaders at the Forum for Progress debated updating the 117-year-old state constitution. Proposals ranged from constitutional revision to a full convention, with Democrats split and Republicans wary. A poll showed strong support for revision but less for a convention, while speakers urged pacing reform through legislative action and public accountability.
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Wisconsin
Richard B. Dishman
University of New Hampshire
Milwaukee Sentinel
Dishman
National Municipal League
Dennis J. Roberts
Rhode Island
Warren P. Knowles
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Knowles
Patrick J. Lucey
Bronson la Follette
Frank L. Nikulay
Abbottsford
Spying Threat Grows as Hoover Warns Congress
J Edgar Hoover told Congress Soviet secret agents in the United States are a rising menace. He said spies are embedded in newsmen diplomats businessmen scientists students and cultural exchanges and warned of increasing Chinese intelligence activity if China gains UN recognition. Hoover testified March 4 and made public Monday night. He cited undercover operatives with fabricated documents and ample funds and said cultural exchanges often include an EKGB member posing as a student. He described detection as a major counterintelligence challenge amid a potential expansion of consular presence.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
United States
FBI
Hoover
China
United Nations
House Appropriations Subcommittee
EKGB
Nelson joint sponsor backs privacy shield against IRS mail seizures
Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin joined Senator Edward Long of Massachusetts in co sponsoring a bill to prohibit the IRS from seizing or opening individual mail. Nelson called the practice dangerous and an unwarranted invasion of privacy, noting that authorities had opened mail not related to tax collection in attempts to recover delinquent taxes.
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Washington
UPS
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Edward V. Long
Dma
Long
Nelson
Alligators Delay South Broward High Pool Lesson
Two four foot alligators were removed from the South Broward High School swimming pool delaying the morning class. No explanation was given for how the reptiles entered the facility.
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Hollywood, Fla
South Broward High School
Johnson urges repeal of Taft Hartley section 14B
Washington AP President Johnson urged Congress to repeal Section 14B of the Taft Hartley Act and wipe out right to work laws in 19 states. He also urged extending minimum wage coverage to 4.5 million workers but did not seek an increase in the current $1.25 per hour. He warned about higher wages affecting incomes costs prices and teen job opportunities while proposing overtime reforms to double time after 48 hours and gradual 45 hour weeks over three years.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Con
Johnson Touts Head Start Plan For 530000 Children
President Johnson announced a summer Head Start program to give 530000 poor children an educational edge before the fall school year. The effort pools education and antipoverty goals across all 50 states with 11000 centers in 2500 communities at an estimated 112 million dollars in federal funding and 16 million in local matching funds. Wisconsin details include 37 centers for 1740 children at nine locations with costs totaling 288091 dollars across districts and groups in Crandon Wabeno Milwaukee and Beloit among others.
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Johnson
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UPD
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Jt. Sch. Dist
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Lake Butternut
Crandon Joint District
Crandon
Wabeno Parent Teachers Association
Wabeno
Kenosha Community Action Committee
Kenosha
Social Development Commission of
Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Social Development Commission
Social Development Commission of Milwaukee
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