Plane Downed Over Da Nang Sees Rebels Fight Marines
Rebels shoot down a U S spotter plane east of Da Nang as government and rebel forces clash over a river bridge. Marines win control by negotiation, while monks threaten self immolation to halt a rebel push toward a rebel held pagoda. Ky visits Da Nang to bolster support amid rising tensions. Continued on Page 8.
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U.S
da Nang
da Nang River
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lewis W. Walt
West End
East End
U.S. Army
Marine Corps
Wisconsin Highway Toll Reaches 292
The 1966 Wisconsin highway death toll rose to 292 with the death of Patrick McCarthy, 19, in a Madison motorcycle crash, while Debra Wilson, 8, of Milwaukee, died after being struck days earlier. Peter Jehn, 19, of Wisconsin Rapids, died in Dodgeville while being transported home from California after injuries from May 1.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick McCarthy
Debra Wilson
Milwaukee
Dodgeville
Wisconsin Rapids
California
Peter Jehn
Victor Jehn
Jehn
St. Joseph Hospital
Foreign Attaches Ordered to Move from Istanbul to Ankara
ISTANBUL AP government orders foreign diplomatic attaches to relocate to Ankara by Sept 30 or face loss of immunity. Western diplomat cites motive to curb espionage uses of immunity. Istanbul long favored for observing shipping as diplomats monitor activity.
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Turkey
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Istanbul Long
Sunshine Returns After Light Rain Across Wisconsin
Sunshine returned to Wisconsin after another night of scattered showers. A total of 0.63 inch of rain fell in the Superior region in the 24-hour period ending at 7 am today. Wausau 0.55, La Crosse 0.41, Eau Claire 0.19, Park Falls 0.13, Tacine 0.12, Milwaukee 0.07, Burlington −0.02. Temperatures were mild overall, with Lake Michigan breezes keeping readings lower. Lone Rock hit the state high of 77, while Superior reached 54. Overnight lows ranged from 88 at Superior to 52 at Green Bay.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Wausau
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Park Falls
Tacine
Milwaukee
Burlington
Lake Michigan
Lone Rock
Green Bay
Racine
Wisconsin Republicans set for convention clash over attorney general
Milwaukee dispatch notes one main GOP contest for party endorsement for attorney general with Assemblyman Louis Ceci challenging John Olson. The quiet battle shapes image for 1966 and beyond as Gov. Knowles toasts a moderate shift. Haberman of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO to speak, signaling a new openness at the gathering.
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Milwaukee
George Haberman
Wisconsin
Afl-Cio
Haberman
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Jack Olson
Wisconsin Dells
Robert C. Zimmerman
Dena A. Smith
Olson
Louis Ceci
Ceci
John Olson
Medford
Taylor County
Pary
Ody J. Fish
Johnson challenges critics at Chicago fund raiser
President Johnson urged critics to stop being nervous Nellies and unite for South Viet Nam’s choice of government. He said he wants the killing to end and warned against fighting each other back home. Rusk pressed unity to prevent U S support from weakening amid South Vietnamese political strife.
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Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Chicago
Dean Rusk
United States
Rusk
South
Viet Nam
Bosch Delivers Ultimatum Over Violence in Dominican Republic
Former president and Dominican Revolutionary Party candidate Juan Bosch warns the provisional government to curb terrorism against his party or he will quit the June 1 presidential election. He alleges police and military persecution of workers in the interior after a Tuesday broadcast.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Rescue confirms 136 saved from Pioneer Cebu voyage
In Bantayan Island rescue location 136 of 262 aboard the Philippine steamer Pioneer Cebu reached safety after the vessel was driven aground by Typhoon Irma. Coast guard and owners say two bodies recovered and survivors head toward Cebu by truck. fate of ship unclear.
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Cebu
Manuel San Jose
Line
Gemini 9 Atlas Agena failure probes delay mission
An investigation board probes the multimillion-dollar failure of Gemini 9s Atlas Agena target rocket as launch teams plan to retry Stafford and Cernan in two to three weeks. The malfunction involved one engine swiveled violently, but NASA aims to reschedule Gemini 9 plus the remaining Gemini flights at two-month intervals to gather necessary data for the Apollo program.
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Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Ceman
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Cernan
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Atlas
Malaysia Ready For Peace Talks With Indonesians
The Malaysian Cabinet says it is ready to open peace talks immediately with Indonesia. Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak would meet Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik to exploit the favorable atmosphere. Jakarta has signaled readiness for a foreign ministers meeting to end the three-year undeclared war.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Indonesia
Abdul Razak
Adam Malik
Jakarta
Wisconsin highway financing plan endorsed by council
Madison AP The Legislative Council gave a 10 2 endorsement to a compromise highway financing measure. It would bond 26.5 million to speed interstate extensions from Tomah to Eau Claire and La Crosse and across the St Croix River at Hudson, plus raise gasoline tax from 6 to 7 cents per gallon for an estimated 15 million more annually for road projects and interest. The plan, backed by Gov Knowles, faces a public hearing and debate in the Senate and Assembly.
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Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Senate
Assembly
Warren P. Knowles
Patrick J. Lucey
Tomah
Eau Claire
la Crosse
St. Croix River
Hudson
Council
Robert Huber
D-West Allis
Jerome L. Blaska
D-Sun Prairie
Blaska
Wisconsin Assembly
Bomb Diversion Ties Bomb Supply to Viet Nam Air Strikes
The Air Force borrowed over 400,000 bombs from the Navy for Viet Nam air strikes, with the Defense Department confirming the transfer from 1964 to 1966. Most bombs were given before 1966, likely in 1965, as North and South Viet Nam hosts saw escalating combat. Navy stock included 250 and 500 pound bombs, and overall arms shipments supported major U.S. operations while rice and salt seizures indicated Communist supply constraints in the region.
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Air Force
Navy
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Pentagon
North
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Beards Can Cost Students Fines at Royal Agricultural College
Bursar Harry Jacobs announces starting today beardless and bearded students will be fined at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester England. He explains the fine varies with beard luxuriance and notes beards make people look untidy.
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UPI
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Royal Agricultural College
Gun Battle Is Climax Of Big Manhunt
In Shade Gap Pennsylvania a kidnap killer, William Diller Hollenbaugh, 44, was shot dead after a final gunfight with state troopers and police. A 17-year-old hostage Peggy Ann Brodnick escaped unharmed as the manhunt in the Tuscarora Mountains ended. The suspect earlier wounded a deputy sheriff and an FBI agent as he refused to surrender. A farm owner’s son, Larry Rubeck, 15, fired a shotgun during the pursuit. The body was taken to Fulton Medical Center near McDonelsburg for confirmation.
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Shade Gap
Peggy Ann Brodnick
William Diller Hollenbaugh
Jack Conmy
William W. Scranton
Larry Rubeck
Hollenbaugh
FBI
Tuscarora Mountains
Harrisburg
Fulton Medical Center
McDonelsburg
Robert Fry
Medical Center
Another Artificial Heart Patient Is OK
Walter L. McCans, 61, of Woodinvile Washington, woke and was doing well after a partial artificial heart implant at Methodist Hospital in Houston. He underwent aortic valve insertion during surgery to assist his heart, described as severe left ventricle failure. The operation was deemed successful by hospital officials and follows a similar procedure last April by Dr Michael DeRakey.
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Houston, Tex
Walter L. McCans
Woodinvile
Wash
Methodist Hospital
McCans
Michael EF. DeRakey
Marcel J. DeRudder
Illinois
Dee
Nebraskans See Inflation Hit Capitol Breakfast Price
Nebraska delegation reports rising costs in Washington as the weekly breakfast with members of Congress at the Senate dining room increases from 1.28 to 135 dollars. The jump marks inflationary pressure on official meal charges affecting visiting Nebraskans.
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UPI
Nebraska
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