MacArthur In Deepening Coma As Liver Failure Steers Decline
Army doctors announced General Douglas MacArthur remains in a peaceful but deepening coma due to liver failure. Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton said recovery is unlikely, with the 84 year old still treated by peritoneal dialysis as medical staff monitor vital signs and body chemistry. Jean MacArthur visited him as doctors reported the coma’s progression after multiple operations and 13 days in critical condition.
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Douglas MacArthur
Army
Leonard D. Heaton
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MacArthur
Henry S. Murphey
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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Jean
Ice Cream Plant Explosion Levels Kinney Worksite
One man, Arnold E. Liscum, operator of the B.O. Kinney ice cream plant in Gouverneur St. Lawrence County, was hospitalized after an ammonia gas explosion Friday. The blast collapsed a wall, injuring or scattering debris onto six cars outside. the plant will stay closed for days as officials assess damage.
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B.O. Kinney
Arnold E. Liscum
EJ. Noble Hospital
Liscum
Johnson to Toss First Ball on Opening Day
President Johnson will attend the opening game of the American League season on April 13 and throw out the first ball. The Washington Senators meet the Los Angeles Angels at District of Columbia Stadium to begin the new season.
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Washington
Johnson
Washington Senators
Los Angeles Angels
District of Columbia
Diplomatic Breakthrough Restores U S Panama Ties
The United States and Panama move to resume normal relations and begin canal talks after a new OAS agreement pledges a just settlement. The crisis, sparked by flying-flag disputes in the Canal Zone, left over twenty dead and severed ties since January 17. President Johnson hailed the accord and planned new ambassadors to Washington and Panama, with Jack Hood Vaughn and Robert A. Anderson mentioned as key envoys.
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Organization of American States
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Panama Canal Zone
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Western Hemisphere
Roberto Chiari
Miguel Moreno Jr
Washington
Jack Hood Vaughn
Peace Corps
Robert A. Anderson
Treasury
Eisenhower
Chiari
Russians Expel Three Stalinists From Soviet Party
In Moscow three ex premiers Malenkov Molotov and Kaganovich were ousted in a Pravda report, marking a severe penalty for Soviet politicians as Khru shchev consolidates control. In Syracuse Mrs Malcom E Peabody, 72, says her racial freedom work has only begun after jail time over a St Augustine integration protest. her husband supports her stance as they attend a Syracuse bishop consecration.
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Communist Party
Georgi Malenkov
V.M. Molotov
Lazar Kaganovich
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Molotov
Soviet Union
Malenkov
Kaganovich
Syracuse
Malcolm E. Peabody
Massachusetts
Peabody
Florida
St. Augustine
Boston
Newark
Bishop Peabody
Endicott
Red Cross aids flood cleanup by Mennonites in West Point
Twenty five Mennonites using Red Cross tools cleaned 22 houses and a church after a major Ohio River flood in West Point Kentucky population around two thousand. They volunteered through Mennonite Disaster Service, logging about sixteen hundred hours of rebuilding work while aiding residents, including elderly Mrs Madden and neighbors, amid strong religious motivation.
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Ohio River
Red Cross
America
Midland
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Elkhart
Ind
Mennonite Disaster Service
Henry Madden
Lillie Lewis
Falmouth
Cincinnati
Manchester
Ohio
Louisville
Kentucky
Ft. Knox
Levi Bontreger
Segregationist Judge Ben F. Cameron Dies at 73
Meridian native and U S Circuit Court Judge Ben F. Cameron, 73, a vigorous segregationist who twice attempted to block James Merediths admission to the University of Mississippi, died Friday in a hospital. Appointed to the Fifth Circuit in 1955, he clashed with most of his fellow judges during his tenure.
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U. S
Ben F. Cameron
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Cameron
U. S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Texas Tornado Leaves 7 Dead and 300 Homeless
A tornado rattled Wichita Falls Texas killing seven people injuring many and leaving about 300 homeless. The storm damaged up to 240 homes across a half mile swath near Sheppard Air Force Base and forced mobilization of 100 National Guardsmen to maintain order. Local relief mobilized with 150 surplus housing units and mobile canteens from Dallas and Fort Worth as power and communications held.
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Fort Worth
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Johnson signals US openness to settle East West rifts
President Johnson, addressing the 15th NATO anniversary, says the United States is ready to settle differences with the Communist world while keeping guard. He notes diversity in Eastern Europe, warns against complacency, and affirms commitment to European allies, rejecting separated insecurity.
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Johnson
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Europe
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Norway
White House
Atlantic
Khrushchev Attacks Red Chinese In Split Within Communism
Soviet Premier Khrushchev denounces Beijing at a Budapest rally on Hungarys liberation anniversary accusing the Red Chinese of subversive activity and signaling a split in the Communist movement. He urges closer Moscow led unity and proposes a coordination body among Warsaw Pact members and CMEA to isolate Peking.
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Hungary
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Peking
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International Communist Movement
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Double Time Off for Long Term Prisoners
Albany reports Gov Rockefeller signed a bill doubling good behavior time off for prisoners with year or longer sentences. Beginning June 1, time off rises from 5 to 10 days per month served. Assemblyman P Boice Esser, Republican of Westchester, sponsored the measure.
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New York State
Rockefeller
P. Boice Esser
Westchester County
Ex-President Goulart flees Brazil for Uruguay exile
Joao Goulart and brother in law Leonel Brizola crossed into Uruguay before dawn amid a two day mystery of whereabouts. Maria Teresa Goulart and two children flew to Montevideo and said they would stay until stability returns to Brazil. President Mazzilli moved to normalize government with U. S. support and vowed to pursue a traditional foreign policy as Congress prepares to elect a replacement within a month.
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Brizola
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U. S
Brasilia
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Washington
Dean Rusk
Mazzilli
Col Glenn Convalesces at Home After Head Injury
Col Glenn, former astronaut and Democratic Senate candidate from Ohio, is convalescing at his Seabrook Texas home after a February 26 head injury in his Columbus apartment. He left an Air Force hospital in San Antonio and said he has no plans beyond getting better.
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Tex
John Glenn
U. S. Senate
Seabrook
Glenn
Air Force
San Antonio
Ohio
Columbus
RODE WITH JESSE JAMES MEXICO CITY
Karl Cook aged 101 who said he rode with the Jesse James gang and claimed friendships with Billy the Kid and Bat Masterson died Thursday in a Mexico City hospital of pneumonia. A native of Paw Paw Michigan he had lived in Mexico 83 years.
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Billy the Kid
Bat Masterson
Cook
Paw Naw
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Blizzard turn stranded buses into a snowbound party
In Laramie Wyoming a blizzard left 100 bus passengers marooned on Sherman Hill. Coeds from the University of Wyoming shared packed lunches with all aboard. A creamery truck driver stranded with them passed out free milk to the group.
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University of Wyoming
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