Princeton Hauls In Ace Student Who Does Not Exist
Princeton officials admit a clever hoax created by six students across Princeton Columbia Michigan State and East Lansing. Joseph Oznot a fictitious East Lansing High School class valedictorian pianist and donor son was never enrolled. The ringleaders revealed the prank after admissions letters and exam scores were forged for Old Nassau.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
E. Alden Dunham
Joseph David Oznot
Dunham
Oznot
East Lansing
Mich
Tive
William H. Oznot
University
University Press Club
Press Club
Noaxers
Columbia
Michigan State
Nassau Hall
Columbia University
Charles A. Lieppe
Freeport
N.Y
Arthur F. Davidson
Thomas R. Reed III
Dearborn
Osnot
College Board
Davidson
Reid
Old Nassau
Michigan State University
Steven E. Cook
Dearborn, Mich
Frederick W. Talcott II
Baldwin, N.Y
Steven D. Reich
Hackensack, N. J
Fearful plot targets Dean Rusk in Saigon visit
Saigon braces for a possible Viet Cong attack on Secretary of State Dean Rusk during his visit. A bomb wounded two U.S. servicemen on a military bus as authorities tightened security around Rusk and his escort amid reports of planned grenade and bomb actions near key targets including electrical transformers and U.S. installations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
P— US
Dean Rusk
Rusk
U.S
Thai Lap Thanh
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Bien Hoa
Army United
State Department
Phan Huy Quat
Carpenter Dies in House Fire in Chenango County
John Thompson 51 a carpenter died in a Friday fire at his Homesville home in Chenango County New York. Cause of the blaze was not disclosed and no other injuries were reported.
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South New Berlin, N. Y. U
John Thompson
Homesville
Chenango County
Belgium Doctors End 18 Day Strike in Socialized Medicine Impasse
Brussels Belgium’s 12 000 doctors and dentists halted an 18 day strike after intensive talks with government officials. The dispute over the socialized medicine law remains unresolved though a meeting is set for next Wednesday to seek a settlement. Rectors of four universities mediated the negotiations.
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Brussels
Belgium
De Gaulle Recuperates After Prostate Surgery
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle, 73, in very satisfactory condition after Friday prostate surgery. A communique said he spent a good night, took nourishment, and walked several steps in his hospital room.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Fleeing East German Youth Escapes Crossfire Into West Berlin
A 19 year old East German youth named Johannes Krause fled unharmed into West Berlin on Friday under a hail of bullets. West Berlin workers lent aid by driving a heavy truck between border guards and the fleeing man. Krause jumped aboard and the truck sped away as shots rang out. no injuries were reported.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Johannes Krause
Krause
Border clash leaves casualties on Thai Cambodian frontier
Bangkok World reports three Cambodian soldiers killed and one Thai border patrol policeman wounded after 50 Cambodian troops crossed into Surin province and clashed with Thai forces. The border incursion ended with Cambodians withdrawing and one body left behind. No diplomatic relations exist between Thailand and Cambodia.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Bangkok World
Border Patrol
Surin
Laos premier quits post after failed Laotian crisis talks
neutralist premier Souvanna Phouma says he will ask King Savang Vathana to relieve him of his duties after a two day summit with Gen. Phoumi Nosavan and Prince Souphanouvong failed to agree on solving the Laotian crisis. He has led the coalition for 22 months amid a year of crisis with accusations of leftist expansion aided by Red China and North Vietnam.
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Plaine Des Jarres
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Savang Vathana
Phoumi Nosavan
Pathet Lao
Souphanouvong
Souvanna
Red China
Viet Nam
Thieves Active At World's Fair
Thieves have stolen thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from World’s Fair pavilions in recent weeks. Items taken include 3000 dollars worth of electronics from the Japanese pavilion 1000 dollars of power tools and azaleas from the Louisiana pavilion heaters fans and a motor from the Maryland pavilion and a public address system from Ford. The New York Telephone Company reported 3500 push button phones stolen from the fairgrounds in Flushing Meadow Park Queens and will not work outside the fairgrounds.
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New York (P
Nicholas J. Gaffney
Pinkerton
Louisiana
Maryland
Louisiana Pavilion
New York Telephone Co
Flushing Meadow Park
Queens
Fairgrounds
Jerrie Mock Completes Solo Round World Flight
Ohio pilot Jerrie Mock lands at Port Columbus at 9 56 p m after 29 days aloft becoming the first woman to fly solo around the world. Crowds cheer as mayor proclaims Jerrie Mock Day with Governor and officials in attendance.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jerrie Mock
Maynard Sensenbresner
Jerrie Mack Day
Ben Hecht dies at 70 in New York City
Noted author Ben Hecht died in his Manhattan apartment at age 70. Hecht, famed for The Front Page and numerous scripts, was found by his wife. doctor attributed a heart attack. He authored 65 film scripts and 25 books, with lifelong ties to MacArthur and Rose Caylor.
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New York
Ben Hecht
Manhattan
Hecht
Morton S. Bryer
Bryer
Chicago
Chicago Journal
Charles MacArthur
Rose Caylor
MacArthur
Helen Hayes
Nyack
Hudson River
April Showers Dampen Country
The nation enjoyed a mild spring weekend as scattered showers and thundershowers touched areas from Lower Michigan to Oklahoma. Rain remained light, with hail reported in Oklahoma City, and temperatures rose into the 60s and 70s across Texas to New York.
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Lower
Michigan
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Maine
Florida Keys
Rockies
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Texas
Ohio Valley
New York State
Plane Crash Kills 49 In Persian Gulf Near Dhahran
A Middle East Airlines Air Liban Caravelle crashed during a sandstorm off the Saudi coast near Dhahran. Forty nine aboard died, including 23 Americans employed by ARAMCO or relatives. no survivors reported. The search continues with helicopters and boats.
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Persian Gulf
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Beirut
Middle East
Air Liban
Arabian American Oil Co
Aramco
Gulf
Arabian Coast
Goldwater Sees California Path to GOP Nomination
Sen Barry Goldwater told ASNE editors he can win the Republican presidential nomination on the first or second ballot if he captures California's primary and gains delegates from June state conventions. He argued his 435 delegate claim is the most conservative estimate and dismissed reports he is out of the race.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
California
Goldwater
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Arizonan
ASNE
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Johnson
Senate Leaders Split Over Round‑the‑Clock Civil Rights Debate
Senate leaders oppose nonstop sessions to force action on the House-passed civil rights bill. Senator Mansfield says round-the-clock sessions would hurt supporters, while Humphrey pushes for them if amendments stall. The Dixie bloc of 19 Southerners coordinates talks in rotating teams as the stalled debate continues.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Dixie Forces
Ser
John Stennis
Lobbyist Expense Report Reveals Unusual Costs
A northern Kentucky labor union lobbyist listed odd items in an expense report to the attorney general's office. The entries include seven fifths whisky, 32.90, an eight-pack of beer 1.50, bar drinks 19.50, and a topegat lost or stolen 49.39.
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Frankfort
Northern Kentucky
Attorney General’s Office
Johnson Hosts Editors Wives Dance at White House East Ballroom
President Johnson invited about 1000 editors and wives to a White House reception, then danced for 1 hour 20 minutes with many wives in the East Ballroom. He kept the six man band playing fox trots and waltzes as policemen cleared space near the crowd. The event followed his flower garden speech about a flaming spirit of adventure, and he later saluted Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield at a Montana-bound World's Fair train banquet.
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Washington (P
Johnson
White House
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Executive Mansion
ASNE
Herbert Brucker
Hartford
Texas
Turner Catledge
New York Times
New York Liquor Law Faces Court Challenge Over Prices
A liquor industry source says the key price-control provision of New York’s new liquor-law, adopted during a special session, will be tested in court. Distillers may challenge minimum packaging prices, while safeguards limit price advertising and prohibit selling for less than cost. Governor Rockefeller’s compromises eased tavern food rules and reduced distance requirements for package stores.
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Albany
New York State
Dustry
Gov
Rockefeller
Nixon Offers Make-Up Man To President
Nixon jokes at an upset Saint and Sinners Club meeting in New York with the remark about loaning his debate make-up man to President Johnson. The 1960 GOP candidate, who debated Kennedy, tolerated the ribbing in good humor while humorist Kiernan satirized Nixon's career.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Circus Saints and Sinners Club
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Walter Kiernan
Nixon
Pianist Solon Robinson, Smith College Professor, Dies
Solon Robinson, 69, renowned pianist and music professor at Smith College since 1923, died from injuries he suffered in an auto accident on April 5. He was a soloist with symphonies in Minneapolis Detroit Cleveland and Kansas City, Mazatlan native.
Rockefeller Plans Weekend Rest After Oregon Swing
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller returns to California for rest after a rapid Oregon tour. He drew large crowds at Portland City Club and Gresham, urged shifting some federal tax sources to state and local governments, and attacked Johnson’s inflation risk amid campaigning for the May 15 Oregon primary.
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Portland
Ore
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Oregon
California
Rockefeller
City Club
Gresham
Johnson
Oregon State College
Corvallis
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