Train blast in India kills 55 and injures 127
In Lumding station, the Tinsukia New Jalpaiguri express suffered a major explosion injuring 127 and killing 55. Rebels linked to Nagas, active in Assam, are blamed. fresh violence follows prior February attacks on the Assam Mail Express. The government, seeking peace, reports ongoing clashes with Mizos elsewhere in the hills.
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New Delhi
India
Tinsukia
New Jalpaiguri
Lumding
Naga Hills
Calcutta
Six American pacifists expelled from South Viet Nam
In Hong Kong the six pacifists said they would seek access to Red China and North Vietnam for peace talks after being expelled from Saigon. Rev A J Muste led the group, planning possible contacts in Peking or Hanoi, with Karl Meyer seeking a visa to Cambodia. Saigon police escorted the protesters onto the flight.
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Hong Kong
South Viet Nam
Red China
North Viet Nam
A. J. Muste
New York
Peking
Hanoi
United States
Karl Meyer
Chicago
Cambodia
Saigon
U.S
Marines and South Vietnamese push deep against Viet Cong near Quang Ngai
U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces fought a heavy battle 10 miles west of Quang Ngai, killing at least 173 Communists and seizing enemy weapons. Maj Gen Lewis J Fields led a large push as reports noted light Allied casualties and rising Vietnamese losses in the week.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
North Viet Nam
Ma Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Strategic Air Command
Lewis J. Fields
Salisbury
U.S. 1St Marine Division
Fields
Nguyen Dinh Ky
Associated Press
George Esper
Mu Gia Pass
Laos
Labor racketeer among four indicted on fraud charge
New York AP report says John Dioguardi known as Johnny Dio and four others face federal fraud charges after an indictment. Plumeri and Dioguardi were arrested immediately. co-defendants include Dominick Dioguardi and David Perlman, with First National Kosher Provisions, Inc. named in the case. The scheme allegedly concealed and transferred assets of Consumers Kosher Provisions Inc. to hinder bankruptcy proceedings in 1965.
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NEW York
John
Johnny Dio
Dominick Dioguardi
Dioguardi
Point Lookout
N.Y
David Perlman
Brooklyn
First National Kosher Provisions, Inc
Bronx
U.S. Atty
Robert M. Morgenthau
Collision kills woman in Williamson New York
A two car crash in Williamson Wayne County claimed the life of Mrs. Leon R. Woodworth 75 of Williganson on Wednesday.
Dirksen Suffers Second Defeat On Reapportionment
In Washington AP reports Senator Everett M. Dirksen failed to gain a two thirds majority for his constitutional reapportionment amendment. The roll call showed 55 for and 38 against, seven votes short of the required two thirds, signaling possible end to the effort. Democratic and Republican leaders voiced cautious assessments of the setback.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
Expect Slowdown in Price Of Living Costs
Washington AP reports a forthcoming Labor Department release expected to show slower rising living costs in March. The February 0.5 percent gain pushed the cost index to 111.6 percent of the 1957–59 average, with forecasts of a smaller March rise and potential easing in wholesale prices.
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Washington
Labor Department
Johnson
Congress
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold E. Chase
Chase
Pentagon May Repurchase Ammo From West Germany
The Defense Department considers reacquiring about 500000 bombs and artillery shells from West Germany plus 5 million rounds of small arms ammo and other equipment. The move aims to stock U S war materiel and possibly reallocate it to allies including South Vietnam. A March 31 letter from John T McNaughton notes the price paid will not exceed the original cost to the U S.
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Washington
Defense Department
West Germany
U.S
Viet Nam
Pentagon
South Viet Nam
John T. McNaughton
Defense
McNaughton
Hall
Germany
Kennedy Says Kennedy-backed Dems Top New York Field
Four men courted by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in his Manhattan apartment were described as top Democrats in New York. Frank D. O Connor Eu gene Nickerson Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and Howard J Samuels joined Anthony J Travia in a fruitful meeting to align on a legislative program for the party against Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Frank D. O'Connor
Nassau County
Eugene H. Nickerson
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Howard J. Samuels
Upstate
Nickerson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Assembly
Anthony J. Travia
Kennedy
Senate
Joseph Zaretzki
Buffalo
Joseph Crangle
Erie County
John J. Burns
Binghamton
U.S
New York Hilton
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Herbert H. Lehman
Rockefeller
Howard Samuels
Canandaigua
Hotel
Americana
New York Council
Frank D. O’connor
Waldorf-Astoria
O'Connor
Dore Schary
Hollywood
Singer Jan Berry in serious condition at UCLA Medical Center
AP reports singer Jan Berry of the Jan and Dean duo remained unconscious and in serious condition at UCLA Medical Center after a Beverly Hills accident last week. He, 25, suffered head injuries when his sports car hit a packed truck and has not regained consciousness.
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Los Angeles
Jan Berry
Ucla Medical Center
Berry
Jan and
Dean
Beverly Hills
Cincinnati woman files $133.2 million damage suit
Shireley J. Estes, injured in two traffic crashes, sues two insurance firms and a judge in US District Court for $66 million punitive damages from each insurer and $1.2 million compensatory from the companies and Judge Frank Gusweiler. The prior November verdict awarded $22,000 in Judge Gusweiler’s Common Pleas Court.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati
Shireley J. Estes
Frank M. Gusweiler
Common Pleas Court
Gusweiler
Sewing Machines Worth Six Thousand Stolen in Ballston Spa
Thirteen commercial sewing machines valued at more than $6,000 were stolen from Ballston Dress Shop. Police found the front door unlocked Wednesday night but the theft was not discovered until morning. Manager Louis Fucci said 11 marrows, one buttonhole machine and a button sewing machine were taken. the rest of the store was intact.
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Ballston Spa
N. Y
Ballston
Louis Fucci
Artificial Heart Implant Delivers Hope In Houston Hospital
A man in Houston received an experimental artificial heart, the device began functioning at 11 18 a m after a 7 45 a m surgery. The patient Marcel L DeRudder 65 of Westville Illinois will be monitored as doctors pursue full heart recovery. The device weighs under a pound and is designed to support the natural heart until healing occurs.
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Houston
Tex
Marcel L. DeRudder
Westville
John Lancaster
Methodist Hospital
Edna
DeBakey
Michael E. DeBakey
Baylor Medical School
Baylor
Methodist
Rice University
Com
British Train Robber Nabbed
James Edward White, 46, linked to the 1963 Great Train Robbery, was captured in Kent after years on the run. He had surfaced near Scotland Yard and tried to sell a story to journalists before vanishing again. Two others remain at large from the $7.2 million heist. 12 men were sentenced.
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London
James Edward White
Britain
White
Scotland Yard
Kent
Nice
France
Ireland
Humphrey to Visit Rochester May 3 for Democratic Dinner
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will attend a buffet dinner in Rochester on May 3 for Upstate Democratic major contributors, with a prior engagement that day in New York City. Attendees are mainly President's Club members donating at least $1,000 annually.
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Rochester
N.Y
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
New York City
President's Club
Storms roll across wide swaths of nation causing damage
The Associated Press reports ongoing storms across the central states from Arkansas to Indiana and Illinois. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms caused minor property damage, with strong winds toppling trailers in Illinois and injuries reported near Kankakee. Rain and hail affected many areas including Chicago St. Louis Tupelo and Monroe.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Mississippi
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Texas
Upper
Midwest
Houghton
Eureka Springs
Plymouth
Memphis
Tenn
Fort Smith
Ark
Kankakee
Ill
Bakerville
Monroe
Tupelo
Miss
Chicago
St. Louis
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Justice Dep't
U.S. Justice Department
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The
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