U S expands Viet Nam troop buildup with 4000 plus arrivals
U S lands more than 4000 fresh combat troops in Viet Nam raising total to about 250000. Tropic Lightning from Hawaii shores at Vung Tau as ground operations fail to force Viet Cong into battle. US planes bomb targets in North and South, while Viet Cong attack in provincial areas and Saigon braces for May Day parades.
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Viet
Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
Hawaii
Vung Tau
Mekong
Hau Nghia
Ba Tri
J Howard Wood Named ANPA President
J Howard Wood a longtime newspaper figure and publisher of the Chicago Tribune was elected president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association at its 80th annual meeting in New York. Wood 65 also serves as president of the Tribune Company and began as an 11 year old newspaper carrier.
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New York
J. Howard Wood
Chicago Tribune
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Wood
The
Tribune Co
No Sanctuary versus Hot Pursuit Defined by U S Officials
U S officials clarified the difference between a no sanctuary policy and hot pursuit during combat across borders. They cited Korea and air incursions into Chinese space while maintaining sanctuary against striking the Chinese mainland. Officials warned China risks retaliation if it intervenes in Vietnam but said cross border counterattacks would be decided at high government levels.
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Washington
U.S
Yalu River
United States
Red China
China
State Department
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
Hubert H. Humphrey
Army
Harold K. Johnson
William P. Bundy
America
Viet Nam
Syracuse University student held on drug charge
Syracuse University junior Andrew Menschel of New York City was arrested on selling marijuana after a record undercover purchase of about one pound valued at $200. Police searched his car and off campus apartment, found a buyer list of 22 names and orders totaling about $840. Bail set at $2,500.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Syracuse University
Andrew Menschel
New York City
Organized Crime Division
Menschel
James T. Santa Maria
Queens
Santa Maria
Peru Constellation crash leaves 49 dead in Andes
Workers combed the wreckage high in the Andes to recover bodies and seek clues after a four engine Constellation of Lineas Areas Nacionales plunged into a mountain side 60 miles south of Lima. The disaster killed 43 passengers and six crew members.
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Peru
Andes
Lineas Areas Nacionales
Javits Declines to Challenge Rockefeller for Governor
New York Sen. Jacob K. Javits plans to rule himself out as a GOP gubernatorial challenger to Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. The Times cites factors including difficulty beating the incumbent and the absence of a strong Democratic opponent, though a formal decision would wait for a public announcement at a Sunday news conference.
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New York
New York Times
Jacob K. Javits
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Javits
John H. Hughes
Syracuse
Rockefeller
Times
Washington
Demos Raise Up to 900000 At President's Club Dinner
A two day Democratic fund raiser in Houston drew about 900 club members from five states. The event supported efforts to offset a large party deficit while Johnson urged unity and national interests above politics.
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Demos
Houston
Tex
Johnson
President's Club
Robert H. Fleming
Fleming
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Lynda Bird
Luci Baines
New Mexico
America
Congress Debates 1966 Civil Rights Act Including Housing
Washington AP reports a tight congressional battle looms over Johnson's proposed Civil Rights Act of 1966 with a broad housing provision and anti terrorism measures. House Judiciary Chair Emanuel Celler predicts a close vote as hearings start next week amid timing concerns and potential Southern filibuster risks.
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Washington
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Congress
Kheel Eyes Publishing of Merged World Journal Tribune
Theodore W. Kheel, head of the newly merged World Journal Tribune Inc., expresses confidence the paper will publish despite the New York Newspaper Guild strike. He says there is a need in the city and doubts it will go out of business, speaking at a Temple Emanuel dinner with other industry leaders present.
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Theodore W. Kheel
World Journal Tribune Inc
Newspaper Guild of New York
Kheel
Temple Emmanuel
John J. Gaherin
The
Publishers Association of
New York City
New Corporation
Thomas J. Murphy
Aflcio Newspaper Guild of
Rusk Out With Cold, Stays Home Second Day
Secretary of State Dean Rusk remained at home for a second day due to a cold, a State Department spokesman said.
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Rusk
Washington
Dean Rusk
Plot to Overthrow Mexico Regime Uncovered
Mexico City authorities announced a plot by foreign and Mexican agitators to use a student strike as a springboard to topple the government. Eight arrests including three Argentines and five Mexicans detailed secret meetings promising moral and financial aid to striking students and other groups.
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Mexico City
National University
Conscience Fund Contributions Plummet in Two Years
The Treasury says Conscience Fund receipts have fallen from 2.87 million dollars by last July to just over 10 thousand since then. The fund, established in 1811 during James Madison's presidency, collects donations from citizens seeking to rectify minor government wrongs.
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Conscience
Washington
Treasury Department
Conscience Fund
Free
James Madison
Treasury
Kings Call for bloc vote in Alabama governor race
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr initiates a rural Alabama drive urging a massive Negro bloc vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. King emphasized unity and backing a single candidate, with Hosea Williams naming Richmond Flowers as the hopeful. In Albany, Travia offers to ease medicare holdout if Rockefeller aids a laxer means test.
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Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
King
Selma
Hosea L. Williams
Confederation of Alabama
Flowers
Williams
Richmond M. Flowers
Hobart Students Boycott Classes Amid Dormitory Dispute
In Geneva New York Hobart College saw more than half its 1000 students skip classes to protest the school ban on women and liquor in dorm rooms. The 21 member Board of Control resigned collectively after trustees refused to meet student demands.
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Hobart
Geneva
N.Y
Hobart College
Board of Control
Episcopal Men's College
Princess Anne Hospitalized for Broken Nose in Norfolk
Princess Anne, 15, was admitted for nose surgery after a hunting accident last Tuesday. She sustained a broken nose when thrown from her horse and was staying at Sandringham, the royal family's estate in Norfolk.
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Princess Anne
London
Anne
Sandringham
County Norfolk
More Rain Hits Texas as Southern Storms Abating
The Associated Press reports ongoing heavy rains across Texas to the Southeast with severe storms tapering. Tornado sightings occurred in Oil City Louisiana and Charleston Mississippi with 92 mph winds in Oxford Mississippi. Dallas floods forced hundreds from homes after a dawn cloudburst, four inches of rain and seven drownings noted.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tampa Fla
Oil City
Charleston
Miss
Texarkana
Ark
Oxford
Dallas
Trinity River
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Lodge Heads Home Saturday For U. S. Viet Policy Review
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge leaves Saigon for a two to three week review of U.S. Viet Nam policy. He plans to stop in Rome and Boston before returning to Washington, with Deputy Chief William Porter in charge in his absence.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
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Rome
Washington
Pope Paul VI
Boston
Maxwell D. Taylor
William Porter
Algeria
Eight Children Die In Hull Flash Fire
AP report from Hull Quebec details a Thursday night blaze that destroyed half of a frame duplex, killing eight children aged 1 to 10. Seven were Larcher children and Charlten Edmond, 2, stayed with the family. Three other Larcher children were hospitalized but improving. parents were away at work and a bingo game respectively. Police are investigating the fire’s cause.
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Baltimore, Md
H. Gerthon Morgan
University of Maryland
Institute of Child Study
Maryland State Department of Education
Santo
Dominican Popular Movement
U.S
Hull, Que
Hull
Gaston Larcher
Charlten Edmond
Larchers
Louise Larcher
Guy
Benoit
Carole
Marius
Luci
Anne
Larcher
Diane
Lise
Marie-Sylvie
Wak
Moo Cattle Case Snags Snohomish Deputy
In Everett a Snohomish County deputy responded to a cow complaint after a caller claimed 30 head of cattle roamed near her home. The name provided was Mrs. Moo, spelled M O O, prompting skeptical questions before officers tracked down the owner.
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Everett
Wash
Snohomish County
Lucy Ann Stacken Applies for Marriage License in Minneapolis
Lucy Ann Stacken, 24, filed for a marriage license Thursday at the court clerk's office in Minneapolis. She plans to wed John W. Lucy, 28, in a ceremony soon, changing her name to Lucy Lucy.
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Lucy
Minneapolis
Minn
Lucy Ann Stacken
John W. Lucy
Lucy Lucy
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