Pearl Harbor 25th Anniversary Observances Across America
Veterans groups, universities, and state leaders marked the Pearl Harbor anniversary with ceremonies and moments of silence. Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, blamed for the defeat, called the charges a bum rap and urged exposure of Pearl Harbor details.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Husband E. Kimmel
America
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
Library of Congress
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Heavy Seasonal Rains Hit West Floods Threaten
The Pacific coast storm moved inland threatening southern Utah and northern Arizona with floods. California suffered traffic fatalities and collapsed bridges as more than 500 people were evacuated. Zion National Park faced isolation and Baker Dam overflowed prompting a state of emergency. Authorities warned of millions in damages and noted extreme rainfall in St. George and Sedona.
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Associated Press
Utah
Arizona
California
Pacific States
Zion National Park
St. George
Baker Dam
Marion Graff
Utah Highway Patrol
Sedona
Ariz
Oak Creek
Munds Park
Flagstaff
Upper Verde
Upper Tonto
Prescott
New Mexico
Colorado
San Joaquin Valley
Horrors of 1941 Recalled Lesson of Unpreparedness
In a Monmouth ceremony Thomas Patrick Lyons, age seven, receives medals for his father Staff Sgt Frank E Lyons who was killed clearing a Viet Cong bunker. Widow Marga Lyons and daughters watch as Maj Gen Latta pins the Purple Heart Bronze Star and oak leaf cluster.
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FT. Monmouth
N.J
Thomas Patrick Lyons
Thomas
Frank E. Lyons
Viet Nam
William B. Latta
Lyon
Marga
Margie
Laura
Nancy
Gangland Slaying In Boston Leaves Man Dead
In Revere, Massachusetts, Joseph D Amico, 27, of Boston, was killed by a volley from two passing cars. James Kerns, 28, also of Boston, faced charges as an accessory after the fact. Kerns was found near the wrecked car and treated for a right cheek wound at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Revere
Mass
Joseph D'Amico
Boston
Greater
D'Amico
James Kerns
Kerns
Massachusetts General Hospital
Kern
Third Joe Stilwell Goes To War in Southeast Asia
DAU TIENG South Viet Nam AP His grandfather Vinegar Joe and his father were famous generals This is Joe Stilwell IIIs first war in Southeast Asia He serves as air operations officer with the 1st Battalion 18th Infantry 1st Infantry Division He hopes to command a rifle company soon as he works in War Zone C near the Cambodian border and Saigon
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Stilwell
18Th Infantry
1St Infantry Division
War Zone C
Saigon
Burma
U.S. Command
North Viet Nam
U. S
United States
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Kontum
Central Highlands
7Th Fleet
Ingersoll
Keppler
Dong Hoi
U.S
Healdsburg
3Rd Brigade
Detectives Nab Five Black Muslims at Moslem Center
New York detectives, hiding in a Moslem mosque, seized five Black Muslims including their scimitar wielding leader Farragan Muhammad as they tried to seize the Riverside Drive center from Egyptian born director Dr. Muhammad Rauf. Police say the group, followers of Elijah Muhammad, aimed to force control of the prayer hall used by diplomatic staff.
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New York
Elijah Muhammad
Muhammad Rauf
Riverside Drive
Manhattan
United States
United Nations
Rauf
Farragan Muhammad
Farragan
Woolworth Heir James Donahue Found Dead at 53
James Donahue grandson of Frank Woolworth was found dead in his mother’s New York apartment. Police ruled natural causes. He left a large Long Island estate once bought from Alfred Vanderbilt and funded the Metropolitan Opera House. He led the New York Foundling Hospital and supported the arts.
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New York
James
Jimmy) Donahue
Frank W. Woolworth
Swank Fifth Avenue
Donahue
James P. Donahue
Lennox Hill Hospital
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
Cedar Swamp Road
Old Brookville
Long Island
Metropolitan Opera House
Lincoln Center
New York Foundling Hospital
Greece
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
German-born Buffalo businessman Charles Fass dies at 100
Charles Fass a native of Berlin Germany and former Buffalo businessman died Tuesday at the Georgian Court Nursing Home in Buffalo He was 100 years old The death occurred in Buffalo New York and was reported by AP
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Buffalo, N.Y
Charles Fass
Berlin
Germany
Buffalo
Fass
Georgian Court
Two Young Noted S. Viet Politician
Two youthful gunmen assassinated a leading South Vietnamese politician in Saigon. Tran Van Van, 58, a wealthy landowner and Constituent Assembly member, was killed as he rode to his office. Police seized one suspect, Vo Van En, who reportedly confessed Viet Cong ties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van van
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Van
Constituent Assembly
North Viet Nam
North Vietnamese
Tan Son Nhut
Vo van En
South
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Dien Bien Phu
Panhandle
Air Force
Navy
Dong Hoi
Viet Nam War Costs Exceed Estimates by 10 Billion
President Johnson says Vietnam war costs through next June will surpass earlier projections by 9 to 10 billion dollars. He plans a supplemental request to Congress and cites no tax decision yet. The figure aligns with earlier warnings but is lower than some expectations.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
Congress
Federal
Viet Nam
Treasury and Budget Bureau
Eisenhower Gallbladder Surgery to Be Led by Army Surgeon General
Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton will head the surgical medical team for former President Eisenhower’s gallbladder operation at Walter Reed. Timing for check in and exact operation time remain undecided, with preoperative tests expected to take three or four days. The team also includes Col. Parmley Jr., Lt. Col. Boyce, Col. Hughes, Lt. Col. Baugh, and Dr. Tumulty of Johns Hopkins as a diagnostic consultant.
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Loren F. Parmley Jr
Department of Medicine
Henry W. Boyce
Carl W. Hughes
Department of Surgery
Joseph H. Baugh
General Surgery Service
Philip
Fumes Kill Father and Two Children in Hamburg
A Hamburg family faced a deadly carbon monoxide exposure when a running truck in an attached garage leaked fumes into their home. Frank Kasmierz, 46, died. his children Kathleen, 13, and Michael, 9, were hospitalized in critical condition. The Erie County medical examiner ruled the deaths accidental.
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Hamburg
N.Y
Frank Kasmierz
Kathleen
Michael
Our Lady of Victory Hospital
Lackawanna
Louis C. Mead
Erie County
Kusmierz
Deer hunter dies after rifle discharge in Newburgh
Frank Mancinelli 46 of Newburgh was fatally wounded while deer hunting on North Fostertown Road Town of Newburgh. Authorities said he was climbing a stone wall with a deer rifle when the gun went off striking him in the heart.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Frank Mancinelli
North Fostertown Road
Newbrugh
Warehouse Fire Destroys Plant in Greenport Hudson
A fast spreading blaze gutted a one story warehouse at the Textile By products Chemical plant in Greenport Hudson. No injuries reported. Two missing night watchmen were located on the plant grounds.
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Hudson, N.Y
Greenport
Columbia County Sheriff's Office
California university ends classroom boycott amid threatened firings
Regents warned faculty they could be fired if strikes recur and the AFL CIO teachers union suspended its walkout. Students voted to return to classes but demanded campus reform including nonstudent advocacy rights and no outside police presence. About 6,000 students joined a noon rally before resuming classes five days before finals. Police arrested 10 at a Navy recruiting sit in at the Student Union.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Afl-Cio American Federation of Teachers
Teachers Federation
Navy
Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies
Regents
Oakland
Nine Brazilian marines die as landing craft sinks
Recife Brazil AP reports a landing craft carrying over 30 marines sank during maneuvers, nine marines died in the incident and the Brazilian navy announced.
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Recife
Brazil
Rusk Arrives in Formosa for Talks with Chiang Kai-shek
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk flew from Tokyo to Formosa to confer with President Chiang Kai-shek and senior Chinese Nationalist leaders about ongoing regional issues.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.S
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-shek
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