No Holds Were Barred High School Students Talk Back
AP reports that 102 high school students from across the United States discussed good and bad aspects of their schools in anonymized panel sessions led by Dr. B Frank Brown. They praised some administrators while criticizing others and cited low teacher pay as a major deterrent to becoming educators.
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Geoffrey Gould
Washington
Earth
B. Frank Brown
Melbourne, Fla
Brown
Marines Repel Viet Cong Attack Near Chu Lai
U S Marines fought off a determined Viet Cong assault near Chu Lai as mortar duels continued at Ph Loi artillery base area north of Saigon. The clash began with mortars and recoilless rifles, leading to light Marine casualties and 18 enemy bodies found with weapons and grenades.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Chu Lai
Phu Bai
Ph Loi
Mekong
Gov- Pa
North
Viet Nam
Air Force
Vinh
Vinh Loc
Navy Skyraiders
Ranger
5Th Infantry
Cu Chi
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Boi Loi Woods
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
1St Cavalry
Syria names civilians to head new military regime
In Damascus the coup leaders named Dr. Noured din Atassi as head of state and Dr. Youssef Zayyen as prime minister. Both are civilians chosen by the leftist military junta that seized power last week. The Temporary Command did not identify other members and pledged a transition period while retaining broad authority.
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Damascus
Syria
Noureddin Atassi
Amin Hafez
Youssef Zayyen
Salah Bitar
Radio
Arab Socialist Baath Party
Zayyen
Bitar
Judge Jails Mintz After Jury Verdict
Former New York Assemblyman Hyman E. Mintz and Fallsburgh police chief Carl Kaplan were found guilty of conspiring to bribe a detective to learn grand jury proceedings tied to Finger Lakes Race Track licensing. Trial spanned 21 days with sentencing set for March 23. bond was denied. Mintz and Kaplan faced possible penalties up to one year in jail and $500 fines.
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New York
Hyman E. Mintz
Carl Kaplan
Fallsburgh
N.Y
Finger Lakes
Canandaigua
State Supreme Court
Abraham J. Gellinoff
Gellinoff
Mintz
South Fallsburgh
Kaplan
Man killed while watching street fight in Rochester
A 23 year old Rochester man, James Strong, was shot to death early today as he watched two men fight on a sidewalk. Witnesses said another man at the scene fired a shotgun, then fled with two others in a car. The fighters also escaped.
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Rochester
N.Y
James Strong
Ghana Frees 450 Political Prisoners Amid Coup Backdrop
Ghana's new National Liberation Council released 450 political detainees from Kwame Nkrumah era jails as crowds packed Ussher Fort to greet the freed. Lt Gen J A Ankrah formed a seven-man economic group including Bank of Ghana head Albert Ademakoh and R S Amengashie. clashes at Broadcast House killed several police loyal to Nkrumah during Col E K Kotoka's visit. Kotoka led the revolt that toppled Nkrumah. The country remained tense but calm otherwise.
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Ussher
Nkrumah
J.A. Ankrah
New
National Liberation Council
Expo
Albert Ademakoh
Bank of Ghana
R. S. Amegashie
B.K. Mensah
United States
Broadcast House
E. K. Kotoka
Kotoka
Peking
Johnson Sees More Viet Nam Troop Requests Expected
President Johnson said all current military requests for more troops in Viet Nam have been acted on but he expects additional requests by mid summer. He noted no need for large mobilization of National Guards or Reservists and hinted no immediate tax increase or wage price controls. He left open the possibility of legislation if needed to support future actions.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
Afl-Cio
Buffalo Man’s Pension To Aid Research
Buffalo pensioner Frank J. Carr, a former deputy police commissioner, will have his regular pension checks mailed to his home for endorsement to a nonprofit medical research organization. Carr retired January 1, 1930, and the city had issued about $87,500 in pension checks to him.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Frank J. Carr
Municipal Pension Board
Carr
CBS Newsman Charles Von Fremd Dies at 40
CBS Newsman Charles Von Fremd, 40, died of a heart attack at his Bethesda Maryland home. Born October 7 1925 in Port Chester New York he graduated Yale in 1946 and began with WNHC New Haven before joining CBS News in 1949. He covered White House reporting 1953 to 1957 and later focused on space activities.
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Washington
Columba Broadcasting System
Charles von Fremd
Bethesda
von Fremd
Port Chester
N.Y
Yale University
WNHC
New Haven
Conn
New York
CBS News
White House
Buffalo man dies from suburban crash injuries
August Knoblauch, 65, of Buffalo, who suffered serious injuries in a collision of two cars in Clarence Township on Wednesday, died Friday at Meyer Memorial Hospital.
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Buffalo
N.Y
August Knoblauch
Clarence
Meyer Memorial Hospital
First unmanned Apollo moonship lands in Atlantic waters
The first unmanned Apollo spacecraft completed a 5,300 mile ballistic flight and parachuted into the south Atlantic near Ascension Island. Recovery ships and helicopters moved in as mission control reported successful second stage ignition and controlled descent. The test, launched from Cape Kennedy at 11:11 a.m. EST, evaluates heat shield protection and recovery techniques ahead of manned lunar missions in the 1968 decade.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
South Atlantic Ocean
Mission Control Center
Aceasion Island
Apollo
Moon
Ascension Island
Boser
Joseph Shea
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Draft Tests For College Students Dates Announced
Washington AP reports about one million draft eligible students set to take the Selective Service college qualification tests this spring. Tests will be May 14 21 and June 3 at about 1200 locations nationwide including Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone. Eligibility includes current college students and graduating high school seniors who apply by April 23. The three hour exam by Science Research Associates of Chicago covers reading comprehension verbal relations arithmetic reasoning and data interpretation with half the test devoted to verbal skills and half to quantitative reasoning.
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Washington
Selective Service
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Science Research Associates of Chicago
Cold Air Mass Follows Snow Into NY State
A cold air mass moved into New York state to intensify over a foot of snow. Eastern areas faced heavy wet snow with 21 inches in Glens Falls and 15 inches in Schenectady, while Albany and Plattsburgh logged 14 and 12 inches respectively. Flight cancellations occurred at Albany County Airport and several New England airports. at least two deaths were blamed on the storm. The Weather Bureau noted the heavy snow would taper with light additional snowfall and that the storm would relieve four years of drought. City water officials reported a 1.3 billion gallon gain in storage, though reservoirs remained at 46.5 percent capacity.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Weather Bureau
Glens Falls
Plattsburgh
Schenectady
New York City
Herman Foster
Albany County
New England
Vicar Seeks Dream Wife Sparks Phone Frenzy in England
The Rev John Hencher, a six foot tall 34 year old Anglican vicar in Amblecote, sought a wife resembling Ingrid Bergman. After a religious paper interview, he faced a flood of proposals, went into hiding, and left a note saying Vicar away ill. His sister noted he wants a perfect match and older girls fail to meet standards.
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Amblecote
England
Ingrid Bergman
John Hencher
Mr. Hencher
Worcester Diocesan Messenger
Priscilla Harris
John
Final tribute for Viet Nam hero Daniel Fernandez in Los Lunas
Los Lunas paid final tribute to Spec. 4 Daniel Fernandez, 21, who died shielding comrades in Viet Nam. Flags flew at half staff across New Mexico. At a high school gym service Father Schuler cited John 15 and Kennedy’s call to serve. Hundreds gathered as Fernandez’s flag draped coffin arrived in Belden and planned moves to Santa Fe.
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New Mexico
Los Lunas
Kennedy
Daniel Fernandez
Viet Nam
Francis Schuler
John
Father Schuler
Fernandez
America
Belden
Santa Fe
Military blocade surrounds Sukarno palace amid protests
Singapore based reports say Indonesian tanks armored cars and troops blocked all roads to the presidential palace while helicopters monitored student demonstrations. Jakarta remained tense as Sukarno outlawed KAMI and extended a curfew, with a 10,000 student funeral march through the capital supported by some army elements.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Jakarta
KAMI
Ts Union
Abdul Harris Nasution
Radio Jakarta
TV to Allow Children To Visit Parents
Sisters Hospital in Buffalo installs a closed circuit TV link from lobby to patient rooms to permit children to see and talk to hospitalized parents. The system began Friday to ease restrictions on visits by minors, including the maternity ward, with Kiddie-view sessions held in the afternoons twice weekly.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Sisters Hospital
Lack of Quorum Delays Debate on Viet Nam
Washington AP report details a Senate Viet Nam debate delay due to only about a third of senators attending. Efforts to speed the session failed as no quorum existed for a roll call, and the chamber adjourned until noon Monday after a voice vote. Sen. Stuart Symington urged a roll call, while Sen. Wayne Morse warned no speaker plans emerged.
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Washington
Senate
Viet Nam
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Russell B. Long
D-La
Wayne Morse
Dore
Louisiana
Johnson
Cardinal suspends priest in Los Angeles over union push
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles suspended Father William H. DuBay 31 claiming irreverence and disobedience after he urged priests to form a union. DuBay says he refused to be muzzled and appeals to the Pope for an ecclesiastical trial, warning of possible civil action if denied.
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Los Angeles
William H., DuBay
DuBay
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Chancery
Cardinal McIntyre
Father DuBay
Albany Woman Dies at 100 in Medical Center
Mrs. John McAvoy, a native of Albany, died Friday at Albany Medical Center Hospital at age 100. The obituary notes her long life in Albany and her hometown roots.
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Albany, N.Y
John McAvoy
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany
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