Mayor of Peking Ousted In Communist Party Purge
TOKYO AP reports Peng Chen, mayor of Peking and senior CCP member, stripped of his party post amid a broad purge of dissidents. Li Hsueh-feng named first secretary of the Peking central committee as editors warn the anti party drive remains powerful and ongoing.
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Peking
Communist Party
Tokyo
Peng Chen
Chinese Communist Party
Peking Radio
Li Hsueh-feng
Peking People's Daily
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Wu Han
Liao Mo-sha
Peking Party Central Committee
Teng To
Peking People’s Daily
People’s Daily
Edito
Five Die in Powder Plant Blast at McArthur Ohio
An explosion at the Austin Powder Co plant near McArthur killed five workers. A wooden mixing kettle for TNT burst, the blast demolishing one building and prompting tight security around the facility.
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Mcarthur
Harold Steel
Company
Steele
Buddhist Nun Sets Self Ablaze in Da Nang Courtyard
In Da Nang a 26 year old Buddhist nun Thich Na Dieu Dinh burned herself to death in a pagoda courtyard amid anti government protests. The act follows a wave of self immolations by monks and nuns challenging South Viet Nam's regime and a resignment by Buddhist Institute leader Thich Tam Chau. Police and military bottled crowds as Buddhist leaders urged prayers for the dead.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Thich Na Dieu Dinh
Johnson
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Institute
Thich
Tam Chau
Buddhist Church
Buddha
Trio of Congolese execs’ kin attempt suicide after executions
Information Chief Jean-Jacques Kande said Emmanuel Bamba’s wife and his brother died by their own hand. Bamba’s sister, mother of four, also tried to hang herself at Bamba’s Limete home but was rescued and hospitalized.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Emmanuel Bamba
Information High
Jean-Jacques Kande
Bamba
Limete
Leopoldville
Attendance drops at Graham crusade in London
London AP reported the Billy Graham British crusade drew 15 500 attendees on Thursday night, down from 18 038 opening night. The Graham organization said 734 people came forward at the end, up from 447 the previous evening.
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London
Billy Graham
Graham
Federal welfare to review New York Medicaid program
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare will study New York State’s plan to provide medical aid for the needy. Gov Rockefeller, legislators, New York members of Congress and federal officials met to examine income limits and participant numbers and to compare the $155 million federal estimate with New York’s $217 million projection. Javits said some changes might be desirable but recommendations may not alter the plan.
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Washington
Federal Welfare Department
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Congress
Federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
De Valera Wins By Small Margin In Irish Election
Dublin AP reports Prime Minister Sean Lemass will withstand opposition calls to resign after President Famon de Valera won re election by 10 568 votes from Thomas O Higgins with 558 808 to 548 240 amid economic strains and talk of a policy program and possible early election.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sean Lemass
Famon de Valera
Fianna Faid
de Valera
Thomas O'Higgins
O’higgins
Fine Gael
Lemass
Sean Mac Eoin
Johnson to Seek Across the Board Social Security Hike
President Johnson proposed a blanket increase in Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries and directed Secretary Gardner to prepare a plan for Congress. He spoke to National Council of Senior Citizens delegates and pledged high priority to the measure. He also announced a June 15 meeting to ensure Medicare's July 1 start with 200 doctors and hospital officials invited.
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Washington
Johnson
John Gardner
Congress
White House
National Council of Senior Citizens
Warm Upstate New York Forecast With Rain Showers
The extended Weather Bureau forecast for Upstate New York predicts seasonably warm conditions with one or two shower periods. Scattered showers expected over the weekend with rising temperatures, briefly cooler early next week, and highs in the 70s to 80s. Nighttime lows mid 40s to mid 50s. Total rainfall percent to nine inch.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Weather Bureau
East German mother and son flee to West Berlin
An East German mother and her 25 year old son slipped past Communist guards and barbed wire on the southern border of West Berlin Thursday night. Customs police reported the escape went unnoticed by East German border guards and provided limited details on the pair.
Gemini 9 Aboard Hutchinson Orbit Ends 17 Day Jinx
Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan powered into orbit after two delays and began a rapid chase to rendezvous with a barrel shaped target satellite. They executed four orbital changes and closed to about 125 miles.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
U.S
Pacific Ocean
Stafford
Surveyor
Titan
Atlantic Ocean
Eugene Kranz
Earth
Apollo Space
Moon
Edward H. White II
Cernan
U S Proposes Nuclear Test Pause in China Talks
Washington reports the United States asked China if it would halt nuclear tests if the U S would refrain from a first strike in a nuclear attack. The inquiry follows a December 1964 Chinese proposal and a May 25 Warsaw ambassadorial meeting discussion.
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Washington
United States
China
Peking
Chou En-lai
Warsaw
Nassau Official Named President of Onondaga CC
Dr Marvin A Rapp named president of Onondaga Community College to succeed Francis E Almstead. GOP approval required from State University Board of Trustees. annual salary $21,000. Ransom G MacKenzie, chair of Onondaga board, nominated the candidate. Located in Syracuse New York.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Nassau Community College
Onondaga Community College
Francis E. Almstead
Marvin A. Rapp
Ransom G. MacKenzie
Onondaga
State University Board of Trustees
Johnson wives in New York pick out wedding trousseau
In New York the Johnsons spent Thursday at the Carlyle with Luci selecting her wedding dress and trousseau for the August 6 ceremony. Lynda Lee Johnson, 22, shopped Fifth Avenue and received a $15 parking ticket. Police visited a party at the hotel after a neighbor complained of noise. the First Lady had already left.
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New York
Johnson
Luci
Trousseau
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lynda
Hotel
Carlyle
America
Fifth Avenue
Secret
Surveyor 1 Sends Another Stream of Lunar Pictures
Surveyor 1, the US moon lander, sent a second stream of pictures showing itself and lunar terrain. Some images were out of focus but many revealed fine detail. the craft settled gently on landing legs after a 63 hour voyage. President Johnson praised the achievement and urged peaceful space exploration.
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Pasadena
Calif
U. S
Johnson
Cuban Exiles Seen as Asset to U S by Refugee Center
Miami AP report says Cuban exiles arriving at 1,000 weekly have become an asset to the United States. Refugees have dispersed to 3,000 communities in all 50 states. Since the center opened in 1961, 113,000 Cubans have been resettled from Miami to various U S points.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Marshall Wise
Wise
inter-American Businessmen's Association
U. S
Benny Lindsay clash over tickets and tips
Jack Benny tangled with Mayor John V. Lindsay in New York over a charity benefit. Benny gave Lindsay free tickets saying the city was saving. Lindsay then named Benny a city consultant on money saving at a salary of one dollar a year. Benny quipped it wouldn’t take a cent less.
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Benny
Lindsay
New York
Jack Benny
City Hall
John V. Lindsay
American Cancer Society
Begny
Adventists Train Ahead for Army Duty at Camp Doss
In Grand Ledge Michigan 228 Seventh day Adventist men trained from 5 30 a m to 9 30 p m during a two week encampment paying 35 each The camp named for Medal of Honor recipient Desmond T Doss covered sanitation saluting and late night guard duty The Army has special provisions for Adventists including medical divisions and non combat status while noting casualties in Yet Nam and historical court martial cases
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Grand Ledge
Mich
Desmond T. Doss
Reli
Army
Nam
Clark Smith
Smith
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