Hunger strike leader Thich Tri Quang defies order
In Saigon Thich Tri Quang, aging Buddhist extremist chief, refuses to halt his 21 day hunger strike despite a top church order. He remains under hospital care as U.S. military operations in North Vietnam escalate with air strikes and ground patrols seeking 1,800 enemy troops near the coast.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Thich Tri Quang
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Viet Nam
U. S
U.S
Navy
Yen Bay
Red River
Red China
Hanoi
Constellation
Thanh Hoa
Defense Department
Rmk-Brj
Trn Quang
Unified
Buddhist Church
Thich Tinh Khiet
Hue
Thich
Tri Quang
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tam Chau
Bud
Golden wedding display honors Eisenhowers at Abilene library
A commemorative exhibit at the Eisenhower library in Abilene shows Mamie and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 50th wedding anniversary. The display includes a petrified wedding cake slice from Denver, rice thrown at the ceremony, wedding gifts, and Mamie Doud’s hope chest items.
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Denver
Eisenhower Library
Ike
Mamie
Mamie Doud
Syracuse to Cut Property Taxes for Seniors
Syracuse residents aged 65 and older with annual incomes up to 3000 dollars will receive property tax relief of as much as 50 percent under a measure approved by the City Council. The law takes effect next year.
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Syracuse, N
Hospitals Ready as Can Be For Medicare Start
National and local officials said hospitals are ready for the Medicare start Friday. Some expect temporary strain in facilities and staff as elderly patients seek care, with shortages likely short term and localized in areas with limited medical capacity.
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Medicare
Donald Dunn
Minnesota Hospital Association
American Medical Association
W. D. Zerby
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Zerby
Trenton
N.J
Hamilton Reid
Baptist Hospital
Kansas City
Caesar Portis
Illinois Medical Society
Chicago
Beatrice Bernstein
New York
Welfare Department
Kennedy Tammany clash ignites New York judgeship race
In New York the Kennedy Tammany conflict centers on the Democratic nomination for one of two Manhattan Surrogate Court judgeships with Justice Samuel J. Silverman backed by Kennedy and Reform Lib erals, while Justice Arthur G. Klein is supported by J. Raymond Jones and the Republican machine. Judge Thomas Rohan also seeks the nomination.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
South Carolina
Mississippi
House
Congress
Kennedy
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
J. Raymond Jones
Tammany
Supreme Court
Arthur G. Klein
Klein
Samuel J. Silverman
Klein and Silverman
Criminal Court
Thomas Rohan
Pope to Study Birth Control Report For Encyclical
Pope Paul VI received an 800 page report from the birth control study commission. Vatican sources say he will study it this summer and may issue a major encyclical in the fall. Cardinal Dopfner delivered the summary of various viewpoints to the Pope.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Julius Cardinal Dopfner
Munich
Taxpayers See Setback in Black Medicaid Challenge
A New York tax protest group failed to convince Justice Lawrence H. Cooke to halt Medicaid payments under the medical aid act. The case paused after the judge reserved decision citing insufficient evidence. Meanwhile doctors warned that the law could spread, as Democratic lawmakers urge reconsideration and officials discuss Medicare driven trends.
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Albany, N. Y
Social Welfare Department
Lawrence H. Cooke
State Supreme Court
National Health Service
Assembly
Anthony J. Travia
Cooke
John J. Robinson
Citizens Committee For Responsible Government
Leslie Cohen
Dodd Hearings Go Break Ahead of July Resumption
The Senate Ethics Committee recessed after Sen. Thomas J. Dodd testified he visited West Germany in 1964 on official Senate business, not for a lobbyist friend. He said the trip aimed to review the Stashinsky case and noted willingness to help Julius Klein, a Chicago public relations man and registered agent for West German firms. The hearings on Dodd’s alleged misconduct resume after July 15.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
West Germany
Senate
Dodd
Connecticut
Stashinsky
Julius Klein
Klein
Chicago
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
De Gaulle Ends Visit to Kiev During Soviet Tour
President Charles de Gaulle and Premier Kosygin wrapped up a 19 hour stay in Kiev after meeting Ukrainian regional leaders. They left for Volgograd and will return to Moscow for the final leg of a Soviet visit, with de Gaulle calling talks “necessary and agreeable.”
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Kiev
U.S.S.R
Charles de Gaulle
France
Alexei N. Kosygin
Russia
Stalingrad
Volgorgrad
de Gaulle
Moscow
Soviet Union
Military Leaders Oust President of Argentina Military Leaders Oust President of Argentina
The article discusses Republican leaders in Congress backing away from a tougher Vietnam stance and urging the President to disclose more about the Vietnam conflict. It also covers U S forces beginning withdrawal from the Dominican Republic with a 8,000-man Inter-American Peace Force and the pending inauguration of Balaguer in the Dominican Republic.
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Argentina
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
Organization of American States
OAS
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
United States
Paraguay
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Rica
Brazil
Bloodless coup ousts Illia as Argentina targets Peronists
Argentina's military leaders overthrow President Arturo Illia in a swift bloodless coup. Lt. Gen. Pascual A. Pistarini leads the action, planning a junta and interim presidency for Juan Carlos Ongania. Vice President Perette flees to Uruguay as troops seize key sites and black the Congress.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Illia
Casa Rosada
Pascual A. Pistarini
Navy
Air Force
Juan Carlos Ongania
Carlos Perette
Plate River
Uruguay
Julio R. Alsogaray
1St Army Corps
Illia
Alsogaray
Garay
Juan D. Peron
U.S
Eduardo Castro Sanchez
Castro Sanchez
Congress
Army
Pistarini
Strong quake jolts central California near Parkfield
A strong earthquake rattled central California Monday night, centering near Parkfield along the San Andreas Fault. A chimney fell on a Parkfield house, a power line collapsed, and plaster cracked a San Luis Obispo police station. No widespread damage or serious injuries were reported. Seismologists listed two shocks at 5.0 and 5.3, far smaller than the 1906 quake.
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Paso Robles
Calif
San Andreas
Parkfield
Coalinga
Priest Valley
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Kern
Kings Counties
Charles Richter
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
San Francisco
Mrs Kennedy Visits Hawaii Big Island With Family
Mrs John F Kennedy travels from Honolulu to Hawaii Island with her children Caroline and John Jr and niece Sydney Lawford. They plan to spend several days on the island during the visit.
GE Moves Porta-Color TV Production From Syracuse
General Electric announced transfer of Porta- Color television production from Syracuse New York to Portsmouth Virginia affecting about 425 employees. Manager Gilbert Dwyer cited difficulty filling second and third shifts and a space shortage as main reasons. He said affected workers would be absorbed by other GE departments in Syracuse.
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New York
Mario A. Procaccino
Howard R. Leary
Leary
Procaccino
John V. Lindsay
Comptroller
J. Lee Rankin
Rankin
Syracuse
N. Y
General Electric Co
Portsmouth
Gilbert E. Dwyer
Dogs Lead Marines to Hidden Enemy Near Hue
In South Vietnam near Hue, three shepherd dogs guiding a Leatherneck patrol uncovered a hidden enemy position in grassy pads and marshland. The dogs forced three Communist soldiers to surrender after they pawed apart a pile of cut bamboo.
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Hue
South Viet Nam
U.S
Soldier LaTour Dies in Viet Nam Battle Near Saigon
Army Spec. 4 Car La Tour age 23 of Plattsburgh N Y was killed in action Saturday while leading a patrol about 35 miles from Saigon. The Defense Department reported his unit the 1st Infantry Division engaged Viet Cong and the squad killed 20 guerrillas. He had been drafted in 1965 and sent to Viet Nam last November.
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Plattsburgh
N_ Y
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Department
LaTour
Edward J. LaTour
1St Infantry
Saigon
la Tour
Lake Champlain
Foreign Visitors Flocking to U S
The U S Travel Service reports 379 366 foreigners visited the United States in the first five months of this year for business or pleasure, a 14.3 percent rise from the same period in 1965. Americans traveled abroad in record numbers, totaling 2.62 million last year, up 18 percent from 1964, with analysts expecting another rise.
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Washington
United States
U.S
John T. Connor
Department
United States Breaks Relations With Argentina Today
The United States suspends diplomatic relations with Argentina over the ousting of its elected government. Officials expect a formal announcement later. The move probes the displacement of a democratic government and the rupture of constitutional processes in a member nation. Argentine Ambassador Norberto Barrenechea resigns in protest.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
U.S
Organization of American States
Norberto M. Barrenechea
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John F. Kennedy
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Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
White House
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Hector Garcia-Godoy
Hubert H. Humphrey
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