Things Are Better But Still Not Good
South Viet Nam's survival prospects brightened since Ngo Dinh Diem's overthrow six months ago though risks remain. Analysts cite improved government civilian administration and quicker military response, yet Communist Viet Cong control in the delta and around Saigon persists. US advisers report better reception to guidance, while Khanh's authority remains incomplete and calls for broader international aid to counter the war perception.
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Roy Elsoyan
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
U.S
United States
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Johnson
Dean Rusk
America
General Motors Profits Climb to Historic High
General Motors Corp reports first quarter earnings of 536 million dollars or 1.87 a share, a historic high driven by booming auto sales. Revenue rises 15 percent to 4.786 billion dollars from 4.147 billion the prior quarter, surpassing American Telephone’s 397.9 million dollars.
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New York
General Motors Corp
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Methodists Vote To Integrate Across Jurisdictions
Pittsburgh AP delegates to the worldwide General Conference backed a voluntary racial integration plan. The program merges white and Negro subdivisions, dissolving the Negro Central Jurisdiction, with absorption into five white jurisdictions over time and no enforcement mechanism. Debate covered through the night.
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Pittsburgh
Worldwide Methodist General Conference
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Kansans For Scranton Waite N Form New Group
A Scranton for President Committee in Kansas was announced by supporters of Pennsylvania governor Mike Getto. Lawrence hotel manager Getto chairs the group with officers including Mary Lauterbach Wagner and Wilbur Leonard. The Kansas group will affiliate with the Washington draft Scranton committee and the New York national body, aiming to influence the Republican delegation at the convention.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Mike Getto
Lawrence
Getto
Mary Lauterbach Wagner
Shawnee Mission
Wilbur Leonard
Robert Haines
Manhattan
Ted Ice
Newton
George Maier Jr
Kansas City
Allan Hall
Chanute
Curtis Nettels
Pittsburg
Paul E. Wilson
Draft Scranton
Washington
New York
Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Ambassador Henery Cabot Lodge
Many Proclaimed But Few On File In Kansas Elections
In Kansas the filing rush for 1964 statewide offices is modest with 27 candidates by Thursday. Six seek the nine statewide posts, three run for Congress in the 2nd District, and one for the state Senate seat. Filing deadline is June 20. Grant Dohm was first to file April 3 for the governor race. other filings include Tom Boone for attorney general and Daly Hedrick, Robert Dawe, and others for auditor treasurer and printer. Congress contenders in the 2nd District are Jay Dyer, Chester L. Mize, and Ralph Skoog.
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Secretary of State
Statehouse
Congress
Jhabh
Senate
Grant Dohm
Grinnell
Tom Boone
Hays
Daly E. Hedrick
Newton
Robert C. Dawe
Derbynia
Bantam hen fosters world's 40th whooping crane
In Lafayette Louisiana a bantam hen has become the unlikely foster mother to the 40th whooping crane to be hatched in captivity. The fledgling emerged from a half pound egg at the Wildlife Research substation on Wednesday and is reported in good condition.
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