Soviets Attack Johnson Over Proposed U S Relations
Moscow rejects President Johnson's offer to improve ties and accuses him of backing West German plans to avenge World War II defeats. Nikolai Podgorny, a Presidium member, led the charge in a strong Soviet response.
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UPI
Johnson
Soviet Union
Nikolai Podgorny
Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
Washington
Podgorny
Baku
Azerbaijan Soviet Republic
Tass
United States
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Europe
Layman Named Moderator BY Presbyterians
William Phelps Thompson, a Wichita attorney, was chosen on the second ballot as moderator of the 177th General Assembly of the By Presbyterian Church in Columbus. He edged Dr. W Sherman Skinner 459 to 350 after initial votes, stressing laity involvement for the church’s goals. James Blake reported steady but modest gains in adult baptisms and overall church statistics, including a total membership of 3,302,839 and higher missionary giving.
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W. Sherman
Skinner
St. Louis
E. G. Montag
Beaver
Assembly
Eugene Carson Blake
General Assembly
United Presbyterians
Blake
General Mission
Freighter Reported Sinking In Atlantic
The 326 foot Norwegian freighter Li onne, possibly 35 or 40 aboard, was reported sinking in the Atlantic about 740 miles east of Greenland. A Coast Guard plane, cutter, and four British ships were speeding to aid the stricken vessel.
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New York
UPI
Atlantic Ocean
Greenland
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Nuclear Ned wins Nevada frog jumping title in Tonopah
Nuclear Ned the two pound frog from Clark County won Nevada's state frog jumping contest with an 18 foot 9 inch leap. He will be transported secretly toward California to compete in the Calaveras County event, amid debates over legality and radioactivity. Nevada officials insist the frog can enter since nuclear fission is a Nevada product, with Sheriff and commission staff defending the decision and planning possible Supreme Court action to keep Ned in the Angel's Camp contest.
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Nev
UPI
Nevada
California
Calaveras County
Calif
Edmund G
Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
Hamann
Nye
George Barra
Weather outlook for Beckley and vicinity this weekend
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon and tonight. High 72, low 58. Saturday sees variable clouds and warmer with thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs upper 70s. River Greenbrier normal and cloudy. Lake normal and clear. new gauge at Hinton 2.75 ft. Five day WV temps to rise above normal with rain likely as showers through weekend and early next week.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Lewistown
Mont
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Gemini 4 flight to loop Earth 62 times in four days
Cape Kennedy announces McDivitt and White aboard Gemini 4 for a June 3 launch. The 97 hour 50 minute mission will reach about 185 miles, making nine orbital maneuvers to test long duration flight and weightlessness effects, with aims toward future rendezvous capability.
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White
AL Rossiter JR
Cape Kennedy
UPS
Gemini
James McDivitt
Edward White
Earth
Federal Space Agency
U.S
Space Agency
Gemini missions set pace for two man flights
The article notes a tighter schedule between the first and second manned Gemini missions, a pace that only optimistic officials hoped for earlier this year. The flight aims to approach but not surpass Russia's five day endurance record by Valery Bykovsky in 1963. Gemini-4 would establish a new two man flight endurance record as McDevitt references Gemini materials on Page 2.
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Russia
Valery Bykovsky
McDevitt
State of siege imposed across Colombia by president
President Guillermo Valencia decreed a nationwide state of siege to curb unrest. The order bans public demonstrations and authorizes curfews, censorship and liquor bans. governors and Bogota’s mayor may impose emergency controls while Congress remains in session to back measures. The move follows student clashes and high-profile kidnappings including Harold Eder and Oliverio Lara Borrero.
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Colombia
UPI
Guillermo Leon Valencia
Congress
Valencia
Gustavo Salazar Tapiero
Sierra Maestra
Oriente
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Huila
Harold Eder
Oliverio Lara Borrero
Floor Manager Seeks Closure On Rights Bill
Senate floor manager Philip Hart planned to file a cloture petition to end debate on the voting rights bill, triggering a gag rule vote and aiming for final action by late next week. The measure would strike discriminatory registration rules and let federal officials oversee voting in the South. The NRA and detergent-industry spokesmen also appeared in related testimony on guns and soaps.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Mike Mansfield
Mont
House
Johnson
South
National Rifle Association
NRA
Senate Judiciary Committee
24 Hour Truce Begins in Santo Domingo Medical Teams Ready
UPI reports a noon start for a 24 hour cease-fire in Santo Domingo as U S Army and Navy medical teams prepare to treat hundreds wounded. A 60 bed Navy hospital and a 300 bed Army facility are set up with Red Cross ambulances to move casualties to protected zones. Sporadic gunfire continues as U N special envoy negotiates, while U S officials deny bias toward Imbert forces.
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Hotel Embajador
Army
Ozama River
San Isidro
Red Cross
Santo Domingo
Antonio Imbert Barreras
U. N
Jose A. Mayobre
Oxford Union defies war vote as 493 defend country
In Oxford England the Oxford Union debated whether this house would fight for Britain The motion failed 493 to 466 sparking a wave of memory from the 1933 vote when many pledged to arms The old stigma of white feathers resurfaced as trustees resigned and critics denounced the discussion monitored by BBC coverage
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England
UPI
Britain
Defense Ministry
Oxford University
Oxford Union
Winston Churchill
Hitler
Mussolini
British Broadcasting Corp
Detroit Hilton Fire Drives Out Nearly 1000 Guests
A blaze at the 920 room Statler Hilton in downtown Detroit forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 guests and caused eight firemen to be overcome by smoke. Guests fled from the upper six floors of the 15 story hotel with no injuries reported among evacuees. Damage was estimated at 250000 dollars after a hotel employee alerted guests.
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Detroit
UPI
Statler Hilton
World Briefs Show Lyndon Johnson Guests and Global Ties
Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson attends lunch hosted by the List Congressional Club with guests from the 75th Congress. Dominican ties appear as Warren F Manning to address July 27 in Fanjeaux France and a U N Security Council session weighs US role in the Dominican Republic.
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List Congressional Club
Senate
75Th Congressional Club
President Johnson
House
Warren F. Manning
West Virginia University
Fanjeaux
France
Security Council
U.S
Dominican Republic
Fiddler on the Roof Tops Tony Nomination Count
The musical Fiddler on the Roof received 10 nominations across 20 Broadway Tony categories. Tiny Alice by Edward Albee earned six nominations. Winners will be announced June 13 at the Tony Awards dinner with voting by theater groups and press members.
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New York
UPI
Edward Albee
American Theater Wing
New York League of Theaters
Coup attempt foiled in South Viet Nam arresting 30
Premier Phan Huy Quat announced that security forces crushed a rebel army officers plot to overthrow the government with Viet Cong involvement. Over 30 people were arrested including 10 soldiers and 20 civilians. one suspect was killed. The February coup leaders remain at large.
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Saigon
Cup
Phan Huy Quat
South
Viet Nam
Quat
Huynh Tan Hung
Ton Son Nhut
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
Midway
West Virginia to mail 1965 66 license plate applications
West Virginia private car owners will receive 543000 applications for 1965 66 license plates within a week. Plates feature blue numerals on a gold background and may be used after June 1, with display required after midnight June 30. Trucks and other vehicle licenses mailed later. mandatory by Aug 1. Applicants must show proof of personal property tax payment or affidavit of non liability.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Jack A. Nuckols
Nuckols
Viet Cong Ambush Hits Marine Convoy Near Da Nang
Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed a U S Marine convoy four miles from Da Nang air base in broad daylight. An engineer reconnaissance patrol came under small arms fire for about an hour, eight attackers reportedly involved, with one Marine lieutenant wounded and evacuated.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Sniper Bullet Misses Gen Taylor in Night Flight
A bullet likely from a Communist sniper pierced the nose of a T39 Jetstar carrying U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor during a Saigon to Da Nang flight. No injuries or damage to essential equipment. Passengers and crew remained unaware until landing.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
da Nang
Taylor
Humphrey warns Southern schools on desegregation two paths
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey warned New York audiences that Southern school districts cannot avoid desegregation by rejecting federal aid. He said noncompliant districts will be sued under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and that continued aid implies desegregation. Dr Martin Luther King Jr also spoke, saying civil rights protests will, he argued, benefit most whites.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
New York
U.S
Herbert H. Lehman
Martin Luther King Jr
Groes
American Jewish Committee
King
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