North Vietnam Rejects Johnson Peace Talks Offer
Hanoi denounces President Johnson's call for unconditional peace talks and a one billion dollar aid package as open hostility. The Nhan Dan editorial says Vietnam will fight to the end and accuses the US of seeking terms that keep South Vietnam under puppet control. The State Department says the editorial is not an official rejection.
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U.S. State Department
Killer Twisters Hit Six States
The Associated Press reports Palm Sunday tornadoes killed 210 across six Midwestern states with 37 injured and millions in damage. Indiana had 110 deaths, Ohio 54, Michigan 36, Illinois seven, Wisconsin three, Iowa extensive damage without deaths.
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Raborn Named CIA Chief After Johnson Picks Him
President Johnson selects Vice Admiral William F. Raborn Jr. as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency, succeeding John A. McCone. Raborn, 59, will return to Washington with the President to assume leadership of the agency. Meanwhile severe tornado outbreaks devastate Michigan Ohio Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana with multiple fatalities and widespread damage.
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National Guard Units Called In As Minnesota Flood Rages
Three National Guard units were ordered into action as Minnesota faces its costliest flood, displacing about 20,000 residents. The Minnesota River continued to wreak havoc while the Mississippi rose and smaller rivers swelled.
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National Guard
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Mississippi
Johnson throws first ball to start 1965 baseball season
President Johnson opened the 1965 season by pitching the first ball in a game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox in Washington. Separate reports cover a Montreal bank vault burglary, Red China’s stance on a Walker visit, and WWII-era Roosevelt memorial wreaths.
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Johnson
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Riflemen To Be Sent To Viet Nam
Washington AP army riflemen will be sent to South Viet Nam to bolster security at about 75 American bases. About 1,100 troops including some military police will be distributed in detachments to relieve helicopter mechanics cooks and supply clerks who have guarded against guerrilla attacks. The move follows a border assault on Pleiku that year and reduces double duty at posts.
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South Viet Nam
Pleiku
East German Police Stop Aid Attempt
U S Army confirms East German police barred 2nd Lt. Peter L. Manion from aiding two American officers after a Berlin Autobahn crash during protests over the West German Parliament meeting. Manion, in command of a 22 vehicle convoy, was reportedly manhandled as authorities blocked the scene.
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Marines land artillery tanks to fortify Da Nang airbase
U S Marines landed 8 inch howitzers and 105mm artillery and a battalion of Marines in Da Nang to build a strong offensive group under one command. An 18 plane Phantom unit arrived, ready for missions, as air operations continue over North and South Viet Nam. Military activity remains tense with mutiny in Saigon and censorship on local papers.
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Roosevelt Memorial Dedicated by Harriman on Anniversary
Ambassador Averell Harriman dedicated a small marble Roosevelt memorial on the 20th anniversary of F D Roosevelt's death. The ceremony on Pennsylvania Avenue near the National Archives highlighted Roosevelt's ideals of a just society and peaceful world.
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W. Averell Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Child Found Safe After 11 Hour Missing Incident Near Ruidoso
Lisa Bynum six years old was lost at a family picnic area six miles north of Ruidoso for 11 hours. More than 200 searchers hiked canyons until she was found asleep on a mountain trail five miles from the area. Her father is Capt. John Bynum of Walker Air Force Base.
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Lisa Bynum
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John Bynum
Walker Air Force Base
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New Mexico Road Toll So Far This Year
The record shows a roadway fatality count of 93 in N M for the current year to date, compared with 82 at the same point last year.
ROA Urges Block On Army Reserve Realignment Plan
Reserve Officers Association urged senators to block McNamara's plan to realign the Army Reserves. John T. Carlton argued the Defense Department lacks authority to enact it. He warned the plan liquidates 21 low priority divisions to salvage five brigades for high priority status, merging some Reservists into National Guard units and cutting drill-pay strength from 700,000 to 550,000.
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Reserve Officers Association
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
John T. Carlton
Defense Department
Congress
Carlton
National Guard
Johnson signs 1.3 billion education bill at childhood school
President Johnson signed a 1.3 billion education aid bill at a ceremony near his ranch home. He praised the measure for education quality and equality as crowds and his former teacher Miss Kate Dedrich Loney looked on.
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Tex
Johnson
Houston
William F. Raborn Jr
Central Intelligence Agency
Viet Nam
Kate
Looters Sweep Panorama Center After Tornado
In Marion Indiana looters swept into the Panorama Shopping Center after a Sunday tornado, cash registers were emptied in at least three stores and merchandise taken. Police estimate at least 70 000 dollars in cash was stolen as about 75 looters were driven back by police dogs and deputies.
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