Dominican Navy Bombardment in Santo Domingo and U.S. Evacuation
The Dominican navy joined Brig. Gen. Elias Wes sin y Wessin’s forces and shelled the port city of Santo Domingo. About 800 to 1,000 U.S. citizens were escorted to Haina for evacuation aboard Navy ships, while air raids killed at least 25 and wounded about 80. The Raleigh will transport roughly 250 tourists and another 250 embassy personnel and dependents, with evacuation voluntary.
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Santo Domingo
Juan Bosch
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
U.S
Haina
U.S. Navy
Raleigh
Johnson Says Budget Deficit Likely Below Forecast
President Johnson announced at a news conference that the deficit this year will be at least one billion dollars less than the 6.3 billion forecast in January. He attributed the improvement to a growing economy and lower than expected government spending.
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Washington
Johnson
De Gaulle Pledges Neutral Southeast Asia Policy
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle voiced severe disapproval of the Viet Nam war in a radio TV address. He set forth principles opposing foreign intervention and pledged France to aid liberation efforts while staying independent and faithful to alliances. His remarks echoed past calls for independence and neutralization of Indochina.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Tellvision
de Gaulle
Viet Nam
Asia
Latin America
China
Andrei Gromyko
French Indochina
Laos
Saigon
France
Ed Murrow Dies of Cancer at 57
Ed Murrow, famed radio and TV newscaster and former U S Information Service head, died at his home in Pawl ing New York after a long cancer battle. He gained fame in World War II for London broadcasts that showed British courage under the Nazi blitz. Cigarette use marked his life and he had a lung cancer removed in 1963.
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Pawling
N.Y
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Service
Murrow
London
Laverne Hopper Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
Laverne Hopper of Dexter pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in district court and was sentenced to two to ten years. Police said she shot her brother in law Charles O. Clements, who died later at St. Marys hospital. Justice details note bond set at 25,000 with parole eligibility in eight months.
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Laverne Hopper
Dexter
George L. Reese
Miss Hopper
Charles O. Clements
Chaves
Santa Fe
W. E. Smith
New Mexico
Clements
St. Mary’s Hospital
L. O. Thompson
Caswell Neal
Pat Hanagan
Roswell Plans New College Buildings And Architect
Roswell Board of Education approved a plan to hire an architect for a proposed college campus west of Roswell. The selection uses a questionnaire process sent to about 150 New Mexico registered architects, with interviews in late May and a final three finalists to be chosen in June. The 220 acre site on Brown Road was donated by Olen Featherstone. Budget is about 2 million dollars with 1.5 million from a bond issue planned for February 1966, 400 thousand from federal funds, and 100 thousand in private donations. The architect will draft a 50 year master plan, bids may be let in June 1966, and construction would start in July, with occupancy targeted for September 1, 1967.
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Roswell
Dale Traylor
Marines Clash With Viet Cong Near Da Nang
U S Marines and Viet Cong clashed for the seventh day around Da Nang as 350 Marines from the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 3rd Regiment fought in extreme heat. Cpl. Robert L. Crawford of Springfield Missouri was wounded when a sniper bullet struck his helmet, causing head injuries but not skull penetration.
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AN Suk
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
USS
Hill 327
da Nang Air Base
Cpl
Robert L. Crawford
Springfield
India claims destruction of invading Pakistan tanks
The Indian Defense Ministry said its troops destroyed at least six Pakistani tanks and inflicted heavy casualties as fighting raged across the Rann of Kutch. Reports said Indian forces may have suffered higher losses, with retreats noted after three days of clashes from Saturday.
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India
Pakistan
New Delhi
Rann of Kutch
Defense Ministry
Biar- Bet
Bhuj
Diplo
Khavda
U.S
Chester Bowles
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
John Freeman
C. S. Jha
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Dacca
Ayub
Kutch
Biar-Bet
Chhad
Rain and Snow Sweep Across Lincoln County
A light rain and snow mix fell late yesterday and overnight, totaling .38 inches at the municipal airport. Sierra Blanca and Ruido areas reported more substantial snowfall, with over 5 inches in Sierra Blanca and .43 inches in Ruido so from Sunday afternoon to 8 am today. Temperatures cooled to a 53 degree high and 45 degree low, with forecasts calling for continued cloudiness and scattered showers.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Lincoln County
Sierra Blanca
Carrizozo
Weatheman
Lordsburg Crash Claims Sixth Victim
The sixth victim of last weekend's deadly crash east of Lordsburg died Monday night at a local hospital. Lloyd P. Buss, 38, and his wife plus three children perished in the accident when their station wagon collided with a parked road construction machine on U S 70 80. Two children were flown to El Paso for care while Charlotte remained in critical condition.
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Lordsburg
Here
Lordsburg Hospital
Lloyd P. Buss
Clarence Buss
Lowell
Charlotte
el Paso
Tex
Buss
County Adopts Independent School District Plan
Chaves County School Board approved a plan by Frazer and Cusack to reorganize five rural districts into Chaves County Independent School District No. 1. The plan preserves admin staff, two junior highs, and a K-8 arrangement for several schools, with a May 10 state education hearing in Santa Fe.
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County
Chaves County
Chaves County Independent School District No
New Mexico
Rio Arriba
Taos
Chaves
R. M. Cookson
Law Firm
Frazier and Cusack
State Board of Education
Santa Fe
Penasco
Berrendo
Mountain View
Lfd
East Grand Plains
UNM Drops Paul Smith From Spring Football Squad
UNM freshman Paul Smith still enrolled after Roswell rape and kidnap charges though dropped from the spring grid squad for violating training rules. Roswell arrests included Joe Ragsdale and three others. a 49 year old woman reported being abducted and raped. Ragsdale had been tabbed for the 1965 North-South All Star Basketball game in Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Paul Smith
Roswell
Smith
Joe Ragsdale
Ragsdale
U S Will Not Yield LBJ Says U S Won t Yield To Aggression
President Johnson said the United States will not yield to aggression in Viet Nam and renewed offer to talk peace without conditions. He warned yielding would threaten freedom and welfare and called standing firm essential for lasting peace.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Pilot Killed In First Public Flight Of VTOL Plane
Edwards Air Force Base California AP reports the debut public flight of Ryan Aeronautical XV5A VTOL craft ended in tragedy when chief test pilot W L Everett ejected but his parachute failed to deploy. The aircraft had logged 52 prior flights and proved vertical lift hover and jet speed capabilities before the fatal mishap 800 feet high at about 170 mph.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
W.L. (Louw
Everett
Ryan Aeronautical Co
Driver of Fatal Car Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
Albert Alfred Montoya twenty one was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the death of George Antunez twenty one in a January crash north of Roswell. Montoya faced a four car rollover in a canal with water, blamed on speeding and drinking. The Roswell jury urged leniency and sentencing was postponed for a pre sentence report.
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Albert Alfred Montoya
Roswell
George L. Reese Jr
Montoya
George Steven Antunez
Antunez
Reese
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Hanoi
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Sunset School
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