San Salvador Earthquake Claims 43 Lives
A major quake struck San Salvador at about 4 a.m. killing 43 and injuring around 300. The tremor damaged adobe homes, 4,000 dwellings, and the new airport terminal while towns San Marcos and Santo Tomas were evacuated. US Ambassador Raul Castro reported Americans unharmed.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
U.S
Raul Castro
Tucson
Castro
San Marcos
Santo Tomas
Here
Pasadena
Calif
Charles Richter
California Institute of Technology
Richter
U S Forces Link Up in Santo Domingo Amid Civil War
U S Marines and paratroopers link from Duarte Bridge toward central Santo Domingo in a 22 mile supply corridor encircling rebel forces. One Marine is killed and two wounded by snipers. total U S casualties reach five dead and 38 wounded in four days of action. OAS peace mission staff enter the city to push negotiations.
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U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
Organization of American States
OAS
82Nd
Duarte Bridge
6Th Marine Division
Paratroopers Land in Saigon First U.S. Combat Ground Unit Arrives
The advance unit of 60 paratroopers from the 3 500 strong airborne battalions arrived in Saigon with the rest expected in a few days. They will bolster security at key installations and aid war efforts. Main force arrival date was not disclosed. They will be stationed at Bien Hoa and Vantay near Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Bien Hoa
Vantay
Sandia Official's Mother Named American Mother of 1965
Dr. Robert Fletcher of Sandia Corp in Albuquerque said he was thrilled after learning his mother Mrs. Harvey Fletcher of Provo Utah was chosen American Mother of 1965 by the American Mother Committee. She received the honor at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
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American Mothers Committee, Inc
Lorene Chipman Fletcher
Provo
Utah
Harvey
Fletcher
Albuquerque
Sandia Corp
Harvey Fletcher
National Academy of Science
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Johnson approves $40 million youth job program
President Johnson signed off on a $40 million plan to fund about 76 000 summer jobs for youths to help them stay in school. The program uses antipoverty funds and follows the neighborhood youth initiative by Labor Secretary Wirtz to create both rural and urban jobs for unemployed needy youths who must earn their own way.
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Washington
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
War Photog Faas Wins Pulitzers For Viet Nam Images
AP photographer Horst Faas wins a Pulitzer Prize for dramatic Viet Nam war images. The Hutchinson News of Kansas earns meritorious public service for redistricting efforts. Other Pulitzers go to Shirley Ann Gray for fiction The Keepers of the House, Frank D. Gilroy for drama The Subject Was Roses, Irwin Unger for The Greenback Era, and Ernest Samuels for Henry Adams.
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New York
Horst Faas
Associated Press
Hutchinson, Kan
News
Kansas
Shirley Ann Gray
Frank D. Gilroy
Irwin Unger
Henry Adams
Ernest Samuels
Latin Forces Asked to Help Keep Peace
The United States urged Latin American nations capable of aiding to offer armed forces to help keep the peace in the Dominican Republic. President Johnson sought regional support to prevent a Communist takeover, amid 4500 US troop reinforcements and ongoing efforts through the OAS to end bloodshed and stabilize the island. Special envoys met Latin capitals as Washington pressed for nonfatal intervention and aid distribution.
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API
United States
Dominican Republic
Domincan Republic
Johnson
Caribbean
Cuba
Hemisphere
Santo Domingo
Organization of American States
William Sanders
Sanders
U.S
United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Security Council
U. S
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
House
Congress
Americ
Gerald R. Ford
Mississippi River Flood Reaches New Peaks In Hannibal and Quincy
The Mississippi River, swollen by historic flooding, rose anew in Hannibal Missouri and Quincy Illinois. The surge has cost 14 lives and caused about 150 million dollars in damage while upstream levees remain stressed and sandbags reinforce weak spots. Downstream, levels stay mostly under flood stage with limited risk near St Louis.
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Hannibal
Quincy, Ill
Minnesota
Dallas kart driver survives cliff plunge at Bottomless Lakes race
David McDonald of Dallas rode a kart part way down a cliff during the 6th Annual Bottomless Lakes Endurance Kart Races. He bailed out unhurt as the kart tumbled to the ravine bottom. The remote course section went unseen by officials. Results list Tex Bell and Buddy Ferrer as Class C and A champions, with multiple riders earning top spots across divisions.
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Buddy Ferrer
Kermit, Tex
Tex Bell
Rosemead
Calif
Wyatt
AL Stubbs
Daily Record
Dallas
David McDonald
McDonald
Autopsies Reveal Alcohol Issue Among Private Pilots
FAA officials warned a House subcommittee that autopsies of crash victims show a larger drunk flying problem among private pilots than thought. Najeeb Halaby cited 1963 samples finding about one third under the influence, while airline pilots were not implicated. The agency weighs tougher rules including an eight hour no-alcohol window before flight.
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Washington
Federal Aviation
House Appropriations
Najeeb E. Halaby
Federal Aviation Agency
Halaby
FAA
Roswell to host 1966 New Mexico Association for Retarded Children convention
The event will run April 29 30 with headquarters and workshops at the Roswell Inn.
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Roswell
New Mexico Association For Retarded Children
Roswell Inn
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