Bombing of Viet Cong Jungle Stronghold by B52s
U S planes including 27 B52 bombers pressed the first combat air strike from Guam raining tons of bombs napalm and rockets on a three square mile Viet Cong jungle near Bien Hoa Saigon area. Ground troops reported no enemy casualties while a collision over the South China Sea cost two bombers. Seven airmen were missing, four survivors rescued at sea, and a recovered body reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South China Sea
Air Force
Manila
Guam
Strategic Air Command
D” Zone
Bien Hoa
Murphysboro Coed Represents SIU at UN Institute
Beverley Bradley of Murphysboro, a junior majoring in Spanish, represents Southern Illinois University at the 20th annual National Student Leadership Institute on the United Nations in New York City this week. The event is sponsored by the Collegiate Council for the United Nations. Bradley serves as secretary of the International Relations Club and led Illinois as state chairman for a conference on Africa's Economic Development at SIU on April 30 and May 1.
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Beverley Bradley
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
United Nations
New York City
Collegiate Council For the United Nations
Miss Bradley
Ilinois
Africa
SIU
Britain Joins Viet Nam Peace Mission Effort
Secretary of State Rusk said peace paths in Viet Nam remain open but Hanoi and Peking show no interest. Britain plans a five nation Commonwealth peace mission led by Harold Wilson visiting Washington Moscow Saigon Peking and Hanoi with mixed reactions from leaders and Johnson pledging full cooperation.
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Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Peking
Rusk
Johnson
Commonwealth
Marlborough House
Wilson
Washington
Moscow
Saigon
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Joseph Murumbi
Keny
Britain
United States
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
U.S
Jungle Bombing Over D Zone Yields Unclear Results
Malcolm Browne reports from South Vietnam that eight engine B52 bombers dropped a vast cargo of ordnance over the D Zone north of Saigon, but dense jungle and a lack of ground visibility hindered assessment. Small fighter bombers followed with napalm and shells, yet no ground signs of casualties or structures were seen, complicating the tally of Viet Cong losses.
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Saigon
Illinois Common School Board Passes House Vote
The Illinois House approved a bill creating a state school board for common schools by a 113 to 31 vote, contingent on a 1966 constitutional amendment to appoint the superintendent. If approved, the board would take effect no earlier than 1970, with nine members named by a future General Assembly. Critics fear centralized control could erode local boards.
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Robert D. Reid
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
State Board of Education
Illinois Common Schools
House
Otto Kerner
Senate
Superintendent of Public Instruction
General Assembly
Anthony Scariano
Clark Forest
John Lewis
R-Marshall
State Housing Board Meets in Herrin
The State Housing Board met at the Williamson County Housing Authority office in Herrin to tour public housing projects. Members include Chairman Ronald J. Chinnock Evanston, F. M. Lindsay Decatur, William A Brown Jr Wilmette, John B. McVey, Robert Downen Shawneetown, Henry Pollock Quincy, and William Fay Joliet, with Julius Steinmarch directing.
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State Housing Board
Williamson County Housing Authority
Herrin
Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Springfield
Chicago
John B. McVey
Ronald J. Chinnock
Evanston
F. M. Lindsay
Decatur
William A Brown
Wilmette
McVey
Robert Downen
Shawneetown
Henry Pollock
Quincy
William Fay
Joliet
Weather Summary For Southern Illinois Fair And Mild
Fair and mild through Saturday with low tonight. Saturday high 78 to 84. Thursday high 83 low 57 overnight 52. 10 am temperature 70. Precipitation none from Thursday 7 am to today 7 am. Sunset today 8 31 pm sunrise Saturday 5 31 am sunset Saturday 8 32 pm. Crab Orchard Lake five inches above spillway Devil's Kitchen Lake seven inches above spillway Little Grassy Lake three inches above spillway.
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Southern
Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Titan 3C Maiden Flight Boosts U S Space Effort
The Titan 3C three-stage rocket exploded from Cape Kennedy at 9 am and placed a 21,000 pound dummy satellite into orbit 115 miles up. The Air Force envisions Titan 3C as a rapid military booster for manned and unmanned payloads potentially spawning a space station and sustained orbital missions, amid NASA rivalry over Saturn.
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Cape Kennedy
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Titan
Civilian
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mistrial Motions Denied in Krebiozen Trial
Judge Julius J. Hoffman denied three defense motions for mistrial in the Krebiozen fraud and conspiracy case. Earlier he quashed a government bid to compel two defendants, Dr. Stevan Durovic and Dr. Andrew Ivy, to present evidence and to testify about Kre biozen, a substance used by some cancer patients.
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Julius J. Hoffman
U.S. District Court
Hoffman
Stevan Durovic
Andrew Ivy
Reapportionment talks lift to near agreement in Illinois legislature
In Springfield the plan for remapping moves closer as Senate Republican leader Arrington and House Democrats Speaker Touhy report optimism after a long afternoon meeting with Lt. Gov Shapiro. They will meet again over the weekend to press a deal while Arrington maintains a Senate bill freeze.
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Samuel Shapiro
Senate
Russell Arrington
House
John Touhy
Touhy
Arrington
Springfield
Sen. Arrington
Chicago
Richard Daley
State House Rotunda
Johnny
Russ
Springfield actions shift in final session moves
Gov Otto Kerner stalls a revenue measure with last minute action. A branch banking bill fails in the Senate while a bill affecting city commissioners is killed in the House. The House approves a birth control resolution and tightens rules on B girls marriages smoking.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
House
OAS Peace Plan Proposes Provisional Government for Dominican Republic
The Organization of American States proposes a provisional government and elections within six to nine months to end the Dominican conflict. Rebel leader Col Francisco Caamano Deno says he will not yield. The plan calls for elections, return of democratic leaders from exile, end to hostilities, removal of weapons, reopening businesses, and a new constitutional framework.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS
Francisco Caamano Deno
Big Excise Cut Goes To LBJ
A sweeping excise tax cut bill moves to President Johnson for signature potentially ending most federal sales taxes from Korean War era. Auto, household, and gift item prices will drop soon with further reductions by 1969 totaling about 4.6 billion dollars in annual savings. Immediate repeals include autos, air conditioners, leather goods, jewelry, cameras, appliances, radios and more. refunds may apply for retroactive purchases.
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Washington
President Johnson
Johnson
John Q
Stocks Slip After Showing Early Gains
New York AP reports equities pared gains as China signaled volunteers for Vietnam, with the Dow Jones 30 down 0.22 to 882.84 at 1 p.m. after a brief rise, while steels aerospace and other sectors advanced. The AP 60 edged up 0.6 to 323.7 at noon, and the Dow noon reading stood at 883.83 with a late morning gain of 2.36. Coastal States Gas produced a large 175,700 share block, off 34. Trading was moderate on the American Stock Exchange and bonds were steady in light activity.
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China
Viet Nam
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Catholics abandon civil disobedience in Chicago school protests
The Catholic Interracial Council said it will support the campaign within the law. Ten Roman Catholic priests and several nuns were arrested during school protest marches and sit-downs in Chicago that began last week and continued daily.
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Catholic Interracial Council
Chicago
John A. McDermott
Council
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