Viet Nam Conflict Peace Peril Intensifies In North
U S Navy fighters destroyed an antiaircraft missile site near Vinh while ground fighting in the south enters a third week. B52s from Guam hit Viet Cong areas near the Cambodian border as weather limits North Vietnam missions. Two U S planes were lost but crews were rescued. total North Vietnam losses include a 400-foot square missile site and two Soviet built launchers. Infiltration estimates rise by 1,000 men monthly versus McNamara's two month earlier figure.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S. Navy
Vinh
U.S. Command
Guam
Hancock
North Vietnamese
U.S
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Copters Pluck Downed Pilot From Slope Near Laos Border
A United States Air Force pilot, Capt. James M. Ingalls of Palo Alto, Calif., parachuted into North Vietnam's mountains after his Skyraider was shot down during a forward air control mission. Rescue helicopters located him at dawn after three failed Sunday attempts, guided by survival beacon beepers and radio contact. He was the 48th rescued by the 3rd Aerospace Rescue Recovery Group this year, with 120 pilots rescued in the last quarter of 1965.
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USS. Air Force
North Viet Nam
James M. Ingalls
Palo Alto
Calif
Ingalls
U.S. Air Force
3Rd Aerospace Rescue Recovery Group
Viet Nam-Laos
Air Force
Texas Rivers Still Raging Across Flooded State
Relentless storms push Nueces and Frio rivers over banks in south Texas while Dallas Trinity river nears 41.3 feet threatening levees. Flooding feared on Brazos Sabine Cypress Sulphur and Red rivers as crests extend over several days.
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Dallas
Texas
Nueces
Frio
Trinity
Brazos
Sabine
Cypress
Sulphur
Red
Weather Bureau
South Texas
Debakey Candidate Open Heart Surgery for Effingham Woman
Phyllis Wright, 40, mother of six from Effingham, may become Illinois’s next candidate for open heart surgery under Dr. Michael E. DeBakey of Houston. DeBakey’s team recently used a mechanical heart in a surgery for Marcel De Rudder of Westville. Wright’s Chicago doctors placed her case with DeBakey, noting she had heart surgery seven years ago and may need a mitral valve procedure, though the need for the mechanical heart is not yet certain.
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Debakey
Phyllis Wright
Illinois
Michael E. DeBakey
Houston
Tex
Marcel de Rudder
Westville
Wright
Chicago
Thant urges de escalation halt to bombing raids
U Thant urged European foreign ministers to de escalate the Vietnam war and halt American bombing of North Vietnam. He warned of a grave threat to world peace and called for negotiations and de escalation by all parties including the Viet Cong. He met with Charles De Gaulle but said peace moves appeared futile at the moment.
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Strasbourg
France
U.N
U Thant
Council of Europe
Thant
Viet Nam
Council
North
Charles de Gaulle
United Nations
Consultative Assembly
European Assembly
Charles de Gaulle Visit to United Nations Discussed
Press Secretary Bill Moyers said he heard a report that U Thant suggested a visit by Charles de Gaulle to the United Nations but that the idea had not been confirmed. Moyers commented after being told of the purported suggestion.
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Charles de Gaulle
United Nations
Bill D. Moyers
U Thant
de Gaulle
Moyers
Pair Plans Ocean Trip In Rowboat
Two Englishmen arrive in New York to row home across the Atlantic in a non stop voyage. David Johnstone aged 34 from Farnham Surrey and John Hoare aged 29 from Leicester will start near Cape Cod next month. They aim to beat the 55 day trans Atlantic record set in 1896 by rowing 12 hours daily on the Puffin with six oars.
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United States
David Johnstone
Farnham
Surrey
John Hoare
Leicester
Cape Cod
Atlantic Ocean
Last Miners End Strike After 3-Week Walkout
The final 16 000 soft coal miners returned to work today ending the largest walkout in 15 years. Up to 60 000 were idle during the strike that began April 11 as United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association reached a new contract granting pay raises eight holidays and revised vacation pay schedules after local ratifications.
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United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
U S Officials to Monitor Alabama Polls in Six Counties
U S Attorney General Katzenbach announced federal observers will monitor elections in six Alabama counties Hale Perry Wilcox Greene Marengo Dallas and about 30 communities during Tuesday's election to ensure fair voting.
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Washington
U.S
Nicholas Katzenbach
Alabama
Hale
Perry
Wilcox
Greene
Marengo
Dallas
Nightmare On Viet Hillside Ended In Fatal Battle
A Viet Cong ambush pinned a Marine platoon at Da Nang. Sergeant plus first squad charged toward machine guns, all six men died or were wounded. John Reid, a Long Beach sergeant, charged alone with a jammed pistol and survived. the battle ended with heavy casualties on both sides.
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Tom Tiede
Newspaper Enterprise Association
da Nang
Viet Nam
John Reid
Long Beach
Calif
Business leader blasts Chamber negativism and ideologue attacks
Chicago Northwestern Railway chairman Ben W. Heineman told the U S Chamber of Commerce delegates that aggressive opposition to all government programs harms credibility. He urged balanced scrutiny of spending, not wholesale vilification, and warned against viewing every proposal as ideological. Secretary Connor urged no tax increase to curb price pressures.
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Ben W. Heineman
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Chamber
John T. Connor
Connor
Constitution Hall
Heineman
Potomac River
America
Warm spell expected with mild nights in 40s
Forecast calls for a warmer fair tonight with lows in the 40s. Tuesday will be sunny and warmer with highs in the 70s. An outlook for Wednesday shows continued sun and warm conditions.
Miami contractor urges kidnapper to contact rabbi for ransom
Aaron Goldman, father of Daniel Goldman who was abducted from Surfside, says the kidnapper should reach a New York rabbi or any faith leader to arrange a $25,000 ransom delivered through a church. Goldman says the plan is simple and safe and that he has been contacted multiple times.
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Aaron Goldman
Miami
Daniel
New York
Goldman
Surfside
Airlines Lifted Stocks While Rails Fell On Market
Early market activity showed mixed results with airlines advancing while rails slipped. Steel shares rose on expectations of higher second quarter shipments, while aerospace, electricals, drugs, and oils showed weakness. The AP average edged down .3 to 343.5. the Dow gained .28 to 933.96.
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Wall Street
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Rt. 13 Traffic Growth Spurs Businesses Elsewhere
Development along Rt. 13 brings traffic headaches but grows commerce. An auto dealer plans expansion near I 57 with a 250000 truckers complex including a motel. A discount hub may house a grocery, service station and cinema while a relocated furniture store reports rising sales and shopper interest from Cairo to West Frankfort.
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George Willhite
The
Southern Illinoisan
Rt. 13
Moreno
Cairo
West Frankfort
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