McNamara Considers Two-Year Voluntary Service Plan
Secretary of Defense McNamara proposed a two year voluntary service for all Americans in uniform the Peace Corps or other service programs. Associates said the idea envisions both men and women and could lead to legislation but officials cautioned against immediate conclusions.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Peace Corps
Defense
McNamara
Montreal
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Pentagon
Congress
United States
Laos Defoliation Reported On Sihanouk Trail In Laos
Lao military sources say defoliation from the air targeted the Sihanouk Trail in Laos likely late March or early April after its discovery. A New York Times correspondent observed brown splotches and visible tire tracks along the trail from a Lao air force T28 bomber.
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New York Times
Vientiane
Laos
Sihanouk Trail
Who Shot Kidnaper Shade Gap Pa
In Shade Gap Pennsylvania investigators weigh who fired the fatal shot in a dramatic manhunt. Larry Rubeck fifteen says he fired a shotgun at William Diller Hollenbaugh forty four but authorities consider a state policeman may have ended the pursuit with the crossfire.
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Shade Gap
Larry Rubeck
William Diller Hollenbaugh
Hollenbaugh
Rubeck
Larry
Buddhists Plead for World Help as Da Nang Fights Rally
In Da Nang heavy clashes erupt as Ky forces sheath rebel positions around Buddhist headquarters. Viet Cong radio urged troops to rise up while Buddhist leaders in Saigon seek international intervention. Monks cancel rallies to avoid Ho Chi Minh birthday symbolism amid mounting casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
Ho Chi Ming
Viet Nam
du Quoc Dong
Partial artificial heart removed after 27 hours
Walter L. McCans a 61 year old Navy veteran from Woodinville Washington regained normal heart function after a 27 hour assist from a left ventricular bypass at Methodist Hospital Houston. He remains stable as chest fluid was drained.
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Houston, Tex
Methodist Hospital
Walter L. McCans
McCans
Woodinville
Wash
Yanks Bear Battle Toll In Saigon Violence
American combat deaths surpassed South Viet Nam for the third time this spring. U S Command reports 86 Americans killed 556 wounded and three missing May 8 14. Vietnamese tally 72 dead 19 missing, with wounded not listed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Southern Illinois urged to boost Chicago tourism promotion
George Willhite cites Checchi report urging Southern Illinois to spend about 250000 annually on promotion by 1976 to expand tourism to 173 million dollars a year. A Chicago promotion office and a 40 million dollar facilities plan could be funded by bonds, with 2.5 million yearly debt retirement.
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George Willhite
The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Checchi
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Florida
California
New York
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Checchhi
Ilinois
United States
Lion
Bweild
St. Louis
Evansville
Louisville
Peoria
Unity talk as Cardinal Cushing praises ecumenism
Cardinal Cushing told a Boston audience that Roman Catholics and Protestants have emerged from their ghettoes to form a united Christian front. He cited prayer, work and dialogue together as evidence of changing church relations and urged continued efforts toward reunifying Christianity.
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Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Ganse Little
Pasadena
Calif
Eugene Carson Blake
Texan Named President Picks-Eugene Murphy Locke as Ambassador
President Johnson selected Eugene Murphy Locke of Texas, a former state Democratic chairman, to serve as ambassador to Pakistan. Locke is described as a Texas friend who will represent the United States in Islamabad.
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Johnson
Eugene Murphy Locke
Texas
Democratic
Pakistan
Weekend forecast: mild with sun and warm highs
A mild night with little temperature change and a low near 50. Friday looks partly sunny with a high around 70. Saturday expected to be fair with small temperature shifts. Weather details, map, page 8.
Destruction at Mid-Illinois Lumber Sawmill in Jonesboro
Early morning fire destroyed the Mid-Illinois Lumber Co sawmill in Jonesboro near South Main street and the Gulf Mobile and Ohio tracks. 16 year old Randy Tucker witnessed the blaze at 1 40 a m as city clerk mother called the fire department. Firefighters struggled to control the flames until 7 30 a m due to limited water supply hampering aid from Anna. The mill employing about 29 workers had just installed new equipment and hoped to reopen today.
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Mid-Illinois Lumber Co
Jonesboro
Main Street
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
Randy Tucker
Grammer St
University of Illinois denies CIA contracts claims
University officials told trustees there are no CIA or other government contracts tied to university projects in Viet Nam or elsewhere. President David D. Henry and Provost Lyle Lanier stressed innocence until proven guilty amid questions sparked by Rampart magazine. The board released a racial census showing 2.21 percent of students are Negro, with Urbana and Chicago campuses contributing 1.36 percent and 5 percent respectively.
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Dorothy Wetzel
Lindsay-Schaub
Urbana
University of Illinois
Central Intelligence Agency
David D. Henry
U. of I. Board of Trustees
Irving Dilliard
Henry
U. of I
CIA
Dilliard
Rampart Magazine
Michigan State University
Viet Nam
MSU
Lyle H. Lanier
U. of S. Agency For International Development
Illinois
Chicago Circle
Chicago
Theodore A. Jones
Jones
U. S. Office of Economic Opportunity
William K. Williams
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Unity
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John West
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