Foreign Relations Committee to question Rusk on Viet Nam policy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will grill Secretary of State Dean Rusk Monday on Viet Nam policy amid debates over President Johnson's request for 3.39 billion dollars in foreign aid. Defense Chief McNamara to testify Wednesday as Republicans flag concerns over the war and political fallout.
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May Day greetings reflect warmth. Peking slips in list
The Soviet Union issued May Day greetings with unusual warmth to Western peoples and moved Peking from first to fifth on the Communist ranking. The article notes the slogans often show propaganda shifts and tension in the Cold War era.
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Aref steps in as Iraqi president
Maj. Gen. Abdel Rahman Aref, a career soldier, becomes president of Iraq at a midnight meeting eight hours after the burial of his brother President Abdel Salam Aref who was killed in a helicopter crash last Wednesday. Aref, 50, has led the army as acting chief of staff since February 1963 and rises amid broad civilian and military support. He comes from Baghdad’s Karkh district. He and his brother were born in the same middle-class area and Aref is described as a spry, dark-haired officer with a wife, three daughters and two sons.
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North Vietnamese air losses as U.S. jets strike targets
North Vietnamese gunfire knocked down three U.S. jet attackers during heavy air strikes near Dong Hai and Vinh. All five crewmen were rescued by helicopters. U.S. B52s bombed Hue area while raids focused on Dong Hoi and Vinh supply lines. Ground action remained subdued as Ky’s government faced political agitation.
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Bay of Pigs anniversary marked with Soviet led parade
Fidel Castro presided over a Havana display using MIG jets T55 tanks and other Soviet equipment to commemorate the Bay of Pigs victory. The event featured air shows paratroopers and naval observers as hundreds of thousands watched from shore and on TV.
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Smiling First Family Member Arrives for Church Service
Lynda Bird Johnson and actor George Hamilton arrive at Los Angeles First Church of Christ Scientist for Sunday services. Johnson is expected to attend the Academy Awards presentation with Hamilton tonight.
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Catholics Support Ky regime amid Viet Nam tensions
Several thousand Roman Catholics demonstrated in Saigon backing Premier Nguyen Cao Ky's government while northern students criticized the regime and U S support. False reports of troops marching on Da Nang caused near panic as anti government students blamed U S aid for backing Ky.
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Butte Montana Weather Today Cloudy With Snow Showers
The forecast for Butte and Anaconda calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional snow showers today and tonight. Continued cold with a high near 28 degrees and a low around 16. A year ago in Butte the temperatures were 53 and 20.
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Earth rocks all day long in Quake City
Matsushiro Japan reports ongoing tremors with widespread damage. A bulldozer toppled in a quarry, a 130 foot street crack opened, walls cracked roofs fell power lines cut water mains burst and furniture toppled. A workman suffered a leg amputation and residents sheltered in tents overnight amid thousands of preexisting quakes.
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Johnsons legislative push slows with midyear drag
President Johnson's 1966 program stalls as Congress, returning after Easter, weighs several key items. Several measures appear dead or unlikely this year, including Taft Hartley 14B repeal and a four year House term amendment, while minimum wage expansion and unemployment compensation reforms move forward.
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