Forest Fire Set By U S Planes In Red Area
U S planes dropped a large defoliation strike against the Viet Cong in a forest near Da Nang, igniting a massive fire and signaling the largest such operation in Vietnam. The attack involved 100 aircraft and targeted North Vietnamese radar bases and coastal radar stations. Two Marines were killed and 16 wounded as helicopters were downed while lifting Vietnamese troops into the guerrilla zone.
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U.S
Saigon
API
United States
Viet Nam
Que Sang
da Nang
U. S
South
Joseph Moore
Boi Loi
Moore
Air Force
U.S. Navy
South China Sea
North Viet Nam
Taylor Denies He’s Resigning As Saigon Envoy
Washington reports said Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor would resign this week. White House and State Department deny the claim. Taylor, a former Joint Chiefs head, is in town for talks on Vietnamese policy and plans a White House meeting with President Johnson. Reedy and McCloskey called NBC’s report false and stressed Taylor’s ongoing consultations.
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Washington
UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
State Department
Taylor
U.S
Saigon
Johnson
George E. Reedy
Reed
Reedy
NBC News
Robert J. McCloskey
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Miss Vallequette Dies From Car Crash Injuries
Johnson City AP reports Miss Lois Vallequette aged 36 of Belk Nap Road Endicott died at Wilson Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in a March 16 automobile accident, coroner ruled yesterday.
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Johnson City
Lois Vallequette
Belknap Road
Endicott
Wilson Memorial Hospital
High Courts Role In Vote Bill Denied
Rep John Dowdy said five Supreme Court justices endorsed the Johnson voting rights bill before Congress. Attorney General Katzenbach denied the accusation calling it utterly false and unethical misrepresentation.
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High Court
Washington
UPI
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Supreme Court
Congress
Nicholas Katzenbach
Dowdy
House Judiciary Committee
Katzenbach
Earl Warren
Pan Am Pilots Strike Strands Government Flights
Pan Am pilots including 1,258 ALPA members walked out at 7 p.m. crippling most Pan Am operations. Government chartered planes for Vietnam and other military movements would still depart, but civilian flights largely ceased. Other Pan Am services worldwide faced disruption.
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New York
Pan American Airways
America
Air Line Pilots Association
Pan Am
Viet Nam
Far East
Germany
Pan
Dillon Steps Down as Treasury Chief After 12 Years
UPI reports Douglas Dillon resigns as Secretary of the Treasury to rest and write. Henry Fowler will be sworn in today at noon at the White House. Johnson praises Dillon and asks for future service. Dillon plans no government work but may take a later assignment.
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Washington
UPI
Douglas Dillon
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry D. Fowler
The
Treasury
White House
Dillon
Treasury Department
State ends fiscal year without budget amid tax clash
New York entered the new fiscal year without a budget as Republicans and upstate Democrats resisted tax plans. Senate leader Zaretzki refused votes without GOP backing while Assembly Speaker Travia signaled public hearings on tax options. A broad based tax, likely sales or large income tax increases, was deemed inevitable as lawmakers warned of upcoming payments and the need for a governor’s support.
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New York State
Upstate
Senate
Joseph Zaretzki
Zaretzki
Assembly
Anthony Travia
Jack Brostow
Not Guilty Says Jury Frees Mrs. Hamel in Troy
After eight days of testimony in Rensselaer County Court, the jury found Catherine Hamel not guilty of first degree manslaughter for the July 26 fatal shooting of her ex husband. Jurors hailed as witnesses and family members packed the courtroom as the verdict was read.
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Rensselaer County
Troy
Sixth Avenue
Rensselaer
John T. Casey
H. Irving Moore
Everett J. Peter
Castleton
Moore
Peter
Hamel
C. Fred Schwarz Jr
Frederick R. Chase
Charles Wright
New York State
New Driver Probation Bill Advances to Governor
In Albany the Senate gave final approval to a bill creating a six month probationary period for licenses issued to new drivers. Gov Rockefeller supported the change saying the goal is to improve young drivers at the outset. Licenses would be suspended for first time convictions of severe violations or two violations of traffic laws during the probation period.
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Albany
Senate
Rockefeller
Plane crash in Strait of Gibraltar kills 50 tourists
An Iberia Airlines Convair plunged into the Strait of Gibraltar eight miles off Cape Spartel killing 50 aboard with 3 survivors. Survivors include a Swedish woman, a Danish couple, and an American, Virginia Coleman. Rescue efforts rushed to Cadiz and Tangier, with ongoing inquiries into delayed alerts and engine trouble.
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Tangier
Iberia Airlines
Strait of Gibraltar
Cape Spartel
Malaga
Spain
Virginia Coleman
Cadiz
Mona Andersen
Sweiden
Erik Soderhann
Soderhann
Ove Nielsen
Iberia
Britain
Germany
Holland
United States
Pablo Briales Grund
Newspaper Talks Resume Today in New York Strike Talks
Negotiators from both sides in the threatened New York newspaper strike met and adjourned to this morning. Union leaders paused a walk out earlier and hoped for a new contract without a walkout at seven major daily newspapers in New York City.
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New York
UPI
Publishers Association of
New York City
City Hall
Smoke Halt March By Black Children in Selma
Police used smoke devices to stop more than 100 Black youths from marching in Camden to protest racial discrimination. About 150 students from Camden Academy had been stopped by civilian guards and local authorities. The mayor and a rescue squad held the line for two hours before the smoke devices pushed the group back. No injuries reported.
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Selma
Ala
UPS
Camden
Camden Academy
St. Fran
Cois Baptist Church
Reginald Albritton
Albritton
Mysterious Drug DMSO Sparks Medical Curiosity
In New Orleans researchers probe the drug DMSO also called dimethyl sulfoxide. The substance may pass through skin and enhance other drugs while offering pain relief inflammation reduction and antibacterial effects. It remains experimental with wide solvent uses and potential risks to clothing.
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New Orleans
Pennsy Central Line To Buy New Haven Assets
Arrangements to sell substantially all New Haven Railroad properties to a merged Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroad Co. were announced. The plan, subject to ICC approval, would yield about 140 million for the New Haven and may abandon passenger service, though officials hint at possible continued operation with public authorities.
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Pennsy Central Line
New Haven
New Haven, Conn
New Haven Railroad
Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroad Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania-Central
New England
The
Penns Central
Trust
Ice
New York
Boston
Pennsylvania
Central
Grand Central Terminal
New York City
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