Flood threat climbs as dike blast affects Manitoba farmlands
Canadian officials confront spring runoff as a dynamited dike near Emerson Manitoba releases floodwaters onto thousands of acres. Manitoba Agriculture Minister George Hutton orders an investigation while Pembina County Civil Defense assigns a dynamite expert to accelerate overflow from North Dakota into Canadian territory. The six foot high, over a mile long dike parallels the border, built after 1950 floods to shield farmland.
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Crookston
Minn
Grand Forks
N.C
Manitoba
Emerson
Man
Manitoba Agriculture
George Hutton
Winnipeg
Hutton
North Dakota
Pembina
N.D
Pembina County
Britain Warns Portugal on Rhodesia Oil Ban
London warned Portugal that violating an international oil embargo on Rhodesia could invite UN force against the white minority regime. Portugal signaled it would ignore the warning as the Greek tanker Joanna V arrived at Beira to load oil bound for landlocked Rhodesia, with conflicting Beira reports on unloading and status.
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London
Britain
Portugal
Rhodesia
United Nations
Harold Wilson
Beira
Portuguese
Mozambique
Colleges Advised On Drugs By FDA Chief
Washington AP Dr James L Goddard commissioner of food and drugs warned colleges and universities about rising illicit use of hallucinogenic and stimulant drugs. He sent letters to deans housing officials and science heads at over 2000 institutions urging concerted action. He cited LSD 25 Psilocybin and Mescaline and noted small doses can cause lasting harm with LSD 25 produced in college labs.
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Washington (Ap
James L. Goddard
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Goddard
Food and Drug Administration
Civilians Evacuated From Hue Under Precaution
UPI reports U S Army helicopters began evacuating all American civilians from Hue as a precaution amid rising unrest in South Vietnam. About 50 people boarded for a flight to a U S Marine installation, while some Americans remained. Embassy officials indicated civilians including aid workers and mission staff were leaving, with military advisers staying at their posts. Hue lies 60 miles north of Da Nang where the first division faced anti-government forces after its commander denounced the government.
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Nguyen Chanh Thi
Viet Nam
Hue
Thi
da Nang
South Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
South Viet Namese Army
Hhu Bai
Phan Xuan Nhuan
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nhuan
Printers End Strike In Boston
Printers and mailers voted to accept a three year wage increase of 16.30 per week ending a 31 day strike against five Boston papers. Printers 746 to 340 and mailers 158 to 31 approved. The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce said losses topped 1 million dollars daily as the Globe Herald Traveler and Record-American were shutdown.
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Boston
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Morning and
Evening Globe
The
Morning Herald
Jevening Traveler
Record-American
Demonstrations at Alcorn A&M Turn Violent Over President Boyd
In Lorman Mississippi students and area high school youths protested campus policies at Alcorn A&M College. Tear gas grenades driven from near President J D Boyd's home by state troopers quelled the crowd while 36 youths were in custody over two days. Charles Evers urged Boyd's ouster while indicting white complicity.
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Lorman
Miss
Alcorn A&m College
J. D. Boyd
Boyd
Alcorn
Charles Evers
Kosygin Blames Vietnam Crisis for Soviet Prosperity Slump
Premier Kosygin told the Soviet Communist Party congress that the Vietnam situation has limited gains for living standards as the state prioritizes strengthening the armed forces. He accused the United States of escalating world tensions and warned of housing shortages despite planned economic improvements.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Nam
United States
Soviet Communist Party Congress
Kosygin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Communist Party
GM Aide Admits 1961 Tempest Had Defect Across Models
GM Vice President George Russell acknowledged 80 000 low slit Tempests hung up on railroad crossings while GM also moved to fix throttle sticking in 1.5 million 1964 65 Chevelles and 1965 Chevrolets with powerglide transmissions. Senator Nader criticized the Tempest design for low ground clearance. He urged regulatory action while Russell and other executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Washington
UPI
General Motors Corp
Pontiac
George Russell
Senate
Ralph Nader
Nader
Russell
Senate Commerce Committee
Wilson Adds Youth To Cabinet
London AP Prime Minister Harold Wilson reshapes his Labor government after elections bringing young scientists and technologists into ministerial posts. Women gain one more cabinet seat with Eirene White becoming minister of state at the Foreign Office. Existing leaders stay central with Callaghan Stewart and Crossman in inner circle while 23 member cabinet remains. Fred Lee moves to colonial secretary as Richard Marsh, 38, takes power nationalization bills for steel industry.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Labor
Eirene White
Foreign Office
Barbara Castle
George Brown
James Callaghan
Michael Stewart
Arthur Bottomley
Richard Crossman
Wilson
James Griffiths
Charles Parnell
Frank Soskice
Privy Seal
Home
Fred Lee
Lee
Richard Marsh
House of Commons
Demonstrators Clash With Paratroops in Saigon Quietly Boiling Crisis
In Saigon last night paratroopers and riot police battled stone throwers using tear gas and clubs. A Buddhist monk was knocked unconscious as protests demanding a National Assembly accelerated to within three months intensified.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bombers Strike Rail Link Near Hanoi
U S Air Force fighter bombers attacked North Viet Nam's main rail line to Red China for the first time since November. Targets included the Phu Lang Thon Bridge and a section of the line 27 miles northeast of Hanoi. Cloud cover limited damage assessment but a switching yard was cratered.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
North Viet Nam
Red China
Peking Hanoi
Phu Lang Thon
Police mistake leads to home raid on Wanamaker family
Dearborn Heights police mistook a Wanamaker car for a bank robbery getaway and raided the home of Art Wanamaker and his relatives. Officers conducted hours of questioning and a thorough search while the real robbers escaped, creating anger and fear among the family.
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Detroit
Dearborn Heights
Ingvald Paulsen
Louis Wanamaker
Art Wanamaker
Leon Wanamaker
Paulsen
Advisers Withdraw From Da Nang Amid South Vietnamese Tensions
U S advisers pull from rival South Vietnamese forces in Da Nang to avoid entangling in internal politics. Three battalions flown to Da Nang on Premier Ky's orders traveled by American transport. State Department says transports were provided at Saigon's request while noting US aims to let Vietnamese handle the political problem. Senate voices split over U S role and Vietnam policy amid criticism of Ky and the Da Nang unrest.
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Washington
United States
da Nang
State Department
Marshall Wright
Nguyen Cao Ky
Wright
U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Morse
Milward L. Simpson
R-Wyo
Viet Nam
1St Corps
Hue
Employment Sets Record In March
Washington reports 520000 more people at work in March boosting nonfarm payrolls to 61.7 million a record for the season. The unemployment rate rose from 3.7 to 3.8 percent as analysis notes seasonal factors. Including self employed and others, total civilians at work reach 72 million.
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Washington
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
National Assembly
Hanoi
Police ‘Comedy of Errors
Angels Family
Wanamaker
FBI
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