Pan American Orders 490 Passenger 747 Airliner
Pan American World Airways ordered 25 Boeing 747 aircraft at 525 million dollars. The wide body jet carries 490 passengers and 161 tons of baggage, cruises at 633 mph, flies at 45 100 feet, and delivers 41 000 pounds thrust per JT9D engine. Deliveries begin September 1969 and finish May 1970, promising lower future fares.
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Pan American World Airways
Pan American
New York
Pan Am
Boeing Co
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Value Added Tax Urged As Immediate Revenue Tool
Washington AP The Committee for Economic Development urged adopting a value-added tax to raise revenue and eventually replace part of the corporate tax. It proposed cutting the corporate rate from 48 to 38 percent when conditions permit and cited European practice as a model.
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Washington
Committee For Economic Development
U.S. Treasury
Yank Paris Heroes Get French Snub
The French government refused use of the Invalides National Shrine for annual ceremonies honoring Americans killed in the liberation of Paris. The 20 year old service will move to the American military cemetery in Suresnes. Organizer Marcelle Thomas blamed President Charles de Gaulle for the decision after a brusque notice from Defense Minister Pierre Messmer.
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Paris
UPI
the Invalides National Shrine
the Invalides
Suresnes
Marcelle Thomas
Charles de Gaulle
Defense
Pierre Messmer
France
Napoleon
De Gaulle Seeks U S Friendship Amid NATO Debate
Paris says De Gaulle wants friendly ties with the United States and rejects a French alliance with Russia or China. Pompidou predicts a U S pullout from NATO may come, as a censure motion looms after his remarks in the National Assembly during a NATO policy debate.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
United States
France
Russia
China
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Pompidou
NATO
National Assembly
Too Easy To Get Bank Charter Probers Say
A Senate subcommittee accused the Comptroller of the Currency James Saxon of granting bank charters too freely inviting corrupt individuals. The report ties lax chartering to bank failures while promising the banking field remains basically sound.
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Washington (Ap
Senate
James J. Saxon
Saxon
Congress
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Bring Back Braves Or Else Says Judge
Milwaukee judge orders the Atlanta Braves to return to Milwaukee or award a 1967 NL expansion franchise to the city. Judge Elmer Roller ruled the Braves and the National League violated state antitrust laws by removing Milwaukee's major league team. The decision demands NL action by May 16.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Atlanta Braves
National League
Wisconsin City
Wisconsin
Elmer W. Roller
Braves
Buddhist Protest Parade Aims Nonviolent Saigon March
Militant Buddhists planned a large orderly demonstration in Saigon to oppose Ky's military regime. A peaceful march from the Buddhist Institute to downtown was proposed, following riot marked streets as the hierarchy claimed overall control and halted earlier arson.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Avalanches Close Mu Gia Pass In Major B52 Strike
The Guam based Strategic Air Command reports a first B52 raid on North Vietnam closed Mu Gia Pass with landslides from explosions. Nearly 700 tons of bombs may be the war’s heaviest single operation. Convoys shift to Napé Pass. Viet Cong attack hits Tan Son Nhut killing seven U S and a civilian. A Sky Raider from USS Ticonderoga was shot down 33 miles south of Vinh with pilot missing. Two motorbike bombers injure three police and three children at Saigon docks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mu Gia Pass
North Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Ho Chi Minh
Strategic Air Command
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Hanoi
Laos
Nape
Ticon‘deroga
Vinh
Election Decreed For Civilian Government In Vietnam
President Nguyen Van Thieu signed a decree ordering general elections within three to five months. The decree followed a 10 point communique from the final session of a political congress called by the central government to bolster authority.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon moves toward civilian rule as Buddhist delegates join congress
Tuesday the government met to map steps for transferring power to a civilian regime. Buddhist delegates indicated they would sit in the congress, though the religious hierarchy gave no firm confirmation. clashes, protests, and a pending referendum frame the push toward a representative government within two to five months.
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Radio Saigon
Saigon
Hue
da Nang
UN Space Conference Planned for Late 1967
United Nations reports the 28 nation committee on peaceful uses of outer space approved a working group recommendation to hold a U.N. space conference in the second half of 1967.
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United Nations, N.Y
Committee On Peaceful
Largest Field Ever As Mrs Bianchi Joins Troy Board Race
Mrs Carmela Bianchi filed late as the sixth candidate for Troy Board of Education creating a first in history contest. On May 3 voters in the Troy School District will select one member from six candidates for a five year term.
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Carmela Bianchi
Troy
Board of Education
Trojans
Troy Board of Education
Dan G. Farano
Maple Ave
Herbert P. Catlin
Pinewoods Ave
Ywca Board of Directors
James H. Lewis
Lavin Ct
W. E. Burnet Co
New York Stock Exchange
Joseph F. Marcelli
Hudson Valley Community College
Christopher A. Brignola
Bianchi
1823Rd St
School System
Thelma J. Riggs
Farano
Catlin
L. Merrick Bryce
Churchmen Find Flaws in Leaders Bill on Divorce Reform
The State Council of Churches condemned the Leaders Bill as unrealistic and disturbing arguing five year separation, complex conciliation procedures, and limits on out of state divorces undermine reform. They oppose quick passage replacing the Wilson Sutton bill and warn against disregarding legislative committee work. The two bills align on abandonment cruelty imprisonment and homosexual conduct.
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Albany
State Council of Churches
Wilson- Sutton
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
John H. Hughes
Anthony J. Travia
Council of Churches
Council
Wilson-Sutton
Joint Legislative Committee
Iraq Leader Killed in Air Crash Report
Cairo Radio reported that Iraqi President Abdel Salam Aref was killed in an air crash. The Cairo broadcast was monitored in London.
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London
Cairo Radio
Abdel Salam Aref
Iraq
Cairo
Pushbutton Pupils Homework's No Trial With Dial
Six Queens high school students use a dial and IBM 1710 computer to solve math problems at home 50 miles away in Yorktown Heights. The project, by Brooklyn diocese schools and IBMs, aims to expand learning by offloading computation while requiring understanding of math rules.
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New York
Queens High School
Brian Butler Jr
Long Island City
Mater Christi Diocesan High School
Diocese of Brooklyn
International Business Machines Corp
Yorktown Heights
Westchester County
Johnson Heads to Mexico for Friendly Presidential Visit
President Johnson flies to Mexico City for a 22 1 2 hour visit hosted by President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. A million Mexicans are seen along the nine mile route to Los Pinos with Johnson and Mrs. Johnson staying as guests. They will honor Mexico’s independence monument and unveil a Lincoln statue before departure.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Mexico City
Texas White House
Los Pinos
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Diaz Ordaz
Abraham Lincoln
Mexico City International
U.S
lInight
Thomas C. Mann
Mexico
Chamizal
Rio Grande
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