New York World Fair Opens Briskly Amid Optimism
The New York World’s Fair reopened in Flushing Meadows for a second season with bright sunshine and brisk attendance, surpassing last year’s opening day figures. A tragic accident involving Kenneth Johnson, age 15, occurred as he crossed tracks outside the gates. Public remarks from Vice President Hubert Humphrey lauded the fair as a major national achievement. Two Ethiopian runners caused a brief mixup by arriving early with greetings from Haile Selassie.
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New York
Brooklyn
Kenneth Johnson
Flushing Meadow
Johnson
John Henry
Hubert H. Humphrey
Manhattan
Haile Selassie
Democrats Likely to Recess Rather Than End Session
With Democrats in control for the first time in 30 years the legislature may recess this May and reconvene through summer or fall. They could recall for business as needed, avoiding full adjournment and keeping leverage over reapportionment and other measures. Gov Rockefeller previously called special sessions for liquor control and reapportionment.
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Rockefeller
Albany
Rensselaer
Schenectady
Thant outlines Viet Nam impact on 1965 world
United Nations Secretary General U Thant told the American Newspaper Publishers Association that Vietnam’s developments will shape international relations this year. He urged every effort toward a peaceful solution and emphasized press influence in creating a climate for possible accommodation.
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New York
U Thant
Viet Nam
United Nations
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Dirksen Signals Changes to Johnson Negro Voting Bill
Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen hinted at possible revisions to President Johnson’s civil rights voting bill. He suggested some concessions may speed action but avoided details. Other senators favored expanding the bill with poll tax bans and county coverage, while Dirksen questioned constitutional issues and Opponents debated a 60 percent registration escape clause.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Dirksen
Illinois
Judiciary Committee
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Hart
U S and Vietnamese Jets Strike North Vietnamese Roads
U S and Vietnamese forces pressed round the clock raids on North Viet Nam, striking Highway 1 and 8 corridors near Vinh and Nugia Pass. Skyraiders and F105s destroyed trucks, damaged several others, and reported no enemy aircraft in the area as flights returned safely. The operation involved about 60 aircraft with light anti aircraft fire and no confirmed enemy air presence.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
North
U.S. Navy
7Th Fleet
Midway
Vinh
U. S. Navy
Hancock
Route 1
Nugia Pass
Laos
South Viet Nam
McNamara Says US to Send More Viet Nam Aid Increase planned for South Viet Nam military support
Defense Secretary McNamara announced at the White House that the United States will sharply increase military aid to South Vietnam. He cited expanded strikes north and greater South Vietnamese and U.S. air support, with South Vietnamese forces rising by up to 160,000 from about 600,000.
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McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
White House
United States
South Viet Nam
U. S
China
Red China
North
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Honolulu
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S. Pacific
Defense
Watervliet father of four rescues drowning boy in Hudson River
Gerald R. Conway a Watervliet bookkeeper plunged into the murky Hudson River at Hoosick Street and saved six year old Dwain Smith from drowning. Conway pulled the boy to shore and bystander helpers brought both to safety. Dwain was treated for river water ingestion and Conway declined hospitalization.
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Troy
Hudson River
Hoosick Street
Dwain Smith
Milton Smith
Hoosick St
St. Mary's Hospital
Gerald R. Conway
25Th St
Watervliet
John B. Garrett, Inc
River St
Conway
Smith Boy
Bobby Pitcher
Bobby
Arnold Will
Police Juvenile Aid Bureau
Garrett
Hoosick
River Streets
Edward Klee
James Maltais
Rensselaer County Welfare Department
Michael R. McGill
Paul Bohrer
Robert Moreau
Central Fire Station
Ambulance Service Corp
August M. Rokjer
Robert Graber
Thomas Dean
Radio Patrol
Det
Will
Garrett Firm
Irene Kempisty
Mississippi River floods sweep Wisconsin and Midwest
The Mississippi River rose to 17.7 feet threatening Prairie Du Chien and La Crosse. Emergency officials report thousands displaced across Wisconsin Iowa Illinois with deaths and near 100 million dollars in damage. The floodfront moved toward Prairie Du Chien as dikes failed and the Blackhawk Bridge closed.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Espatueu la Crusse
Johnson
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
Iowa
Illinois
Harold Hughes
Adjutant General's Office
la Crosse
Wally Ewald
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Mississippi
Col
Donovan M. Vance
Minnesota
Blackhawk
Tragedy Ends A Million Laughs Circus Clown Beaten to Death
Paul Jung a Ringling Bros clown famous across the nation was found beaten to death at Hotel Forrest near Madison Square Garden less than a day after his last performance. The 65 year old Dayton Ohio native known for bold gags was discovered by a bellboy with his arms pinned under him in pajamas. Police noted heavy head trauma and bruising suggesting the killing occurred soon before or after retirement. He is survived by wife Elsie a fellow performer with Ringling Bros.
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New York
UPI
Paul Jung
Ringling Bros
Madison Square Garden
Forrest
Ringling
Jung
Elsie
Dayton
Ohio
Ringling Bros In
Steel Mill Closings Loom As Talks Fail
Talks between the United Steelworkers and steelmakers collapsed with no further meetings set. A May 1 strike threat prompts a first step toward orderly mill shutdowns. Union president David McDonald and negotiator R Conrad Cooper reported no new labor agreement and exchanges of proposals.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
McDonald
Puerto Rican Rebel Leader Pedro Albizu Campos Dies at 73
Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican nationalist leader, died at 73 in San Juan after pneumonia complications. bedridden since 1956 after a stroke, he had led an abortive 1950 coup and a 1954 attack on the U S House, and was pardoned last November by Gov. Luis Munoz Marin.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pedro Albizu Campos
Truman
Albizu
Laura Meneeses de Albizu
United Nations
Laura Albizu de Meneses
Peru
U. S. House of Representatives
Luis Munoz Marin
Presbyterian Hospital
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