B52 Raid on Viet Cong Hideout Near Ben Cat
Eight engined B52s from SAC struck a jungle hideout 25 miles north of Saigon near Ben Cat using non nuclear high explosives. The air raid followed Navy F4 Phantom actions over North Viet Nam and involved some bomber losses. Spokesmen said the objective was wide area saturation with pinpoint accuracy not emphasized.
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South Viet Nam
U. S
Strategic Air Command
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Guam
Ben Cat
Luzon
Philippines
Washington
Peking
Hanoi
North
Bien Hoa
Associated Press
John Wheeler
U.S
Wilson To Seek Peace Five Nation Mission Named By Wilson
London reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson will lead a five member peace mission to press for a negotiated settlement in Viet Nam. The team aims to visit Washington Moscow Peking Hanoi and Saigon early next month after the Afro Asian conference in Algiers.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
Saigon
Algiers
Viet Nam
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Abubakar Tafewa Balewa
Trinidad and Tobago
Eric Williams
Ceylon
Dudley Senanayake
Record expands financial and racing coverage
The Troy Record expands financial news coverage with final stock exchange coverages in every morning edition. It now prints complete racing results from Aqueduct Suffolk Downs Monmouth and Delaware Park daily in sports, and Green Mountain Park results begin today.
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Troy Record
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Aqueduct
Suffolk Downs
Monmouth
Delaware Park
Green Mountain Park
Excise Tax Cut Passed by Congress Sent to President
Congress backed a bill at midnight to wipe out excise taxes on items from autos to pencils. Senate approved by voice vote and sent the measure to President Johnson for signature with retroactive effects to May 15 on several taxes. House action followed late day debate, completing conference of differing versions.
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Gress
Johnson
Senate
House
Wedes
Senate House
White House
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Ribicoff
Russell B. Long
D-La
Floods Ravage Denver and Suburbs After Mountain Storms
Denver residents along the South Platte River faced widespread flood damage with hundreds homeless, including low income families. Three people died in floodwaters and another in a plane crash near Denver as bridges were ruined and tolls rise to millions. Shelter was offered at a high school while residents evacuated to safety.
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Colo
South Platte
Susan Phipps
Dale Peterson
Mrs. Peterson
Mankato
Minn
la Junta
Colorado
Arkansas
Purgatoire River
Gemini team honored at White House by Johnson
President Johnson praised the Gemini crew Ed ward H. White II James A. McDivitt and Charles W. Mathews for closing the space flight gap with the Soviet Union. He cited Gemini 4 and the Apollo program as proof the United States widened access to space and peace. They received the Exceptional Service Medal from NASA.
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Gemini
White House
Washington
Johnson
Edward H. White II
James A. McDivitt
Charles W. Mathews
United States
James Mcnavitt
Edward White
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles W. Matthews
Hubert Humphrey
Goldwater Launches Academic Drive To Promote Conservatism
Barry Goldwater heads a new Free Society Association aimed at educating Americans on conservatism through research publications and broadcasts. He says it is not a political group and will not back candidates while inviting Democrats and liberals to join. Goldwater remains open to opposing Hayden and possibly running in 1968. Denison Kitchel will serve as president.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Newborn Free Society Association
GOP
Republican Party
Goldwater
The
Society
Arizona
Congress
Carl Hayden
Denison Kitchel
Phoenix
John Birch Society
Liberal Americans For Democratic Action
Bomb Plot Blonde Gets Five Years
Michelle Duclos, a 27 year old Canadian former TV personality, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for involvement in a dynamite plot to attack the Statue of Liberty. She turned state's evidence against three alleged conspirators to receive potential sentence mitigation and possible early release.
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New York
UPI
Michelle Duclos
Miss Duclos
Montreal
United Nations
Canada
Robert Steele Collier
Walter Augustus Bowe
Ikhaleel Sultarn Sayyed
Johnson sends McDivitt and White on Paris goodwill tour
President Johnson announced that astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White would depart within hours for a goodwill tour in Paris. He said the pair would join the U.S. delegation at the Paris air show to share their achievement with the world.
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Johnson
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Paris
Gemini Twins
Space heroes dine and stay at the White House
After a televised space event, families gather for a White House ceremony and parade on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Johnsons host a dinner and overnight stay for the space heroes and their seven children ages four to fourteen, a Texas ranch style tribute.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
White House
Johnsons
Space Heroes
Johnson
Texas
Renewed Dominican Fighting Kills Four Paonia 40 Hurt
Four Americans killed and 40 wounded in fighting sparked by Dominican Communists. Five Brazilian IAF members wounded. Rebels report high casualties with up to 70 dead and 200 injured. Inter-American troops captured 280 prisoners to be released after behavior lessons.
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inter-American Peace-Keeping Force
IAF
U. S
Eter
International Security Zone
National Palace
U.S. Army
Bruce W. Palmer, Jr
Hugo Panasco Alvim
Aussies Kill 17 Indonesians In Raid
Australian troops clashed with over 100 Indonesian infiltrators in a Borneo jungle battle near Kuching Sarawak. Seventeen Indonesians were killed and several wounded as three groups were engaged, one Gruppe cut down by an ambush.
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Kuching
Sarawak
UPI
Borneo
Here
Royal Australian Army
Defense Fund Bill Advances with 45 Billion Appropriation
The House Appropriations Committee backed a 45.188 billion defense bill for fiscal year starting July 1. It funds 2,653,000 uniformed personnel, 29,571 aircraft, 899 ships, and 2,700 nuclear warheads. Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel levels and pay are outlined, with guards and reserves kept separate pending additional legislation.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Republican Committee
Johnson
Pentagon
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Army
Navy
Air Force
Johnson Welcomes Commonwealth Peace Mission to Viet Nam
President Johnson praised a top level British Commonwealth peace mission for Viet Nam and called a special cabinet session to review U S policy. He said the group will be welcomed in the United States and hoped for a fair committee to pursue unconditional talks with all sides.
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Washington
Johnson
U. S
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Congress
White House
Harold Wilson
Wether
Red China
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