Marines suffer heavy losses in Viet Nam clash near Da Nang
Four U.S. Marines were killed and four wounded in a dawn clash 53 miles south of Da Nang as combat intensified around the Da Nang air base. A joint force of American Vietnamese and Australian troops also pressed a jungle sweep 30 miles north of Saigon in the so called D Zone, with 14 Viet Cong dead and 43 detained.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
D-zone
Viet Nam
Marine Corps
South China Sea
Song Tra Bong River
173Rd Airborne Brigade
North
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Son la
White House
Guam
New GOP plan aims to broaden appeal in cities and suburbs
The GOP National Committee approved a long range strategy to win back urban and youth voters lost in 1964. Chairman Ray C. Bliss said gains depend on good candidates and vigorous campaigns for Congress, state, and local offices.
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Washington
Ray C. Bliss
GOP
National Committee
Congress
Bliss
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate‘House
Viet Nam
Lucius D.clay
National Finance
C. Langhorne Washburn
Frank Kovac
William Cody Kelly
Kovac
New York Senators Back Administration Policy Vote
New York's U.S. Senators Jacob K. Javits and Robert F. Kennedy joined the majority in a 61 to 31 roll call that rejected the administration request to limit duty free imports by returning overseas visitors.
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Washington
New York
Jacob K. Javits
Robert F. Kennedy
Rockefeller Signs Cigarette Label Bill For New York
Gov. Rockefeller signed a cigarette label requirement to warn that smoking is harmful. The law takes effect June 1, 1966, and he cited public health responsibility as guiding aim.
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Albany
Rockefeller
New York State
481 Graduates Celebrate 42nd CCHS Commencement in Troy Armory
More than 3 500 family and friends attend Catholic Central High School’s 42nd annual commencement in the Troy Armory. Maryanne Casey delivers valedictory citing Michelangelo, Thomas Hayes lauds justice and song, diplomas handed by Msgr. Hunt, class titled The Class of Champions, with songs led by Rev. Fitzpatrick.
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CCHS
Catholic Central High School
Troy Armory
John A. O'Keefe
Thomas J. Hayes
William H Hunt
V.F
Maryanne T. Casey
Paul F. Engel
Maryanne Theresa Casey
Michaelangelo
Hayes
William H. Hunt
St. Patrick's Church
Troy
Cchs Board of Directors
Edward J. Fitzpatrick
Commerce Secretary says U S business outlook remains strong
Secretary Connor said the U S business outlook is good with the stock market as the lone cloud. He noted several key indicators show strength and projected a good sized rise in GNP for the April June quarter.
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Connor
Washington
UPI
Commerce
John T. Connor
U. S
Commerce Secretary
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
Commerce Department
U.S
One Of Busiest Days Has Market In Whirl
New York AP reports the stock market delivered a dizzying session on the New York Stock Exchange. A surge of buying after the opening bell pushed prices up sharply, then a sharp reversal followed before closing with the best gain of the year.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Cab strike wanes as loner drivers return to streets
In New York and Chicago the cab strike loosens as about 3,000 of 5,000 independent cabs operate in Manhattan, despite 7,000 fleet cabs idle. Police log few vandalism complaints while leaders debate bargaining recognition and NLRB election timing.
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Chicago
New York
Manhattan
Leon Teuch
United Taxicab Owner's Guild
Afl-Cio Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Body Recovered in Canal Near Newark
The body of 16 year old Katherine DeCook of Newark was recovered yesterday from the New York State Barge Canal near Widewaters off Route 31.
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Newark
Katherine DeCook
New York State Barge Canal
Widewaters
Joe Engle Reaches 53 Miles Up In X15 Flight
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. An X15 pilot Joe Engle soared past 53 miles into space reaching 282000 feet. The 11 minute mission earned him a military astronaut rating shared by 11 others. Engle lifted off from Delamar Dry Lake Nevada atop a B52 mothership.
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Edwards’ Air Force, Base
Calif
Joe Engle
Engle
U.S. Space Administration
Joe Walker
Delamar Dry Lake
Nevada
Balaguer Returns to Dominican Republic Amid Mixed Reactions
Former President Joaquin Balaguer's 72 hour return to care for his ailing mother drew cautious, often favorable signals from key politicians as he hints at a presidential bid. The junta allowed the trip, while rebels and OAS mediators discuss a provisional government and future elections amid continuing tensions. U.S. troops faced two rebel attacks in the east-west Santo Domingo corridor with exchanges of fire reported.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
United States
Carmen
Alejandro Zeller Cocco
Hector Aristy
Committee
the Organization For American States
Rafael Trujillo
Libarian Tolbert Elected First Negro World Baptist Leader
The World Baptist Alliance chose Liberia's Vice President William R Tolbert Jr 52 as president by acclamation at a Miami Beach convention. About 20 000 delegates approved the Lib e rian leader seen as a revolutionary breakthrough for the 121 nation group. The alliance lacks church jurisdiction and most members are in the United States.
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Miami Beach
Fla
World Baptist Alliance
William R. Tolbert Jr
Liberia
Tolbert
United States
Joao Loren
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Alliance
Christian and the Baptist
Kosygin Eyes Expanded Vietnam Aid and Victory Prospects
Soviet Premier Kosygin told Moscow graduates that the USSR would increase military aid to North Vietnam and the Viet Cong and predicted a Communist victory. He accused Washington of duplicity, urged unity with China, and urged respect for Geneva rules and Viet Nam's self determination. He also criticized U.S. bombing policies as a barrier to peace.
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Moscow
UPI
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Kosygin
Johnson
Barry ‘Goldwater
Washington
Patrice Lumumba
China
Peking
Ile
Kremlin
U. S
North End
Goldwater
Senate rejects $50 duty free limit for travelers
The Senate voted 61 to 31 against President Johnsons proposal to set a $50 retail value duty free allowance for U S tourists returning from abroad. It approved a $100 retail value cap instead and sent the measure to conference with the House as the current law expires at midnight.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Congress
White House
Jungle Offensive Prompts Questions On U S Viet Nam Role
A joint U S Viet Namese attack in the Bien Hoa area raises questions about adherence to Johnson administration limits on ground forces. U S airborne troops engage a Viet Cong jungle stronghold while B 52s bomb the D Zone nearby.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Johnson
U. S
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Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Commission To Preserve the
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Justice Department
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