Pilot in POW camp backs government stance near Hanoi
Captured aviator from the TAKVOR unit in a Hanoi outskirts prison camp tells Nihon Denpa News correspondent Toshiimichi Suzuki he is well though prisoner life could improve. He says he has heard no recent war news, supports his government's position, and questions the North Vietnamese claim of 1,000 U.S. planes shot down. Denton notes his capture near Thanh Hoa, about 70 miles south of Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Toshiimichi Suzuki
Nihon Denpa News
Denton
Viet Nam
U. S
North
Thanh Hoa
Eight Die In Iowa Traffic Toll Rises
United Press International reports eight people died in Iowa traffic accidents over the weekend, boosting the 1966 toll to 240. Victims include Eddie Hellyer near Perry, William Reeves in Keokuk, Davenport riders in two motorcycle crashes, and several other fatal crashes across Fruitland Logan and nearby areas.
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Iowa
United Press International
Eddie Hellyer
Perry
Hellyer
William Reeves
Keokun
Reeves
William Allen
Keokuk
Mary Ringstrom
Davenport
Richard Haskins
Gerald Grewe
Robert Lamb
Clear assault route as U S planes drop gas against Viet Cong
U S aircraft released 7 200 pounds of nausea gas over a Viet Cong jungle base near the Cambodian border to clear a path for about 2 500 U S Army infantry. The operation, part of Operation Birmingham, involved SAC B 52s and bursts of anti aircraft fire as MiG 17s challenged U S bombers north of Hanoi.
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Saigon
API
U.S
1St
Birmingham
U. S
Strategic Air Command
SAC
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Haiphong
Mohole Project May Be Abandoned by Congress
Washington UPI reports that four years and 55.4 million dollars into Project Mohole the House Appropriations Committee has cut the 19.7 million requested for the coming fiscal year and called for immediate cancellation. Once led by Rep. Albert Thomas and now by Rep. Joe Evins, the effort to drill toward the earth mantle near Hawaii faces abrupt ending amid shifting support from officials including President Johnson.
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Pacific
Hawaii
House’ Appropriations Committee
National Science Foundation
House Appropriations Committee
Albert Thomas
Houston
Tex
Brown & Root, Inc
Thomas
Congress
Mohole
Subcommittee
Joe L. Evins
D-Tenn
White House
Johnson
Italy wins 8th world bridge crown in St Vincent
The 14th world contract bridge championship ended with Italy claiming its eighth straight title by defeating a combined North American team 319 to 262. Holland placed fourth, Venezuela third, while North America and Italy posted large margins in Saturday games. The Italian squad included non playing captain Carlo Alberto Perroux and players Walter Avarelli Giorgi Belladonna Mimmo Dale lio Pietro Forquet Benito Gar 0720 Camillo Pabis Tieci.
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ST. Vincent
Italy
UPI
Holland
Thailand
Venezuela
Venezueea
North America
Carlo Alberto Perroux
Walter Avarelli
Giorgio Belladonna
Mimmo Dalelio
Pietro Forquet
Benito Gar
Camillo Pabis-Tieci
China detonates third H-Bomb in 1965 tests
Tokyo reported that Communist China detonated its third nuclear device, aired by Radio Peking. The blast occurred Monday in Western China following the first atomic test on Oct 16, 1964 and a second on May 14, 1965. Western intelligence notes no proven delivery system yet.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Radio Peking
Fire destroys Anita locker plant in early blaze
An early morning fire destroyed Miller's refrigerator locker plant on Anita's Main Street. Noted at 3 a.m. by a trucker, the blaze gutted the basement area with over 400 lockers affected and most collapsed into the basement. Adjacent jewelry store and Anita American Legion building suffered smoke damage as Wiota and Adair fire crews assisted Anita firefighters.
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Anita
Iowa
UPI
Miller
Anita American Legion
Wiota and
Adair
Annual Y meeting scheduled tonight at Washington Library
The Washington YMCA holds its annual meeting at 8 tonight in the Washington Library. All members are urged to attend as board elections and routine business will be addressed.
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Washington Ymca
Washington Library
Buddhists Aroused By Ky Promise In Vietnam Crisis
Buddhist leaders urge Tri Quang to return to Saigon amid Ky plan for a civilian constitutional assembly by 1967 drawn with elections split. Minh and Quang warn of further demonstrations if Ky reneges on promised elections by Sept 15. Dalat imposes 24 hour curfew after student protests over April deaths. U S remarks cited as misinterpretation adding tension.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tri Quang
Quang
Hue
Viet Hoa Dao
Thich Thien Minh
Tri Quang
Minh
da Nang
Dalat
Scientists oppose Nike-X in McNamara defense clash
The Society of American Scientists urged opposition to the Senate vote funding the first Nike-X deployment step. They warned the system would not shield Americans from a Russian attack, would intensify the arms race, and provoke Soviet countermeasures. McNamara argues for continued research while Congress funded initial work.
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Senate
McNamara
United States
Soviet Union
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Congress
Johnson urges more school aid and Title I progress
President Johnson urged Congress to fund continued aid for disadvantaged children as the Title I program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act expands. The National Advisory Council reported 11,500 districts with projects, $757 million obligated across 13,503 projects aiding about 5.6 million children, and called for early summer 1966 appropriations to refine implementation.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Congress
National Advisory Council On the
Office of Education
President Johnson to visit Iowa for Democratic dinner
President Lyndon B. Johnson plans a summer trip to Iowa with Mrs. Johnson. They will fly from Washington to Des Moines in late June to address thousands of Iowa Democrats at a dinner costing 100 dollars per plate in the Veterans Auditorium.
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Washington
IDPA
Iowa Daily Press Association
Lyndon B. Johnson
Iowa
Johnson
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Rusk Defends U S Policy in Southeast Asia
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faced a fiery Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing as he defended U S military roles in Southeast Asia. He urged that freedom there is vital and that the President has authority to commit forces, amid sharp exchanges with Sen Morse and defense from Sen Lausche. The session accompanied broader debate on President Johnsons 3.396 billion foreign aid request and upcoming Viet Nam policy reviews. Rusk also stressed U S concerns over South Viet Nam unrest and reiterated support for Ky statements.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
United States
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
South Viet Nam
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
U.S
Morse
Frank J. Lausche
Dohio
Oregon Democrat
Lausche
David E. Bell
Agency For International Development (Aid
Johnson
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Viet Nam
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Truman 82nd birthday celebrated by old friends
Former President Harry S. Truman marked his 82nd birthday at a Kansas City gala attended by about 400 guests. A highlight was a planned telephone talk with President Johnson, reflecting a long friendship since the New Deal era and Johnson's visits to Independence, Truman's hometown.
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Kansas City
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Johnson
Independence
Henry Talge
Trumans
Frost Warning To Night In Iowa Weather
Iowa forecast warns of frost and freezing temperatures tonight with clear skies. Lows drop to the 20s, then Tuesday turns fair and slightly warmer with highs in the 50s. Wednesday outlook is sunny and warmer.
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United Press International
Iowa
Washington County Democrats elect new chairman at convention
Washington County Democrats met in the courthouse Friday naming Paul Ryan as county chairman to succeed Walter Farrell Sr. and pledging a full slate of candidates. The group endorsed national and state administration policies, backed school bus funding from tax funds, called for annual financial statements, and urged watchdog oversight of government programs.
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Washington County
Court House
Walter Farrell Sr
Citizens For Hughes Committee
Paul Ryan
Mr. Farrell
Carolyn Levy
Geraldine Schulty
Leo Mullikin
Brighton
Farrell
Iowa
Johnson
Party
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