Storms Take 7 More Lives in Texas
The Associated Press reports deadly storms across North Texas killed seven more people and caused widespread damage. Dallas Fort Worth area tally rose to twelve deaths over two days with eight drownings. Flooding pressed rivers and creeks, with Dallas County declared a disaster area and extensive evacuations underway.
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Reds Push Buildup Ahead of Monsoon In South Viet Nam
In Saigon reports say North Viet Nam rushed equipment and troops toward the south by road through the Laos Panhandle. An estimated 1500 to 3000 trucks operate, with camouflage on about 35 miles of road to evade U S aircraft. The buildup aims to reinforce materiel and personnel before rains begin mid May via Mu Gia and Na Pe passes.
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U S Air Force B52s Hit Pass Amid Laos Infiltration Drive
U S bombers struck the Ho Chi Minh Trail pass in Laos on April 12 and again last week, with officials noting the pass was partially reopened after earlier closures. The campaign targets road networks built by Hanoi engineers to shuttle North Vietnamese labor and supplies south, as about 5 500 to 7 000 men move monthly in this period.
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Nuclear powered George C. Marshall submarine joins fleet
The Polaris submarine George C. Marshall, nuclear powered and armed with 16 Polaris missiles, joins the U.S. fleet at Newport News Shipyard as legislators and officials praise nuclear propulsion for future surface ships. The ceremony notes it is the 38th Polaris sub and the 13th built at Newport News.
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Pope Barred From Polish Church Fete
More than a million Catholics were to attend Czestochowa's 1000 year celebration but Pope Paul VI was barred by the Polish government. Cardinal Wyszynski will lead in his place at Jasna Gora as government censors limit church involvement amid minor harassment.
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