Junta Tries to Oust Khanh and Card Out Exile
South Viet Nam investigative reports say the Armed Forces Council sought Khanh’s removal and discussed sending him abroad. Dalat factions argued overnight as Saigon airport tension rose with troops manning positions and rumors of internal power struggles.
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Khanh
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Armed Forces
Armed Forces Council
Dalat
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Nguyen Cao Ky
U S Continues Full Viet Nam Support Amid Leader Shakeup
Washington reports the United States will maintain full military and economic aid to South Viet Nam as the civilian government remains intact despite generals’ turmoil. Lt General Nguyen Khanh has been fired as commander in chief, with Maj. Gen. Tran Van Minh named as his successor.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Tran van Minh
Khanh
Viet Nam
Britain Cuts Import Surcharge
The British government lowers the import surcharge from 15 to 10 percent, effective April 27, announced in the House of Commons by Chancellor James Callaghan. Economics Minister George Brown in Geneva told Europe’s Association of Outer Seven partners of the cut after six months of operation.
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London
House ‘of Commons
James Callaghan
Geneva
George Brown
Britain
European Free Trade Assa
association—Europe
American Killed in Fighting in Binh Dinh Province
A U.S. Marine officer and seven Vietnamese soldiers were killed in heavy clashes in northern Binh Dinh Province as Viet Cong forces overran more than three quarters of the province. One American was killed Sunday and two wounded as two Marine battalions, set up two weeks earlier, fought in mountain valleys surrounded by Viet Cong control. Two American advisers were also wounded in other clashes in the province.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
U.S
Inter-Community Concert Association opens at G and M Music Co
The Inter-Community Concert Association will open tomorrow at G and M Music Co until 1 p.m. Saturday. Members joining can attend the season’s last concert, Tucson Arizona Boys' Chorus, free on March 1. Westminster Choir is another next season concert. Heart Fund Weekend totals $2900.56 in county and city, up from $2818 last year. Please mail unreturned envelopes to See Boppe, Heart Fund treasurer, 518 Gray Ave.
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Heart Fund
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District V Chorus Event Draws 1100 Attendees
Approximately 1100 people attended a Handley High School concert by the District V Chorus. The choir included 187 students from 22 Virginia high schools, with 30 auditioned members set for the All Virginia chorus in Charlottesville April 23-24. Handley students Barbara Blackburn Philip Webber Melvin Dick and James Wood student Sue Shiley were among those selected. Gwen Skiles was named an alternate.
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Handley High School
Neil Stallings
Handley
Virginia
Robert Page
Temple University
Philadelphia
Charlottesville
Barbara Blackburn
Philip Webber
Melvin Dick
Sue Shiley
James Wood
Gwen Skiles
Stallings
Johnson urges youth to build a just world at Kentucky convocation
President Johnson told the younger generation that their task is to enrich human dignity through service. He focused on domestic aims of the Great Society, urging involvement in Peace Corps and anti poverty programs while warning of choices that could shape civilization.
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Lexington
Johnson
University of Kentucky
John F. Kennedy
America
Peace Corps
Recall of Malcolm X interview about plots to kill him
AP recalls a year earlier interview with Malcolm X on a Washington to New York flight where he warned hostile forces sought to kill him. He spoke of leaving the Black Muslims, civil rights debates, and his view that segregation or separatism would prevail.
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Malcolm X
Jules Loh
Washington
New York
Loh
Malcolm
Martin Luther King Jr
Moon Surface Feared Tricky For Early Astronauts
Pasadena AP reports scientists analyzing Ranger 8 lunar photos from the crash site in the Sea of Tranquillity. Kuiper and team debate surface strength, noting foamlike lava crust and depths of dust while urging caution for future manned missions.
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Earth
Moon
Gerard P. Kuiper
Lunar
Leer
University of Art
Harold Urey
University of California At
Mine Blast Traps 94 In Japan
An explosion hit the Yubari refinery of the Hokkaido Colliery Co in Hokkaido trapping 103 miners. Nine reached safety as gas hindered rescues. gas masks were requested and arrived four hours later. No cause details were disclosed. The incident followed Japan’s worst postwar mine disaster 15 months earlier.
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Japan
Hokkaido
Yubari
Hokkaido Colliery Co
Fear drives vigil as Malcolm X slaying stirs unrest
New York and Chicago police guard against reprisals after Malcolm X is killed at a Harlem meeting. A 22 year old suspect, Talmadge Hayer alias Thomas Hayer, is charged with homicide. others sought as investigators cite a feud between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad's group.
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Malcolm X
Chicago
FBI
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Marshall St
Patterson
N.J
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Isidm No. 2
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Upper Manhattan
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Kennedy
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Arctic Cold Front Cuts Temperatures Across Virginia
A large mass of Arctic air blankets much of the country with Richmond area seeing daytime readings in the 30s and tonight plunging to the teens in Virginia as the cold spell continues.
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Virginia
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