Paratroops Score In D Zone Clash North of Saigon
U S paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade clashed with Viet Cong in the D zone near Saigon. Officials said 25 Viet Cong were killed and casualties exceeded 100 on Wednesday. An ambush near Xom Dua in Binh Duong left a government battalion of about 300 men heavily hit with four advisers missing. The assault followed a relief attempt for a besieged outpost at Tri Tam.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
U.S
Xom Dua
Binh Duong
Tri Tam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Fear Reds in Viet Nam Buildup Prompt Play It Safe Move
U S Marine reinforcements of 8000 troops were sent to South Viet Nam to bolster defenses against potential large scale Communist attacks. Westmoreland sought rapid deployment from Okinawa as a precaution while Army units head overseas. Officials say no imminent crisis is tied to the general’s Hawaii trip for rest and family time.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
South China Sea
Land
Hawaii
Honolulu
Ohio State trustees keep speaker rule after vote
Ohio State University trustees rejected President Fawcett's push to liberalize the speaker's rule in a 5-3 decision. The handling maintains the current restrictions despite the review.
Ohio House Okays Disability Plans
Washington report notes Ohio moves to ratify the 25th Amendment proposal to establish the vice president as acting president if the chief executive is disabled. The measure aims to prevent a leadership vacuum, citing the 1901 McKinley assassination and long recovery as context for a nuclear era safeguard.
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Ohio
William McKinley
Congress
Ohio House
U. S
McKinley
Buffalo
N. Y
White House
King's Viet Plea Draws Mixed Congressional Response
Dr. Martin Luther King urged an immediate negotiated settlement to the Vietnam War, drawing cool reactions from Congress. Rep. Frances Bolton Ohio and Sen. John Sparkman Alabama criticized King's stance as misguided and wrong.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
Congress
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
House Foreign Affairs Committee
John J. Sparkman
Dala
King
Party Split Seen In Moscow Among Soviet Leaders
Signs of strain between reformers and conservative Communists point to a Kremlin reshuffle. The quarrel centers on Brezhnev and Kosygin with Brezhnev possibly siding with reformers and Kosygin leading the conservatives over economic reforms and party authority.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Communist leadership delays party congress amid purge rumors
Four senior officials long missing from key meetings fuel speculation of a Khrushchev era purge. The leadership's action delays the quadrennial congress, the body that theoretically governs about 12 million members. The absence hints at a campaign to remove Khrushchev proteges and shake up the party hierarchy.
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Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchevy
TV or Not TV Pan of Dull Teen Spectacular
A young movie critic mocks a dull teen film shown at an area drive in. Nearby a towheaded boy calls Daddy while the parent gruffly orders to change channels. The scene underscores restless audience tension and a stalled viewing experience.
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Daddy
Final Vote On Medicare Is Predicted For Today
Washington Senate Democratic leaders push for final action on the Social Security health care bill after discarding 14 amendments. Floor manager Sen. Russell Long says passage seems likely tonight unless opponents stall. Republican Sen. Prouty plans three changes to benefits and Sen. Curtis vows a recommittal motion to send the bill back to the Finance Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Winston L. Prouty
Rvt
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Finance Committee
Southerners Hold Key On Vote Rights
Southern Democrats hold the key as Republicans push to substitute their voting rights bill for the administration’s. House leaders estimate a 200 vote coalition, short of 218, needing around 70 Southern Democrats. Rep. William M. Tuck D Virginia could influence the outcome with his opposition to federal voting legislation.
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Washington
House
William M. Tuck
D-Va
Rights Chief Out On Bond
Montgomery Alabama civil rights leader the Rev Frederick D Reese is free on five thousand dollar bond as an investigation into alleged embezzlement continues He was indicted by a special grand jury on charges of embezzling eighteen hundred fifty dollars from the Dallas County Voters League of which he is president.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frederick D. Reese
Reese
Dallas County Voters League
Senate considers youth offender measures and town court changes
Ohio Senate moves toward final approval on youth offender provisions targeting drag racing reckless driving and auto theft with license suspensions and stiff penalties. Other bills cover industrial financing loans up to 50 percent and licensing nursing homes plus modernizing tuberculosis program. municipal court expansion proposals were defeated amid partisan maneuvering.
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House
Ohio
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Canton
Massillon
Cincinnati
Miamisburg
Port Clinton
Sandusky
Common Pleas Court
Bowling Green
Fines and jail for holiday rioters in Geneva on the Lake
In Geneva on the Lake 29 people were arrested for holiday rioting. Judge Howard T. Warner handled the case with 21 pleas of guilty or no contest and eight defendants remaining innocent for later trial. Fines ranged from 15 dollars to 100 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct or destruction of property. Police Chief Edward G. Kemerall quoted a defendant calling the event “the best 50 dollars worth of fun I ever had.”
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Geneva-on-the- Lake
Howard T. Warner
Ashtabula
Edward G. Kemerall
Neva-On-The Lake
Man risks life saves four in creek auto plunge
In Uniontown Alabama a laborer, the only spectator to assist state troopers, entered a submerged overturned car and freed four people including three children before vanishing from the scene. Lt Ethridge credited the rescuer for the daring act. In Washington, George E. Reedy announced he has a painful foot disease and will bow out of his White House post for several months.
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Uniontown
Ala
R. EB. Ethridge
Highway Patrol
Ethridge
William Henry Fitts
Farnsdale
Fitts
Washington
George E. Reedy
Johnson
White House
Rhodes Plans Lake Erie Highway Study Amid Criticism
Gov. James A. Rhodes proposes a study to assess traffic viability for a Lake Erie crossroad. Democratic leader A. G. Lancione criticizes the plan as haphazard and a coverup for highway failures, questioning feasibility.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Lake Erie
Rhodes
A. G. Lancione
Ohio House
Kent State coed names Kenyan attacker in Kent
Portage County Prosecutor George Martin says Teresa Harpe of Steubenville named Samuel Robio, 26, a Kenyan graduate student, as her attacker in Kent nearly two months ago. Harpe gave statement after two days of questioning while being beaten on May 12 along the Cuyahoga River bank.
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Ravenna
Portage County
George Martin
Kent State University
Thieves Enter Doctor Link's Home In Armed Theft
Two masked men broke into Dr. Joseph Link and his wife home in Cincinnati early today binding them with cords and tape. Jewelry valued at about 150000 dollars was stolen in the break in.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Link
Link
Ohio State trustees review controversial speakers rule
Ohio State University trustees meet to reconsider the campus speakers rule after a Faculty Advisory Committee report urged changes. The move follows a discussion of how President Novice G. Fawcett can bar engagements.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Novice G. Fawcett
Bogalusa Seething Over Rights
Civil rights advocates renew protests against segregation in Bogalusa as a counter rally plan is announced. A predominantly Negro group of about 350 paraded in the rain through nearly empty streets to start the new demonstrations.
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Bogalusa
Pinto bean and chili named official state vegetables
In Santa Fe New Mexico the pinto bean and chili were designated official state vegetables through a bill by State Rep. Arcenio Gonzales and signed by Gov. Jack Campbell after passing the legislature.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Arcenio Gonzales
Las Vegas
Jack Campbell
Obituary and sports notes in index of 1940s edition
A compact index lists sections for Obituaries Sports Television Women and Comics. Editorial comments and a brief page guide accompany the entries indicating where readers can find NASCAR style items and community notices.
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