Yanks Battle Viet Nam Battle From Kontum to Hue
U S paratroopers clash with North Vietnamese forces in Kontum province as 239 enemy dead are reported with higher totals feared. Rioters police move into Hue while Ky travels to Seoul to attend a three nation foreign ministers meeting and to sign decrees on taxes and finance.
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South
Viet Nam
U. S
Central Highlands
Nguyen Kao Ky
Hue
Kontum Province
1011St Airborne Division
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Seoul
Sam Sheppard to face retrial on second degree murder charge
The Cleveland case recounts Sam Sheppard’s second trial bid for the 1954 murder of Marilyn Sheppard. Prosecutor notes nine years already served after a 1954 conviction. Supreme Court ordered retrial or release due to prejudicial publicity and courtroom disruption.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
John T. Corrigan
Sheppard
Cuyahoga
Bay Village
U. S. Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
High Court
Bedlam
Supreme Court
Edward Blythin
Thousands Homeless As Clean-Up Begins In Tornadoed Topeka
Topeka faces a vast disaster with 15 deaths and thousands homeless after a tornado. Four Red Cross shelters operate in schools and the municipal auditorium as relief crews from around the region aid recovery efforts. Injury totals include 70 hospitalized with storm injuries and 61 already in hospital for a second night. City officials project a four week cleanup as federal disaster aid awaits damage estimates.
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Topeka
Kan
Red Cross
Torna
Salvation Army
Johnson, committees meet on Viet Nam and bills
President Johnson met with 15 Senate committee chairmen for about 1 percent hours to discuss legislation and the Viet Nam situation. In Atlanta a late-night accord ended a three-day firemen strike with 500 workers returning to duty. The Senate backed a fair-packaging bill 71 to 9 and the House approved a Food for Freedom measure before recess. Western Union workers returned to work after a new contract with higher wages.
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Johnson
Senate
White House
Atlanta
Union
House
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Western Union
Candystripers At Work Photo Feature
Inside The Messenger highlights a Jon Webb photo feature on candystripers at work. The page notes a first edition of Boys State Hetuck and sports items including Twins blasting five homers in one inning.
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Boys State
Hetuck” Apocats
Vasa Seaeess
TWINS
Ce-TeCore i. Eae. Es
Hospitals Crowding Could Ease After Medicare
Ohio nursing home operators say Medicare will free hospital beds by moving elderly convalescents to nursing homes once funds are available. A Cincinnati survey showed many elderly patients could move, and average stays indicate bed availability improves overall facility use.
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Ohio
Ohio Nursing Home Association
Cincinnati
James Glass
Glass Nursing and Convalescent Homes
Robert Bixler
Oak Ridge
Westlake
Alma Loses Wallop In Land Crawl
Gale warnings stretch Georgia to the Carolinas as Alma weakens to a tropical storm moving northeast from Savannah. Flooding and heavy rain feared. tornado risk in parts of South Carolina and southeastern Georgia. Widespread damage reported near Albany and Augusta with injuries at Fort Gordon after a bus overturn.
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Georgia
Carolinas
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
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South Carolina
The
Cape Fear
N.C
Augusta
Fort Gordon
Bus Buying Decision Due By June 20
Judge Fred Shoemaker expects a ruling by June 20 in a suit filed by bus suppliers against the State Board of Education centralized purchase plan. The board set June 20 to open bids on about 800 vehicles for 281 districts after hearings Thursday.
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Columbus
Fred Shoemaker
Ohio
State Board of Education
Common Pleas
Bid Opens for Belleville Locks Road Work In Ohio
Bids opened for a highway remedial project tied to the Belleville Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. The lowest bid was 534 801 by Alan Stone Co. of Chesterhill with Shelley and Sands Inc. of Zanesville the only other bidder at 814 849. The work covers road raising, bridge spans, pavement replacement and guardrails across Athens Meigs and Washington counties on routes 50 7 124 144 and 681.
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Belleville
Ohio River
Alan Stone Co
Chesterhill
Shelley and Sands, Inc
Zanesville
Belleville Pool
Meigs
Washington Counties
Athens County Rd
Troy Two
Washington County Rd
Mansfield says President will meet Dirksen halfway on Viet Nam talks
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says the President would meet Republican Leader Dirksen more than halfway if a congressional leadership conference on Viet Nam is sought. He notes no harm in a bipartisan White House meeting urged by Dirksen amid credibility questions.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Viet Nam
Mansfield
White House
King Quits Meredith March but May Return Soon
King left the Mississippi march headless of leadership but promised to rejoin if momentum holds. Meredith, wounded by birdshot after starting his 225 mile walk from Memphis to Jackson, plans June 16 return if doctors permit. Aubrey James Norvell remains jailed on a $25,000 bond for the shooting.
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Meredith
New York
Baltimore
Tennessee
Mississippi
Memphis
Jackson
Miss
Hernando
Aubrey James Norvell
Beatniks Attend Billy Graham Crusade in London
A dozen London beatniks and their partners joined Billy Graham at a London crusade. Graham spoke on Gods Delinquents and emphasized responsible use of sex. Two beatnik youths and two Soho girls publicly committed to Christ as about 60 percent of the 22 500 crowd were under 25. Attendance stands at 155 368.
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London
Billy Graham
Graham
Soho
All That Partying Cut Her Life Short
Mrs. Sinforina Rivera died at St. Elizabeth's hospital at age 116 after a life marked by heavy smoking and daily whiskey. Her family noted she reduced alcohol to weekend parties only. The Utica, New York, resident was reported to have smoked five cigars daily.
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Utica
N.Y
Sinforina Rivera
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