U.S. Probes Saigon Rocket Misfire That Killed Officials
The USS Command launches a full investigation into a rocket misfire by an American helicopter gunship that killed six South Vietnamese officials in Saigon. The incident strains U.S.-Vietnam relations as editors warn of anti American sentiment. American forces report 6 U.S. dead and 32 wounded.
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Saigon
USS. Command
Saigon Daily News
U.S
van van Cua
Tran van Phan
Nguyen van Giam
Capital Military District
le Ngoc To
5Th Combat Police
Samuel D. Berger
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Cholon
California Primary Seen Decisive in RFK Nomination Bid
RFK argues California’s winner take all vote could decide his path against McCarthy as races in five states unfold. He calls for a united effort with McCarthy against Johnson policy, and notes Humphrey pressure grows with delegate gains in Michigan Missouri.
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RFK
California
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
McCarthy
Johnson
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
Ronald Reagan
Humphrey
Michigan
Missouri
Texas
Preston Smith
Storm Abby Aims Fury at Florida West Coast
Tropical storm Abby strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed toward Florida’s heavily populated west coast. Winds could reach hurricane force this evening as forecasts warn of a strike on the mainland barring a course shift. Abby dumped rain in Cuba and caused evacuations in Piñar del Río and Isla de Pinos amid Mexico relations talks.
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Miami
Fla
Abby
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
National Hurricane Center
Gill Clark
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Robert H. Simpson
Hurricane Center
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Isle of Pines
U.S
Florida Keys
Rockefeller Urges Leadership for Racial Peace
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, a Republican presidential hopeful, urged the nation to seek dedicated leadership to restore racial peace and domestic tranquility. He spoke in Milwaukee at Canaan Baptist Church after dining with Governor Warren Knowles in Madison, detailing a plan to rebuild slums and ensure equal opportunity.
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Milwaukee
Wis
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Executive
Canaan Baptist Church
Republican Party
New York State
Washington
Dentist Sacrificed Life to Save Children in Mountain Snow
Paradise Washington AP reports Seattle dentist Dr James M Reddick died at the entrance of a cave he dug to keep his two children from freezing during a Mt Rainier snowstorm. Rescue member Lou Whittaker said the doctor gave his life to save Sharon 12 and David 11 who survived wet and cold.
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Paradise
Wash
Seattle
Mt. Rainier
Lou Whittaker
James M. Reddick
Sharon
David
Supreme Court to Review Dick Gregory Civil Rights Conviction
The Supreme Court agreed to review the conviction of comedian Dick Gregory and 39 others for disorderly conduct after a civil rights march to Mayor Daley's Chicago home. The group challenged the police order to disperse citing hecklers and a peaceful demonstration disrupted by the command.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Dick Gregory
Richard Daley
Chicago
Gregory
State files suit against eight plumbing fixture firms
Atty Gen Douglas M Head filed a price fixing suit in Minneapolis Federal District Court against eight manufacturers including American Standard The Crane Rheem Kohler Borg Warner and Briggs alleging a continuing agreement to set high noncompetitive prices from 1962 to 1966 The Plumbing Fixture Manufacturers Association was also named and the state invites counties municipalities and school districts injured to join The federal government previously filed a related antitrust action in 1966 with no final resolution yet.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Dstrict Court
Atty
Douglas M. Head
Minnesota
Head
American Standard, Inc
Crane Co
Rheem Manufacturing Co
Wallace-Murray Corp
New York
Kohler Co
Kohler
Wis
Universal- Rundle Corp
New Castle
Borg-Warner Corp
Chicago
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Warren, Mich
The
Plumbing Fixture Manufacturers Association
Pittsburgh
Washington
Palm Beach
Pompidou Declares Strikers Must Return to Work
Paris AP Premier Georges Pompidou called returning to jobs a national duty as French strikers show a broad return trend in small firms and administrations. He warned the three week old general strike costs France about two billion dollars weekly and urged quick resumption of work.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Matignon
France
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Beats Estimates
The Memorial Day weekend traffic toll totaled 602 fatalities, shy of the National Safety Council’s 625 to 725 estimate. A nonholiday four day period saw 488 deaths, while last year’s Memorial Day death toll reached a record 608.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Grandfather King Saud Cradles Grandson Abdul-Aziz in Athens
Former King Saud of Saudi Arabia cradles his new grandson Abdul-Aziz in Athens. The baby, born Friday in the Greek capital, is the son of Saud’s youngest daughter Princess Apta. Saud, 68, living in Athens after dethronement in 1953, resides with his entourage in a two-floor suite of a seaside hotel near Athens.
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Saud
Saudi Arabia
Athens
Abdul-Aziz
Friday
Apta
Faisal
Cairo
London
North Vietnam Seeks Resumption in Paris Peace Talks
Le Duc Tho arrived in Paris to join the talks and said phase two can begin without delay if the United States drops its obstinate attitude and halts bombing. Tho will serve as special counselor to Thuy as Thuy seeks Hanoi guidance amid US-North Vietnam tension.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Moscow
U.S
Nhan Dan
North Vietnamese Communist Party
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
le Duc Tie
Tho
Spe
Cial
Communist Party
Pravda
Vietnam
Steel employers and union open major contract talks
New York AP reports AFL-CIO United Steelworkers of America begins contract talks with Coordinating Committee of Steel Companies representing 11 producers. About 480000 workers affected as unions seek patterns for broader membership. I W Abel leads union strategy as boards and committees convene.
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New York
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
Coordinating Committee of Steel Companies
I.W. Abel
Abel
Yugoslav Students Renew Fighting in Belgrade Parade
Enraged Yugoslav students tried to crash police lines guarding an antigovernment protest in Belgrade. Renewed riots erupted after a night of bloody clashes, turning the capital into a scene of intense fighting.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Looting Flares As Saigon Fighting Slows
As Saigon street fighting slows during the Tet clashes, Vietnamese soldiers raid radios from a Chinese store, and other items like television sets, liquor, shoes, and food appear from field packs. A sergeant retrieves one radio, while civilians and police join in looting amid debris and gunfire.
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Saigon
Moos Sees Need for Educated Man
In Grand Forks North Dakota AP reports that Moos argues education should be taxed to fund improvements. he emphasizes the value of an educated citizenry and stable funding for schools.
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Moos
Grand Forks, N.D
High School Baccalaureate Breaks Tradition in West St Paul
A secular, issue driven baccalaureate service at Sibley High School West St Paul, planned by 18 seniors and sponsored by local churches, featured rock music and vignettes on race and war. State officials had limited school sponsored events but allowed church led services. University of Minnesota President Malcolm Moos spoke at UND commencement and urged ongoing learning and open debate.
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Sibley High School
West St. Paul
God
Douglas Head
University of Minnesota
Malcolm Moos
Moos
University of North Dakota
UND
Fieldhouse
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Nguyen Bao Thuy
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Neb
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Turtle Lake
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