South Koreans Capture North Korean Speedboat Droid
South Korean gunboat, troops and planes battled a North Korean speedboat off the west coast as it tried to rendezvous with a suspected Communist spy. Fifteen North Koreans aboard reportedly perished. Kim Yong Ku, a named suspect, was captured earlier. The vessel carried extensive armament and ran at high speed before the clash ended.
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Seoul, Korea
UPI
Korean ‘Central Intelligence Agency
Kim Yong-Ku
Dong-A Ilbo
South Korea
Seoul
Intelligency Agency
Huksan Island
Yellow Sea
Chinnampo
North Korea
Cheju
Ern
Bukpyong
Chuminjim
Unidentified plane bombs U.S. Nike site near Van Nuys
An unidentified single engine plane attempted to bomb a U S Army Nike missile site in Van Nuys California, the device fell short and ignited a small fire that burned out. Police searched area airports for the craft but found no trace.
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U.S. Army
van Nuys
Calif
UPS
Ito
L A Police Mistakenly Kill Man Believed Sniper
Los Angeles police fatally shot Donald Lee OUGHTON, a 29 year old with a speech impediment, after mistaking his action for a gun threat during a suspected sniper alert. Officers O Malley and Kennedy fired. Oughton was unarmed and no weapon was found. Local neighbors recall him as a kind, quiet man who enjoyed watching wrestling.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Donald Lee Oughton
Oughton
Norman P. O'Malley
Henry Kennedy
O'Malley
Kennedy
O’malley
Dick C. Rania
Cecil Baldivino
Traveling Zoo Brings Animals To Distant Schools
The Rome Zoo outfits a bus with 20 cages and ships monkeys eagles llamas and porcupines to schools whose students cannot reach the zoo. The mobile menagerie visits distant towns to bring educational animal displays directly to pupils, expanding outreach.
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Rome
UPI
Rome Zoo
Allied Offensive Under Way To Control Rice Triangle
In Saigon the Allied command reported a new offensive to seize the rice triangle area between Hoi An and An Hoa. Vietcong shelling killed 52 South Vietnamese and wounded 74 while Da Nang Bien Hoa came under heavy fire. US and Korean troops began Pipestone Canyon southwest of Da Nang to restore control, with 234 guerrillas killed and 31 American deaths to date.
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Saigon
Aps
U.S
da Nang
Bien Hoa
Simpson
Pipestone Canyon
Hoi An
An Hoa
Hue
Duc. Pho
Duc Pho
Central Highlands
Poher Bids For French Votes As Pompidou Presses On
On the final day of the runoff Poher tours Bordeaux and Toulouse appealing to voters while Pompidou rests in Paris. Polls show Pompidou leading with roughly 56 to 58 percent versus Poher’s mid forties. Poher drew a large Palais des Sports crowd in Paris and quipped that losing his voice is less costly than losing voters.
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Paris
UPI
Alain Poher
Georges Pompidou
Poher
Bordeaux
Toulouse
France
Pompidou
le Nouveau Journal
Palais
Carrier Melbourne Captain Testifies on Collision Warning
Subic Bay Philippines UPI report says Melbourne captain John Stevenson told a joint inquiry he warned U S destroyer captains to stay alert for collisions during SEATO Sea Spirit exercises. He said the warning occurred May 25 aboard his ship before the June 3 collision that killed 74 sailors aboard the Evans and left the destroyer in two.
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Subic. Bay
Philippines
UPI
Melbourne
U.S
John P. Stevenson
Stevenson
South Pacific
Mwatch
Manila Bay
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
GEATO
Evansee
McLemore
Vallejo
Calif
Horace B. Robertson
Washington
D.C
Jerome H. King Jr
Youngstown
Ohio
Evans
Grizzly Bear Attacks at Yellowstone After Feeding Grounds Lost
A 400 pound grizzly, driven from old feeding grounds near a campground, mauled Daphne Jax after being harassed by children throwing bottles and rocks. The bear was later shot. Jax suffered a broken rib and cuts and was flown to a Minnesota hospital. experts note park dumps closure forced bears to seek new food sources and warn incidents may rise as bears adapt.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
UPI
Daphne Jax
Daphne
Children’s Hospital
Paul
Minn
Frank C. Craighead
Moose
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