Viet Cong Defeated in Mekong Delta Battle
South Vietnamese and U S forces report a major three day engagement in Chuong Thien Province ending with heavy Viet Cong casualties. U S Navy carrier raids along a 100 mile North South highway yield seven trucks destroyed and limited air opposition.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
U.S. Navy
Viet Nam
Navy
U.S. Air Force
da Nang
Air Force
Coral Sea
Chuong Thien
Viet Cong Threaten Death For U.S. Official
In Hanoi the Viet Cong threatened to execute a captured American aid official if South Vietnam carries out the execution of a suspect in the U S Embassy bombing in Saigon. The North Vietnamese News Agency named G Herat and warned of retaliatory action if Nguyen Van Thai is executed.
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Tokyo
Bombs Target Fianna Fail in Dublin Election News
Gasoline bombs struck the Fianna Fail headquarters in Dublin as Ireland votes for 143 MPs and a new government. The building caught fire but no injuries were reported. Lemass seeks a Fianna Fail majority amid a pivotal, unpredictable poll with over 1.3 million expected voters.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sean Lemass
Ianna Fail
Britain
Lemass
Eamon de Valera
Fianna Fail
Soldiers of Destiny
Fine Gael
United Ireland
Five Day Forecast Temperature Shift Signals Warmer Week
The forecast projects temperatures through Monday averaging about 3 degrees above the seasonal norm of 41 degrees. Warmer tomorrow through Monday. Rain is expected Saturday and Monday.
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Toomorrow
North Viet Nam claims 30 planes shot down
Tokyo AP reports North Viet Nam claimed its gunners shot down 30 of 60 U S planes during recent air actions. The assertion follows fresh aerial clashes with Allied forces over Hanoi and surrounding airspace.
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Viet Nam
Tokyo
North
Governor Brown Loses Pushup Challenge to Woman
In Sacramento California on Tuesday, 59 year old Governor Edmund G. Brown was challenged by Muriel Grossfield, a New Haven consultant on physical fitness, to an impromptu pushup contest. Grossfield did 10 pushups while Brown managed only one before quitting, quipping that he was out of practice.
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Sacramento
Calif
Gary
Edmund G. Brown
Jess
Pretty Muriel Grossfield
New Haven
Conn
Brown
Indicted trio surrender in Liuzzo murder case
Three Birmingham men linked to the Ku Klux Klan surrendered to a U S marshal after federal grand jury indictments charging conspiracy to violate the rights of Viola Liuzzo. Collie Wilkins Eugene Thomas and William Eaton of Besmer were named. Gary Rowe Jr was not named in the indictment. Conviction could bring up to 10 years and $5,000 fine.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Montgomery
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Besmer
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
Lowndes County
Liuzzo
Selma
Johnson
Wilkins
Thomas
Eaton
Rowe
Ku Klux Klan
Volpe Will Move On Crime Report
The Massachusetts Legislature reacted with stunned silence to the Crime Commission report charging widespread corruption. Gov. Volpe plans to review the final document, while a special grand jury may indict further public officials. The report named many lawmakers and state contractors on payrolls of firms doing business with the state.
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Volpe
Boston
Massachusetts
Crime Commission
House
Senate
The
Boston Herald
Bar
Readts
Walter McLaughlin Sr
Massachusetts Bar Association
Commission
Alfred Gardner
Maurice A. Donahue
John F. X. Davoren
General Court
Lgislature
MIGs Punctuate Session Berlin Defies Defence of Bundestag
Four Soviet MIG19 jets flew over Berlin during Bundestag sessions, harassing Allied air corridors and near Congress Hall. Witnesses reported a jet buzzed a commercial aircraft at Tempelhof, while East Germany closed the autobahn linking Berlin, West Germany, as West and East officials warned of consequences to a $500 million trade pact.
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Berlin
West Germany
Congress Hall
West Berlin
Tempelhof
U.S
Gatow
East Germany
Bundestag
United States
Britain
France
Petr K. Koshevoy
Soviet Union
Yorty Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race Over Roosevelt
Los Angeles Mayor Samuel Yorty defeats Democratic Rep James Roosevelt to secure a second term. Yorty led by roughly 30 percent in official returns from most precincts, with Roosevelt far behind. Other major city races include St Louis electing A J Cervantes over Maurice Zumwalt and Omaha race leading to a runoff amid bribery indictments.
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Samuel Yorty
Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Yorty
Richard M. Nixon
Jed Roosevelt
A. J. Cervantes
St. Louis
Omaha
Cervantes
Maurice R. Zumiyal
Zumwalt
A.¥. Sorensen
James Dworak
Dworak
Chicago
Dvorak
Sorensen
Iworak
Warren Swigart
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Printers Win Wage Raise in New York Newspaper Settlement
In New York City, AFL CIO Typographical Union negotiators and seven daily newspaper publishers reached a contract early today, averting a possible citywide strike. The printers win a $12 weekly package increase over two years, subject to ratification, with base pay now $149 weekly for day shifts and premiums for night work.
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WEW York
Afl-Cio
ITU
Jennings SUE Head As Carey Bows Out
Paul J. Jennings of Tong Island succeeds James B. Carey as president of the International Union of Electrical Workers. John H. Callahan of Schenectady, a top leader, said the IVE executive board accepted Carey’s resignation and installed Jennings. Callahan, a longtime Carey supporter, said he was very sad but acknowledged Jennings won the election and is entitled to the job. Carey announced his resignation in Washington after advisory talks with Walter P. Reuther.
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Paul J. Jennings
Tong Island
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
John H. Callahan
Schenectady
STTE
the Eagle
Washington
Carey
Jennings
Callahan
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Union’ International Executive Board
IGE
IUE
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers Union
Curtiss Demands Inquiry In Massachusetts House
A resolve filed by Rep. Sidney Q. Curtiss and Rep. John Janas asks the Massachusetts Crime Commission to report by next Wednesday on a leak that led to a Boston morning paper publishing commission information. The measure seeks names of those who released the information and whether any related data was shared with defendants or suspects.
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Boston
Massachusetts House Today
Massachusetts Crime Commission
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Sheffield
John Janas
Rowell
Report cites moral failings and political influence in state agencies
The commission accuses office holders of illegal activities and a private preserve mindset for political connections. It urges merging the Registry of Motor Vehicles with Public Safety and the State Police, while MDC police chief objects to the plan. Turnpike Authority and other bodies are labeled hotbeds of influence. officials respond with cautious comments on timing and civil service reforms.
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Gardner
Registry of
Departmen of Public Safety
Metropolitan District Police Force
Howard Whitmore Jr
Metropolitan District Commission
MDC
ADC
Mlassachusetts Turnpike Authority
Port Authority
Civil Service Commission
Public Safety Department
Registry
Turnpike Authority
John T. Driscoll
DPW Commission
Francis W. Sargent
Public Works Department
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Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Radio
Peking
New China News Agency
UPI
China
Bechlangts S Cael
Ier
Hainan
Chine
de Nene
North Viet Nam
Associated Press
Blue Ribbon Grand Jury
John A. Volpe
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Heinz Behrendt
N.Y
Jennings Sue Head
Thomas C. Morton
Curtiss
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