N Vietnam Gets Bombs as Newspapers Dropped
AP reports two South Vietnamese warplanes dropped 83 000 newspapers in three North Vietnamese cities. The papers were prints of Nhan Dan, banned in the north for criticizing the regime. US spokesman noted the issue contents were unknown and listed other air strikes near the frontier and Thanh Hoa with light ground action.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
South
Viet Nam
Thanh Hoa
White House adds benches for tour delays
First Lady Lyndon Johnson proposes improvements at the White House as three benches are placed outside the gates to ease waits for guided tours. Tourists face an average delay of 45 minutes.
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Washington
Reds Claim Gemini 5 Is a Spy Flight
The Soviet Defense Ministry newspaper Red Star asserts Gemini 5 is a spy mission. It says the capsule with Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad will orbit Cuba 11 times, Vietnam 16 times, and China 40 times, aiming to test interception of satellites and conduct space reconnaissance with powerful cameras.
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UPI
Defense Ministry
Red Star
Viet Nam
Cuba
China
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
U.S
Ministry of Defense
Thailand complains equipment obsolete
Thailand's deputy premier accused the United States of shipping World War II vintage equipment to Thailand while supplying South Vietnam and Nationalist China with modern weapons. He said Maj. Gen. Richard Stilwell, new commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Thailand, promised to look into the matter.
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Thailand
United States
South Viet Nam
China
Praphas Charusathien
Richard G. Stilwell
U.S
U N Team Picked by Goldberg
U.S. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg names his own diplomatic team for the United Nations amid the Viet Nam crisis. James Roosevelt and James Nabrit Jr. join, with Charles W. Yost as principal deputy and Eugenie Anderson succeeding Marietta Tree on the U N Trusteeship Council.
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Stevenson
London
Charles W. Yost
Francis T. B. Plimpton
Plimpton
U.S
Eugenie Anderson
Red Wing
Minn
Denmark
Bulgaria
Marietta
Police Nip Plot In Singapore by Reds for Coup
Singapore authorities announced the police had busted a plot by Jakarta trained Communists to use armed revolution with Indonesian help to establish a Communist state. The group had infiltrated Singapore since 1964 bringing arms explosives and propaganda materials for their objective.
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Reds
Singapore
UPI
Man Freed After Four Months With Viet Cong In Vietnam
Donald Charles Dawson, a 28 year old Costa Mesa tuna fisherman, was released after four months in Viet Cong captivity while searching for his missing brother Lieutenant Daniel Dawson. He and interpreter Colette Emberger were captured April 23 near Bien Hoa and taken into the VC heartland where they endured harsh jungle imprisonment before being allowed to return to government territory.
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Associated Press
Donald Charles Dawson
Aftef
U.S
Zone D
Costa Mesa
Calif
Dan
Arlene
Dawson
Daniel Dawson
Bien Hoa
Donald
Viet Nam
Colette Emberger
Chanh Hung
Sampan
Statehouse Tax Plan Bounced Back By House
The House sent back the 132 million tax package from the Ways and Means Committee for refinements and added revenue measures. Gov Volpe and Democratic leaders seek 200 million in local aid, with amendments including welfare costs for cities and a vending machine tax. The House plans to finish the tax bills after Labor Day.
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Boston
House
Ways and Means
Volpe
John F. X. Davoren
Davoren
Conte Signs House Petition For Home Rule
Washington congressman Silvio Conte announced on the House floor that he would sign a discharge petition to push a DC home rule bill out of committee. He argued the District faces crime, poverty, and inadequate services and urged action beyond procedural delays. The petition has 154 signatures. 218 are required to advance.
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Berkshire County
Sidney Q. Curliss
Carl Johnson
D-Braintree
Washington
Silvio O. Conte
District of Columbia
Conte
Applachia
Congress
Washington, D.C
House
Sunshine Satellite Fails to Orbit on Fuse Snag
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP a $10 million sunshine observatory satellite named OSO3 failed to reach orbit likely due to a faulty fuse that ignited the third stage. Officials said the craft appeared powered before vanishing, with the launch costing about $14.5 million and eight more missions planned to study the sun's 11 year cycle.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Douglas Aircraft Co
Space Agency
OSO3
Orbiting Solar Observatory
OSO
Negroes Raid With Fire Bombs and Stoning in Elizabethport
In Elizabethport, Elizabeth, AP reports several carloads of Negro youths hurled gasoline bombs, stones, and bottles at storefronts. Fire bombs damaged four windows but were put out. fire engines were stoned. Two policemen suffered minor burns and were treated. About 200 people dispersed peacefully around 2 a.m. after tense moments near the water front.
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N.J
Elizabethport
New York Harbor
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