Saigon Twin Blasts Kill Dozens on River Restaurant
Two near simultaneous explosions rocked the floating My Canh restaurant on the Saigon River. Police listed 17 dead and 24 injured with expectations of higher tolls. Witnesses blamed a possible American made Claymore mine. many victims were civilians including mothers and children. The derailed restaurant deck and riverside pavement were slick with blood.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
My Canh
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Cong Executed American Sergeant in Viet Nam
Viet Cong announced the execution of U.S. Army Sgt. Harold George Bennett, captured during the Binh Gia battle, in reprisal for the killings of Viet Cong by Saigon. Reports said three more Americans were killed, another missing, and six wounded, as U.S. and Vietnamese authorities brace for further actions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Harold George Bennett
Hanoi
Benji
Bennett
Pauline H. Bennett
Perryville
Ark
Binh Gia
33Rd
Ranger
Charles BE. Crafts
North Bay
Maine
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen van Troi
de Dau
Tran van Dang
le van Khuyen
Robert S. McNamara
le Dan
da Nang
Dirksen Says Viet Nam Force May Need Doubling
Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen said a former Defense official warned the United States may have to double its fighting forces in South Viet Nam. After a secret tour, former Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens told senators the increase would push total U S personnel above 150000.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Gop
Everett al. Dirksen
Senate
South Viet Nam
United States
Dirksen
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Prisoner 41 Years, Free After Retrial
Sebastian DeCristoforo, 72, walked free after a retrial ordered by Norfolk Superior Court Judge Frank M. Tomasello. He had been imprisoned since Aug. 24, 1924, for murder of fellow stone worker Joseph Buccini, after initially being adjudged incompetent. He was found fit to stand trial and was admitted by reason of insanity last December.
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Dedham
Sebastiano DeCristoforo
Massachusetts Correctional Institution
Norfolk
Teason
Vermont House Reapportionment Moves Toward Special Election
The Vermont House voted 130 to 95 to advance a bill creating the machinery for a special election next fall to ratify a reapportioned legislature. The move follows a three judge federal court order and signals the possible end to the reapportionment saga if approved by the Senate and governor.
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Montpelier
Vermont House
House
Senate
Federal Court
Philip M. Hoff
Doctor 92-year-old Griggs to study geriatrics
Philadelphia aged physician Dr. William Bentley Griggs, 92, vows to keep practicing medicine after 71 years in the field. A public meeting at Hahnemann Medical College will honor him as he defends continued work beyond age 90 and criticizes compulsory retirement.
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Philadelphia
APJ
William Bentley Griggs
Hahnemann Medical College
Jenkintown
Griggs
Dr. Griggs
Jefferson Medical College
Hahnemann
Berlin
Laxity Charges Denied By Crime Commission Leader
Massachusetts Crime Commission chair Alfred Gardner testified before a judiciary panel denying lax security and political bias claims by former employee Joseph Snow. Gardner said only two grand jury transcripts were in blue folders and that he never reviewed such transcripts in the office. He described security measures at State Street, discussed draft report leaks, and noted the final report’s publication status while answering questions about investigations and records retention.
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Boston
Massachusetts Crime Commission
Commission
Joint Committee
Judiciary
Alfred Gardner
Gardner
Office of
The
Crime Commission
Williams College
Commonwealth
Joseph Snow
Snow
Ore
Joseph D. Ward
D-Fitchburg
Ward
State Street
Tragedy strikes at El Toro as KC135 crashes in fog
A KC135 military jet air transport crashed near El Toro Marine Base in light rain and fog, killing 84 people including 72 Marines and 13 Air Force crew. The aircraft disappeared from radar minutes after takeoff at 1:44 a.m. bound possibly for Honolulu or Vietnam, wreckage spread over 10 miles inland between Balboa and Laguna Beach, sparking a brush fire. Recovery teams scoured the rugged terrain as officials withheld victim names pending next of kin notifications. The aircraft belonged to the 18th Air Transport Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
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EL Toro Marine Base
Calif
UPI
Air Force
Here
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Honolulu
Viet Nam
Balboa
Newport Beach
Laguna Beach
Sheriff's
Solano Beach
Irvine Lake
Boeing Aircraft
18Th
Air Transport Squadron
McGuire Air Force Base
N.Z
Air Transport Service
Nations gather for U N's 20th anniversary in San Francisco
UPI reports 114 United Nations members led by President Johnson opened commemorative meetings in San Francisco marking the UN's 20th anniversary. Johnson's 2:30 p.m. EDT speech drew focus amid talks of disarmament proposals and UN financial crisis solutions. Speculation linked possible Viet Nam talks with U Thant.
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San Francisco
UPI
United Nations
Johnson
U.sn
U.N
U Thant
Viet Nam
Johnson Sees Truman at U.N. 20th anniversary event
President Johnson arrived in California after a Kansas City breakfast with Harry S Truman to discuss Viet Nam and the United Nations. Johnson, flanked by Seaborg and Senators Carlson Church, prepared for a U.N. 20th anniversary address focusing on peace and U.S. resolve against aggression.
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Kansas City
UPI
Johnson
United Nations
San Francisco
U.S
U.N
California
Harry S. Truman
Viet Nam
White House
Truman
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Glenn Seaborg
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Frank Carlson Ryan
Frank Church
George E. Reedy
Sea
Berg
Reedy
Seaborg
Church
Washington
Democratic Party
District of Columbia
Five Day Forecast Warns of Temperature Turn to Normal
Five day forecast suggests temperatures will average near seasonal normal through Wednesday. A gradual warming trend is expected through the weekend with cooler conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers are possible late Sunday and on Monday.
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