US Soldier Deaths In Viet Nam Helicopter Crash At Bien Hoa
Two U.S. Army helicopters collided near Bien Hoa base killing nine Americans and wounding two severely. A 10th American, a Marine, died in a Chu Lai battle as Viet Cong and U.S. Marines fought near Da Nang. Ten Marines were wounded. Viet Cong casualties included six killed and a captured operative. Army aviators pulled the injured from wreckage as explosions and broader air raids occurred across South Viet Nam.
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South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
Chu Lai
da Nang
Sio
118Th
U.S. Army
U.S
Mea Thanh Ha
Phong Dinh
New England braces for record Memorial Day traffic
Boston reports plan to handle a record number of cars on highways for the long weekend. McLaughlin calls it the greatest traffic torrent yet as ALA notes minimal construction and Cape Cod likely to be most congested. Officials urge seat belts and defensive driving amid warnings of high fatalities nationwide.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Massachusetts
ALA
Cape Cod
MccLaughin
Green Tail Lights May Cut Accidents
CHICAGO AP A proposal during Memorial Day weekend shift red tail lights to green. Green tail lights would flare only when the car ahead brakes or turns improving awareness. Indiana University researchers led by Dr Merill J Allen report better perception with position lights. Government and auto makers watch the Illinois and Indiana tests for safety potential.
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Chicago
Indiana University
Merill J. Allen
Allen
Bloomington
Ind
World's Fair Maintains $2.50 Admission Despite Plea
New York's World's Fair executive committee votes to keep the adult admission at $2.50 after Mayor Wagner urges a cut. Robert Moses, president of the fair, notes the price is 30 cents higher than last year while claiming attendance is rising.
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NEW York
Robert F. Wagner
Robert Moses
Five Day Forecast Says Cooler Start to Week
The forecast shows temperatures through Wednesday averaging 5 degrees below the seasonal norm of 60. Expect cool conditions through Sunday, with a drop on Monday and Tuesday. Showers are expected Sunday night and Monday.
OAS funds used to pressure Dominican junta
The United States provided the Organization of American States with 5 million dollars to pay salaries of government workers loyal to either the junta or rebels. OAS head Jose A Mora said troops are guarding the bank to prevent fund use for payrolls as the move aims to spur coalition talks.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
Organization of American States
OAS
Jose A. Mora
Washington
Mora
Inter-American Force
Imbert
U.S
Waco
Tex
Johnson
Space Platform Launch Delayed to Saturday at 7 AM
The Interplanetary Monitoring Platform IMP-3 launch is postponed due to minor technical problems. The radiation-measuring payload was set for today and is tentatively rescheduled for Saturday at 7 a.m. at Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Painter Quits Arts Group Over Viet Nam Issue
Kansas City AP reports painter Thomas Hart Benton resigns from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York after an attack on U.S. policy in Vietnam by Lewis Mumford. Benton said he left the academy meeting in protest and threatened to resign unless the academy disavows Mumford. A spokesman said the controversy would be considered at the academy board’s fall meeting.
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Viet Nam
Hon Niu
Hon Matt
Kansas City, Mo
Thomas Hart Benton
American Academy of Arts and Letters
New York
U.S
Lewis Mumford
Buffalo River
Arkansas
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Academy
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Viet Nat
South
Select Honor Society
Academy Board
Pawnbroker Discovers Own TV in Burglary Case
In Nashville Clarence Rosenstein found his portable television missing from home along with $40. He traced the pawned set to his shop where 92 year old Charles Walter Burkes had unknowingly pawned his own device after giving Rosenstein his name and address. Burkes was jailed on burglary charges.
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Nashville, Tenn
Clarence Rosenstein
Charles Walter Burkes
Rosenstein
Johnson calls for faster system to stop Red moves
President Johnson, at Baylor University commencement in Waco, urged a quicker international mechanism to counter Communist attempts in the hemisphere as U S troop withdrawals from the Dominican Republic continued. He praised the Dominican cease fire, stressed readiness to act, and pledged U S support for the inter American force under Brazilian General Palm as new Latin contingents arrive.
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Antonio Guzman
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Imbert
Dominican Republic
National Congress
Santo Domingo
U.S
Latin America
Francisco Caamano Deno
OAS
Caamano
Antonio Imbaert Barrera
White House
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Telephone Exchange
Hemisphere
Waco
Tex
UPI
U. S
Baylor University
Heart of Texas Fairgrounds
United States
Inter - American Force
Bra
Albany water curbs or Hudson river supply faced
Albany residents must cut water use by five million gallons daily to 20 million or face drinking heavily polluted Hudson River water. Current limits ban lawn watering on Saturdays. fines rise with offenses. In Canada, General McNaughton condemns U S water export schemes as plunder and urges water sales benefit Canada.
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Albany
Roscoe Corning
Hudson River
Hudson
Toronto
International Joint Commission
United States
Canada
S. Gen
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canadian
Delay Seen For Gemini 4 Flight Postponement Consideration
Cape Kennedy Florida AP A bad battery cell forced postponement of a Gemini 4 practice flight by McDivitt and White. A decision on delaying the June 3 launch will come after replacing the battery and further tests. Kraft said the mission could proceed without one battery but preferred replacement, with tests and evaluations to determine if June 3 remains feasible.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James McDivitt
Edward White
Christopher C. Keaft Jr
McDivitt
White
Kraft
Mission Control Center
Houston
Air Force
United States
Political Crisis Rises in Viet Nam
A Vietnamese political crisis deepens as Chief of State Phan Khac Suu rejects two new ministers claiming incumbents did not resign. Premier Phan Huy Quat hesitates to push, amid religious group protests and arrests linked to former regimes. Catholic, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, Ba Hai groups align against the government amid a pending religion law. Naval officers face arrest over a May coup. US Embassy concerns rise as Ambassador Taylor heads to Washington. Algeria Cuba medical pact to send 50 doctors. 63 Soviet doctors arrive under a separate accord.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phan Khac Suu
Phan Huy Quat
Quat
Hoang Quynh
Suu
Father Quynh
Algiers
Algeria
UPI
Cuba
Russia
Hospital Heal In Staged By Miffed Resident Staff
Los Angeles County General Hospital faced a protest by resident physicians and interns over a modest pay raise. Officials quote a plan to admit and retain patients to disrupt service, with 200 interns and 350 residents involved. Administrators report rising admissions and falling discharges, while negotiators say the drive is curbed and proceed with caution.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Kenneth Hahn
Richard Boggs
William Evans
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