Two U S Officers Killed In Cong Ambush Near Pleiku
In Viet Nam near Pleiku two U S Army advisers were killed and a third wounded in a Viet Cong ambush. The fighting also touched Quang Ngai where Capt. Christopher J. O'Sullivan and Marine S Sgt William Donald Tyrone died. Marine Lance Cpl Roy Murphy died of wounds. A new jet airfield opened at Chu Lai.
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U. S
Pleiku
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
U.S
Vinh
Hanoi
Quang Phong
Route 15
le Thanh
da Nang
Roy Murphy
Moultrie
Chu Lai
Quang Ngai City
Ranger
O’sullivan
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
Memorial Day Parades Honor Veterans in Biddeford and Saco
Twin Cities observed Memorial Day with parades in Biddeford and Saco and ceremonies at Woodlawn and Laurel Hill Cemeteries. Crowds lined routes as patriotic groups passed, with May Reay and Bernard Forbush speaking in Saco and Merryman addressing Woodlawn in Biddeford.
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Saco
Raymond Parisien
Robert Janelle
Ernest Gould
Donald Lucas
Lawrence Hooper
Woodlawn Cemetery
Biddeford
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Twin Cities
Woodlawn
Laurel Hill
Pepperell Square
Main Street
Beach Street
Paul Reay
Bernard C. Forbush
Jefferson Street
City Square
Alfred
Graham
West Streets
York County
J. Albert Merryman
Merryman
Council Table
World Court
Reny
House Sustains Veto Of Fireworks And Truck Weight Bills
Augusta AP In a move denounced by lawmakers Gov Reed vetoed a fireworks sale bill and a truck weight bill while the House sustained both vetoes. The fireworks measure would allow class C devices like sparklers despite injury risk and fire hazards.
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House
Augusta
Reed
Senate
Bennett D. Katz
State Bureau of Mental Health
William E. Schumacher
Orig
When Humans Reach the Moon We Hope Friendly Aliens See Us
A humorous musing notes that upon moon arrival humans hope aliens view them as friendly and interesting rather than edible, reflecting lighthearted space-age caution about contact. The fragment suggests a tongue-in-cheek general feature note from a syndicated source.
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Fea, Corp
Maine highways end Memorial Day with no fatalities
PORTLAND AP Maine finished the Memorial Day weekend with a fatality free highway record. several non fatal accidents occurred while two drownings were reported Chester Knowles 54 of Winthrop drowned on Androscoggin Lake Wayne and Stanley Mark 65 of Rumford died when his canoe capsized on Little Kennebago Lake Rangeley Gov Reed praised law enforcement the Maine Highway Safety Committee and the traveling public for the safe driving during the holiday period.
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Portland
Maine
Chester Knowles
Winthrop Nursing Home
Androscoggin Lake
Wayne
Stanley Mark
Rumford
Little
Kennebago Lake
Rangeley
Reed
Augusta
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Astronauts Submit Detailed Medical Exams Ahead of Space Journey
astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White underwent thorough medical examinations at Cape Kennedy in preparation for a four day space mission. Doctors compared their conditions to data from Gemini 4 while Kraft planned an all afternoon session as the countdown began for a Thursday morning launch.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
James McDivitt
Edward White
McDivitt
White
Christopher C. Kraft
Project Gemini
Astro
Charles A. Berry
Space Agency
Berry
Air Force
Wasp
OAS Seeks Extended Security Zone in Dominican Crisis
The Organization of American States plans new negotiations with the Dominican junta to extend the security area around the National Palace as rebels and government forces clash. Junta chief Imbert Barrera vows no foreign takeover. Col Caamano Deno says zone could include the palace to curb an assault. Casualties and protests accompany the tense standoff.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Naional Palace
Antonio Imbert Barrera
OAS
Imbert
Francisco Caamano Deno
Junta
Telmo Vargas
Jose A. Mora
Santiago
Caamano
San Francisco Macoris
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Hits New High for Second Year
The National Safety Council reports a record 450 highway fatalities for the Memorial Day weekend, with 16 deaths in California from three major crashes near Needles Lone Pine and San Jose. The period ran 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, as drivers face ongoing safety concerns.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Council
Pyle
Needles
Lone Pine
San Jose
Calif
High Sierra Foothills
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Norman Arbour
Ralph Hubert
Larry Plante
Raymond Langevin
Owen-Davis, American Legion
Floyd L. Harding
Presque Isle
Roger V. Snow Jr
D—Falmouth
Electrolux
Sales & Service
Joseph Durfee
Wilbur Avenue
Dacron
Nauts
Assisi
Siena
Padua
St. Francis College
Pool Road
Luke M. Chabot
O.F.M
Clarence Laplante
Frederick Belanger
Ernest J. Primeau
T.D
Manchester
N. H
Colin MacDonald
Father Laplante
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