Explosion Kills 200 Miners in Indian Coal Mine
A predawn blast at a Bokaro Ramgarh coal mine near Dhanbad Bihar kills about 200 workers and traps many more. Officials warn the toll could rise to 400 as surface engines and offices were destroyed. Coal dust likely caused the explosion amid shift change.
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New Delhi
India
Dhanbad
Ministry of Mines
Bokaro Ramgarh
Bokaro Steel
United States
Bihar
Calcutta
Nine Americans Die In Helicopter Collision At Bien Hoa Base
Two U.S. Army helicopters collided near Bien Hoa Air Base killing nine Americans and injuring two. A Marine was killed in a Chu Lai attack six miles west of the Chu Lai beachhead. Six Viet Cong bodies were found and a guerrilla wounded captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
Chu Lai
da Nang
3Rd Corps
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Airborne Brigade Goes Into Action
Pulitzer Prize photographer Horst Faas documents the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s first operation in Vietnam. Troops faced sniper fire, jungle hazards, and rain as they advanced through Vung Tau terrain battling Viet Cong with 50 caliber guns, mortars, and bazookas. One man was wounded, and night brought cold and no fires.
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
South
Viet Nam
Horst Faas
Vung Tau
Paratroopers Sweep Viet Cong Beachhead at Vung Tau
Horst Faas reports from Vung Tau as three paratrooper battalions fly over the seaside resort. Artillery and bombs rippled 15 miles away signaling a landing zone attack. The 503rd Regiment's 1st Battalion entered combat early this month in its first Viet Cong engagement, facing elusive foes and harsh conditions.
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Horst Faas
Vung Tau
South Viet Nam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
503Rd Regiment
Maine House backs York County vocational high school bond
Maine Representative Camille Bedard announced the House approved a 1.115 million bond to establish an area vocational high school in York County. The bill funds building and equipment with a projected first year cost of 240000 and 450 students, aiming for federal aid to cover most operating expenses. Critics urged using funds for existing programs, proposing integration with current high schools instead.
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Augusta
Camille L. V. Bedard
D-Saco
York County
Maine
Senate
Saco
Bedard
Congress
Walter A. bin
R-East Millinocket
Bad Battery Delays Flight At Cape Kennedy
A faulty battery cell halted a rehearsal flight for the Gemini 4 mission. Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White faced a postponement risk, but officials said the June 3 launch would not be affected. Mission director Christopher Kraft planned a late weekend decision after battery replacement and tests. The battery, part of a quartet powering vehicle systems, is attached to the Gemini 4 spacecraft base.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James MacDivitt
Edward White
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
McDivitt
White
Love Sinks In Arms Ending With A Sink
A playful quip about romance ending in humor as she sinks into his embrace and ends with her arms in a sink.
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Fea, Corp
Colby to Get New Dormitory in Waterville
A new three story women’s dormitory will begin with cornerstone ceremonies June 5 at Colby College. A $300 000 grant from the Charles A Dana Foundation of Wilton Conn funds the building to house about 219 students in 102 double and six single rooms next fall.
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Waterville
Colby College
Charles A. Dana
Israeli raids on Jordan target fuel depot and bases
Israeli paratroopers and infantry carried out three raids into Jordan at night destroying a fuel depot and six bases used for sabotage. Jordan says two farmers and two children were killed in two farmhouses blown up while Israel says all sites were uninhabited. Seven Israelis were wounded by a grenade accident. Jordan reports clashes with two Israeli patrols and calls for UN action. Gen Rabin says the strikes were a warning with minimal casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan
Arab Command
Cairo
and Command
Izhak Rabin
Dominican Revolution Traced From Roots to Present
Two experts trace the Dominican conflict from its deep roots to the present crisis. The piece covers U.S. intervention in 1916 24, Trujillo’s dictatorship 1930 61, Bosch 1963, and the 1965 coup leading to the current struggle with Army Chief Rivera Cuesta and Reid Cabral.
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John M. Hightower
State Department
Washington
Robert Berrellez
Latin America
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Reid ‘Cabral
Onigans
Reid Cabral
U S Marines withdraw from Santo Domingo buffer zone
In Santo Domingo the United States begins trimming forces as Latin American contingents replace Marines in the buffer zone between rival factions. About 20 000 U S troops remain as Brazil sends a 1200 strong contingent while officials assess the revolutionary violence after April 24.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Caribbean
United States
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Brazil
Johnson
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