Marines Clearing Way For Mine Wire Vietnam Barrier
In Saigon US Marines clear a seven mile long by quarter mile wide strip west of Gio Linh to install barbed wire mines and radar units. The barrier aims to deter inland invasion from North Vietnam, with Vietnamese troops guarding the plains and Marines handling mountain fighting. Premier Ky endorses the project and plans to move about 20 000 civilians from northeast Quang Tri to resettlement sites at an estimated cost of 1 360 000 dollars.
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Gio Linh
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
France
U.S
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Quang Tri
Speck convicted of massacre eight nurses in Chicago
In Peoria a circuit court jury finds Richard Speck 25 guilty of killing eight student nurses after a six week trial. The panel recommended the death penalty by electric chair. sentencing slated after motions and appeals. public defender Getty vows to appeal. prosecutors say law must be enforced.
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Peoria, Ill
Richard Speck
Chicago
Speck
Gerald Getty
Getty
Peoria
Herbert C. Paschen
Paschen
Cook County
Martin
Corazon Amourao
Philippines
FBI May Aid Staunton Slayings Probe
Staunton officials expect FBI help in the investigation of two ice cream shop clerks who were shot dead while handling receipts at a High’s store. Commonwealth's Attorney T. Claybrook Elder noted federal agents in the region may assist soon. fingerprints are pending and a $10 000 reward is offered for information.
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Staunton (Ap
Staunton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Commonwealth
Atty. T. Claybrook Elder
Elder
Constance Hevener
Carolyn Hevener Perry
Pleasant Valley
Three Acquitted Of Snake Handling In Covington Ky
In Covington Kentucky police court all three defendants William D Saylor Dorothy Saylor and Jesse Brock were acquitted of violating snake handling laws during a religious service. James Saylor the husband of Dorothy died February 20 after handling a rattlesnake at the church according to police reports. Defense lawyer Howell Vincent argued the charges violated religious freedom. William Saylor declined to answer if he would handle snakes again saying he has nothing against it if the Lord wills.
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Covington, Ky
Kentucky
William B. O'Neal
William D. Saylor
Free Holiness Church
Dorothy Saylor
Jesse Brock
James Saylor
William Saylor
Peace demonstrators rally coast to coast amid clashes
In New York and San Francisco crowds protested the Vietnam War drawing about 70 000 in New York far short of predictions and 100 000 in San Francisco. The marches saw draft card burnings and tense counterdemonstrations as Black activists led the Harlem contingent and clashed with sponsors over integration.
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New York
San Francisco
Manhattan
United Nations
Martin Luther King Jr
Central Park
Los Angeles
Washington
Joe Pool
D-Texas
House Committee On un-American Activities
Nelson Rockefeller
National Guard
Dunga
West Coast
Jesus
Sheep Meadow
San Fran
Harlem
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Stokely Carmichael
Homemade Bomb Suspected In Ohio Blast In Downtown Circleville
A homemade bomb touched off an explosion and fire in the Bingham Drug Store on West Main Street Circleville Ohio. Police reported up to ten people were in the drug store at the time, with several unaccounted for and three missing presumed dead. Minor injuries were reported by six escapees and other nearby buildings caught fire as the blaze spread.
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Bingham Drug Store
West Main Street
Ohio
Columbus
Charles Schrieber
Ted Foster
Lee Holbrook
Holbrook
Schrieber
Bob Scranton
Schieber
GOP Maneuvering President Into Tax Credit Showdown
Congressional Republicans press Johnson to choose between business tax credits and federal funding of presidential campaigns. Dirksen says Johnson will likely back the investment tax credit in a recession. The fight centers on repealing the $1 campaign checkoff to fund campaigns while restoring tax incentives for manufacturing. Senate and House must seek conclusive terms in conference.
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Gop
Jack Bell Washington
Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Dirksen
Congress
Ex Foe Japan Thriving Under U S Protection
Ned Shott reports from Tokyo that twenty six years after Pearl Harbor the United States and Japan are close allies under U S defense. Japan shows little need to boost its armaments while industrial growth surges in steel shipbuilding and electronics. Japan’s small volunteer army runs at 88 percent of 200 000 and defense spending is one to two percent of GNP, about eight percent of the nation’s budget.
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Japan
U.S
Tokyo
United States
Asia
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Eugene P. Wilkinson
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Charles Davy
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John Stamos
Cook “County
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Richard
FBI
Clintwood
Sais Wath Sae Graham
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Kezar Stadium
McKissick
Carmichael
Market Street
Thous
Lower Market Street
Circleville, Ohio
Albert Gore
Long
George A. Smathers
Florida
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Gore
John J. Williams
Delaware
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Wallace F. Bennett
Tah
Ned Shott
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Southeast Asia
Korea
Taipei
Hong Kong
South Vietnam
Thailand
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