Guatemalan Ambassador John Mein Assassinated in Guatemala City
US Ambassador John Gordon Mein was machine-gunned to death on Reforma Ave and 14th St in Guatemala City as he drove from his home to the embassy. His car was blocked by a vehicle of assassins. he died a few yards from the car. He is survived by his widow Elizabeth Clay Mein and three children.
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Guatemala
John Gordon Mein
Guatemala City
Reforma Ave
14Th St
Mein
Elizabeth Clay Mein
U S Presses North Vietnam to Seek Peace Not War
At peace talks in Paris the United States urged North Vietnam to stop interference and focus on peace. Ambassador Harriman condemned Hanoi for violence and antiwar denials while Xuan Thuy repeated demands for a U S bombing halt. Both sides reported no progress.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Johnson
Harriman
Thuy
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Democratic Republic of
Communist Party
North Viets Hold Out In Bunkers Near Saigon
More than 300 North Vietnamese troops held out in bunkers after heavy allied air and artillery bombardment following an 84 casualties battle with U.S. air cavalrymen northwest of Saigon. U.S. forces of the 101st Air Cavalry Division fought to dislodge them in jungle terrain 34 miles northwest of Saigon. Casualties were light for the Americans as jets helicopter gunships and artillery supported the assault.
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Saigon
U.S
101St Air Cavalry Division
Heart Transplant Patient Louis Russell Jr In Good Condition
The Medical College of Virginia Hospital announced that Louis Russell Jr the world39s 34th heart transplant patient is in very satisfactory condition after the operation last Saturday. Dr Richard Lower head of the transplant team said no bulletins will be issued unless there is a significant change.
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Richmond
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Louis Russell Jr
Richard Lower
Russell
Kanawha Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Lynn Cooper, 19, of Winifrede Kanawha County was killed in action in Vietnam. His parents Mr and Mrs Joseph A Cooper said he was killed Saturday and informed by his family Tuesday night.
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Charleston
Michael Lynn Cooper
Winifrede
Kanawha County
Vietnam
Cooper
Joseph A. Cooper
Czechoslovak Assembly Refuses Moscow Accord
Prague reports the National Assembly rejects ratification of the Moscow accord and calls the Soviet occupation illegal while citizens show passive resistance. Troops patrol streets and news offices as debates about withdrawal and possible Soviet military governance unfold.
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Czechoslovak National Assembly
Moscow
Prague
National Assembly
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Kremlin
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Radio
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Czechoslovak
Humphrey Clinches Democratic Nomination Amid Chicago Turmoil
Hubert H. Humphrey won the Democratic presidential nomination at a Chicago convention under armed guard. Violence outside the hall and tear gas amid protests marked the night as Humphrey pledged unity and prepared to face Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon in a contest shaped by Vietnam policy.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
White House
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Demos Reject Unilateral De-Escalation In Vietnam
Chicago dispatch reports the Democratic National Convention voted 1 56734 to 104144 to reject unilateral Vietnam de escalation and back a 1968 platform promising an honorable peace. Humphrey's opponents McCarthy and McGovern suffered a crushing defeat as the party backs a negotiated peace and a tough crime agenda. The platform condemns unilateral force withdrawal and calls for a cease fire and staged elections in Saigon with Hanoi goodwill.
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Demos
Vietnam
Chicago
Democratic National Convention
Sig
White House
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
North Vietnam
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Humphrey
Hanoi
Paris
Saigon
Violent Clashes Between Protesters and Police at Hilton
Illinois National Guardsmen armed with gas and clubs joined police to restrain about 3,000 demonstrators storming the Conrad Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago near the Democratic National Convention. Arrests and injuries were reported as skirmishing lines formed and tear gas wafted through Michigan Avenue.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guardsmen
Conrad Hilton
Michigan Avenue
Hilton
International Amphitheatre
Eisenhower’s Condition Not Considered Critical
Doctors at Walter Reed General Hospital said former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s immediate condition is no longer critical after his seventh heart attack on August 16. The overall situation remains serious with guarded long term outlook and uncertain potential for returning to normal life.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Jury Prepares to Deliberate in West Virginia Bribery Case
Charleston dispatch reports the bribery conspiracy trial of ex-Gov W W Barron and four others nears juror deliberation after extensive defense and government arguments. Special Judge J Robert Martin Jr will charge the jury at 10 a.m. Thursday. The government alleges payoffs to receiving corporations in Florida with shared profits among the defendants. Page 2, Col. 5.
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Charleston
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
U.S. District Court
J. Robert Martin Jr
U.S
Milton J. Ferguson
Florida
Brown and Schroath
Ferguson
Barron
West
Government Announces Miner Training Program
Washington AP government outlines miner training to fill 49 000 new positions in five years as coal industry recovers. Education Commissioner Harold Howell says Education and Labor departments cooperate to boost manpower. Spokesman notes past layoffs reversed, workers returning as demand rises.
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Washington
Harold Howell
Howe
Gram
Education
Purse theft marred Bluefield charity visit involving Cleveland group
A group of five from Altoona to Charlotte stopped at a Bluefield church on Virginia Avenue where volunteers fed them. After shopping at a clothing center, a purse disappeared and later police recovered it. Edward James Butt, 27, of Cleveland, was jailed for petty larceny, with a 16 year old in juvenile custody. The group also had prior stops at a Baptist church and a service station where tools were stolen.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bluefield
Altoona
Charlotte
N. C
Christian Church
Virginia Avenue
C. E. Smoot
Nancy Yost
Barker
Edward James Butt
J. P. Perry
Tazewell
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Rogelia Cruz
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro
Alejandro Silva Fallas
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Dean Rusk
U. S
Averell Harriman
Paris International Conference Center
USS
Dan Nang
4Th Logistics Command
da Nang
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Kanawha
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Grant Park
Demcratic
George S. McGovern
John
Barbara
Phoenixville
Mamie
Stanley E. Preiser
Burl A. Sawyers
Vincent J. Johnkoski
Oscar J. Andre
Alfred W. Schroath
Thomas Wadden
Bonn Brown
Samaritan
Church
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