Slain By Revengeful Congolese Forces Rampage Bukavu
Congolese government troops returned to Bukavu from Kinshasa and killed more than 60 people, including five Europeans, in a revenge rampage after rebels aided by white mercenaries seized the eastern Congo city. Refugees said loyal forces restored calm, while the border remained closed to Europeans and about 50 American missionaries fled to Rwanda.
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Gurkha Troops Restore Order After Hong Kong Attack
Six hundred Gurkha troops patrolled Shu Tau Kok village in Hong Kong after 1,000 Chinese crossed the border and attacked a police post and government building. Five police died and 13 wounded before 85 officers sheltered inside, with 80 more in a nearby building. Officials called the assault an isolated incident amid unsettled conditions in Hong Kong and tensions with Beijing.
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Shu Tau Kok
London
D. G. McNeill
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Fighting erupts as Egypt and Israel clash near Suez Canal
The cease-fire breach intensifies with Egyptian claims of Israeli bombings at Port Said and Port Fuad and Israel reporting downed Egyptian MIG21 jets. Both sides accuse the other of provoking the conflict as U N Security Council delays action to Sunday afternoon for study and consultation.
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Social Security and Tax Bills Signal Shorter 1967 Session
Washington AP Two major laws Social Security benefits and income tax increases shape how long the 1967 Congress will stay in session. After a 10 day recess lawmakers return to face these items plus more measures before adjournment, with completion of the Social Security and tax bills likely delaying adjournment into October.
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Johnson
Go Go Girl’s Mate Target Of Alleged Murder Plot
Laur ie Wright 19 a go go dancer from Highland Park and four others were charged in Pontiac with conspiring to hire a state police detective to murder her estranged husband Leonard Wright 20 of Mount Clemens The group including Patrick McNamara 22 Daniel M Duffy 23 Patricia Duffy 20 and Nicholas F Guell Jr 21 were held on 50000 bond The case centers on a plan to pay 2000 for the killing and a preliminary exam was set for Friday.
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Detroit
Leonard Wright
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Nicholas F. Guell Jr
Hazel Park
Vivien Leigh Dies in London at 53
AP reports actress Vivien Leigh died in her London apartment after a tuberculosis recurrence. The Oscar winner for Gone With the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire was 53 and had battled health issues since 1945. Her life included marriage to Sir Laurence Olivier and a recent ill spell before a London stage rehearsal.
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Piedmont Flight Delayed By Bomb Threat
A telephone bomb threat delayed Piedmont Airlines flight 823 from Baltimore for over two hours in New Bern North Carolina. The Martin 404 was evacuated at the New Bern stop as FBI agents police and fire officials searched the aircraft finding no bomb.
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U S Marines Claim Decisive Wins in 1st Corps Area Fight
U S military chiefs reported heavy action in Vietnam's 1st Corps area with 134 Marines killed 631 wounded and 5 missing in a week of battles. Defense Secretary McNamara visited as Gen Westmoreland seeks more troops. A Da Nang B 52 crash killed 5 of 6 crew. Enemy toll tallied at 836 dead from ground clashes and air strikes, with Marines doubting counts. Con Thien near Leatherneck base saw 3rd Marine Regiment in contact as 84 enemy were reported killed.
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Vietnam
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Leatherneck
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Ho Chi Minh Forces U.S. Into Unexpected Test Of Will
North Vietnam presses a crossroad in the Vietnam War as Hanois resolve risks stalemate for the United States and South Vietnam. Officials debate sending 30 000 to 40 000 more troops and wider mobilization while facing costs to the economy and public support.
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John T. Wheeler
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