Casualty Toll Aboard Liberty Rises to 33 Dead 79 Hurt
The unofficial toll aboard the torpedoed USS Liberty reached 33 dead and 75 injured as it limped toward port. Defense officials cited 9 known dead 24 missing and 75 injured with 15 seriously. some sources say missing likely dead. President Johnson voiced deep grief while urging cease-fire. Rusk urged addressing Middle East and Vietnam separately.
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Liberty
Washington
Defense Department
Phil G. Goulding
Defense
Pentagon
Johnson
George Christian
United States
Israel
Christian
U.S
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Vietnam
Princess Margrethe Marries Danish Diplomat Fri day
Crown Princess Margrethe and her fiancé Fri day gathered crowds in Copenhagen on the eve of Denmark's first royal wedding this century. The ceremony will unite Margrethe with French-born Count Henri de Monpezat, who will be titled Prince Henrik of Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Margrethe
Henri de Monpezat
Frederick IX
Royal Naval Holmens Church
Ingrid
Sweden
Frederik
Prince Knud
Margarethe
City Hall
Monpezat
Prince Henrik of
Count Henri Monpezat
Urban Hansen
Four Virginians among Liberty casualties in USS Liberty attack
Defense Department reports four Virginians were dead or missing after the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. Named dead include Lt. Cmdr. P. M. Armstrong of Virginia Beach, Postal Clerk 2C John C. Spicer of Norfolk, and Lt. Stephen S. Toth, son of Capt. Joseph C. Toth of Virginia Beach. Missing is Lt. James C. Pierce, husband of Pauline M. Pierce of Virginia Beach.
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Washington
Defense Department
Isralei
Cmdr
P. M. Armstrong
Mary K. Armstrong
Virginia Beach
John C. Spicer
Linda Lee Spicer
Norfolk
Stephen S. Toth
Joseph C. Toth
James C. Pierce
Pauline M. Pierce
Bombing Denials Shape UN Council Message on Middle East
United Nations Security Council heard claims Israel and Syria still fought while Israel denied bombing Cairo and Ismailia. Egypt accused air strikes killed civilians as Syria pressed halt to hostilities, and the council urged immediate end to fighting with both sides claiming compliance.
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United Nations, N.Y
Security Council
Israel
Syria
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Ismailia
Thant
Mohamed A. el-Kony
Gideon Rafael
Tel Aviv
Rafael
Hans R. Tabog
Denmark
Council
Middle East
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nikolaas T. Fedorenko
Fedorenko
United States
Goldberg
Nasser Resignation Rejected by Egyptian Assembly
Egypt's National Assembly refused to accept Gamal Abdel Nasser's resignation after his emotional address blaming defeat in the war with Israel. The assembly declared the people support Nasser and that Egypt can finish the work under his leadership.
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Nasser
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Egyptian National Assembly
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
National Assembly
Assembly
Zakaria Mohieddin
Cairo Radio
Mohieddin
Abdul Hakim Amer
Shamseddin Badran
Mohammed Naguib
Farouk
Ground lull holds in Vietnam as air patrols press targets
In Saigon the U S Command reports no major contacts in 15 operations while air squadrons strike Communist targets on both sides of the border. Night mortars hit Hue and an attack injures Americans and civilians. another mortar strike wounds civilians in Quang Ngai. In Quang Tin, Viet Cong burn a barracks and kill a village resident as a civic action team shelter.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
1St Corps
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai Province
Quang Tin
Defense Appropriations Bill Advances Despite Guard Reserve Realignment Delay
The House Appropriations Committee forwards the largest postwar defense bill of 1968, totaling 70.3 billion dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1, with 20.3 billion for Vietnam and Southeast Asia and a directive to defer National Guard and Army Reserve realignment until formal legislative action. The bill funds personnel, aircraft, ships, missiles, and interservice programs, and includes new FB111 aircraft and NIKE-X antimissile funding.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Pentagon
Defense Department
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Congress
Army
Navy
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Johnson
Air Force
Mullens Student Road Victim
A 20 year old Mullens college student, Robert P Hodson, was killed in a head on crash with a Humble Oil Co gasoline truck on Route 16 at Corinne, three miles from Mullens. The truck was driven by Mike Kuhn Jr of Fayetteville. Hodson died from chest injuries sustained in the steering wheel impact.
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Mullens
Robert P. Hodson
Lee Hodson
Mullens High School
Robert Hodson
Corinne
Beckley Road
Mike Kuhn Jr
Fayetteville
Humble Oil Co
Beckley
Hodson
Methodists urge U S to seek Vietnam cease fire
At the West Virginia Methodist annual conference in Buckhannon the body adopted a resolution pressing President Johnson to pursue an immediate Vietnam cease fire modeled on UN action for the Middle East. The group planned a world peace prayer from 5 30 p m Friday to 5 30 a m Saturday. Dr Truman Potter of Charleston was named in Dallas, Texas.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
United States
Vitnam
West Virginia Methodist Church
Johnson
Vietnam
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
Truman Potter
Charleston
Dallas
Tex
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Ica
Mediterranean
Athens
Ministry of Information
George J. Tomeh
Damascus
Tomeh
U Thant
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Mid East
Hue
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
National Guard
Capitol Hill
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