Generals Take On War Government In Viet Nam
A 10 member military committee led by Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu forms a war government to rule until Communist defeat. They promise no dictatorship and plan a war cabinet with civilian and military members. Thieu pledges power will shift to elected government after security and corruption are addressed.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Phan Khac Suu
Phan Huy Quat
National Legislative Council
Suu
Quat
Head Of Stock Sold At Tazewell Livestock Market
Eight hundred fifteen head of livestock were sold at the Tazewell Market Monday. Hogs and veal led the sale with various weights and prices from 21 to 27 dollars. Lambs and slaughter cattle followed with mixed grades and prices across the barrow, sow, cow, and bull classes.
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Tazewell
Standard
Utility
Bombers Smash Barracks Near Ha Noi in Vietnam War
AP reports American bombers destroyed Yen Phu military barracks 115 miles south of Hanoi as over 100 U.S. and Vietnamese warplanes attacked targets nationwide. Ground forces found remains after a Viet Cong ambush at a French rubber plantation near Dong Xoai, with about 250 casualties and 600 dead or missing in the Dong Xoai area since the attack began.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Yen Phu
Hanoi
U.S
Dong Xoai
Pentagon
Washington
William C. Hoover
San Diego
Calif
Hoover
Viet Nam
Air Force
Ca Mau
Tuan Loi
Michlin Rubber Co
Vietnamese Military High Command
Ruin at Tuan Loi plantation after Viet Cong action near Dong Xoai
Desolate Tuan Loi plantation near Dong Xoai shows napalm scorched trees and ruined homes after a Viet Cong assault. Vietnamese paratroopers suffered heavy losses while searching for the Viet Cong as U S advisers caution over the strength of enemy forces surrounding the town.
Non-Farm Jobs Top 60 Million Mark Reached
The Labor Department says May non farm employment surpassed 60 million for the first time with gains in service industries. Unemployment fell to 4.6 percent, the lowest May rate in eight years, with total unemployment at 3.3 million and total employment at 72.4 million. Teen unemployment among teens seeking full-time work stood at 23.4 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
State Capitol News Roundup from Charleston
State Capitol items include an emergency planning conference in Baltimore with Truman Gore and Ralph Frame Jr. Monongahela Power asks PSC to cut street light rates for 61 WV towns and to offer budget billing. State holiday to honor 102nd birthday. DMV stays open for 1966 license plates.
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Charleston
State Capitol
Truman E. Gore
Baltimore
Federal
Office of Emergency Planning
Gore
Ralph A. Frame Jr
City National Bank
Monongahela
Monongahela Power Co
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Monongahela Power
PSC
Department of Motor Vehicles
Showcase Exhibit Attracts 2 Solons
Morgantown AP reports two U.S. senators will attend the dedication of an industrial showcase at the municipal airport. Margaret Chase Smith, R Maine, will deliver the keynote address and Jennings Randolph D West Virginia will attend. The event marks the opening of Sterling Enterprises detailing the company history.
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Morgantown
U.S
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Maine
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Smith
Sterling Enterprises
Superintendent to Address Kiwanians in Green Valley Glenwood
Mercer County schools Superintendent W R Pete Cooke will speak to the Green Valley Glenwood Kiwanis Club at the Mercer County Health Center at 6 45 tonight. His talk centers on his recent trip to the Soviet Union and Ladies Night will be observed by members.
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W. R
Pete) Cooke
Mercer County
Green Valley-Glenwood Kiwanis Club
Mercer County Health Center
Cooke
Soviet Union
Fish-Spotter Crashes near Kiptopeke Beach, Pilot Dead
Dal las Franklin Bell Jr., 27, owned and operated a fish-spotting plane that crashed into Chesapeake Bay off Kiptopeke Beach at 8 15 a m. Bell’s body recovered by Coast Guard. FAA investigates. Two other fish-spotting crashes in the bay in the past 12 years near the same area.
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Norfolk, Va
Dallas Franklin Bell Jr
Flower Field Drive
Chesapeake Bay
Kiptopeke Beach
Bell
Virginia Menhaden Products Co
Reedville
Coast Guard
Point Highland
Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center
Portsmouth
Coast Guard Air Station
Navy
Norfolk
Jess Engle
Bill Russell
Hampton
Federal Aviation Administration
Kamehameha Day Public Holiday in Hawaii
The sole US public holiday honoring a king is Kamehameha Day on June 11 in Hawaii. The Polynesian warrior united all the Hawaiian Islands in peace early in the 19th century.
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United States
Kamehameha
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Whistler Spots Smugglers
The U S Customs Service uses a whistling detector to nab gold smugglers. The device emits a whistle when pointed at gold objects from teeth to false bottoms in suitcases, aiding in uncovering hidden treasure.
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U. S. Customs Service
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Quynh Lap
Nghe An
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Alnow
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Virginia Tech
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Handbook Original
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SqQuiss
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Bluewell Rural Station
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