Yanks Kill 79 Cong in Skirmishes in Vietnam Highlands
Reported nine days of action in the highlands 260 miles northeast of Saigon raise enemy dead to 240. U S forces tally Viet Cong losses, while B52 bombers hit west of Quang Ngai. A F8 Crusader jet from Hancock downed near Vinh. pilot survived.
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Saigon
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Guam
Quang Ngai
U.S
Hancock
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Gulf of Tonkin
Air Force
Barthelemy Pass
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
Thanh Hoa
Washington
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Beautician Testimony Ties Miller to Dope Drop Period
Jer had 10 customers on August 22 and 11 on September 21. He was listed for two appointments on August 20 with a 10 30 a m slot near the time prosecutors say Miller contacted Caron in Stratford. Defense says Miller did extra work for his wife after her hospitalization.
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Jer
Miller
Caron
Stratford
Rivard Questioned On 2 Quebec Bodies
Montreal AP report says Inspector Masson stated two Quebec detectives and a crown prosecutor traveled to Atlanta to question imprisoned Lucien Rivard about two bodies found near Piedmont Quebec on May 11. Rivard, serving 20 years in a U S penitentiary, is linked to drug smuggling. Paquette, 44, was linked to a $1.4 million Montreal mail truck heist two years earlier.
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Montreal
Richard Masson
Quebec
Atlanta
Lucien Rivard
Piedmont
Que
Masson
Rivard
Andre Paquette
Alice Rioux
U.S
Paquette
Grant Second In Houston Open Local Qualifying
Jim Grant finished tied for second at Pine Forest Country Club in Houston with a 141 70 71 as amateurs filled four of the top five spots. Roane Puett led with 138 68 70 and Texans dominated the field of 25 professionals and 15 amateurs seeking sectional rounds in Fort Worth June 7.
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Grant
Wethersfield
Conn
Babe Hiskey
Pocatello
Idaho
Arthur Russell
Lake Jackson
Mike Mitchell
Texarkana
Ark
James Wright
Houston
Bob Moreland
Canada Finds Explosion Caused Airliner Crash
Canada's Transportation Department reported that an explosion in the left lavatory aft section of a Canadian Pacific airliner caused the July crash in British Columbia. The probe found traces of an explosive substance in lavatory wood, killing 52 people.
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Ostawa
Canada’s
Transportation Department
British Columbia
Communist convention to be held in New York
The American Communist party plans a June convention in New York but foreign delegates appear barred by the State Department. Humberto Terracini and John Gollan were denied visas amid suspicions of attending the party event. Republican leaders draft a campaign finance bill while Post Office plans seek power to build and own post offices.
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Washington
American Communist Party
New York
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Humberto Terracini
McCloskey
United States
John Gollan
Communist Party
Post Office Department
Tyler Abell
Senate Public Works Subcommittee
General Services Administration
Breakthrough Seen For Mental Health Drug LSD
National Institutes of Health director Dr. Stanley F. Yolles told a Senate subcommittee that LSD represents a prototype of future mental health treatments. He said scientists are very close to a breakthrough capable of alleviating distress and potentially curing depression and related illnesses.
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Washington
National Institutes of Health
Stanley F. Yolles
Senate
Dodd and Klein Tie Up Quiz Dates in Ethics Probe
The Senate ethics committee plans to begin questioning witnesses about the Dodd Klein case with hearings possibly starting early next month. Senator Mike Monroney says the panel wants complete facts and to fit the schedule around other duties, with no need for the libel suit to delay timing. Dodd favors early hearings and has asked the investigator to say he has nothing to conceal.
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Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Ethics Committee
Dodd
Committee
Congress
Nike-X System Described as U S Safeguard Concept
A Nike-X outline describes two interceptors Zeus and Sprint with nuclear capability. Zeus traces to Nike Zeus for ICBM and satellite interception, while a Redstone Arsenal spokesman refutes reports of satellite destruction and notes satellites could be within range. Development at Kwajalein uses radar blocks and data processing units as building modules for defense capacity.
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Redstone Arsenal
U.S
Kwajalein
Pacific
Lange
Dirksen Opposes Expanded Senate Control of CIA
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen warns that increasing the CIA oversight panel from seven to nine members would curb access to information due to potential leaks. Sen Fulbright delays his plan to place three Foreign Relations members on the CIA panel and extend oversight of overseas intelligence, pushing action to June 1. Russell signals he will press to send the proposal to a committee, risking pigeonholing this session.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Central Intelligence Agency
Illinois
Foreign Relations Committee
CIA
Dirksen
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Fulbright
U.S
Russell
Da Nang Restores Faces After Week of Street Fighting
AP photographer Al Chang reports Da Nang returns to normal after a week of war. Shops reopen, police and traffic flow resume, markets buzz, and residents smile despite lingering bullet holes and past battles. The city’s fighting ends as Buddhist pagodas and streets show cautious relief.
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Associated Press
al Chang
da Nang
Chang
AL Chang DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Tinh Hoi
Rusk cites U S readiness to negotiate end to Vietnam war
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Council on Foreign Relations that the United States stands ready to negotiate a peaceful end to the Vietnam War anytime there is a party willing to engage. He urged measures to deter aggression and noted shifts in the Communist world toward more normal relations with the West, while warning against ignoring a Soviet and Chinese push for influence.
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New York
Dean Rusk
United States
Council On Foreign Relations
Rusk
Geneva
Southeast Asia
Europe
Congress
Soviet Russia
Red China
John Glenn Receives Great Medal of Paris in Paris
AP report states John Glenn America's first orbital astronaut received the Great Silver Medal of Paris at City Hall. The presentation was conducted by Mayor Cock, with remarks noting the honor reflects pioneering space achievement amid ongoing local law enforcement and narcotics case developments.
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John Glenn
Paris
America
Han
Paul E. Ferrigno
Cock Avenue
Albert Chavanac
Bridgeport
Two Cops Hurt In Melee During Arrest Attempt
A 15 year old fought with detective Dunn and two officers as they tried to take him into custody. The officers and the suspect were knocked to the ground during the scuffle and were injured. The youth was turned over to Youth division detectives.
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Dunn
Mayor of Miami Beats Burns in Primary Rematch
Miami mayor Robert King High defeated Gov. Hayden Burns in a Democratic governor nominating race rematch. With 2,202 of 2,561 precincts reporting, High led Burns 536,992 to 448,695, signaling a likely November victory.
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Burns
Associated Press
Robert King High
Hayden Burns
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High
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper
John Young Brown
Cooper
Young
Senate
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South
Viet Nam
Burs
NAACP
Oklahoma
Hetll
Fred R. Harris
Andy Kentucky
M. G. Snyder
Snyder
Barry Goldwater
James Thompson
George Ritterman
Robert B. Duncan
Maurine Neuberger
Car Sales Update Signals Mixed May Performance
Abernethy kept its forecast for a strong auto market, while May production advanced toward a second largest output. Auto plants shifted schedules at GM Ford and Chrysler, aiming for about 800000 cars for May, near last year’s 837701 high, with American Motors maintaining quotas after an earlier shutdown.
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Abernethy
Auto
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Accused Slayer Surrenders in Slaying Case Confession Questioned
Stewart turned himself in after initially fleeing as officers closed in at dawn. Prosecutors allege Mrs. Schmidt’s changing statements tied to the May 8 murder of Larry Schmidt in Marion. Stewart, Arkansas connections, and a separated family backdrop surround the case as officers pursue the truth.
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Bill Ingram
Magnolia
Marion Stewart
Arkadelphia
Ark
Ingram
Stewart
Larry Lee Schmidt
Marion
Ind
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Larry Schmidt
Sparta
Tenn
Indiana
Schmidt
Nancy Goodwin
Jimmy Goodwin
Foust
Ted Null
Arkanie
Tennessee
Friverbottom
Curtis
English rowers turn back from Atlantic crossing attempt
English journalists John Hoare and David Johnstone began a 3000 mile row from Virginia Beach to England in Puffin hoping for 50 days. A Navy plane spotted Puffin 12 miles east of Virginia Beach with one rower returning toward shore as winds of 12 to 18 mph blew inshore.
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Portsmouth
Atlantic
Virginia
John Hoare
David Johnstone
Virginia Beach
England
Navy
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Bureau Lists Female Names for Hurricanes
The Weather Bureau announced female hurricane names for the Atlantic Caribbean and Gulf season. Names include Alma Becky Celia Dorothy Ella Faith Greta Hallie Inez Noreen Orpha Patty Rena Sherry Thora Vicky Wilna Adele Blanca Connie Dolores Eileen Francesca Gretchen Helga Ione Joyce Kirsten Lorraine Maggie Norma Orlene Patricia Rosalie Selma Toni Vivian and Winona.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
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Becky
Celia
Dorothy
Ella
Faith
Greta
Hallie
Inez
Noreen Orpha
Patty
Rena
Sherry
Thora
Vicky
Wilna
North Pacific
Adele
Blanca
Connie
Dolores
Eileen
Francesca
Gretchen
Helga
Ione
Joyce
Kirsten
Lorraine Maggie
Norma
Orlene
Patrica
Rosalie
Selma
Toni
Vivian
Winona
Congress Debates Minimum Wage Rise Across Sectors
Lawmakers debate a new minimum wage bill affecting 7.2 million workers including farm and migrant laborers. Proponents note gains in purchasing power while opponents warn of burdens on small business and potential racial impact. Leaders defend the measure citing decades of wage growth and expanding coverage to service and retail workers.
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Johnson
William H. Ayres
Ohio
GOP
House Education and Labor Committee
Dave Martin
R-Neb
Martin
Congressional
Chet Holifield
Calif
Ray Madden
D-Ind
House
Holifield
Madden
Vietnam turmoil around Hue government vows elections
In Hue the chief of state affirmed a Constituent Assembly vote planned for fall while the 10 member directorate contemplates adding five civilians. In Saigon antigovernment marches gathered near the U S Embassy as Da Nang quieted after a week of unrest. U S Marines and air units report Viet Cong clashes with casualties and renewed bombing of a Communist target west of Quang Ngai. Ky pledged order and a path to elections by September 11, and Da Nang named Lt. Col. Le Chi Cuong mayor after a rival leader was arrested. International reaction included Buddhist remarks urging humanity without political interference.
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U.S
da Nang
Buddhist Institute
Hue
Viet Nam
Ky Ky
South Viet Nam
le Chi Cuong
Nguyen van ‘Man
Man
Chau
United World Buddhist Association
Colombo
Ceylon
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