U S Leaders Targeted in Leaflets Amid Viet Nam Turmoil
Leaflets attack U S leaders and Thieu with calls for civilian rule as protests spread in South Viet Nam. In the central highlands the 25th Division pursued North Vietnamese troops amid heavy fighting near Pleiku, while Da Nang battles and a Saigon monk’s self immolation stir tensions. The Movement for the Struggle to Save the People denies clear Buddhist leadership backing.
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Saigon
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Church
South Viet Nam
U.S. 25Th
Pleiku
da Nang
Thieu
Nguyen van Thien
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
DuPont Moves $1.5 Billion in Stocks in Major Vault Transfer
F I duPont & Co moved more than 1.5 billion dollars in securities between Broadway vaults and 26 Broadway in a weekend operation. The transfer required 60 armored-truck trips, each insured up to 35 million dollars, with partners present in each truck and vault staff verifying withdrawals. The move included disassembly and reassembly of the IBM control data computer units over Friday to Saturday to support 100 offices and testing on Sunday for market opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
IBM
Control Data
United States
Frances I. duPont & Co
Francis I. duPont & Co
Wall Street
LBJ Leads Nation in Tributes to War Dead
President Johnson led national tributes marking Memorial Day with wreaths dropped at sea from the liner Independence en route to Lisbon. In Georgia at Andersonville National Cemetery Pfc Jimmy L Williams 19 of Wetumpka Alabama was buried with full military honors amid segregation discomfort. Johnson urged peace negotiations while acknowledging ongoing fighting and urged prayers for permanent peace.
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Independence
New York
Lisbon
Andersonville National Cemetery
Georgia
Jimmy L. Williams
Viet Nam
Wetumpka
Ala
Andersonville
Arlington Cemetery
Johnson
LBJ
Twins Eager for Wednesday Blastoff and Gemini Linkup
Surveyor mission boosts confidence of astronauts Stafford and Cernan as Gemini 9 readiness continues after prior delays. Atlas rockets faced a fatal failure in Gemini 9 rendezvous attempt and ATDA target docking is planned.
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Surveyor
Stafford
Cernan
Atlas
Moon
Atlantic Ocean
ATDA
Oldsters' Event At St. Joseph's Manor Today
Highlights of a Senior Citizens Month event at St. Joseph's Manor Trumbull run from noon to 4 pm. It honors 32 state institutions for the aged and features a talent show and arts display. Connecticut Association of Non-Profit Homes and Hospitals meets with more than 200 attendees hosted by Mother M. Bernadette, administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Manor
Main Street
Trumbull
Oldsters
Connecticut Association of
M. Bernadette
St. Joseph's
Two Young Men Drown In Danbury Area Over Weekend
State police divers recovered the body of Winspur of 21 Walnut Street Danbury after a weekend boating accident off Candlewood Marina. The cabin cruiser owner William Wilson of New Milford was involved along with his wife and in law. Dr. Francis Williams ruled drowning as the cause. services set at Honan funeral home Newtown and St Rose Church.
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Green Funeral Home
Main Street
Danbury
Jack Croce
Jerome J. Smith
Alan Williamson
Ridgefield
Ridgefield Barracks
Winspur
Walnut Street
Candlewood Marina
Francis Williams
Bridgeport
Mr. Winspur
Newtown High School
Quinnipiac College
Perkin-Elmer Company
Norwalk
National Guard
Alfred Winspur
Monroe
Honan
Mainstreet
Newtown
St. Rose Church
St. Rose Cemetery
Princeton
de Lamater
Decamater
Mr. DeLamater
Bob
Brooklawn Club
DeLamater
Brooklawn Country Club
University Club
Black Rock Yacht Club
Manufacturers Association
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Park City Hospital
Community Chest
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
New York
Mullits and Redgate Funeral Home
Gorham Place
Long Hill
Georgia Kennedy DeLamater
Kenneth D. Wright
Monrow
Oakley R. DeLamater
Fairfield
Cooper P. Benedict
Lewisburg
W. Va
Walter H. Hellier
Marion, Mass
Eleanor P. DeLamater
Charleston
WI. Va
Sad Father Accepts Dead Son Medal in Vietnam War
Milton Voegtii accepted posthumous Bronze Star for his 18 year old son PFC J Sargeant Voegtii who was killed February 11, nine days after arriving in Vietnam. The Handi High School graduate was cited for meritorious achievements during ground operations against hostile forces. Captain Henry Bartlett presented the medal after Memorial Day services on the town Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Viet Nam
Milton Voegtii
Pfc
J. Sargeant’ Voegtii
Young Voegtii
Handi High School
Henry Bartlett
DeLamater, Bex-Alcoa Leader Dies at Home
C H DeLamater longtime head of Bex-Alcoa dies at home after 33 years with the firm. He built a career from stock clerk to works manager in Vernon and Buffalo with ties to Bridgeport organizations. Survived by wife Georgia Kennedy DeLamater and seven relatives. LIQUOR ARREST MADE Franklin Clay of 394 James street arrested on liquor on premises with intent to sell. held on $500 bail awaiting circuit court arraignment.
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Union
Monitor
Fairfield
DeLamater
Vernon
Calif
Buffalo
Franklin Clay
James Street
Memorial Day Observances Highlight Parade and Wreath Laying
The Fairfield ceremony featured State Rep. Melvin Fennell as master of ceremonies, a wreath-laying at the town green, invocations by Rabbi Jack Bloom and Rev. George Birge, and performances by Andrew Warde high school band. Veterans from two wars, Army reserve troops, and Fairfield YMCA Guides joined a one hour fifteen minute parade, with Taps and a volley at the post hall on Reef Road.
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Peden
Col
John Glen
United Nations
Tower of Babel
Melvin Fennell
Thomas J. Nelson Jr
VFW
Town Green
Jack Bloom
Congregation
Beth E
George Birge
St. Pius X Church
Andrew Warde High School
Sherman Drew
Richard Chelstowski
Warde
318Th Signal Battalion
Army Reserve
George A. Smith Legion
Reef Road
Fairfield Ymca
Harold P. Catuzzi
Frank M. Wilder
John Wrabel Sr
Mr. Catuzzi
Zoltan Stiliha
Surveyor Races Toward Target On The Moon
Surveyor nears its lunar target amid antenna trouble that may affect its center of gravity. The mission, three years late, aims to demonstrate guidance and communications with Gemini 9 astronauts observing as Atlas-Centaur delivers the lander to the Ocean of Storms.
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Surveyor
Lunar
Propulsion Laboratory
Spacemen Watch
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
Parks
Surveyor aims for high resolution lunar photos and long daylight stay
Scientists plan to use a high gain antenna to transmit hundreds of detailed lunar images from Surveyor 1. Dr. Eugene Shoemaker notes potential detail surpassing Ranger 7 and Luna 9, with 12 daylight days for photo stops before the 14 day lunar night ends the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surveyor
Russia
America
Ranger
Eugene M. Shoemaker
U.S. Geological Survey
Bomb Explodes In Phone Booth Near Transit Hub
Bomb explodes in a phone booth during rush hour at a city transit transfer point. Investigators describe the device as a large firecracker with explosive powder poured into a magazine tied at both ends. The Municipal Building sits near City Hall.
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BMT
IRT
City Hall
Divorces Granted by Superior Court Judge Doherty
Three divorces were granted Friday by Superior court Judge James P. Doherty. Elizabeth Gearhart Long, of Milford, divorced from Frederick Long of Bridgeport, married Sept. 30, 1939, on intolerable cruelty. Marion Everlith O'Neil, of Bridgeport, divorced from Herbert R. O'Neil, married June 33, 1942, on intolerable cruelty. Florence Laufer Rinaldi of Ansonia, divorced from Carmen P. Rinaldi Jr., Bridgeport, married Jan. 24, 1939, on intolerable cruelty.
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Superior Court
James P. Doherty
Elizabeth
Frederick Long
Elizabeth Gearhart Long
Gulf Street
Milford
Bridgeport
Marion
Herbert O'Neil
Marion Everlith O'Neil
Herbert R. O'Neil
Florence
Carmen Rinaldi
Florence Laufer Rinaldi
Webster Drive
Ansonia
Carmen P. Rinaldi, Jr
Yanks Push North Viet Minh Units in Rainswept Jungle
American forces of the 25th Division's 3rd Brigade pressed along the jungle west of Saigon amid monsoon rains. Casualties were light for the Viet Cong, with sporadic clashes and limited progress as air support drops amid worsening weather. Nearby, South Korean marines claimed victories northwest of Qui Nhon, while U.S. air strikes surged in both North and South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Qui Nhon
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Air Force
Vinh
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North
Viet Nam
German sport plane crash claims 4 lives
In Baden Württemberg near Stuttgart a single engine sport plane crashed in woods along the Stuttgart Munich autobahn. All four aboard were killed: two physicians and two businessmen from Giengen. The craft was en route to Nice with a stopover in Stuttgart.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Stuttpart-Munich Autobahn
Giengen
Nice
France
Tonee
Big Parade Honors City War Dead
A city parade honored war dead with 28 veteran groups and 12 musical units marching from Bulls Head to Seaside Park for Memorial services. A Green Beret float drew attention as youths displayed a draft card sign while protesters and veterans joined, sponsored by United Patriotic Societies Inc. Grand marshal was Benjamin Prinzio, with parade organizers praised for a successful event.
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Naval Reserve Surface Division
Army and Navy
Sea Cadets
Boy Scout
Connecticut National Guard
242Nd Engineer Battalion
Stratford
Thomas J. Nelson
John T. Elliano
Bulls Head
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Park Avenue
Seaside Park
Bridgeport
Nelson
Citizens Anti-Communist Committee of
Connecticut
United Patriotic Societies, Inc
Veterans‘ Groups
Benjamin Prinzio
Harry W. Congdon
American Legion
Elfiano
Stephen Danko
Roy Knapp
Arnold Mayer
Frank Mackwekis
Zack Hodges
Frank Prinzio
Asbestos in Air Seen Possible Hazard for Cities
A Miami autopsy review of 500 residents aged 15 plus found asbestos bodies in 2 percent of males and 20 percent of females, with none of the deaths attributed to asbestos inhalation or lung disease. The study notes growing urban exposure and cites rising world production and U.S. consumption. An AMA Journal editorial warns asbestos hazards span many occupations and may lead to malignant tumors after long exposure.
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Miami
Cape Town
South Africa
Thomson
United States
Journal of the American Medical Association
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F.1. duPont
Seholse
St. Michael's Cemetery
Edward Drobnak
Catholic War Veterans
Stephen Onofrey
United Patriotic Societies of
John Mikulka
CWV
Nation
St. Joseph’s Manor
Bex-Alcoa
C. H. DeLamater
Pecca
Green Beret
Peace Corps
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Connecticut National Bank
N. Viet Force
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