Coastal Battle Draws Heavy Casualties In Vietnam
U S marines and a strong communist force fought coastward for 20 hours near Tam Ky. Seven helicopters were hit while Marines from Foxtrot company tallied 46 enemy dead and about 150 US casualties. Air strikes and 118 missions followed as Task Force Oregon formed to counter northern pressures.
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Saigon
U. S
Third Marine Regiment
Associated Press
John Lengel
Lengel
Tam Ky
U.S
North Vietnam
First Corps
Oregon
196Th Light Infantry
25Th Infantry
U. S. First Air Cavalry Division
25Th Division
South Vietnam
UAW Authorized to Withdraw from AFL-CIO
The United Auto Workers won permission for its international executive board to withdraw from the AFL-CIO at a special convention in Detroit. President Walter Reuther reported a nonvoting, five-delegate opposition amid charges of an "acute case of hardening of the arteries" in AFL-CIO leadership under George Meany.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
International Executive Board
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Reuther
George Meany
North Korea Accuses UN Command of 20 Truce Violations
Panmunjom dispatch reports North Korea charged on Saturday that the U N command committed 20 truce violations in the last four days.
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Panmunjom
North Korea
U.N. Command
Spectacular Soviet space mission eyed in 48 hour window
Soviet sources say two space ships with four to six cosmonauts will launch within 48 hours. The plan includes an in flight hook up and crew transfer between ships using a new generation of larger, more capable vessels. Veterans Pavel Belayev Konstantin Feoktistov and Valery Bykovsky expected aboard, training at Baikonur.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Pvel Belyayev
Konstanton Peoktistov
Valery Bykovsky
Yuri Gagargin
Baikonour Space Center
Central Asia
Belvidere Tornado In School Leaves Many Dead
Belvidere Illinois 17 year old Sandy Cameron recounts the moment a tornado struck Belvidere high school as buses and cars were wrecked in a muddy field. Students Gordon Shook John Berry Debbie Frank describe chaos and rescue efforts as the brick school suffered collapse and victims were taken to the gym and library for care.
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Belvidere, Ill
Sandy Cameron
Belvidere High School
Sandy
Gordon Shook
Miss Cameron
Shook
John Berry
Bill Coleman
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Rockford
Belvidere
Oak Lawn
Lansing
Mich
Chicago
South Side
Five Prisoners Moved to Maximum in Linn County Jail
Five inmates from the minimum security cell at Linn County Jail were moved to maximum security after a basement party. Sheriff Walter Grant said a hacksaw blade was used to cut a window bar, allowing access to the jail garage for whisky and wine. Names and sentences follow.
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Linn County
Walter Grant
Illinois Tornadoes Make April Nation's Deadliest Storm Month
Chicago reports April brings the most tornadoes in Illinois with 52 in April from 1956 to 1965 and Friday's twisters marking the worst in Chicago area since record keeping began in the 1800s. Illinois cites historic disasters with 1896 East St Louis and 1925 Murphysboro West Frankfort events, killing 306 and 606 respectively.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois
U.S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Llinois
St. Louis
Ill
Tri-State
Missouri
Indiana
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Iollinois
Greek Coup Sparks Unclear Royal Backing Across Athens Front
Army leaders reopened borders and lifted a curfew after sporadic shooting in Athens. It remained uncertain if the coup had the king’s support or if the navy and air force backed the move. Reports said King Constantine may have been surprised at Tatoi. Unconfirmed word of casualties and navy commander reports circulated as details trickled out.
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Rome
Athens
Constantine
Tatoi Palace
Philip Copoulos
Adm
Engafopou
Midwest Tornadoes Kill Dozens and Wreck Illinois
Severe storms tore through Illinois Michigan and nearby states Friday night into Saturday. The Midwest faced at least 50 deaths and about 1500 injuries with damages over 50 million dollars. Oak Lawn Belvidere and several towns suffered severe destruction while the national guard and police worked to control looting and find missing people.
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Midwest
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Michigan
Oak Lawn
Chicago
Belvidere
Ill
National
Army Reserve
Otio Kerner
Clair Helland
Tit
Grand Rapids
Grandville
Wyoming
East Grand Rapids
Missouri
Indiana
California
Wisconsin
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Ll Financial Marion
James R. Polk
Berry
Debbie Frank
Boone County
Leslie Knott
Grant
James Surrett
Bever Avenue
Russell Williams
Rockford Road
Gregory Davidson
Third Street
Ronald Glaus
Shaver Road
Robert L. Bruce
C Street
Glaus
Admiral Held
Madison
Wis
Joseph Woods
Cook County
National Guards
Fred Dumke
Dumke
Woods
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Francis Whalen
YPI
Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
Rheendorf
Bonn
Konrad
Front
Ria Renners
Paul Adenauer
Lotte Multhaupt
Georg
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