Pompidou Resigns as French Premier in Government Shuffle
Georges Pompidou resigns as premier of France after a government reshuffle ordered by President Charles de Gaulle. He hands in his resignation to De Gaulle at the Elysee Palace and is replaced by Maurice Couve de Murville, the finance minister. Pompidou has led France for over six years amid unclear reasons for the change.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
France
Charles de Gaulle
Pompidou
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Maurice Couve de Murville
National Assembly
Couve de Murville
Foreign Ministry
Quai D'Orsay
UPI
Two American Students Held by Soviets Over Anti-Soviet Propaganda
Pravda reports two American students James Kratzer and Larry Watson held in Brest after being caught with anti-Soviet literature from the Chinese Embassy in Moscow. Officials say they admitted violating major rules, and the U.S. Embassy is investigating.
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Communist Party
Brest
James Kratzer
Larry Watson
Stanford University
Vienna
U.S
Communist Movement
Saigon Intercepts Viet Cong Push as Mig Shot Down
South Vietnamese troops halted a Viet Cong force near Saigon with two government company units repelling the attack five miles west of the capital. U S pilots claimed a Mig-17 shoot down over North Vietnam as B 52s attacked infiltration routes 25 to 65 miles from Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Vinh
Panhandle
John Nichols
San Diego
Calif
Nichols
Injuries Fatal To Postville Boy 8
An 8 year old Postville boy died en route to a LaCrosse hospital after his bicycle was struck from the rear by a grain truck on Highway 1852 in Postville. Tracy Colvin, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Colvin, suffered a skull fracture. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Community Presbyterian church.
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Postville
LaCrosse
Tracy Colvin
Donald Colvin
Jerry Lee Miller
Budd
Miller
Community Presbyterian Church
Schutte Funeral Home
Fire Bomb Attack Near Reagan Home Sparks State Guard
Secret Service fired one warning shot at two youths approaching Governor Reagan’s Sacramento home with two firebombs. The bottles did not ignite and no injuries were reported. Reagan called the attackers hooligans inflamed by hate talk. Police linked the incident to earlier Oak Park disturbances as officers pursued suspects.
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Sacramento
Secret Service
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Lyn Nofziger
Nofziger
Nancy
Governor’s Mansion
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
California
Oak Park
Warrant Issued in Iowa City Slaying
Iowa City police issued a murder warrant for Laurence Paul Holderness 27 of Iowa City for the death of 78 year old Mrs. Claude Stanfield found at her home with a fatal blow to the head. Missing cash reported between 40 and 50 dollars.
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Iowa City
Laurence Paul
Holderness
Claude Stanfield
Thuy Accuses U S of Politicking Over Paris Talks
In Paris, Ambassador Xuan Thuy urged a quick end to U S attacks on North Vietnam and accused Washington of spreading rumors of progress to aid political aims. He warned the peace search would fail unless North Vietnam halted attacks immediately and said the U S would bear full responsibility if not.
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Paris
Xuan Thuy
U.S
North Vietnam
Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Vietnam
United States
Paid Himself In Advance Audit Targets Wapello County Official
State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith released a seven year special audit ending August 31 1967 accusing Wapello County Auditor Ed S. McMillin and the county board of supervisors of irregularities. It cites paying McMillin his full 1966 salary early receiving up to 600 yearly as zoning administrator improper reimbursements totaling 1891.94 with unitemized expenses and missing hotel and registration receipts. It also questions 937.75 in mileage claims since McMillin’s license expired March 29 1963.
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Des Moines
Lloyd R. Smith
Wapello
Ed S. McMillin
Wapello County
Smith
McMillin
MecMillin
Boston anti draft conspiracy sentencings shock city crowd
Dr Benjamin Spock and three co defendants received two year prison terms with fines while stays of execution were granted pending appeals. Yale Chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr Harvard graduate student Michael Ferber author Mitchell Goodman each faced five thousand dollar fines as part of the conspiracy verdicts.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
US. Dist
Francis Ford
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Yale
William Sloane Coffin, Jr
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Ferber
Goodman
Ford
Boston Common
Federal Courthouse
85 Injured as Circus Tent Collapses in Auburn
A Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus tent collapsed during a storm in Auburn New York injuring 85 of about 800 spectators. The 300 foot tent toppled amid wind and rain, with two dozen injured admitted to hospitals and others treated on site. Rescue workers freed trapped patrons as workers cut canvas, elephants audible in background.
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Clyde-Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus
Finger Lakes City
Bob Fasce
Auburn Citizen Advertiser
Fasce
Jim Plugh
Plugh
Modern math quip on auto horns in traffic jams
A playful numerology joke about biasts from auto horns equaling the sum of the squares at the wheels. Conyrigct
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Harrison
Webertown Daily Press Assn
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Ottumwa
Harriman
Board of Supervisors
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Marcus Raskin
Washington
Spock
Coffin
Auburn
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