Cushing Stricken on Train Returns to Boston
Cardinal Richard Cardinal Cushing, ill aboard the Kennedy funeral train, was flown to Boston by air force jet and driven to an undisclosed location. Two doctors met him in Union Station in Washington, but he walked unassisted to a waiting car. An army public relations officer said he is ill but details are unknown. He had been slated to attend the gravesite ceremony.
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Westmoreland visits Enterprise to bid farewell to 7th Fleet
General William Westmoreland flew to the carrier Enterprise in the Tonkin Gulf on Sunday to say goodbye to the men of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
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Tonkin Gulf
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Help Keep America Beautiful Get a Haircut Advice
A brief quip titled Today’s Chuckle Advise urges shaggy teenagers to tidy up as a lighthearted reminder to help keep America beautiful by getting a haircut. Copyright notice included.
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America
Saigon Shakeup Sparks City Violence at Vung Tau
In Vung Tau a gun battle erupted between South Vietnamese troops and national police hours after President Thieu dismissed Maj. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan and Saigon mayor Col. Cua Van Cua. Australian Prime Minister John Gorton witnessed the turmoil as rocket and mortar attacks killed civilians and wounded others.
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Triplets Born to Quasqueton Woman at Cedar Rapids Hospital
Triplet brothers born to Mrs. Harvey Chesmore of Quasqueton at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids Friday evening. Weighing 3 pounds 1 ounce, 3 pounds 9 pounds 4 ounces. times 8 52 p.m. 8 57 p.m. and 9 05 p.m. Hospital notes this marked the facility's first triple birth in five years.
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Chesmore
Portage Crash Kills Seven on Railroad Overpass
Seven people died in a Saturday night collision of two autos on a railroad overpass in Portage Indiana police reported.
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Portage
Indiana
Kennedy Remembered as Good and Decent Man in Nationwide Farewell
A sorrowing nation said goodbye to Robert F. Kennedy after a funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York attended by President Johnson and top candidates. His body traveled by a 211-car train to Arlington National Cemetery, slowed by huge crowds and a fatality on the adjacent track. Senator Edward M. Kennedy delivered a tearful eulogy calling him a good and decent man who sought to heal suffering and stop war. The journey echoed the violence that marked Kennedy’s life and death.
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Officials Prepare for Return of James Ray
Memphis police chief Frank Holloman announced plans to bring James Earl Ray back to Memphis to stand trial for the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. City and county authorities prepared for Ray's arrival and heightened security as FBI and Memphis police worked together. Local leaders expressed relief and called for a fair, swift trial while awaiting details on venue and judge.
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