Heroism in GI Repulse Of Attack
A force of 100 North Vietnamese attacked a U S artillery base south of Da Nang but were driven back by 196th Light Infantry defenders. Sgt. William Cruse led the defense and earned a Silver Star as 11 Americans died and 32 wounded. Viet Cong losses totaled 73 across four attacks. An American helicopter was shot at near the DMZ with no injuries.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
da Nang
196Th Light Infantry
William Cruse
Live Oak
Fla
Charles Gettys
John Borelli
Lawrence
Mass
Tam Ky
Dak To
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Link Blaze Hassle on Boy Friend
In Parkersburg West Virginia Susan 15 and Roger 13 Bailey are charged with murder after a pre dawn fire at their family home killed 12 relatives. Police say they siphoned gasoline from a truck and started the blaze amid a dispute over Susan dating a 17 year old cousin.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Susan
Roger Bailey
Roger
D. V. Eaton
Judy Fury
Joliet, Ill
Park Bear Mauls Girl in Yellowstone Camping Area
A 5-year-old St. Paul girl was injured by a grizzly bear at Trailer Village in Fishing Bridge campground Yellowstone National Park. Park Supt. Jack Anderson said the girl Daphne Jax suffered a chest wound and lacerations and is listed in serious condition at the park hospital. A ranger killed the bear around 8 30 pm Tuesday after the attack near Yellowstone Lake.
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Omaha
St. Paul
Yellowstone National Park
National Park Service
Yellowstone
Jack Anderson
Daphne Jax
Park Service
Lake Junction
Park
Anderson
Trailer Village
Fishing Bridge
Yellowstone Lake
Nixon Bid on North Vietnam Pullback Seeks Response
U.S. officials await Hanoi reaction to Nixon’s call for a North Vietnamese pullback to match U.S. troop withdrawals from South Vietnam. Early signs show negative responses in propaganda and renewed combat, with time needed to assess the Midway Island summit and possible unannounced withdrawals.
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Hanoi
Nixon
Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Midway Island
Thieu
Midway
White House
Chuckle Obstacles Quote
A witty line notes that frightful things appear when focus wavers from a goal. The quip attributes distraction to danger and urges steadfast attention to purpose.
South Vietnam Government to Attend Paris Talks
A leader announced the new provisional revolutionary government of South Vietnam will take its seat at the Paris peace talks, replacing the National Liberation Front.
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Paris
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Refugees Swim From China to Hong Kong Amid Boat Losses
Two men escaped by swimming from Communist China to Hong Kong while five other refugees drowned and a gunboat seized four more. The incident underscores dangerous escape attempts and border enforcement tensions.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
White House rules out wage and price controls without surtax extension
The White House said no wage and price controls will be used if Congress does not extend the 10 percent income tax surtax. Ronald Ziegler voiced strong opposition to controls while Kennedy noted potential problems if the surtax ends. The administration stressed the extension is vital for the budget and to curb four years of inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Treasury
David Kennedy
Nixon
Congress
Kennedy
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Washington
Ziegler
West Germany extends Nazi murder prosecution limit
Bonn AP reports the West German parliament approved in principle a draft law extending the statute of limitations for murder to 1980. The measure targets Nazi war criminals and broadens the potential window for prosecuting past killings.
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Bonn
West Germany
Skipper says word on plans never reached his destroyer
Skipper Cmdr Albert McLemore testified that a lag daily message outlining plans for destroyer escort deployment around the Australian carrier Melbourne was not received by the U S S Evans before the collision. He said the 24 hour period covered June 2 to June 30, and that the other two Evans destroyers also did not receive the message. The Navy stressed the message was not an order, but the absence of the note indicated communications problems aboard the Evans and Melbourne.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
U. S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Cmdr
Albert McLemore
McLemore
Evans
Australian Navy Department
J.g
Ronald Ramsey
Long Beach
Calif
Ramsey
Chinese protest over Soviet border incursion in Sinkiang
Peking charges dozens of Soviet troops crossed into Yumin county Sinkiang firing on frontier guards killing a herdswoman and kidnapping a herdsman The note demands halt to encroachment return of the kidnapped man and compensation Beijing warns of severe punishment if the Soviets do not withdraw and cease provocations The incident follows earlier border clashes near the Ussuri area and concerns over nuclear installations nearby
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Tokyo
Red China
Sinkiang Province
New China
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Peking
Yumin County
Sinkiang
Soviet Union
China
Ussuri
Manchuria
United Hospital Campaign Reaches 3 Million Pledged in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids United Hospitals Campaign reports $3,032,161 in pledges for Mercy and St Luke's, aiming for $3.5 million with completion by June 24. Advanced gifts total $671,795. primary gifts $2,034,171. major gifts $152,595. key gifts $173,600.
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B. L Anderson
Cedar Rapids
William G. Fletcher
Advanced
Lew van Nostrand
Louis D. Burkhalter
Harold A. Severn
Key Gifts
Missile Cost Put at 3.7 Billion Over Estimates
Former Air Force consultant C Merton Tyrrell told a joint House Senate subcommittee that 500 Minuteman II missiles would cost about 7 billion, 3.7 billion above the 1962 estimate of 3.268 billion. Pentagon figures disputed, with a likely overrun near 2 billion.
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Washington
Air Force
Congress
C. Merton Tyrrell
Performance Technology Corp
House-Senate
Tyrrell
Pentagon
Congressional
Soviets accuse China of fresh border clashes riskin cooling talks
In Moscow officials say Communist China provoked new border clashes and may press to poison the cooperative mood between the two powers. The notice notes the dispute at the border and hints at further Chinese efforts affecting relations.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
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James Kaholo
Honolulu
Frank Ware
San Francisco
Kaholo
Marine Battle
Link Blaze
Hassle
North Vietnam
Administration
Vietnam
By Lewis Gulick
U.S. Navy
Vallejo
G. J. B. Crabb
Crabb
United Hospital
Cedar Rapids News
Mercy
St. Luke’s Hospitals
Montrose Hotel
SGA
By Carl Leubsdorf
Joint Subcommittee On Military Spending
Gordon Rule
Navy Material Division
Rule
Yarborough
Texas
Budget Bureau
Bureau
Defense Department
Senate Appropriations
Philip Hughes
Defense
Laird
Appropriations
Soviets
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