Enemy Helicopters Reported Downed Near DMZ
U S military says aircraft suspected as enemy helicopters were fired on near the DMZ during the weekend. Vietnamese sources claim 2 to 12 Russian built choppers shot down by artillery and jets, with several incidents along coast and in the South China Sea.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Dmz
South Vietnam
South China Sea
Khe Sanh
Abrams
Creighton Abrams
Boston
Eisenhower in stable condition after second heart attack
Doctors said former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained alert and in good spirits after a second heart attack in two months. The hospital reported no heart failure signs and stable vital signs. Mrs. Eisenhower and his son John, plus his brothers, were kept informed as doctors assessed the major attack.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Foster
Walter Reed
Palm Desert
Calif
Eisenhower
Nasser Plans Soviet Trip Next Month
President Gamal Abdel Nasser is planning to visit the Soviet Union next month, according to official circles in Cairo.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Soviet Union
Household humor about money and charge accounts
A light joke exchanged between two housewives about finances. One says John manages all the family money while she only handles the charge accounts. The remark highlights domestic money dynamics with a playful twist.
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John
Meredith Arrested in Harlem School Clash Over Dismissal
Civil rights figure James H Meredith and ex teacher Ralph Poynter were taken by police at Public School 175 in Harlem after attempting entry amid a parents group dispute over Poynter's firing for excessive absence. Meredith and Poynter faced charges of disorderly conduct and harassment respectively as the group urged reinstatement.
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NEW York
James H. Meredith
Harlem
Meredith
Poynter
Public School
Board of Education
Renault workers end holdout after France general strike
In Paris, Renault plant workers voted to resume work after a month long holdout tied to France's nationwide general strike. UN EF said it would halt further provocation and students promised peaceful action as Sorbonne fell on Sunday. Classes should restart within a week.
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Paris
Renault Auto
France
Sorbonne
General Confederation of Labor
Latin Quarter
National Students’ Union
UNEF
Prairie Creek Power Fire Claims One Life
An Iowa Electric Light and Power Co employee died at the Prairie Creek plant while fighting a spontaneous combustion coal fire in a large coal bunker. Martyn Steitz, 24, with Elton Fuller and Robert Hruska, were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes during efforts to extinguish the blaze. The bunker held 700 tons of coal, and the men used carbon dioxide and steam before entering the bunker.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
C Street
Iowa Electric
Martyn Ste
Newport Drive
Prairie Creek
Steitz
Elton Fuller
Thirteenth Avenue
Robert Hruska
Teresa Drive
Johnson defends free Berlin as 15th anniversary noted
President Johnson said the U S support for free Berlin remains firm amid East German travel restrictions. He told West German Chancellor Kiesinger that the United States and West Germany were consulting with Britain and France on the crisis. The message marked the 15th anniversary of East German uprisings in 1953.
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Austin, Texas
UPI
Johnson
Berlin
United States
Free Berlin
Kurt Kiesinger
West Germany
West Berlin
Golf burglars hit Twin Pines in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids detectives report a Sunday night break in at the Twin Pines pro shop on Glass road NE. Thieves took 12 golf club sets, irons, woods, putters, balls, caps, windbreakers, sweaters and gloves valued at 5642 dollars, with police informed at 6 30 a m Monday. The incident follows a similar theft at Squaw Creek golf course three weeks earlier.
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Twin Pines
Glass Road
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Walker
Squaw Creek
Norman Thomas Placed On Critical List At Huntington Hospital
Norman Thomas aged 83, six time Socialist party presidential candidate, was admitted Sunday and placed on the critical list Monday at Huntington hospital. Officials denied earlier reports of surgery and said he is suffering from a gastrointestinal disorder with some bleeding while remaining lucid and of high spirit.
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Huntington
N.Y
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Huntington Hospital
Thomas
Pressure Grows on Gun Curb Issue in U S
Washington AP report notes rising momentum for tougher gun controls across the nation with President Johnson pushing a top-priority bill. NRA plans a mail campaign against the measure as public pressure grows after the Kennedy assassination and Sen. Eugene McCarthy urges cautious, federal registration and stricter state laws.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
Johnson
Congress
Joseph Califano
Texas
White House
Attorney General
Justice Department
NRA
Robert F. Kennedy
Califano
Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Supreme Court Rules Open Housing Rights Extend to Private Individuals
The court by 7-2 upholds a Reconstruction era law guaranteeing Negroes may buy property anywhere whites can. The ruling applies to private individuals, suggesting the open housing act may be upheld, with Justices Stewart, Harlan, and White in dissent on parts. Also decides CATV systems avoid copyright fees and strikes Alabama welfare bans for children with substitute fathers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Community Antenna Television
CATV
Alabama
John Harlan
Byron R. White
Stewart
Senate
The
United States
School Bond Signing Out Werner Says
Linn county auditor Charles T. Werner plans to stop sealing and signing school bonds after an attorney general opinion said the seal is not required. Bond counsel Chapman and Cutler insist on the seal, while officials discuss substitutes and a possible court test in Iowa.
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Werner
Linn County
Charles T. Werner
Chicago
Chapman
Cutler
Chapman and Cutler
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linne-Mar
William Faches
Faches
State Attorney General
Towa
Supreme Court of
Vandals Damage Ferguson Dental Office in Weekend Incident
The dental offices of Dr. J. R. Ferguson at 1855 First Avenue SE sustained over $7,000 in damage from intruders who entered through a furnace room. No cash or drugs were stolen, but equipment and instruments were ruined and papers scattered from filing drawers. The office had been in use until about 10 p.m. Saturday and was found damaged at 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
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J. R. Ferguson
First Avenue SE
Broadway Hit by Actor's Strike Shuts Broadway and Tours
New York Actors Equity declares a strike against Broadway productions and nine road shows. The action, led by executive secretary Angus Duncan, follows a union council meeting and would begin with Monday night performances, marking the first Broadway blackout since 1964.
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New York
Actors Equity
Angus Duncan
Equity
Robert Wagner
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