Viet Traps Kill Five Americans Viet Traps Kill Five Americans
A U S adviser and 35 south Vietnamese troops were killed in a Viet Cong ambush 150 miles south of Saigon. Another American adviser and 25 Vietnamese are missing. In two Saturday ambushes near Ben Cat and Song Be four Americans were killed and one wounded. five South Vietnamese infantrymen killed at Song Be with 19 missing and 10 wounded. The toll since December 1961 reaches 382 U S combat deaths. Also reported were sinking of a North Vietnamese PT boat by U S Navy planes and air strikes on barracks and bridges in North Vietnam. air sorties continued along ten highways near Vinh and Ha Tinh. A possible battle forms in Pleiku area as Vietnamese battalions hunt a North Vietnamese unit near the Cambodian frontier, 240 miles north of Saigon.
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Saigon
Vietnam
US S
Ben Cat
Song Be
U.S
Ben Cal
Murrel BD. Thomas
Fayetteville
N.C
Russell W. Condon
Pasadena
Texas
Bernard J. Kelley
Roslyn
N.Y
Troy I. Waters
Coxs Mills
W.va
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Vinh
Ha Tinh
Hanoi
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Supreme Court strikes down law restricting foreign communist mail
The Supreme Court, in an 8-0 decision with Justice White abstaining, invalidated a 1962 law requiring recipient requests for communist propaganda mail from abroad, ruling it violated free speech. Justice Douglas, for the majority, said the regime undermines robust First Amendment debate.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
U.S
White
Douglas
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Post Office
Mardon Walker
New London, Conn
Atlanta
Pennsylvania
National Labor Relations Board
Holland Furnace Co
Holland, Mich
Paul Cheff
Cheff
Federal Trade Commission
Bear Treed Near Tipton After Rough Search
A 300 pound bear sighted near Oskaloosa last week was treed by dogs on the Harlan Truesch farm northeast of Tipton. Cedar County Sheriff Richard Barden and a deputy responded. Law prohibits killing bears. after conferring with the county attorney, the sheriff could shoot if the animal proved dangerous.
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Tipton
Oskaloosa
Harlan Truesch
Cedar County
Richard Barden
Iowa
Greek Cypriot guard killed in crossfire with Turkish Cypriots
A Greek Cypriot National Guard soldier was killed during a Monday exchange of fire with Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia AP reports. The clash highlights ongoing tensions on the divided island and raises security concerns for authorities.
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Nicosia
U.S. Ambassador Jones Ends Seven-Year Indonesia Term
Jakarta reports Ambassador Howard Jones departed for Washington on Monday after completing a seven year tenure as the U.S. envoy to Indonesia.
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Jakarta
Howard Jones
Washington
Indonesia
Bolivia Junta Rejects Miner Truce Amid Street Fights
La Paz reports show snipers firing on soldiers and police as clashes erupt in the capital. One person is killed and six wounded as the military moves on government mines, while miners hold hostages including five air force officers at Milluni. The junta demands freedom of all hostages before any truce.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Alfredo Ovando
Millant
Air Force
Milluni
Quechisla
Argentina
Tonahill Fights To Stay As Jack Ruby's Attorney
In Dallas a court hearing tests if Joe Tonahill may continue as Jack Ruby's chief counsel for the death sentence appeal. Earl Ruby admits he believed his brother insane last year and remains so, while Ruby's family pushes to oust Tonahill and to replace counsel.
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Tonahill
Jack Ruby
Dallas
UPI
Joe Tonahill
Ruby
Earl
Earl Ruby
Detroit
Townhill
Jasper
Texas
Tonnhill
Louis Holland
Sam Houston Clinton, Jr
Austin
Phil Burleson
William Vandercreek
Sol Dann
William Kunstler
New York
Holland
Henry Wade
Alse
Burleson
Michigan
Melvin
Eva Grant
Jack
No New G O P Bill on Voting
Sen. John Tower of Texas said he will offer an amendment retaining key features of his voting rights proposal rather than a Republican substitute. The move comes as the Senate advances toward a Tuesday vote to limit debate.
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Washington
John Tower
Texas
Senate
Skateboarding Championship Brings New Lingo To Anaheim
At La Palma stadium a two day international skateboard championships draws 300 competitors from across the nation and beyond. Youngest entrant Buddy Smith ages five and oldest John Severson 32 contend for $500 scholarships. Winners include Laurie Turner 14 for girls John Freis 14 and Brandon Woodward 10. A Wide World of Sports crew records the event as announcers explain new terms and tricks.
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la Palma Stadium
Tijuana
Mexico
Floyd
Buddy’ Smith
San Diego
John Severson
San Clemente
Calif
Severson
Laurie Turner
Berkeley
John Freis
Santa Monica
Brandon Woodward
Topanga Beach
la Palma
ABC
Wide World
Hughes names 15 for Iowa state posts in major slate
Gov. Harold Hughes on Monday sent 15 confirmations to the Iowa senate for state jobs. Nominations include all eight members of the employment safety commission and six of seven civil rights commission members. Nominees include John Baldridge publisher and educators from Des Moines Dubuque Forest City Ames.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold Hughes
Iowa Senate
State
Civil Rights Commission
Iowa Employment Safety, Commission
Hughes
John Baldridge
Chariton
State Board of Public Instruction
Otha D. Wearin
Hastings
Employment Safety Commission
Philip A. Hamilton
Loras Colleges
Dubuque
Elliott Full
Iowa City
M. E. Goldman
Forest City
Donald Boles
Ames
Iowa State
Holiday Traffic Crackdown Set
A mixed set of reports covers a Dominican crisis shift with a Brazilian general named to head an OAS force and US deputy commander, amid an informal cease fire in Santo Domingo. Separately in Des Moines Iowa Governor Hughes declares a state of emergency for Memorial Day traffic with National Guard support and stricter enforcement to curb holiday fatalities.
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Hugo Panaseo Alvim
Organization of American States Force
Bruce Palmer
Santo Domingo
Belgian government falls by one seat in Belgian elections
King Baudouin accepted Premier Theo Lefevre's resignation as the Catholic Socialist coalition lost control of the lower house by one seat. The Liberal party won 48 seats, effectively blocking two thirds reform passage. The Liberals used American campaign tactics seen during Armad Beyens Cedar Rapids visit.
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Brussels
UPI
Baudouin Munday
Theo Lefevre
Lefevre
Liberal Parity
Belgium
Cedar Rapids
Armad Beyens
Robert Caldwell
Rebel Leader Surrenders as OAS Takes Over Peacekeeping
Col Francisco Caamano and his followers agreed to lay down arms in a tightened area as U S Marines and paratroops coalition forces from Brazil Costa Rica Nicaragua Honduras and El Salvador assumed control. The army reported 15 cease-fire violations in the last 24 hours. Rebels fired tear gas at a checkpoint near a power plant and U S troops used gas masks. Later at the plant gunfire forced American return fire.
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Col
Francisco Caamano
OAS
U.S
Brazil
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Honduras
el Salvador
U.S. Army
Senator Mundt Denied Death Inbook Error
Sen. Karl E. Mundt complains he is misdescribed as deceased in a book titled The Politics of The Budgetary Process. Mundt says the premature demise note is incorrect and cites a prior similar error involving Sen. Carl Hayden.
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Washington
U.S
Karl E. Mundt
R- 5.D
Senator Mundt
School Bus Overturns on the Penn Turnpike in Somerset
A loaded school bus overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Donegal interchange about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh. At least five children were injured and rushed to a hospital. four ambulances were dispatched. Police have not confirmed the exact number of students aboard or injured.
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UPI
Donegal
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
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