Four Congo ministers arrested in plot to murder Mobutu
Four former cabinet ministers Emanuel Bamba Jerome Anang Evariste Kimba and Alexandre Matamba were arrested in Leopoldville at 125 am on charges of plotting to drown President Mobutu The information commissioner said foreign embassies were involved and some parliament members took part The plotters faced high treason and possible execution in a public square.
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Convicts on the Run After Florida Jail Break
An extensive manhunt was under way in Hapeville after three Florida escapees exchanged gunfire with police. One was wounded and captured. two evaded on foot as officers tracked them through a residential area.
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Chester Cole
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Brooklyn Teen Feud Ends in Death for Two
In Brooklyn a family dispute turned deadly as 16 year old Raymond Rivera and his 42 year old father Juan Rivera died after a street altercation with Victor Montalvo 17 and his brother Carlos 30. Five others were injured. Victors and brothers faced homicide and weapons charges after both gun and knife violence erupted.
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Father of 7 Shot in Brawl at Kenosha Tavern
Kenosha Wisconsin police say William Nichols age 34 of Zion Illinois, father of seven, was killed at the Bear Inn after a close range shotgun blast. Authorities seek a tavern patron for questioning. Nichols owned a Zion tree service. The coroner noted the argument's cause is unclear. An Argentine embassy grant of 55 million pesos to India to buy 5,000 tons of Argentine wheat was also announced in New Delhi.
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Zion, Ill
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New Delhi
India
Chuckle on Waste and Congressional Spending
The joke quips that a congressman’s idea of waste is a dollar spent in another congressman’s district, framing political critique with a dry, local-paper tone and familiar public policy humor.
Typhoon Judy Strikes Formosa Crippling Kaohsiung Power
Typhoon Judy with 80 mile an hour winds struck Formosa's southwest Monday night, crippling Kaohsiung's power system and flooding low-lying areas of the port city, Formosa's second largest.
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Kaohsiung
Formosa
Surveyor Starts On Route To Moon From Cape Kennedy
A pictory Surveyor spacecraft with a revolving camera eye launched atop an Atlas Centaur from Cape Kennedy at 9 41 a m CDT to reach the moons Ocean of Storms in about 63 hours. If it lands safely around 12 38 a m Thursday it will send close up pictures and data to gauge a site for future manned missions. The launch follows Russia s Luna 9 and coincides with Gemini 9 planned for Wednesday as the space race accelerates.
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Eugene Cernan
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U S Brigade Stalks North Viet Regiment
A brigade of American infantrymen stalked a 1,000 strong North Vietnamese regiment west of Pleiku in rugged jungle and mountain country. The fighting, part of Operation Paul Revere that began May 10, produced several bloody firefights with American casualties and preliminary Communist losses.
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Pleiku
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South Vietnam
Cambodia
Gen Clay Visits Berlin Amid Cold War Tensions
Gen Lucius Clay, former U S military governor of Germany, arrived in divided Berlin for a three day private visit. U S planes conducted 267 combat strikes on Sunday with Vietnamese aircraft engaging 91 missions over South Vietnam. SUVA Fiji AP report notes the Pacific air force and a council bill to suspend capital punishment for a five year trial period.
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Mistaken Identity in Beerstorm Firefighter Incident
A Reno youth jailed after tossing a beer bottle at a firefighter claims he believed the target was a police officer. The incident occurred during a tense confrontation, with authorities reviewing the misidentification and potential charges.
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UPI
Government payrolls rise in April by one percent
The joint committee on reduction of nonessential federal expenditures reports civilian payrolls grew 1.0 percent in April, adding 33,464 workers to a total of 2,644,244. March payroll reached 1,648,734,000 dollars, up 194,579,000 from February. The Office of Economic Opportunity added about 10 percent, while the Office of Science and Technology saw a 25 percent drop. Data provided by Rep. Mahon’s panel.
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Joint Committee On
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Texas
Colleague Triggers Fire Alarm Frenzy in Washington
Weary firefighters rushed to their 14th false alarm in three hours to find an off duty colleague already on scene in police custody for allegedly sounding the alarms. Officials said he would undergo a psychiatric examination.
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UPI
Margaret Truman Has Fourth Son
New York AP report states Margaret Irmat Daniel gave birth to a fourth child, a boy weighing 4 pounds 12 ounces by cesarean section Saturday night. The infant joins Clifton Daniel and his wife, daughter of former President Truman, with three older sons aged 9, 7, and 3.
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Clifton Daniel
The
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Buddhist suicides. Johnson condemns turmoil in Vietnam
President Johnson denounces Buddhist self immolations and civil strife in South Vietnam as hindering constitutional progress. In Saigon two more Buddhists die by suicide and monks pressure Ky to resign, while Thich Tam Chau urges restraint and U.S. diplomacy continues.
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UPI
Johnson
South Vietnam
Arlington National Cemetery
Saigon
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dalat
Thich Tam Chau
Vietnam
Atlantic
Presto
Kennedy
Tam Chau
U. S
Memorial Day Honored Servicemen Amid War Aims
The President spoke of winning the war and containing communists while Americans return home. He opened with praise for nine servicemen who risked and lost their lives in peacebuilding since 1945. He honored aero fighting men in Vietnam and remembered the living and dead who answered the country’s call.
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Arlington Widows and Families Honor Spates at Soldier Grave
Arlington National Cemetery held a Memorial Day tribute as Staff Sgt. William Spates burial site, chosen before his Vietnam death, received a wreath from his widow and parents. The public ceremony included Kennedy family members and a final taps performance by veteran Hartley Edwards before the Smithsonian.
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Spates
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Vietnam
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