Viet Cong press Saigon siege as U S forces clash nearby
Viet Cong forces attack Saigon on two fronts while infil tra tion squads hit Cholon and a U S police center. U S air and artillery strikes raid central highlands as B 52s drop nearly 1 000 tons to disrupt about 15 000 enemy troops.
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Saigon
Cholon
U.S
Central Highlands
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
U.S. Fourth Infantry Division
Dak To
Vietnam
Fourth Infantry
Girl Saves Boy From Septic Tank Near Covington
In Covington Tennessee Beth Mason aged 3 saved 2 year old Guy Gibson when he fell into a water filled septic tank on Wednesday. Beth reached out and pulled him to safety. His mother expressed relief that they were not walking hand in hand.
Graham Urges Caution For Motorists At NC Memorial Meeting
Evangelist Billy Graham urged drivers to treat others as they wish to be treated during a Memorial Day gathering of the North Carolina Churchmen's Committee for Religious Concern for Traffic Safety. He cited his residence in Montreal North Carolina as context for the appeal.
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Raleigh, N. C
Billy Graham
Graham
Montreal
N. C
North Carolina
Churchmen's Committee For
Dr. Fry Resigns Lutheran Post Over Health
The Rev Dr Franklin Clark Fry 67 president of the Lutheran Church in America quits his post for health reasons. He is gravely ill in New Rochelle hospital and will step down after a successor is chosen at the Atlanta convention June 19.
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New York
Franklin Clark Fry
Lutheran Church In America
New Rochelle
Fry
World Council of Churches
Lutheran World Federation
Atlanta
Todays Chuckle Ha ha men henpecked by chicken feed wives
A playful quip notes men feel henpecked when wives demand more chicken feed, a lighthearted pun on domestic life and poultry.
Interest Boosted on U.S. Savings Bonds
President Johnson raised rates on U S savings bonds and Freedom Shares to 4.25 percent for E and H bonds and 5 percent for Freedom Shares held to maturity. New rates apply to new and outstanding bonds from June 1. An advisory committee on the Teacher Corps was named with Mark Shedd of Philadelphia as chairman.
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Austin, Texas
Johnson
U.S
Freedom
America
White House
Teacher Corps
Mark Shedd
Philadelphia
Floods claim five lives in New Jersey Passaic area
The Passaic river flood in Wayne and surrounding towns worsened with several thousand evacuated as water rose toward 11 feet five inches above flood stage. Five people died including four children, with millions in damage anticipated. homes and roads submerged while animals were saved by boats from a Fairlawn zoo.
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Wayne
Passaic
New Jersey
Passaic River
New York City
Fairlawn
Thousands dismissed in 1965 coup probe in Indonesia
Jakarta government announces more than 25,000 civil servants have been dismissed for alleged involvement in the 1965 communist coup attempt, according to an army spokesman.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Student Shot During Disturbance at University of Missouri
A University of Missouri freshman, Eugene Mark of Gary Indiana, was shot in the back and treated in satisfactory condition after police used tear gas to disperse crowds around women’s living units. Patrolman John Dye was suspended as investigators review the incident. about 35 officers aided by university security police. two officers injured by a rock and a fall during the disturbance.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Eugene Mark
Gary
Ind
Paul Cheavens
John Dye
Frank Conley
North Viet Nam rejects Johnson call at Paris talks
In Paris, North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy reiterated that the United States must halt bombing with no conditions before talks can move forward. He denounced progress as impossible and said escalation would continue until total victory. Harriman warned of no progress.
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UPI
North Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
U. S
Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen Than le
France names Pompidou premier as de Gaulle reshuffles cabinet
Paris AP reports a post strike shift with Georges Pompidou restored as premier and Maurice Couve de Murville named finance minister. Debre becomes foreign minister and Pierre Messmer defense minister, while several ministers are dropped. The move follows de Gaulle’s dissolution of the national assembly and new efforts to calm the nationwide strike wave.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Georges Pompidou
Maurice
Couve de Murville
Michel Debre
Pierre Messmer
Edgar Faure
Christian Fouchet
Louis Joxe
George Gorse
Francois Missoffe
Couve de Mur
de Gaulle
Georges Seguy
General Confederation of Labor
Cedar Rapids Housing Bids Sought for C Street SW Project
Cedar Rapids non profit housing group will solicit bids for the C Street SW development with a reserve to reject bids not meeting FHA and group requirements. They removed Omaha contractor Donald Decker from the project and invite Cedar Rapids bidders to contact board member Von L Elbert by June 7 as FHA reviews the application.
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Cedar Rapids
C Street SW
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Omaha
Donald Decker
Decker
Mayor’s Committee
J. Thomas Hoegen
Mayor’s Commission
von L. Elbert
45 Star Flag Found in Wall in New Hampshire Home
Donato Letarte found a neatly rolled 45 star American flag while renovating on Memorial Day in Berlin New Hampshire. The flag, over 60 years old, reflects Utah as the 45th state admitted in 1896 and Oklahoma the 46th in 1907. He hung it outside his house to honor Memorial Day.
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Berlin
N. H
Donato Letarte
Utah
Oklahoma
Letarte
Five Million Dimes Stolen in New York Hijack
A gang hijacked a Railway Express Agency truck carrying five million dimes from West Point to Oklahoma City. Driver Charles Depew was released near Esopus after being held at gunpoint. the empty truck was found near Blue Point. No loss to the government. shipments are insured and routine. The band supposedly paused in Kingston to watch a film.
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New York
Railway Express
Fort Lee
N.J
U.S
West Point
N.Y
Federal Reserve Bank
Oklahoma City
Charles Depew
Esopus
Blue Point
Long Island
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Depew
Kingston
Navy Inspects Object Believed Not Scorpion Off Virginia Coast
Atlantic fleet divers aboard Sunbird found a 250 by 45 foot metal hull off Cape Henry at 180 feet depth. Officials say it is a World War II submarine likely German, not the Scorpion, whose code name Brandywine matched eight non military vessels. Coast guard pursues eight names amid crank calls to Scorpion families in Norfolk area.
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Norfolk
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Cape Henry
Navy
Sunbird
Arnold Schade
Schade
Coast Guard
Continental Shelf
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