U.S Forces Bombed by Own Units in Vietnam
In South Vietnam near Tay Ninh US Army 196th Infantry Brigade artillery and a Marine F 4 Phantom misfired on friendly troops and allied Marines. Six Americans were killed and 23 wounded in two artillery incidents and a separate 500 pound bomb drop, with four Marines wounded and three killed.
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Tay Ninh
Tay Ninh City
Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Bayh Proposes Silent Prayer Resolution for Schools
Senator Birch Bayh plans a congressional resolution advocating voluntary silent prayer in public schools as an alternative to Senator Everett Dirksen’s constitutional amendment. Bayh argues the move aims to calm fears after Supreme Court rulings while allowing school officials discretion to permit silent prayer or meditation without disrupting academics.
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Washington
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Monsday
Bayh
Everett Dirksen
Supreme Court
Dirksen
Senate
Abel Urges Defeat Of Conservatives At Union Convention
United Steelworkers Union president I. W. Abel urged defeating ultra conservative congressional candidates in the November general election. He warned of great threats from the far right during the first session of the 13th biennial convention at Convention Hall in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
I. W. Abel
Guardsman Killed In Bayonet Drill In Fresno
Pvt. Roger McNary, 22, of Riverdale California, was fatally stabbed in the chest with a bayonet during riot control training. The accident happened Saturday when scabbards were reportedly left on bayonets during a simulated rioting exercise. Maj. James Barry of the 185th Infantry confirmed the drill and noted a scabbard may have been knocked off.
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Fresno
Calif
UPI
National Guard
Roger McNary
Riverdale
James Barry
185Th Infantry
Robbery and jewel heist unfold near London jewelers
In London, royal jeweler 8. J. Phillips moved stock worth 2.1 million dollars along New Bond Street while only two guards watched. Nearby, four robbers tied up staff at Collingwoods and stole gems valued at 168 thousand dollars. Both firms served royal families.
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London
8. J. Phillips
New Bond
Phillips
Collingwoods
Queen Mother Elizabeth
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Duchess of Kent
Princess Marina
Students Demand Sukarno Ousts After PKI Coup Links
More than 2000 demonstrators massed outside Jakarta University accusing President Sukarno of aiding the PKI during last October's abortive coup. Youth leaders blamed him for not condemning the PKI and urged his removal as army patrols watched near the palace gates.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
University of Jakarta
Communist Party
PRI
PKI
Alamsjah
Army
Indonesia to rejoin United Nations at Tuesday session
Indonesia informed the United Nations it will return to the world body at the UN on Tuesday. An official note to the UN stated Indonesia would resume membership after a period of absence.
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Indonesia
U.N
United Nations
U. N
Chuckle: No-family men succeed by branching out
A breezy quip notes that men without a family tree can still find success by forging their own paths and branching out. The line hints at independence and self made achievement for those who cultivate separate networks and ventures.
Red China Attacks Pope and Defends Red Guards
In Tokyo the Red Flag editorial denounces Pope Paul VI as a reactionary mouthpiece and says Red Guards’ actions show the proletariat’s cause is alive. It defends the youths’ violence while noting officials urge calm and 100,000 Guardsmen work in harvest.
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Tokyo
China
Paul VI
Red Flag
Chen Po-ta
Red China
Red Guards
New China News Agency
Mao Tze-tung
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
Kenilworth Slaying Hints Intruder Targeted Family Not a Burglary
Kenilworth police chief says early findings point to a home intrusion aimed at harming a family member, not a theft, regarding Valerie Percy’s killin g. Valerie, 21, was beaten and stabbed in her bed as her family slept.
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Kenilworth, Ill
Kenilworth
Valerie Percy
Charles Fercy
Wonder of Business
U.S
Percys
Valerie
Sharon
Gail
Daley
Percy
Loraine
Senate kills rights bill revived in 1966 clash
Washington AP reports the Senate rejected a final bid to revive the 1966 civil rights bill with its open housing provision, ending the efforts to restore the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Peace Corpsman Acquitted of Wife Murder in Tanzania
MWANZA Tanzania AP A Tanzanian judge acquitted U S Peace Corpsman Bill Haywood Kinsey 25 of Washington NC of murdering his wife The two-man jury had urged nocent verdict and the judge usually follows such recommendations The assessors believed Peverley Kinsey 23 died in an accidental fall on March 27 not by her husband
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Mwanza
Tanzania
Elsberry
Fred Mu‘fobi
Peverley Kinsey
Pope Proclaims October as World Month of Prayer for Peace
Vatican announces October to be a month of worldwide prayer to end the Vietnam War with Oct. 4 set as a Day of Prayer. Pope Paul VI urges Catholics to join in prayer and a peace-focused observance at St. Peter's Basilica, stressing justice and the rights of individuals and communities.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
United Nations
New York
St. Peter’s Basilica
Paul
Vatican
Vietnam
Powell Faces Loss of Chairmanship Power in House Education Panel
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell is set to lose his chairmanship of the House Education and Labor Committee as a group of members plans to strip his powers on Thursday. Rep. Sam Gibbons says Negro leaders’ planned rallies or pickets won’t affect the vote and warns against intimidation of lawmakers. Powell delivered a sermon in Harlem noting the move but offered no political remarks, signaling the action may proceed.
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Washington
Sam Gibbons
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
New York City
Powell
Gibbons
Florida
Harlem
Congress
Abyssianian Baptist Church
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Randolph
Afl-Cio
Sleeping Car Porters Union
Daniel
the Lion’s den
Kennedy
Johnson
House
McCormack
Thant Says He May Remain as UN Chief Through Year End
U Thant said he would stay in office through the end of the year if the UN cannot name a successor by November 3, the date his term expires. The secretary general’s comment comes as world leaders seek a replacement.
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Daley
Cook County
Chicago
State’s Attorney’s Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chicago Police Homicide Division
Crime Laboratory
FBI
United Nations, N.Y
U. N
U Thant
World Organization
Wormser Named France's New Ambassador to Soviet Union
Paris report says Olivier Wormser, a diplomat focused on economic and financial affairs, has been appointed France’s ambassador to the Soviet Union. He succeeds Philippe Baudet, who is retiring.
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Paris
Olivier Wormser
France
Soviet Union
Wormser
Philippe Baudet
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Illinois
Lake Michigan
Ill
Cornell University
Paul Douglas
Copyriahl
Pope
Red Guard
John Roderick
Peking
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Robert Daley
Thant
Russia
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