U S Troops Hit Saigon As Gunships Attack
In Saigon, six Saigon officials including Col Pho Quoc Chu were killed or wounded when a rocket hit a temporary police post in Cholon. U S helicopter gunships may have fired the round by mistake as Viet Cong forces, about 36 to 40 men strong, pressed in Dong Nai Battalion areas near Bang Ky and Binh Loi bridges.
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Pho Quoc Chu
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
van van Cua
U. S
U.S
Cholon
Khong Tu Boulevard
Bs Cong
Gia Dinh
Dong Nai Regiment
Bang Ky
Binh Loi
Independence Place
Crash Kills City Couple in Memorial Day Weekend Tragedy
A triple fatality crash near Princeton claims Virgil Pennington 36 and Wahlnah Pennington 26 of Charleston and their eight year old daughter Patsy who is in critical condition at Princeton Memorial Hospital. Also killed was Samuel Young Jr 16 of Kimball McDowell County. his uncle John Prentice and brother Johnny were injured. The crash occurred on U.S. 460 near Oakvale Mountain five miles east of Princeton as holiday deaths rise across West Virginia with additional victims in Martinsburg and Mason County.
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Virgil P. Pennington
MacCorkle Ave
Wahlnah
Patsy
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Pennington
Charleston
Tennessee
Mercer County
Samuel Young Jr
Kimball
McDowell County
Martinsburg
Two Views on Debates Between Senators McCarthy and Kennedy
Page 7 presents opposing viewpoints on whether Senator Eugene McCarthy or Senator Robert Kennedy won their debate. The item notes the existence of two perspectives without declaring a victor.
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Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Seen Below Safety Council Estimate
The Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths rose toward 565 by Sunday with NSC spokesmen optimistic the final total will stay under their 625 to 725 forecast. The 102 hour period began Wednesday 6 p m and ended Sunday midnight as motorists faced improved weather and heavier highway use.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Glimmer of Hope in Paris Vietnam Talks Faces Long Road
President Johnson’s negotiating team warns of a tough path to peace in Paris. Le Duc Tho arrives as Cyrus Vance returns, with Pravda backing North Vietnam and accusing Red China of plotting to prolong the war. The room remains cautious as diplomats read the latest signals.
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Paris
Johnson
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Tho
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Bretigny
Marth
Washington
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
Red China
United States
France Faces Uneasy Week as Strike Paralyzes Economy
Paris workers and students occupy factories and universities amid a three day holiday as rail and urban transport talks stall. Danie lcohn Bendit urged resistance to Gaullism while parties rush to meet June election deadlines. Back to work rumors surface with potential reopenings and refineries resuming operations.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Sorbonne University
Daniel—Danny
Red-Cohn- Bendit
Advanced Soviet Arms Found Near Hue
U S 101st Airborne Division troops discover advanced Soviet made 23mm anti aircraft guns near Hue Vietnam. The wheel mounted double barreled guns are light and highly mobile signaling intensified enemy build up in the northern battle zone.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U. S. 101St Airborne Division
Hue
Fire Death In Putnam Being Probed
The body of Clarence James Rooper, 56, was found in his burned Armour Road home near Nitro, West Virginia. State police said an autopsy would be performed to check for foul play, as Rooper was found still fully dressed. Authorities called to the scene early Sunday morning reported signs raising suspicion of homicide.
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Putnam County
T. G. Yoho
Winfield Detachment
Clarence James Rooper
Armour Road
Nitro
Yoho
Rooper
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Presidential Palace
le Ngoc Tru
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Hill 990
South Vietnam
Princeton
Here
West Virginia
Paul D. Rainey
Apple Grove
Mason County
W. Va. 2
Point
Gazette
Goren
the Gazetteer
W. Va
Lee
de Gaulle
Cohn-Bendit
Georges Pompidou
Democratic Union
U.S. 460
Putnam
A Shau
Demilitarized Zone
1St Corps
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