U S Abandons Four Viet Fire Bases Amid Shifting War
The U S 25th Infantry Division pulled back four fire bases Diamond I II Frontier City near Saigon after April heavy losses and low enemy activity. The move, tied to monsoon timing and redeployments, frees 25th units to guard northwestern approaches while South Vietnamese forces push in Dak To under Project People’s Rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Sharbutt
Saigon
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Diamond I
Frontier City
Cambodia
U. S
Charlie
Dak To
Laos
Ben Het
People’s Rights
ARVN
Army of the Republic of
U.S
6Th Division
Indicted Columbus Police Face Federal Probe
Eight Columbus vice squad members including Capt. Jerry Ryan Capt. Robe rt Taylor Lt. William Voorhis and sergeants are named in indictments with others linked to a numbers operation. A federal probe into police officials emerged after related arrests and a Columbus Project unit was formed to handle the case. The mayor says officers are innocent until proven guilty and pledges no suspensions without charges.
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Jerry Ryan
Robert Taylor
William Voorhis
Robert Brod
Frank Starkey
Gary Roach
Robert Martin
James Marcum
Frank Baldassaro
Columbus
Makley
Melvin Helmandollar
John Kaiser
Wilbur Stevens
Florida
Frank Drungeld
Charles Wilkins
Michael Caiafa
Lewis Mullins
Art Lee
Cornelia Banks
Baus
Kaiser
Internal Revenue Service
U. S. Justice Department
U. S
Will Wilson
U. S. Senate
Washington
Wilson
Sensenbrenner
Simon
Ryan Taylor
Herman Beck
Two Dollar Bills Printing Ends in August 1966
The note announces the end of two dollar bill printing in August 1966 due to low demand. It praises Gazette Mail Classified Ads as a valuable venue for buying selling and trading stamps coins antiques and similar items. Readers are urged to check the ads daily and call 348-4848 for Ad Writer assistance.
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Gazette Mail
Dunbar Couple Appears in Kanawha Court on Obstruction Charge
Correction states Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cook faced Kanawha county Intermediate Court on obstructing an officer charges not appealing a justice of the peace case. Indicted by a grand jury they were brought for warrants. Prosecution dismissed charges against the woman and tried the husband who was acquitted.
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Robert C. Cook
Dunbar
Justice of the Peace
Kanawha County
J.P
Kentucky Weather Summary From Partial OCR Text
Fragmentary weather notes indicate partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with mild temperatures. Highs near the upper forties to low sixties in Kentucky, with 70s possible in some areas and nights cooler. Wind shifts from west-southwest with low humidity likely, but exact details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Weather Summary for Virginia West Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Thursday June 5 scattered thundershowers later in the day. Virginia Mostly sunny with a chance of thundershowers late in the day in the north high 75 to 85. Charleston Partly cloudy warmer with 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and evening high 70s to 80s. Western Pennsylvania Mostly cloudy with afternoon and evening thundershowers high 82 low 57. West Virginia Partly cloudy and warmer with a few thundershowers possible high in the 70s. Variable clouds and cool at night.
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Virginia
Charleston
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Mansfield Agrees to Act Early on Burger Approval
Senate Majority Leader Mansfield agreed to take up War ren E Burger's nomination Thursday, four days earlier than planned, with no anticipated opposition. The Judiciary Committee had unanimously endorsed Burger, who would succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren.
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Mansfield
Burger
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Warren E. Burger
Mark Trice
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Earl Warren
Senate
Trice
Dirksen
California
Theiir
Warren
Nixon Attack Rouses Old New Critics
The piece reports reactions to a presidential address, with Cranston denying isolationism and urging realignments of priorities. Fulbright calls the speech ominous for Vietnam policy and US Soviet relations, warning against proxy governance in South Vietnam. Symington emerges as a key opposition voice on defense policy.
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America
Soviet Union
Fulbright
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Arkansas Democrat
Symington
Fullbright
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Shipwreck after pre dawn collision with Melbourne
Young sailor recalled mattresses and people hurled about as “we’ve collided” rang out. The Forward began to capsize as seawater rushed in while crewmen secured hatches and pulled shipmates to deck. Cmdr Albert S. McLemore and Engineman Frey were rescued by Australians. Melbourne suffered a gashed bow and deck damage with no injuries.
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Charles M Frey
San Mateo
Calif
C. Everett O. Dees
Long Beach
New Managers to Up Zambian Rail Profits
Lusaka report says the Zambian railway system, which suffered 367 crashes and derailments last year, is under new management. Minister of State Unia Muwija ordered administrators to end drunkenness and indiscipline and to turn the 6.4 million dollar annual operating loss into a profit within a year.
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Lusaka
Unia Muwija
Nixon urges balanced defense duties amid antiballistic debate
President Nixon tells cadets the nation must meet defense needs while guarding against military overreach. He seeks nearly 80 billion dollars to secure security and honor obligations, warning against excess or neglect that could cost lives.
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Nixon
Congress
Nixon Sai
Bribery Probe In Japan Hits Civil Servants
Tokyo reports 448 civil servants involved in bribery in 1967 1968. Of them 293 were dismissed or suspended and others reprimanded. Additionally 270 supervisors were rebuked for poor oversight in a widening corruption case.
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Tokyo
Explosion at N J plant kills three. four missing
A massive blast at a DuPont gunpowder facility near Chambers Works in New Jersey kills three and leaves four missing. The explosion damages a 70 foot blending tower and nearby buildings while knocking out power and telephone lines. About 200 workers were on site. 15 Carlton Elementary pupils are treated for lacerations from flying glass.
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Young
Chambers Works
Carlton Elementary
Enns Grove
duPont
Moore
Louisville
F. P. Neuenschwander
Ohio
Jonathan Lindley
U. S. Commerce Department
Carl M. Dunn
West Virginia Development Assn
Lysander L. Dudley
Dudley
West Virginia
Star Party at Planetarium Set Friday Evening
A star party is planned at the planetarium of the Children’s Museum at Sunrise at about 9 15 p m Friday. Telescopes will be available and visitors may bring their own. Jupiter and its moons are highlighted this month per curator Mrs Robert Cosner.
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Planetarium
Children’s Museum
Robert Cosner
Planetarive
Jupiter and Its Moons
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