First US Marines and Army units to depart Vietnam named
The 9th Marine Regiment and the 1st 2nd Brigades of the 9th Infantry Division were designated as the initial units to withdraw as part of a 25 000 troop pullout to be completed by August end The plan aims to redeploy those with longest Vietnam service while others stay under current guidelines with transfers possible The move follows the war’s expansion since 1965 and shifts in manpower through mid 1967 with thousands set to depart in stages
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Saigon
U.S. 9Th Marine Regiment
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
9Th Marines
da Nang
Harris W. Hollis
9Th Infantry
Vietnam
Hollis
Tain
State to tighten Medicaid rules in Kentucky plan
Kentucky officials announce Monday talks between the Economic Security Commission and the Health Department to form a signal unit for Medicaid administration. Three physicians are dropped from the program for policy violations while formal complaints loom with possible legal action. A special patient card would record each visit and services to curb doctor shopping.
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Frankfort
Merritt S. Deitz Jr
State Health Department
Kentucky
Deitt
James Thompson
Health and
Deitz
State Board of Health
Kentucky Medical
Troop withdrawals and policy shifts strain Vietnam era morale
Soldiers note expectation of leaving Vietnam boosts morale and may curb combat effectiveness. In the same period, U S and allied units report heavy fighting near Saigon and at Khe Sanh vicinity with multiple casualties. The 9th Division and 101st Airborne describe redeployment and planned inactivation of at least one battalion by mid July.
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Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
A Shau
101St Airborne Division
U.S. 9Th Division
South Vietnam
Headquarters
9Th Marine Regiment
Vandegrift
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
9Th Marines
Okinawa
United States
Creighton W. Abrams
9Th Division
9Th Infantry Division
Government Defends Wiretap Powers in Chicago Protest Case
In a Chicago court memorandum the U S Justice Department defends wiretaps used against eight antiwar demonstrators tied to disorder during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It argues domestic surveillance was legal under presidential power and tied to foreign intelligence gathering. Names of defendants and groups include Rennie Davis Jerry Rubin Abbie Hoffman and Bobby Seale among others.
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U.S. District Court
Chicago
Department
Rennie C. Davis
Jerry C. Rubin
Youth International Party
Yippies
David T. Dellinger
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Bobby G. Seale
The
Black Panthers
Thomas E. Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Abbie H. Hoffman
Lee Weiner
John R. Fraines
Eugene
Ore
Mitchell
Justice Department
Weather Outlook With Showers and Cooler Temperatures
Cloudy conditions persist with only small temperature changes through Sunday. Expect occasional showers and a few thundershowers, most numerous Sunday afternoon, then turning cooler Sunday night. Lows tonight mid 60s, highs Sunday 80 to 84. Monday looks drier and cooler.
Coast Guard Recruiter To Visit Local Stations
A Coast Guard representative will interview young men at the U S Air Force recruiting station from 1 to 3 p m and at McCall's Gulf service station from 3 10 to 4 p m Monday. David L Speyer of Knoxville Tennessee is the area enlistments recruiter in charge.
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U. S. Coast Guard
U. S. Air Force
McCall’s Gulf Service Station
David L. Speyer
Knoxville
Sermons From Science film at First Baptist Church
Dr Irwin A Moon of the Moody Institute of Science presents a Sunday showing of the film Red River Of Life at 8 p m at the First Baptist Church. The program features a unique dramatic approach to heart science as part of the Sermons From Science series.
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Irwin A. Moon
Moody Institute of Science
Whittier
California
Science
First Baptist Church
Graham draws 25000 in New York crusade opener at Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham in New York returns to crusade amid large turnout with over 25 000 city residents and more than 1000 vows to commit to Christ. He calls it a sign of spiritual hunger and warns of moral decay, linking times Square scene to decadence. A fleeting disruption occurred as a heckler shouted during the event.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Manhattan Center
America
Babylon
Tyre
Nineveh
Sidon
Times Square
U S Steel Backs Down to Federal Antitrust Demands
The nation's largest steelmaker and a major bank abandon battles with the Justice Department. U S Steel faces a 10 year ban on reciprocal buying while First National City Corp withdraws from a planned merger with Chubb after the government threat. The actions mark a shift in antitrust enforcement under McLaren.
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Washington
Justice Department
U.S. Steel Corp
First National City Corp
Asst
Richard W. McLaren
U S. Steel
U.S. Steel
First National City Bank of
New York City
Chubb Corp
U.S
McLaren
First National
City Corp
Chubb
Marymount Hospital Awarded $300000 Pending Federal Approval
Gov. Louie B. Nunn announced that Marymount Hospital of London has received preliminary approval from the Kentucky Program Development Office for a 300000 grant. Final approval rests with the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington. The grant adds to prior funding for the $2 million hospital project.
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Louie B. Nunn
The
Marymount Hospital of London
Kentucky Program Development Office
Appalachian Regional Commission
Washington
Marymount
Theatre Schedule at Hippodrome June 1 to June 17
The Hippodrome presents the program spanning Sunday June 1 to Tuesday June 17 featuring Night of Following Day with showings at 3 57 and 8 00 and They Came to Rob Las Vegas with 1 45 5 50 and 9 30 showtimes.
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Las Vegas
Dissenting Gl Arrives In Vietnam
A U S Army sergeant claiming he criticizes American policy arrived in Saigon to be assigned to Vietnam. Staff Sgt. Michael Sanders, 22, of Lexington Kentucky, prefers not to be interviewed. He says a Louisville interview criticizing the war led to his orders.
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Saigon
Vietnam
United States
U. S. Command
Michael Sanders
Lexington
Louisville
Northeast
Sanders
Bien Hoa
U.S. Military Command
Tan Son Nhut
Army
Washington
John Sherman Cooper
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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Associated Press
Atty
John B. Breckinridge
Joseph Turner
Chattanooga, Tenn
William C. Barton
John N. Mitchell
Coast Guard
Moon Men
Neil Armstrong
Moon
Edwin Aldrin
Texas
Houston Space Center
Big City
George W. Cornell
U. S. Steel
Monopolize
Steel
Charles Edward Moore
Pine Knot
Luther Moore
Fannie Moore
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