Four Yanks Fall In Heavy Viet Fighting Near Pleiku
In Vietnam a Viet Cong ambush near Pleiku killed two U.S. Army advisers and wounded a third. The fighting across Quang Ngai left two Americans dead and six wounded as Navy bombers hit targets in North Vietnam. Marine Lance Cpl Roy Murphy died of wounds. Capt Christopher J. O'Sullivan and Sgt William Tyrone named among the Quang Ngai fatalities. A Viet Cong assault on a Vietnamese army compound in Quang Ngai caused fires but limited casualties.
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Hatoi
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Christopher J. O'Sullivan
Astoria
Queens
S.set
William Donald Tyrone
Abilene
Tex
Lance Cpl
Roy Murphy
Moultrie
Chu Lai
Queng
Ngai
Astronauts Prepare for Gemini Four Mission Test Flight
Two astronauts McDivitt and White undergo medical exams as countdown nears for a Thursday launch aboard Gemini four. The mission aims for a historic rendezvous with a tumbling upper stage booster while White orbits in space tethered to the craft for 10 to 12 minutes. Medical data will inform effects of prolonged weightless exposure. Continued on Page Two.
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Edward H. White II
Ea C. Kraft
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Charles A. Berry
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Berry
Cal Berkeley student rescued after 36 hours in Utah cave
James Dowling, 24, a UC Berkeley mathematics doctoral student, was pulled from Neffs Canyon cave after 36 hours entangled on a rope and ladder. He was semiconscious with hypothermia and rushed to St Marks Hospital. Dowling, along with teammates John Wood and Paul Gerhard, had entered the 1170 foot deep cave Sunday. rescuers used ropes and ladders to extract him amid rugged terrain and ice.
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Utah
University of California
Wasatch Mountains
James Dowling
Connersville
Ind
St. Marks Hospital
Dowling
John Wood
Paul Hard
Bladensburg
Neff's Canyon
Neff’s Canyon
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Mt. Olympus
Wood
Gerhard
Donald Sims
Edward Anderson
LaVell Burnham
Woo
Gary Carlson
University of California At Berkeley
Youth Pinned In Wreckage After Car Hits Pole Near Corry
A Corry youth, Robert Akam, 20, was trapped for over an hour after his car clipped a utility pole east of the Corry Jamestown plant on Route 6. Firemen used hydraulic jacks to free him, suffering jaw lacerations and leg contusions with possible fractures. His passenger, William Rossey, 22, sustained thigh and chest injuries. State Police noted a third youth may have been in the back seat, but this could not be confirmed. Traffic was halted as wreckers freed the driver and officials managed the scene.
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Corry Jamestown
Robert Akam
North Center Street
Stanford Hose Company
Edwards Auto Body Repair
Columbus
William G.rossey
R.D
Corty
Elmer Schifke
Route 6
Akam
Memorial Day traffic deaths top record again
Traffic deaths over a Memorial Day weekend reached a new high, 486 fatalities from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, surpassing the previous 431. The National Safety Council blamed drivers’ judgment errors and blamed irresponsible driving, urging improved driving skills. Three major crashes in Needles, Lone Pine, and near San Jose contributed to the surge, including a desert highway collision that killed six and left a lone 12 year old survivor, and another crash near Lone Pine that killed five with a lone infant survivor. The AP notes the figures are for comparison with prior years.
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National Safety Council
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Pyle
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Lone Pine
San Jose
Calif
Ina
High Sierra Fothills
Biel
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Om Toaay
Paul Harvey
Harvey
Explosion in Yamana mine traps hundreds in Kyushu
An explosion at Yamana mine on Kyushu island trapped more than 200 workers nine hours after the blast. Police confirmed two deaths with 21 injured and 180 unhurt as officials revised the earlier count. The blast occurred about 2,000 feet from the entrance in a mine located roughly 500 miles southwest of Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Yamana Val
Kyushu
Tate
Mite Company
Schools To Benefit From State Surplus In Education Push
Gov. Scranton announced a record 102.7 million dollar surplus for the year ending June 30 and urged spending mainly on education welfare and community aid. He rejected tax cuts as misleading and outlined a plan to allocate 43 million to education, 326 million to community aid, 15.6 million to health and welfare, plus 35 million from sales tax for education. The move spurred partisan debate as lawmakers await further action and potential public bus transportation bills for private and parochial students.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Temple
Senate Education Committee
Assembly
Lawn Mower Dogs Injure 3 In Separate Incidents
Several injuries reported in a string of incidents. Lloyd Lillie, 38, East Pleasant Street, bites and lawn mower accident left foot injured. Michael Andrus, 9, Last Congress Street, bitten on the leg by a dog. Donald MacMartin Jr., 16, Mead Avenue, bitten on the left palm while separating fighting dogs. Mrs. Gladys Volk, 38, Clymer, suffered second degree facial burns from kerosene explosion. Scott Smith, 2, Bear Lake, lip laceration from a fall. All treated or released with varying conditions reported satisfactory.
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Lloyd Lillie
East Pleasant Street
Scott Smith
Randall Smith
Bear Lake
Truck Blocks Route 27 Twelve Hours After Accident
A tractor-trailer wreck on Route 27 near Pittsfield delayed traffic for about 12 hours. There were no injuries, but damage was estimated at $5,000. The truck, driven by Thomas J. Kelly, 26, of Cat, N. Y., ran off the east berm, tore posts, crossed a ridge and embankment, overturning and blocking the road. Wreckage clearance took until early morning after unloading cargo to other trucks.
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Warren
Thomas J. Kelly
Cat.n
East Berm
Ioyal
Mary K. Long
Mead Avenue
Citizens Corry
Marine Bank
West Main Street
Alan J. Walker
McKean
West Main
Bodne Post
West Charel Street
Walker
Post
Soviet Actor Gardin Dies After 70-Year Career
Moscow Vladimir Gardin a Soviet actor and director died on Sunday ending a 70 year career that began in the early era and included work in Moscow and Paris as well as other Western European cities.
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Vladimir Gardin
Sowet
Die Sunday
Gardin
Lordou
Paris
Selma Pickets Renew Mayhem of Arrests and School Integration Plans
Angered by arrests of 32 Negro demonstrators in Selma, protesters vow continued white merchant picketing and push to integrate schools. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announces a Southwide voter registration drive to double Black voters after new federal voting law passage. King visits Selma, urging vigilance and signaling likely mass demonstrations in West Selma despite safety director warning.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Rev. L. L. Anderson
Cheer
E King
Browns Chapel
Public Safety
Wilson Baker
Weekend police brief reports multiple nonfatal incidents
Police handled routine calls including fender benders and shoplifting during the Memorial Day weekend. A one car Route 6 crash outside city limits required state police. A 0.20 percent blood alcohol result led to drunken driving charges after a West Main Street collision involving Mary K. Long. Additional accidents on South Center and South streets, plus shoplifting incidents at Buyer's Pair and Shamburg's News Stand, filled the nonfatal docket.
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Beckerink
Buyer's Pair
Yee
William Shamburg
Shamburg
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