Delta clash near Saigon wipes out Viet Cong battalion
In the Mekong Delta a Viet Cong Tay Do battalion of about 500 men was decimated by American gunships, artillery, and the South Vietnamese 21st Division. Official tallies report 211 Communists killed, 17 captured, many wounded. Americans and allied forces also engaged another 500-strong enemy force north of Saigon with casualties and air strikes totaling multiple days of heavy combat. The fighting included a downed helicopter, a rescue chopper driven off, and one American jet missing after ground fire.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
21St Division
21St
Soviets Move to Take UN Action Over Israel
United Nations faces an emergency General Assembly session after the Soviet Union demanded Israel withdraw from territories seized in the war. Secretary General U Thant must convene within 24 hours of majority response, with Kosygin possibly among attendees. The move relies on the Uniting for Peace rule, a procedure US has long supported in global debates.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
U Thant
U.N
Security Council
Council
Thant
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Henry 8. Bradsher
Moscow
Kosygin
United States
Arthur J. Goldberg
Council For
Middle East
Goldberg
Washington
Lost Erie boaters endure 42 hours adrift off Canada
Ann and John Jarvie of Lake City recount surviving 42 hours aboard a 14 foot boat with no fuel after departing for a Canada trip. They drifted about 13 miles before rescue by a Canadian fishing tug near Burwell Ontario as mist hindered search aircraft and vessels. They faced two cold nights, ate rations, kept calm, and awaited rescue with eventual pickup Wednesday morning.
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Lake City
Ann Jarvie
John
Lake Erie
Canada
Burwell
Ont
Tampa cools after nightly patrols quell racial unrest
In Tampa, 120 volunteers in white helmeted peace teams patrolled in threes to restore calm after rioting earlier in the week. Sheriff Malcolm Beard kept a large National Guard and police force in check as two unruly crowds dispersed without incident. Firemen reported two fires on Wednesday versus 45 Tuesday, with over a dozen false alarms. A gasoline device wounded two white teenagers in a car on a highway, identified as Bobby Wilson.
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Tampa
Fla
Malcolm Beard
National Guard
Bobby Wilson
Ohio racial riots spread to Dayton
Cincinnati fights showed easing with National Guardsmen patrolling Negro districts as much as 11 miles apart. Bands of youths carried out hit and run strikes in unpatrolled areas while a white 15 year old, James Shirk, was wounded in the back one mile from downtown. Seventy persons were arrested by nightfall, totaling three nights of violence.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
James Shirk
Ty Tay
Plans Final For Air Show On Sunday At Corry Lawrence Airport
USAF Recruiting Detachment No 210 of Erie and Pittsburgh and Guy Abbey Memorial Civil Air Patrol Squadron 504 of Corry will host an air show at Lawrence Airport in Corry on Sunday. Activities run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with breakfast, glider exhibitions, skydiving, and aerobatics at listed times. Prizes for visiting pilots will be announced at noon, including awards for oldest man and oldest woman flying, plus a prize for the pilot traveling the greatest distance. No admission. 50 cent parking. parking tickets enter drawings for free plane rides each hour. CAP officials expect a large turnout following last year’s success.
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USAF
Erie
Pittsburgh
Guy Abbey
Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Corry
Te| Lawrence
Carry Cap
Enters Defense Plea It's My Life At Stake Dodd
Senator Thomas J. Dodd pleads that his life is at stake as he defends against proposed Senate censure. He denies cheating the government on travel or taking testimonial funds under a false banner. Senator Russell Long hints new facts may be revealed, while Stennis delays further questioning by the ethics committee.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Russell B. Long
Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Long
D-La
Khows
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Ethics Committee
Cleveland Picked As Target Area By Rights Leaders
Local civil rights leaders announce a joint summer effort by nine national organizations to calm racial tensions in Cleveland. The project, disclosed after a secret summit near New York, designates Cleveland as the initial city for a nationwide program aimed at addressing unrest and its costly consequences. Ernest Cooper of the Urban League says the city welcomes constructive help, while noting it remains to be seen how it will unfold locally.
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Cleveland
New York
Ernest Cooper
Urban League Here
Corry Union City Imbibers Beat Guzzling Record
Corry and Union City liquor stores posted a new yearly total from the State Liquor Control Board with Corry’s 1966 sales at 290,161 compared to 267,608 in 1965. The breakdown shows retail, licensee, retail case sales, and special orders, with Union City showing similar gains and a total near 1966 levels.
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Erry
Union City
State Liquor Control Board
Corry
Salem
Pe. Pee
Sly
State Scions To Hear Corry Woes
Third Class cities may present their problems to state lawmakers at a hearing in Erie on June 6. Corry city officials and departments will explain local difficulties before the State Legislature’s Committee on Cities of the Third Class. Assemblyman Wendell Good will chair the Erie session, part of a state tour to obtain grassroots input.
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Erie
Corry
Wendell Good
Good
The
Journal Today
Tiny Corry Jews Rally for Israel Amid Shrinking Community
In Corry, a dwindling Jewish community of five families raises funds for Israel with 100 percent participation while awaiting the United Jewish Appeal. Rabbi Joseph Cohen reports contributions from all but one member, who is in Florida. There will be no high holiday services this year due to lack of quorum, and the few families strive to maintain the synagogue building and taxes in hope of future revival.
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Israel
Corry
Joseph Cohen
Florida
Cohen
West Church Street
Erie Division GenTel Promotes Corry Aide
Cory resident named division plant supervisor for the General Telephone Company and assigned to Erie. John R. Kennedy, former Corry area plant supervisor, will oversee station installations and maintenance for the division. Replaced by Robert T. Stoddard who will move to Corry with his wife Patricia and their three children.
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Cory
General Telephone Company
Erie
John R. Kennedy
Corry
Robert T. Stoddard
North East
Stoddard
General
North East Combination
General Plant
Patricia
Kennedy
General Tele
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D-Conn
D- la
Erie County
Strick James Haslett
Delaware Street
Haslett
East Main Street
Anar
Page
Israel Fund
GenTel
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