Vietnamese troops clash near DMZ amid ammo dump blast
South Vietnamese infantry reported 102 enemy killed in a northern frontier fight as North Vietnamese gunners hit the U S Navy supply base at the Cua Viet River mouth. US spokesmen said Vietnames casualties were light. 25 weapons captured and seven suspects taken. Rocket and artillery fire continued on Khe Sanh with more than 250 rounds reported.
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Saigon
Dmz
Dong Ha
Cua Viet River
Khe Sanh
Six Million Dollar Damage At Oregon State Prison Riot
Prisoners seized the control center and sparked a weekend riot at Oregon State Penitentiary, causing about 6 million dollars in damage. Six convicts negotiated with George W. Randall, who fired Warden C. T. Gladden, and the guards were held hostage overnight before release. Demands included better medical care, visiting rights, grievance channels, and broader work release.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon State
Hoar
George W. Randall
Randall
C. T. Gladden
Gladden
Oregon
William Lowery
Lowery
Shafer To Push Job Training As Riot Control Aid
In Harrisburg the Shafer administration plans a program to cut slum unemployment tied to a nonprofit state-private training effort. Joseph W. Barr Jr plans to outline a plan to train 7,500 unemployed per year at $700 per trainee, with private industry cooperation and public funds. Budget action and salary debates for teachers also dominate the General Assembly.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Presidential Commission
Joseph W. Barr Jr
Senate Appropriations Committee
Barr
Car Crash Damages $2,830. No Injuries Reported
At 10:45 am a Meadville woman her 2 month old daughter and her mother escaped a stalled car on Erie Lackawanna tracks as a westbound train approached. Mrs Zenas Bean Jr 21, led the escape after the car quit across the crossing gates and signals activated. Her mother Mrs William Eaton aided with the infant Stephanie before fleeing to the north side. Continued on Page Three.
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Meadville
Erie‘Lackawanna
First Avenue
Zenas Bean Jr
South Vietnamese fire seven province chiefs in Hue shakeup
Saigon dismissed seven of its 44 province chiefs including Hue’s top official as part of the biggest government purge since the Lunar New Year offensive. Lt Col Phan Van Khoa was replaced by Lt Col Le Van Than as Hue mayor after criticism over looting and slow recovery. New leaders took over Darlac, Binh Thuan, Vinh Long, An Giang, Ba Xuyen, Tuyen Due, and Quang Due provinces following a helicopter crash death of the prior chief.
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Saigon
Hue
Phan’ van Khoa
Thua Thien
le van Than
Joint General Staff
Khoa
U.S
Khan
Darlac
Binh
Thuan
Vinh Long
An Giang
Ba Xuyen
Tuyen Due
Quang Due
Copper firms settle strike issues in partial deal
In Washington two of four copper companies, Phelps Dodge and Kennecott, reached an understanding with 26 unions on mines, smelters, and refineries but not on lead, zinc, or fabrication. The agreement, described by The New York Times as partial, could influence broader talks amid a long industrial dispute that has left about 60,000 workers idle. The unions seek companywide contracts with three-year terms and a raise beyond the $1 an hour baseline. Other firms in talks include Anaconda and American Smelting & Refining. Roy E. Dunne, 85, longtime National Newspaper Syndicate executive, dies in Evanston.
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Washington
New York Times
Phelps Dodge
Kennecott
the Times
Anaconda
American Smelting & Refining
Senate Grills Rusk Over Vietnam Policy in Public Hearing
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faces sharp questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as debates over U S troop levels and a near 3 billion foreign aid budget unfold. Supporters and critics, including Senator McCarthy, weigh political implications and potential public exposure. The White House hopes a televised session will satisfy demands for openness without further escalating Vietnam policy.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
U.S
Senate
Congress
Vietnam
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Rusk
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
New Hampshire
National Broadcasting Co
White House
Pittsburgh Teachers End Strike Over Proposed Bargaining
Pittsburgh high schools reopen as teachers split on the settlement’s value. About 400 Federation of Teachers members backed a resolution praising a potential election for representation, while the Pitt Teachers Education Association argued the compromise offers no real gains or state-wide bargaining hope. The dispute centers on whether the Board of Education can recognize a union and bargain with a single representative, a right Pennsylvania law does not presently grant. The federation claims 1,000 members of 3,000 teachers. the association nearly 2,000.
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Pittsburgh
Albert Fondy
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
al Lumis
Pittsburgh Teachers Education Association
Board of Education
Pennsylvania
Fondy
Association
Allegheny County
John Hester
Oil City to Discontinue Public Ambulance Service
Oil City public ambulance service run by local funeral directors will end on July 1. Funeral homes announced the agreement to discontinue the full-time operation, noting the date allows the community time to arrange alternative ambulance arrangements.
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Oil City
Oility
Fiioh
Harrisburg Justice Bureau Promotes Consumer Protection Plan
The Harrisburg Justice promotion for its new Consumer Protection Bureau seeks private funding up to 75000 dollars yearly. Attorney General William C. Sennett and Arthur F. Sampson signed the contract, approved by Governor Raymond B. Shafer. The arrangement covers exclusive public relations, promotion and advertising.
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William C. Sennett
Arthur F. Sampson
Secretary of Administration and Budget
Thas
Raymond B. Shafer
Sennett Defends 75000 Pact for Consumer Ed Program
Harrisburg AP atty general William C Sennett defends hiring Reisling Associates to publicize the new Bureau of Consumer Protection. He says the 75000 first year covers printing distribution casts staff salaries and program costs not a fee to the agency. The contractor led by William Reisling former Scranton aide and speech writer.
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Harrisburg
Ment
Reisling
Sennett
Keisling
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Trol
Stanley G. Stroup
House
Citizens Commission
General Assembly
Erie Lackawanna
First Avenue Crossing
Journal
Eaton
Evanston
Roy E. Dunne
National Newspaper Syndicate
Evanston Hospital
Dunne
Mason Denison
Ing
Knauer
Departsment of Justice
Keisting
Bya Ed Aish
Kéisting
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