Czechoslovakia seeks extradition of Maj Gen Sejna
Czechoslovakia asked for Maj Gen Jan Sejna extradition on charges of misappropriation of funds and embezzlement related to alfalfa seed deals. U.S. officials doubt compliance, noting political overtones and a 1925 treaty barring political offenses. Sejna and companions fled to the United States, with fate of the request hinging on ongoing political shifts in Prague.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
Jan Sejna
Defense Ministry
U.S
Karel Duda
Walter Stoessel
Senna
Duda
Stoessel
Sejna
United States
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Italy
Antonin Novotny
Novotny
McCloskey
Sejia
Prague
Nuclear pact draft seeks U N backing on self defense
Foster and Roshchin with Britain publish a joint draft resolution to be presented to the U N General Assembly inviting the Security Council to welcome Soviet U S security guarantees and reaffirm the inherent right of individual and collective self defense. France expected to approve while India fears a northern atomic threat and seeks guaranteed security. The plan aims to bring India and others into a framework agreeing to renounce new atomic arms while not altering Soviet U S military balance.
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Foster
Roshchin
Britain
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
China
France
India
Soviet Union
Bus Crash Echoes Across Baker Grade History
A crowded express bus bound for Los Angeles crashed on Baker grade leaving ten people dead. Witnesses described a mangled bus with the top peeled back and bodies burned beyond recognition while a few survivors were rushed to hospital by Pacific Telephone workers using company trucks. The driver survived with injuries and reported 32 passengers aboard.
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Mike Dellarocco
Pacific Telephone Co
Baker
Mike Dellaracco
Los Angeles
Nixon signals broad GOP support and unity call
Nixon argued in a nationwide campaign speech that his rising nationwide backing makes further Republican challengers seem unlikely while warning of a cooler summer ahead and plans to counter racial violence with swift force if needed. Former GOP chairman Hugh Scott urges moderates to strengthen the center, shed extremists, and craft broad messaging to win a consensus. Scott, once GOP national chairman in 1948, reflects on party battles in Come to the Party.
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Page
Dick Nixon
Nixon
National
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Scott
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry S. Truman
Robbery at Brockton Bank Branch Tops Local Heists
Three masked gunmen ambushed a Brink's armored truck crew inside the East Side branch of First County National Bank in Brockton Massachusetts on May 23 1967 taking 536000. Police estimate total major Boston area robberies since 1959 reach about 4700000 dollars, following Brink's Boston counting house theft of 1219000 on January 17 1959.
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Brink’s
Massachusetts
Brockton
East Side
First County National Bank
Brink
Boston
Grim irony as nine Marines die in Potomac canoe accident
At Quantico seven others valued swimmers and trained water survival experts, all nine men from Marine units went missing after a routine training paddle on the Potomac. Names, ages, and residences include Kenneth N. Andrews Mon trose California and hometowns Woodbridge Virginia Laurel Bay and Fairfax Virginia. The bodies were found or missing since Wednesday noon with toxic cold water blamed. The men served in Vietnam and earned Bronze Star with V, Purple Heart, and other honors.
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Quantico
Kenneth N. Andrews
Montrose
Calif
Vietnam
Marine Corps
Andrews
Potomac
John Browning
Woodbridge
Ma Aaas AY
James Eb, van Ness
Laurel Bay
D.C
Parris Island
5.C
Delmar D. Frederickson
Fairfax
Navy
Coronado
Alan R. Bradley
Gary E. Ecklund
8.C
Merbert J. Kaiser
Vietnam War Update: B52 Raids Near Khe Sanh Mount Escalation
B52s staged four raids around Khe Sanh as 6000 Marines and 500 Rangers brace for a possible ground attack. Tactical fighters joined in, reporting seven enemy bunkers destroyed and 500 yards of trench collapsed across more than 200 sorties on Wednesday. Counterattacks against North Vietnamese airfields noted, including a MIG base northwest of Hanoi. Nocturnal Viet Cong bombardment tapered after increasing since Monday, with mortar and rocket strikes at Ca Mau Fhan Rang and near Saigon. A downed U.S. F100 Super Sabre at the southern front was recovered with the pilot safe.
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Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
N C Farmer Receives Silver Star For D Day Heroism
Floyd L Brown 47 a Beulaville tobacco farmer was awarded the Silver Star for his D Day actions at Omaha Beach on June 6 1944 as platoon commander in the 149th Engineer Combat Battalion He saved two men and helped get ammunition ashore after leading troops through heavy fire His family urged pursuit of the award noting orders were overlooked at discharge Brown served from 1940 to 1945 and later learned of the medal through his National Guard unit Involved in Rhineland Northern France and Central Europe campaigns.
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Raleigh
Omaha Beach
D-day
Army
Floyd L. Brown
Beulaville
Brown
Roy E. Thompson
North Carolina
National Guard
149Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Normandy
Rhineland
France
Central Europe
Phillip
Air Force
Camp McCoy
Orlando
Fla
Floyd Jr
Richlands High School
Janet
East Duplin High School
Virginia Budget Adds Buildings and Pensions in Assembly Session
The budget measures include $81 million bond plans for mental health and higher education facilities, with $16,000 for Patrick Henry College prep in Martinsville. General fund items cover Wytheville Community College academic building and a George Mason student union, plus pensions for Confederate veterans widows and daughters. Other additions fund day care incentives, vocational rehab, and infrastructure near the Maryland-Virginia line.
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Senate
Patrick Henry College
Martinsville
del A. L. Philpott
Patrick Henry
Wytheville Community College
George Mason College
Fairfax County
Finance Committee
General Fund
Industrial Commission
Hedee
Atso Congress
Byrd
Virginia
Inter
Bill Bristollers
House
Hoodlum Priest of Khe Sanh Base Seriously Wounded
AP reports Father Walter Driscoll at Khe Sanh Base amid fierce combat reflects on the small parish amid two square miles and 6,000 souls. He endures dust, flak jacket repairs, and mortars as he stays to serve the battered outpost, learning to ride a motorcycle amid the war’s grind.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Walter Driscoll
Father Driscoll
Driscoll
U.S. Navy
Arlington, Mass
Pewraltes
Brett
Khe Sath
Gereman
G.R. Kaul
Bild Zeitung
Hamburg
Kaul
Poncet
Hue
Miners Escape After Salt Shaft Fire With Rescue Efforts
The shaft fire at a small salt mine burned Tuesday midnight, entombing 21 workers. Rescue teams used oxen units and a makeshift 5 by 5 elevator to reach the men. Three rescuers battled the blaze by bucket, water, and compressed air, while priests aided the wounded.
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Srface
Tomamaker
Tannenmaker
Cargill
Calumet
Marines Search for Missing Men After River Canoe Sinking
Fishermen spotted nine men in a green canoe on Virginia Maryland shoreline area. Helicopters, boats, and 300 searchers scoured the river as daylight faded. Canoe, paddles, and life cushions recovered. life preservers used as knee cushions.
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Harkey
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Jmen
Aquia Creek
Exemption Rules for Single Family Dwellings Discussed
Byrd outlined a rule allowing ownership of up to three single family homes and limiting sales to one within two years for exemption eligibility. He cited a widow with two homes, noting she would fail if the daughter moves or if she sells without an agent, urging a clear exemption for owner occupied homes.
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Byrd
Senators Clash Over War Strategy Echoes Johnson Debate
Senate voices split on Vietnam policy as Tower and Miller back stronger air actions while Mansfield urges a pause to test North Vietnam's peace moves. Mansfield defends Johnson personally though not on policy, warning against risk of wider conflict with Russia and Red China.
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John G. Tower
R-Tex
Jack Miller
Riowa
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
North Vietnam
Mansfield
North Korea
Russia
Red China
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Viet Noam
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Republic
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Cpl
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William R. Jackson
Raymond R. Brett
Collingdale
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Marine Corps Development and Educational Command
William F. Doehler
Board of
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