Terrorists Strike Saigon Mine Blasts Kill Five, Sparks Gunfire
Viet Cong exploded a mine near American billets in central Saigon during a monsoon. U S troops answered with heavy fire. Five killed, 32 wounded in the blast or ensuing shooting, including eight Americans. seven militants seized. The blast struck near Suzi Wong shop and Caravelle Hotel as streets became a battlefield with civilians fleeing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Suzi Wong
Was It Hydrogen Bomb Third Nuclear Blast in China
AP reports Red China claimed a thermonuclear device was tested near Sinkiang in northwest China. Washington cautioned debris analysis is needed and noted no confirmed hydrogen classification. Official statements minimized potential global impact while promoting propaganda about a limited nuclear test.
New Blast From China Draws Quiet Washington Response
Washington officials treated Beijing’s third nuclear test as expected and not era changing. State Department spokesman Marshall Wright said the test likely matched prior explosions in a Lingkiang Province blast of 8 a.m. EDT and offered no definitive verdict on thermonuclear specifics. Deputy strategists noted it may indicate continued Chinese push toward a hydrogen device, with U.S. warnings about atmospheric fallout and a continued commitment to defend Asian nations.
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Washington
State Department
Marshall Wright
U.S
Lingkiang Province
China
Wright
Hiroshima
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Red China
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
Peking
Pennsylvania Official Killed In Plane Crash With Wife
In Somerset, Pennsylvania Attorney General Walter E. Alessandroni, his wife Ethel, James Stau dinger, and pilot Melvin Ladin died after their private twin engine Piper Aztec crashed during a campaign flight from Harrisburg to Uniontown. The four were on a Republican campaign trip when bad weather and icing were reported.
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Somerset
Walter E. Alessandroni
Harrisburg
Uniontown
Alessandroni
Ethel
James E. Staudinger
Abington Township
Montgomery County
Melvin E. Ladin
Collingswood, N.J
William Scranton
Jim Knepper
Harrisburg-York State
Morgantown
W. Va
Ladin
Nervous Robber Holds Up S.C. Bank for 23250
A nervous bank robber wearing a nylon stocking over his face held three Blacksburg State Bank employees at gunpoint and escaped with 23250 in cash. Police in two states sought a man in his mid thirties, about 5 foot 1 inch, wearing coveralls a hat and yellow gloves. He herded workers into the vault and left after closing the vault door but not locking it. Bank President Gene Campbell described the scene as the robber brandished a ".32 pistol" near the door.
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Blacksburg
5. C
Blacksburg State Bank
Gene Campbell
Campbell
Pittsburgh Area Sees Record May Snowfall
Pittsburgh area reports 3.1 inches of snow on Monday, the most ever recorded in May, surpassing the previous May record of 1.8 inches set on May 3, 1963. Local residents noted unusual weather for the spring month.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Pittsburgh
Archbishop Who Founded Catholic Youth Organization Retired
Archbishop Bernard J. Sheil, 80, who founded the Catholic Youth Organization and championed social reform, says he was forcibly retired as pastor of St. Andrew's Parish in Chicago. Archbishop John Cody denies forcing removal and plans a new pastor by Wednesday, citing Vatican II directives on elderly pastors.Sheil will remain an archbishop and plans to write on religious and secular subjects while retirement proceeds.
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Chicago
Bernard J. Sheil
John Patrick Cody
Sheil
St. Andrew's
Cady
Archbishop Sheil
Cody
Sheif
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Israel
Truman Celebrates 82nd Birthday with Johnson Call
Kansas City AP. Harry S. Truman marked his 82nd birthday with warm messages and a telephone call from President Lyndon Johnson. Johnson joked that despite being busy, he would never miss paying respects to a great American. Truman laughed and replied that there has to be a first time for everything.
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Lyndon Johnson
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Johnson
Mrs. Truman
Truman
Pye
Ford Slows Its Auto Production This May
Ford Motor Co slowed its red hot auto production pace citing harassment over the auto safety issue. The move aligns with General Motors cutbacks to balance output with dealer inventory. Ford aims for a May output of 242,900 cars, the largest May on record, with overtime reductions across plants except Mustang. Chrysler and American Motors planned no May cuts.
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Mich
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
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American Motors
Arjay Miller
Detroit Free Press
Mustang
Retirement tobacco executive William Halley dies at 70
William J. Halley, 70, longtime P. Lorillard & Co. president, died Sunday in New York after pneumonia complications. A former bookkeeper rising to top, Halley retired in 1958 and left a legacy in the tobacco firm. He is survived by widow Margaret, son William J. Jr., daughter Carol L., two sisters and a grandchild. Funeral plans were not announced.
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William J. Halley
Halley
P. Lorillard & Co., Tobacco Co
Sin Associate
Margaret
William J. Jr
Orlando, Fla
Carol L
New York City
U S Planes Meet Heavy Missile Challenges Near Hanoi
U S warplanes close to Hanoi and Haiphong faced heavy Soviet built anti aircraft missiles and MIG fighters as they hit two missile bases 12 miles north northwest of Haiphong and 30 miles north northeast of Hanoi. One Air Force jet reportedly downed by ground fire.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Rea
China
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
South Vietnamese
Nguyen Cao Ky
Military Government Split Over Ky Power Stay Claim
AP reported a 10 member military junta divided after Premier Nguyen Cao Ky asserted he would remain in power at least another year. Buddhist leaders warned of protests if the regime does not step down, with tension rising in Saigon and Da Nang as riot police dispersed Buddhist youth demonstrations. Ky declined to speak to reporters as divisions within the junta grew over the statement.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Thien Minh
Buddhist Youth Organization
Baby Boy Falls From Vehicle Near Hospital
Joseph Michael Taylor aged 1 fell asleep in a Grand Rapids station wagon and woke to find himself alone on a Hastings street. A rear door opened as the father drove, sending the boy, bottle, and pillow onto Pennock Hospital pavement. A passing motorist found him. deputies said the parents later realized he was missing and turned back. He suffered scalp cuts and was treated and released.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Joseph Michael Taylor
Barry County Sheriff's Deputies
Joseph
David Taylor
Grand Rapids
Hastings
Pennock Hospital
Rusk Sees Elections in South Vietnam by September
Secretary of State Dean Rusk expressed confidence that elections will be held in South Vietnam next September as a first step toward civilian government. He said the ruling generals are not seen blocking democracy and rejected hopes of delaying elections, amid Senate Foreign Relations debate on U.S. policy in Asia.
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Dean Rusk
South
Viet Nam
Rusk
Nguyen Cao Ky
Council of Generals
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign ‘Relations Committee
U.S
Asia
Virginia and North Carolina Weather Outlook
Virginia mostly cloudy and cool Tuesday with highs in the 50s north and 58 to 65 south. North Carolina will be fair to partly cloudy and much cooler with highs in the 50s in the mountains and 60s elsewhere. Wednesday remains fair and cool.
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North Carolina
Bar per Te 24 hour Precipitation .3 Inches Rain
A brief weather note reports 0.3 inches of precipitation over a 24 hour period. The reading records measurable rainfall with no additional details on time or location.
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