Riots in Kowloon push Hong Kong into curfew
Police regained control of most Kowloon after a day of anti-British rioting that reached hotel and shopping districts. Rioters, numbering up to 3,500, threw rocks, set fires and clashed with officers as curfew was imposed from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. Police reports said over 50 officers and at least that many rioters and bystanders were injured.
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Church leaders weigh new Westminster confession revision
In Tennessee and Washington discussions, church figures consider a proposed update to the 1648 Westminster Confession. Critics challenge a line urging cooperation across conflicts at risk to national security, while supporters push for unity and global reform as churches adapt to modern needs.
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Eugene Smathers
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Big Lick
Crossville
Tenn
Robert McAfee Brown
Stanford University
Washington, D.C
Presbytery
Nixon Tops Romney In New Port For 1968
NEW YORK AP Richard Nixon leads Romney for the Republican presidential nomination with 45 percent to 55 percent for Johnson according to a Louis Harris poll. Second choices show Charles Percy and Ronald Reagan rising as Republicans and independents eye broader options.
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Michigan
George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Louis Harris
Nixon
Johnson
Harris
Charles Percy
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
California
Percy
Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
TSU Students Clash With Police In Houston Riot
Riot erupts near TSU in Houston as 64 arrests occur across campus and dump protests. Police siege dorms, exchange fire with sniper attacks, injuring officer Robert Blaylock and several students, while officials vow action against those responsible.
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Waco
Tex
TSU
J. Joseph A. Pierce
Houston
Welch
Wyane Waller
Wheeler Avenue
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Robert Blaylock
University of Houston
Blair Justice
Short
F.D. Kirkpatrick
SNCC
Kuba
Blay‘lock
Alan Dale Dugger
Morris English
Protesters clash and egg thrown near White House amid war dissent
Bevel and Spock protest temple memorial church and march to the White House. Spock warns that dissent is punished, likening the nation to Nazi Germany. On campus violence erupts as police quell disturbances at a Negro college and two other incidents injure and arrest students.
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White House
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Spock
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Germany
24-Hour General Strike Slows France To A Walk
Tens of thousands of French protesters marched through Paris from Bastille to Place de la Republique denouncing government emergency powers. Police cited 66,000 marchers, others 110,000, as electricity, transport, and mail services largely halted nationwide. The strike, backed by Communist Socialist and Catholic unions, aimed at the National Assembly’s decree power, with debates and a censure vote looming.
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Place de la Republique
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Vietnam War Battle Near DMZ Intensifies As Marines Press
U S Marines and North Vietnamese regulars clash around Con Thien and Gio Linh amid heavy shelling and air strikes. SAM sites targeted near the DMZ as B 52s stay clear of border and reports of possible mobile missiles surface. Casualties rise with 81 Marines wounded and estimates of deaths potentially in the 13 to 20 range.
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Panhandle
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South Vietnam
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324Th Division
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Portland
Ore
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3Rd Marine Division
Seriiment
Soviet naval challenge grows in the Mediterranean
In Rome AP reports the commander of the U S Sixth Fleet notes a growing Soviet naval threat in the Mediterranean Sea. Moscow accuses the United States of causing last week's two ship bumping incidents during American maneuvers. Vice Adm William S Martin cites Soviet vessels sailing into the middle of formations in the Sea of Japan.
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Martin
Americana Club
Tzvestia
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Harry L. Harry Jr
Hornet
McClaren
Harty
Naval tensions rise as Soviet fleet shadows U S ships
In the Mediterranean and Pacific, Soviet forces shadowed U S Navy ships amid accusations of dangerous maneuvers and near-collision incidents. Adm Gorshkov warned of U S ships near Soviet shores while U S officials defend operations as lawful and necessary.
Syrian premier tours troops as pact with UAR activates
Premier Youssef Zayyen toured troops along the 70 mile armistice line in Syria and announced the defense pact with the U A R is fully in operation. He warned of maximum combat readiness to strike back at Israel and accused the United States of provoking attacks to curb a regional revolution. Radio Damascus aired his remarks.
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Youssef Zayyen
U.A.R
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Zaygen
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Israel
America
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon News Chief Briefs U.S. on Beirut Visit Potential
Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami said Foreign Minister Georges Hakim would explain Lebanon's stance to U.S. Ambassador Dwight Porter on Thursday. The U.S. Embassy in Beirut sought permission for Navy ships to call at Beirut on May 26 amid opposition from Lebanese groups. In Cairo, regional diplomatic activity surged as Arab and UAR officials discussed troop movements and border tensions with Syria and Israel, with Shukairy vowing continued commandos and arms from China to aid Palestine liberation.
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Georges Hakim
Lebanon
U.S
Dwight J. Porter
Beirut
U.S. Navy
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Cairo
Middle East
David G. Nes
Ahmad Hassan Fiky
Foreign Ministry
Mahmoud Riad
Syria
U.A.R
Ibrahim Mekas
Abdel Hakim Amer
Miliey
Wartime contract waste and overruns in Vietnam buildup
The GAO audited costs for Brown & Root and J A Jones in the Vietnam build up led by the Navy Facilities Engineering Command. Costs rose from 21.5 million in January 1962 to 31.3 billion. concerns included mislaid $120 million in materials, high quality purchases, and stolen items worth tens of thousands. Navy recovered over $840,000 of items by 1966, while some losses remained unaccounted for.
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J. A. Jones Construction Co
Navy Facilities Engineering Command
GAO
Cam Ranh Bay
da Nang East
Saigon
da Nang
Vietnam
United States
Navy
Miners, rescue team dig through debris at Oakwood mine tragedy
Rescue workers pried through roof debris chamber by chamber to reach the bodies of Honaker and Hess after a mine accident. A spokesman noted it was the first fatal incident since the mine opened in 1951. Oakwood lies about 20 miles south of the West Virginia line near the tri-state Virginia West Virginia Kentucky area.
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Honaker
Hess
Oakwood
West Virginia Line
National draft change proposals spark debate in House
A House committee advances a plan to draft serve a degree and set national standards for draft boards to classify men as available deferred or exempt. Rep Richard S Schweiker notes the proposal would end inconsistent deferments among youths with similar circumstances while allowing local boards limited discretion.
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Rep. Richards
Sschweiker
R-Pa
Schweiker
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