Buddhist nuns self immolate in Vietnam crisis
Two more Buddhist nuns burned themselves Saturday raising to eight the self immolations this week in a campaign to topple South Vietnam's military government. The acts occurred in Nha Trang and Hanoi near the pagoda as Thich Tri Quang threatened to boycott elections. U S officials monitored the turmoil as Hue troops moved amid a fragile truce and civil strife.
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Andrew Borowiec
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South Viet Nam
Diem
Nah Trang
Thich
Ngu Bao Luan
Nha Trang
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Thich Tri Quang
Hue
Top Peking Leaders Warned After Purge
Beijing warns that even senior officials will be struck down if they oppose Mao. Peng Chen, 67, dismissed as first secretary of the Peking Municipal Communist party committee, amid accusations of revisionism and anti party activity. Li Hsueh-feng named new first secretary as streets celebrated the dismissals.
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Communist China
Mao Tze-tung
Peking People’s Daily
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Peng Chen
Communist Party, Committee
Radio Peking
People’s Daily
Peking Municipal
Li Hsueh-feng
China
Decatur Police Report Car Collision No Injuries
Decatur police investigated an automobile collision at the corner of 6th Ave and Moulton St at 4 59 p m Friday. A 1962 Chevrolet driven by Myra Dell Manley of Pruett Apts Decatur collided with a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Kimp Garner of Town Creek. Both drivers were uninjured.
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SAMs Fail To Curb U.S. Raids
North Vietnamese missiles pounded U S jets as Hanoi faces mounting air war losses. In three days eight surface to air missiles were fired and eight American planes were shot down, with SAMs accounting for 14 of 255 U S warplanes in the North overall.
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Picnic Ends In Highway Death Near Athens
Fifteen year old Joyce Ann Russell of Huntsville died when a picnic trip home from the end of a school year ended in a wreck on U S 72 near Limestone County Creek six miles east of Athens. Four other youths were injured including William Drake Charles Mathews Harold Fitzherald and Miss Setross Sibley all of Huntsville. Drake was the driver of the 1960 Chevrolet involved in the crash. Coroner Charlie Sammet said Russell was ejected and killed instantly. The accident occurred as the group returned from a west of Athens picnic.
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Charles Mathews
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Slipup, A Colorful Decatur Place Name Story
In Sundays Decatur Daily John Knox traces the origins of the place name Slipup and offers glimpses of an early church historic landmarks and old families that settled the Decatur region.
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Decatur Daily
John Knox
Cernan Prepares for Space Walk
Gemini 9 pilots Cernan and Stafford gained a target in orbit but could not dock due to a shroud that hid the vessel like an angry alligator. They separated, then rendezvoused again, setting up plans for a longer space walk.
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Cernan
Houston
Surveyor 1 Near 2000 Moon Photos In Final Broadcast
The 620 pound Surveyor 1, which made a soft lunar landing Thursday, has transmitted 1,007 pictures of the moon and surroundings. It sent 144 images Thursday and 863 more early Friday as energy storage for a third broadcast expected to reach about 2,000 photos. Jet Propulsion Laboratory led the 63 hour mission and controls the craft across a quarter of the moon.
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Calif
Surveyor 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Viet Nam Needs A Little More Hot Water Says Airman
Air Force Staff Sergeant David Aldridge describes Saigon conditions after a year in Viet Nam. He recalls limited hot water, adequate food with occasional shortages, and hot weather. He was injured during a hotel blast, aided others, and earned the Purple Heart. His enlistment ends in June 1968.
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Saigon
Air Force
David Aldridge
Aldridge
Priceville
U.S
Johnson seeks across the board Social Security boost
President Johnson told 400 National Council for Senior Citizens delegates that he will seek a broad Social Security increase in the next Congress. He urged a high priority for the hike, pledging benefits for current and future beneficiaries, though he offered no figures or funding details.
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Johnson
National Council For
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Tex
White House Rose Garden
Koreans Claim 32 VC Dead
South Korean troops fighting Viet Cong in the central highlands reported 32 enemy killed overnight as part of Operation Crazy Horse. U S pilots pressed the offensive against bridges gun emplacements oil depots and river traffic across 73 missions. An Air Force F105 was shot down near Dong-Hoi on a reconnaissance mission.
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South Viet Nam
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North Viet Nam
U.S
Dong-Hoi
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