Vietnamese capital battered as Viet Cong shells Saigon
Saigon endures heavy rocket and shell fire from Viet Cong units as government forces extend the defense of Gia Dinh and surrounding districts. Five enemy infiltrators in civilian clothes seen around the Independence Palace, while U.S. officers note continued fighting with no American casualties.
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Saigon
Ang
Sai
Presidential Pay
U.S
Nguyen van’ Thieu
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Said Gia Dinh
Nguyen van Minh
Tea l
Gia Dinh
Paris
United
Cap
North Vietnam
Supreme Court Delivers Ruling on Death Penalty
The decision invalidates automatic juror rejection for anti death penalty views, likely sparing many awaiting execution. It signals the dismantling of death row across the states, with mixed reactions from officials and a push for further appeals and abolition efforts.
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United Press International
William Witherspoon
Wesley
Sonny) Evans
Fort Worth
Tex
Atty
Stanley Kirk
Wichita Falls
Sega
Louisiana
Jack Gremillion
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S.A
Witherspoon
Richard Speck
Chicago
Speck
Gerald Getty
Illinois
Supreme Court
United States
Primary showdown looms in six states Democratic and Republican races
Delegates contested in California New Jersey and South Dakota as Kennedy McCarthy and Humphrey led the Democratic race while Nixon and Rockefeller vied for Republican momentum. Nixon planned a Wednesday briefing. California favored Kennedy on the Democratic side with unopposed Reagan winning GOP votes.
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Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
New Jersey
South Dakota
Kennedy
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Brimaries
Alabama
Mississippi
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nixon
Nelson A.rockefeller
Rockefeller
Milwaukee
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles
Times
Johnson
Gove Richard J Hughes
Clifford P. Case
Tim Babcock
Ted James
Arnold Olsen
Harriet Miller
Armistead J. Selden Jr
James B. Allen
Lister Hill
Ala
Jamie L. Whitten
Thomas G. Abernethy
G. V. Montgomery
Charles Griffin
William M. Colmer
Poor People Protest Meeting With Attorney General Clark
Washington demonstrators from the Poor People’s campaign waited eight hours to see Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark for the Los Angeles grand jury indictment of 13 Brown Berets members. Clark refused a large audience but offered a smaller group, while bail reductions for nine detainees were announced, signaling a claimed victory for the protesters. Rodolfo Gonzalez led the group in pressuring an official review of the case.
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Washington
UPI
Poor People’s
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Clark
Los Angeles
Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales
Brown Berets
Restrection City
Prople
Chark
Teachers Pay Bill Approved Measure Goes To Governor
In Harrisburg the Senate Appropriations Committee weighs amendments to a House approved measure funding nonpublic school aid. Gov Shafer proposed shifting funds from harness racing revenue to reach 10 million, while amendments would base aid on local public school formulas and certify teachers in four key subjects within five years. The Senate approved a separate 44.7 million teacher salary bill for the new year, with a 164-11 or 430 vote. A United front passed, and another bill would fund National Guardsmen activated in Pittsburgh last April.
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Harrisburg
Senate Appropriations Committee
George N. Wade
Cumberland
Shafer
Wade
Wilmot E. Fleming
R. Montgomery
Department of Public Instruction
Senate
House
A.com
General Assembly
Delaware County
Stanley R. Kester
Chester Township
Frank J. Lynch
Upper Darby
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania proposes fourth judgeship plan for Human Relations Commission
In Harrisburg AP report Gov. Shafer seeks to shift the Human Relations Commission from the Labor and Industry Department to a separate independent body. Northampton County officials submit a plan to place the commission under the Governor's Office control. approval in the Senate awaited.
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Human Relations Commission
Labor and Indus Harrisburg
Shafer Pleas
Northampton
House Commission
France Strikes Ruin Back to Work Talks in Pentecost Standstill
Paris reports show millions on strike with votes pending in factories nationwide. Major plants rejected employer offers as railways and networks suffer intermittent service this third week. Rail talks with Transport Minister Chamant continue, with rank and file approval still ahead. Leaders map election strategy as unions press for broad republican unity.
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Paris
France
Tost
National Assembly
Jean Chamant
Transport Ministry
Renault
Citroen
Peugot
Josed
Saviem
Lyon
Francois Mitterrand
Communist Party
Popular Front
Warhol Shot by Woman. Solanas Charged in NYC Studio Incident
Artist Andy Warhol sustained severe injuries after a female visitor, Valerie Solanas, shot him at his sixth floor studio in Greenwich Village. Solanas, 28, a star of Warhols latest film, faces felonious assault and weapons charges. another visitor, Mario Amaya, was injured but not seriously.
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Andy Warhol
Valeria Solanas
New York
UPI
Valerie Solanas
Warhol
Miss . Solanas
Solanas
Greenwich Village
The
Village Voice
Society For Cutting
SCUM
Miss Solanas
Mario Amaya
London
Empire
Empire State Building
Chelsea Girls
Facility Closed at Wynnefield Institute for Exception Children
Harrisburg reports the Department of Public Welfare orders Wynnefield Institute for Exception Children in Philadelphia to close by June 25 over press negligence. Welfare Secretary Thomas W. Georges directs immediate removal of the three mentally retarded residents and arrangement of their transfer.
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Harrisburg
Department of Public Welfare
Wynnefield Institute For
Philadelphia
Thomas W. Georges
Weakened Hurricane Abby Drifts Toward Florida Coast
Weak Hurricane Abby moved slowly in the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida's west coast. One death and five missing were reported as of 3 am EDT with the center near 26 latitude about 80 miles west of Marco Beach. Gale winds extended 150 miles, with risks of isolated tornadoes and heavy rains from the Florida Keys to Melbourne and Cedar Key.
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Tampa
Fla
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Marco Beach
Abbey
Northeaskard
Burricotter
Miami Weather Bureau
Florida, Keys
Melbourne
Cedar Key
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