Marines Standby After Viet Cong Offensive In Quang Ngai
U S Marines were put on alert to reinforce Quang Ngai as Viet Cong forces pressed a three day offensive. American warplanes bombed targets in North Vietnam near Hanoi, while reports noted heavy Vietnamese casualties and a contested relief operation at Khe Tri near the border. Two North Vietnamese battalions were said to be in the area west of Quang Ngai, with fighting easing and reinforcements rushed in amid bad weather.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Iat
Khe Tri
North Viet Nam
Big da Nang Air Base
Inj
Ha Tranh
49Th Ranger
3Rd
Ranger
Garden City notes and a curious postwar cure all
Streets are quiet in downtown Garden City as shops close for Memorial Day. The Telegram recalls a previous story about a Los Angeles General Hospital heal in protest by interns and doctors. Cal Lewis, 36, Syracuse-born, is finishing medical school at USC and interns at LA County Hospital while awaiting June 24 graduation. He will join Salinas hospital as resident. Also mentions a modern encyclopedia The Secrets of Success and a string of tongue in cheek tips on concentration and dealing with distractions.
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Los Angeles County General Hospital
Cal Lewis
Tommy G. Lewis
Haskell County
Cal
Los Angeles County Hospital
Syracuse
University of Southern California
Lewis
Salinas, Calif
Weather forecast for Dodge City area
Partly cloudy tonight with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Lows around 9. Tuesday brings 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in eastern counties by evening. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs in the 80s. Sunrise 6 29. Sunset 7 68. Max Mill Pree, Dodge City.
Memorial Day address links belief in God to observance
The Rev. C M Fogleman Jr of First Methodist Church urged Memorial Day be seen through faith noting man is made in God’s image and worthy of memory. He called the day for the living to pause, remember, decorate, and seek peace, as local ceremonies included Legion and VFW participation, bands, and wreaths at Valley View Cemetery.
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Valley View Cemetery
Brownie
Mary Ella Campbell
Lauren Cockrill
Linda
Mary Leiker
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Milton Roberts
American Legion
Harry
C.M. Fogleman Jr
First Methodist Church
Last Civil War veteran claim hinges on age 144 in Mississippi
Jackson historian A P Andrews believes Sylvester Magee, a former slave in Hattiesburg, may be the sole surviving Civil War veteran at age about 144, though there are no official records. Magee says he joined the Union in May 1863 and fought at Vicksburg, with Andrews piecing together details from memory and a two hour interview.
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Sylvester Magee
A. P. Andrews
Jackson Civil War Round Table
Vicksburg
Lincoln
Magee
Andrews
Mississippi
Jackson
Champion's Hill
Preparations Move Forward For Space Trek
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports preparations moved forward for Gemini 4 as water leakage was fixed in the spacecraft. NASA replaced a damaged life support package for carbon dioxide removal. McDivitt and White aim for a 62 orbit 97 hour mission testing long duration exposure and a possible space rendezvous with the Titan 2 second stage satellite. White plans a spacewalk tethered to the capsule while McDivitt attends Mass in Cocoa Beach.
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Fla
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
San Salvador
Omega
Antigua
St. Space Agency
McDivitt
White
U.S
Air Force
Cocoa Beach
Memorial Day highway toll nears record as deaths rise
The Memorial Day weekend saw rising traffic fatalities across the nation with 384 dead by Monday morning and a chance of setting a new record beyond last year’s 431. California suffered major losses including six on Saturday in Needles and five in Lone Pine. other heavy tolls occurred near San Jose and Abbeville.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Needles
Calif
High Sierra
Lone Pine
San Jose
Abbeville
Gallatin
Tenn
Reunion look back at Gar Class of 1915 steps
Members of the Gar Class of 1915 returned for a reunion visiting their old hangout during a commencement weekend. They toured the east building of the Junior College, recalling the steps they once climbed and sharing memories from their school days.
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Gar
Telegram Tour Eases Planning
A summer vacation package departs June 28 and returns July 13 for 17 days through St. Louis Lexington Charleston Jamestown Washington Philadelphia New York City Niagara Falls Ontario Detroit Chicago Hannibal. Price is 265 dollars per person with a 50 dollar refundable deposit. reservations due by next Saturday at the Telegram office.
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Charleston
Jamestown
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Hannibal
Telegram
Nation Mourns War Dead Memorial Day observances nationwide
Across the United States Memorial Day services honored fallen soldiers. Taps sounded as parades, wreaths, and speakers remembered those who died in wars from 1776 to Vietnam. Ceremonies occurred from New York to Pearl Harbor and Arlington, with officials and veterans paying tribute and laying wreaths.
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Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Johnson
Texas
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Chicago
Oak Woods Cemetery
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Philadelphia
James Tate
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Dewey
Olympia
Pines
Rindge
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Arlington
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