Jets bomb Haiphong fuel dumps in Haiphong action
U S air cavalry and Marines battled North Vietnamese forces 300 miles apart as Navy jets hit two Haiphong fuel dumps. U S forces reported early enemy KIA with ongoing operations near the DMZ Hill 174 site. South Vietnamese and U S intelligence noted possible new NVA divisions joining the war.
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Saigon
U.S
Haiphong
1St Air Cavalry Division
4Th Marine Regiment
da Nang
Mekong
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Hancock
Hanoi
Washington
Navy
Shukairy Symbolizes Middle East Turmoil in Palestine Fight
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan profiles Ahmed Shukairy, the PLO figure seen as symbolizing Arab rivalry and confusion. The piece notes his backing of jihad against Israel, his multiple passports, and his role in shaping Arab reactions to Nasser, Hussein, and Faisal amid shifting alliances and U.S. involvement.
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Middle East
Ahmed Shukairy
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Israel
Hussein
Faisal
Saudi Araba
Arab Unity
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Jordan
Nasser
Cairo
Shukairy
Palestine
U.N
Arab League
Britain
United States
Rockingham Public Library approves $225000 expansion plan
Rockingham Public Library trustees voted to proceed with a 225000 expansion to double book capacity and add features including a second floor. The project total tops about 224600 with 80k federal funds already approved and about 100k to be raised by public subscription over several years.
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Rockingham Public Library
George S. Aldhizer II
Rockingham Public Library Assn
Sen
Aldhizer
Fred O. Funkhouser
Sen. Aldhizer
State Library Agency
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Page Counties
Newman Avenue
Soviet Ship Draws Near U.S. Carrier in Mediterranean
A Soviet destroyer escort shadowed the aircraft carrier America for a fourth day in the Mediterranean near Crete. The escort closed to about 500 yards at times while the America conducted no flight operations. The 6th Fleet ship carries roughly 90 planes including F4 Phantoms and A4 Skyraiders.
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America
Mediterranean
Donald D. Engen
Crete
New Hours At Local Businesses Across Town
Howard Johnson Restaurant opens 7 AM to 11 PM at I 81 and Port Road with a chicken bar B G Saturdays 5 to 8 PM rain or shine at Fort De fiance School. SEARS ROEBUCK CO updates phone to 434 0741 and closes June 8 through 25 for inventory. Miles Music Co. fills in the rest with 24 hour service and new hours 7 AM to 11 PM.
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Howard Johnson
Interstate 81
Port Road
Fort Defiance
Middle River
Sears Roebuck & CO
T. Riddel Jr
Port Road Shop
Arab nations unite against Israel expand actions in Mideast crisis
Arab governments move to reinforce front lines against Israel with troop arrivals to Egypt and diplomacy aimed at Syria and Iraq. Britain warns of a holy war potential while the United States pushes for UN restraint. Soviet and American naval movements pattern the eastern Mediterranean as the Intrepid heads toward Vietnam.
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Cairo
Israel
Britain
Harold Wilson
United States
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Security Council
U.S
U Thant
Egypt
Damascus
Syria
Jordan
Hussein
Abdel Rahman Aref
Iraq
Wilson
House of Commons
Nasser
Elath
George Brown
London
Middle East
Gulf of Aqaba
Mediterranean
Magomet Gadzhiev
Black Sea
Turkey
Bosporus
Marmara Sea
Dardanelles
Mediterranea
Intrepid
Suez Canal
Vietnam
Moscow
Europe
Washington
Soviet Middle East Bid Seen To Pressure U S In Vietnam
Geneva AP report notes Moscow may use the Middle East crisis to prod the United States over Vietnam. Prominent figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Fulbright, and Tran Van Do discuss links at Pacem in Terris as Soviet policy aims to soften Johnson on Vietnam. An Indian accident brief follows.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Middle East
United States
Vietnam
Martin Luther King Jr
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Tran van Do
South Vietnam
King
U.S
Fulbright
Johnson
Soviet Rejects Big Four Meeting Over Vietnam War
Moscow told Paris that the Vietnam conflict hinders a formal Big Four summit on the Middle East crisis. The Soviet Union rejected a French proposal for a US Britain France and USSR conference and favors informal consultations. Arab nations reportedly oppose such a ruling meeting.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
France
Kremlin
Middle East
United States
Britain
Paris
Valley Deaths Detail In Petersburg And Luray
Mrs Nellie 8 Keplinger 53 of Petersburg West Virginia and Mrs Caroline C Wood 85 of Luray are listed among Valley deaths with details on page.
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Nellie
Keplinger
Petersburg
W. Va
Caroline C. Wood
Luray
Apartment Dwellers Strike Stalls Elevators in New York
A six day walkout by 5000 Manhattan building superintendents and apartment workers disrupts elevators mail and heat in 130000 affected families. Rent controlled buildings face wage demands and a city council bid to resolve the wage stalemate amid a budget squeeze and mayor Lindsay’s critique.
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New York
West 23Rd Street
Manhattan
Central Po
West End Avenue
Riverside Drive
Lower East Side
Washington Heights
Afl-Cio
John V. Lindsay
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J. G. Fulton
Mt. Meridian
Augusta County
Weyers Cave
Grottoes
C. P. Wonderly
Websters
Interstate Gulf Station
Rockingham County
William L. Ryan
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Library Board
Miles Music Co
Jerusalem
Mussein
Mid-East
By Carl Hartman
Calcutta
India
Russia
Park Avenue
87Th Street
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