Kosygin Attacks West Germany During Paris Visit
Soviet Premier Kosygin in Paris denounced West German ambitions for territory and nuclear arms and warned of a revival of fascism. He urged dissolving military alliances and linked Franco Soviet ties to a broader East West rapprochement to prevent European war. He spoke after meeting De Gaulle at the presidential palace.
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Stephens Broening
Paris
Alexei N. Kosygin
France
West Germany
Europe
Bavaria
Hesse
National Democratic Party
Oder-Neisse
Kosygin
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Staid Old St. Pete Goes Topless
In St Petersburg Florida topless go go dancers at the Cock and Bull Club challenge state decency law. Owner John Taylor invited deputies to opening performances. charges were not pursued after a jury trial motion and prosecutors found the statute vague. The case raises questions about whether exposing the breast can be a crime under current Florida law.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Las Vegas
San Francisco
New York
Cock and Bull Club
John Taylor
Florida
Taylor
Sheriff's
Mines Become Nightmare War In Vietnam Cu Chi Mines Threaten US Armor
In Cu Chi Viet Nam the 5th mechanized infantry and the 25th division face a mine war where armored PCs are blown out from under crews. Specialists Mickens Diaz and others describe a grim, repeated routine of mine encounters on 10 day operations with four PCs hit per 18 vehicles. The VC shifted to mine warfare after heavy losses, turning combat into a deadly game of Russian roulette with unseen danger.
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14Th Infantry
25Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
South
Viet Nam
Mickens
Fifth Infantry
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
G. Vannerman
Tyrone
John Diaz
Northport
L. I
Ho Bo
Bo Loi
Fishol
Buckled interior floors collapse at Governor House Hotel
258 guests fled a two year old luxury motor hotel as interior floors and I beam supports failed in New Orleans. Chief engineer cited fatigue of material while city officials estimated $500000 in damage and possible condemnation of the Canal and Claiborne Street site. Barricades blocked two blocks as firefighters watched for explosions.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Governor House Motor Hotel
William K. Williams
Midge Sallee
Frank Robin
Canal and
Claiborne Streets
Fire damages trailer as dog rescued from smoke filled room
A dog was found in the trailer's bathroom and a Chillicothe firefighter had to be pulled from the smoke filled dwelling. The trailer in the southeast part of the city suffered 2800 damage while the dog is recovering.
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Chillicothe
Franklinton Bus Use Suspended Over Klan Threat
Franklinton High School suspended use of its activities bus for nearly three weeks after reports that Ku Klux Klan members planned deliberate damage. Superintendent Fred W. Rogers said the bus has resumed service with heightened precautions and a notification letter to parents. The board considered canceling athletic events and used private cars to transport the team to a game during the suspension.
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Franklinton
N.C
Ku Klux Klan
Franklinton High School
Fred W. Rogers
Rogers
Franklinton Board of Education
Precautionary Bus Schedule in Franklinton Under Scrutiny
The district outlines precautionary measures for activity trips including pre trip inspections and adult supervision. Police chief Leo Edwards says investigation has begun into reports amid Franklinton schools’ history of token integration and federal aid cuts for noncompliance.
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Rogers
Leo Edwards
Franklinton
Oil Depot and Truck Park Pounded Near Hanoi
Dozens of U.S. fighter bombers hit an oil depot and truck park near Hanoi in the closest raids to the North Vietnamese capital in five months. The Viet Cong ambush near Saigon left 88 enemy dead, with some U.S. wounded but no fatalities.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry
Moscow
U.S
van Dien
Ha Gia
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
Prison pardon for Pepe after family says he is essential
Bruno T. Pepe, 31, Wilmington, Delaware, released from Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary after serving less than two months of a 12 month sentence for evading federal taxes on gambling income. Judge Caleb M. Wright cut the term citing family hardship including a son who will not take his First Communion and a daughter with insomnia. witnesses lauded his character.
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Lewisburg
Bruno T. Pepe
Wilmington
Del
Pepe
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Caleb M. Wright
U.S. District Court
James A. Flagherty
Internal Revenue Service
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Germany
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Galle
NATO
St. Pete
Alan Williams
Williams
U.S. Supreme Court
Sherwood Dickerman
Alliance
U. S. Army
Joseph Mickens
Glen Cove
Long Island
Rob
Doc
W. C. Farrar
George Grimm
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