Bodies Found In Trash Dump Near Hendersonville
Three badly decomposed bodies were found in a trash dump near Hendersonville North Carolina. Autopsy scheduled to determine cause of death. Identified as Vernon Shipman Charles Glass and Louise Davis Shumate. Shipman and Glass had been missing since Sunday. Police awaiting coroner’s ruling on death cause.
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Charles Glass
Tempo Music Co
Louise Davis Shumate
Asheville
Larry Shipman
Charles
Waters
Coronner
J. E. Carswell
Viet Cong Pounded as Saigon Fighting Rages On
In South Vietnam a Viet Cong force near Saigon was overrun amid a "fast and furious" attack. U S Marines north of the DMZ report 55 more North Vietnamese killed, bringing eight day total to 576. Air, sea, and helicopter losses and new Allied clearing operations are noted as the battle continues.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
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South
Viet Nam
U.S
Thailand
Oriskany
Cam
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Red China vows total victory in Viet Nam war
Chinese leaders at a massive Peking rally proclaimed total Communist victory as the only end to the war. President Liu Shao chi urged fighting to the end until U S aggressors are driven from Viet Nam and victory is won amid a crowd near one million in Beijing.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
Viet Nam
Posa
Liu Shao-chi
U. S
U.S
Liu
Navy Pilot Escapes Prison Camp in Jungle Rescue
A U S Navy pilot held prisoner by Communists for five months escaped in Laos near the 17th Parallel and was rescued by an Air Force team. He was brought to Da Nang hospital in weak but satisfactory condition after a 23 day survival with roots and edible plants. Next of kin have been notified and details withheld for security reasons.
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17Th Parallel Demilitarized Zone
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South
Viet Nam
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da Nang Air Base
French Explorer Challenges Desert in Death Valley
French explorer Marquant undertakes a hazardous desert odyssey in Death Valley as temperatures soar from 100 to 130 degrees in the shade. The AP wirephoto caption notes the extreme heat and the perilous trek.
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Death Valley
Marquant
Jean .Pierre Marquant
California
Cleveland Rioters Wound Motorist in East Side Violence
A 29 year old Benoris Toney was critically wounded by a shotgun blast fired from a moving car in Cleveland's East Side riot zone. Police tracked seven suspects and National Guardsmen widened patrols as violence stretched into a fifth night with fires looting and gunfire citywide.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Benoris Toney
Toney
Hough
The Magic Block Nears Sears Store Opening
Sid Moody reports from High Point on the Magic Block as construction nears a Sears store. Urban renewal has faced controversy and delays, but Ray Hubbard notes the project is nearly complete for the Sunday Enterprise.
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Sid Moody
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Sunday Enterprise
High Point
Sears
Ray Hubbard
Terrorists Get Help In Luzon
President Ferdinand Marcos said more than 500 Communist terrorists in central Luzon receive massive help in arms and equipment from unknown sources. He told The Associated Press the weapons include American made automatic rifles stolen or purchased illegally from U.S. bases in the Philippines as he ordered 3,000 troops into four central Luzon provinces to confront guerrillas who killed six people recently.
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Luzon
Philippine
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Associated Press
U.S
Philippines
Johnson Demands End To Big City Rioting
President Johnson flew to the Midwest and urged an end to rioting by big city Negroes saying violence breeds tyranny and erodes community trust. He urged protest by ballot box and community groups, defending Viet Nam policy and inflation fight during a day touring Indiana Illinois and Kentucky.
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Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Two White Men Shot in East New York Clash
In East New York Brooklyn at 2 a.m. a moving car with four Negroes fired on two white men at a street corner. Frank Toledo, 24, abdominal injury, in critical condition. Gregorio Cruz, 35, right buttock wound, fair condition. Police report scattered disorders, injuries to officers, 15 arrests.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Frank Toledo
Plan public inquiry on drug prices and Medicare costs
Sen. Russell Long announced a Senate Finance Committee public inquiry into prescription drug pricing under Medicare and federal health programs. He argues many drugs cost far more than necessary and backs bills to require chemical names on prescriptions to curb prices.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Louisiana Democrat
Long
Senate
Ccasional Record
Ous
Second Street Tops as Most Common American Street
Detroit AP reports R. L. Polk & Co. tabulates 6,500 U S city street data. Second Street is named most, followed by Park Third Fourth Fifth Main and First ranking in order.
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Detroit, Mich
America
R. L. Polk & Co
Polk
United States
Pork
Park
Fulbright Tests Asian Policy Fight With White House
Fulbright attacks the administrations Asian policy drawing a sharp White House response. President Johnson is said to be disappointed by Fulbright's charges of an emerging Asian doctrine. Moyers called the exchange inconsistent and hard to follow as the senator presses for Senate input on foreign commitments.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
White House
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bill Moyers
Fulbright
Asia
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Arkansas Democrat
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