Burnings raise pressure on South Viet Nam government
Nine Buddhist self immolations reported as two nuns and a novice monk die in a wave of protests against the South Vietnamese military regime. U S forces conduct major raids on North Viet Nam, while Korean Tiger Division clashes with Viet Cong near Qui Nhon. Thich Tri Quang vows to rally Buddhists against elections under Ky regime as Hue calm unsettles.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Aoe
U.s.air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Thich
I Nu Bao Luan
Buddhist Institute
Dieu Ky
Nha Trang
Quang Tri
Hue
Viet Nam
Na Bao Luan
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Thich Tri Quang
Nguyen “Cao Ky
Th. Quang
Thich Tam Chau
Tam Chau
Draft calls rise for May and June by 9500
Washington AP reports the Defense Department quietly raised its May and June draft calls by 9 500 men. The Pentagon called the changes routine revisions based on April Army enlistments as volunteer enlistments lagged, with monthly calls amended for the past 10 months.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Department
Yas
Director of Selective Service
Gun Battle Near Former Rebel Official’s Home Kills Soldier
In Santo Domingo a brief gun-battle between Dominican police and armed escorts for ex rebel minister Hector Aristy left a soldier dead. Police reported no police casualties as troops surrounded the home and several ex rebel troops and civilians were arrested.
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Santo Domingo
Domin
Igjican Republic
Juan Bosch
Hector Aristy
de Jesus Morillo
Ozama
Morillo
Aristy
Air Force
Ford Is Up New Car Sales Slip Again in May
Ford Motor Co led May auto sales with 184,255 units, the only major maker to exceed its May 1965 pace. Total industry sales were 692,805, down 10 percent from last year, as Chevrolet and GM divisions fell behind. Analysts cited auto safety concerns, higher withholding taxes, and rising living costs as factors. Ford surpassed Chevrolet for the first time since 1959, signaling a key shift in monthly standings.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Auto Company
Chevrolet
Chevy
Auto Safety
Auto
Chrysler
Plymouth
Dodge
Mercury
Ford Division
Lincoln Continental
General Motors
American Motors
Donald N. Frey
Youth's Car Hits Pole Charged With Reckless Driving
Police estimated damages at $750 after a youth’s car struck a pole. The incident prompted a reckless driving charge and a follow up story at mada TN.
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Mada TN
Gemini 9 astronauts abort shroud tied to satellite
AP report from Cape Kennedy notes Gemini 9 crew faced fatigue and fuel strains during a tense rendezvous with the angry alligator satellite. Eugene Cernan’s planned 24 hour EVA was postponed to Sunday as ground control failed to dislodge the satellite shroud and linking became impossible.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Con Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
ATDA
Stafford and
Cernan
Gemini 9
Sergeana Cernan
Purge reachs Mao era loyalties in China purge
Editorial in the Peking People's Daily reports a sweeping purge in the Chinese Communist Party with Peng Chen, former mayor of Peking, replaced as first secretary of the Peking Central Committee. The piece labels some ex-Peking leaders as revisionists and hints at a broader crackdown possibly targeting Premier Chou Enlai. In North China Li Hsueh-feng is named to Peking party post. The move signals a decisive rift in party leadership with no hint of leniency.
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Tokyo
Peng Cher
China
Mao Tze-tung
Ing
Communist Party
Peking People’s Daily
Peng Chen
Mao
Peking
Peng
Chinese Communist Party
People’s Daily
Peking Municipal Party Committee
Mao ‘Tze-tung
Mao Tze- Tung
Chou Enlai
Li Hsueh-feng
North China Party Committee
Peking Party
Follmer Profile Highlights Randolph County Squirrel Hound Legend
Don Follmer profiles a local Randolph County expert with a famed squirrel hound as the piece for Sunday reading. Cates analyzes one year of city council leadership and its outlook for the community. Ray Hubbard reports on a major industry expansion for Eastside High Point.
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Randolph County
Randolph
North Carolina
Don Follmer
Forrest Cates
Sunday Enterprise
Eastside High Point
Ray Hubbard
What Is So Rare As Day In June
The Associated Press reports rare June days ahead for North Carolina with mostly sunny and warm weather through Sunday. Temperatures were to reach 78 to 84 in the mountains and upper 80s elsewhere, with lows from 48 to 60 in various locales including Wilmington and Greensboro.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Wilmington
Greensboro
Wheat rationing eyed as U.S. grain surplus shrinks fast
Washington reports that U S wheat reserves could fall below safe emergency levels, prompting export restrictions to assure domestic supply. Strong foreign demand and a 1963 Soviet purchase helped erase a record 1.411 billion bushels, with reserves possibly down to 350 million next year.
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Washington
U.S
Orville L. Freeman
Idiing Freeman
Great Plains
Department
Wiseca
Soviet Union
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