Lonesome End Hero Carpenter Leads Stand Near Kontum
Capt. William Carpenter of Company C 2nd Battalion 502nd Regiment 101st Airborne led a defense on the Kontum plateau while under heavy attack. He ordered artillery and air strikes that helped repel the enemy and save his unit from annihilation. Brown of Company A celebrated his 26th birthday as both units pulled back for a rest after the battle. Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross recommendations were filed for Carpenter and Brown respectively.
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Tuomorong
South Viet Nam
William ©.Ter Jr
Carpenter
Kontum Plateau
West Point
Lonesome End
502Nd Regiment
101St Airborne
Screaming Eagles
327Th Regiment
Ron Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Highlands
Saigon
Brown
Henry Emerson
U. S
Viet Nam
Petite Blonde is Unbeatable Medical Trailblazer Faces Obstacles
Miss Stinson of Ramseur North Carolina, age 34, stands five feet tall yet becomes a doctor after overcoming multiple barriers. She pursues medical study through a long path from high school in 1949 to Gardner Webb Junior College, Appalachian Teachers College, ASTC, Wake Forest, and autopsy work, finally aiming for premed and medical practice.
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Tennessee Medical School
Miss Stinson
Marvin Stinson
Ramseur
N. C
School For the Deaf
Wake Forest College
Winston-Salem
Memphis
Medicare Hospitals Approved for Medicare Enrollment
The government announced on Saturday that 5 558 hospitals have signed up to participate in Medicare ahead of the elderly care program starting July 1 The Health Education and Welfare Department warned that eligibility can be canceled if subsequent inspections reveal racial discrimination The nation has 7 654 qualified hospitals and the drive aims to enroll as many as possible, with final approvals contingent on compliance results
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Oe Carga Lipe
Ater
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Medicare
Area Hospitals Meet Approval
WASHINGTON The federal government on Saturday released a list of North Carolina hospitals that signed up for Medicare participation or assured they have abandoned or will abandon. The list includes Griffin Clinic at Denton High Point Memorial Hospital Lexington Memorial Hospital and City of Hospital at Thomas.
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Washington
North Carolina
Griffis Clinic
Denton
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
Lexingtr Memorial Hospital
Lexington
City of Hospital
Thomas
Marchers Stage Big Voter Rally in Batesville
Civil rights marchers head from Batesville toward Jackson on U S 51 for voter registration. Charles Evers notes cost of travel vs registration and Meredith’s shooting as drivers of action. 53 Negroes registered in the county. leaders say fear is the main barrier.
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Robert Green
Southern Christaan Leadership Conference
Jackson
Batesville
Cone
U.S. 51
Green
Memphis
Charles Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Meredith
Evers
Mississippi
Natchez
Miss
Iran
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
County taxes going up and business changes noted
Side notes reveal rising county taxes anticipated in local budget discussions. A pair of brothers retire from the family paper business, prompting changes in management and operations.
Flag Day Pioneers In The Rock Ga Elect First Mayor
The Rock Georgia prepares for full flag display as 115 residents pledge. Mayor Clifford Clark, elected last month, plans to put up flags for absent or forgetful neighbors and vows no taxes in the town chartered in 1827. Four council members were chosen by write ins.
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The
Rock, Ga
West Georgia
Clifford Clark
Clark
Upson
Atlanta
Rock
Cline
More U S Troops Ticketed For War
President Johnson presided over a two hour news briefing after a White House briefing for congressional leaders. McNamara said controversy would not impede progress as U S troops commit further to South Vietnam amid civil and military shifts and turmoil. Rusk reported on his European trip during the session.
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Pating
South
Viet Nam
McNamara
White House
Johnson
Rusk
Alma Pushes Out To Sea After Buffeting N.C. Coast
Tropical storm Alma churned past North Carolina's Outer Banks toward the open sea after buffeting the coast with gale winds and rain. It weakened from a hurricane and was expected to become a non tropical low pressure system by Sunday, with potential for dissipating in colder water in the coming days.
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Alma
N.C. Coast
Hatteras, N.C
North Carolina
Cuba
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Wilmington
Miami Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Airborne push strengthens U S line near Kontum
U S forces reinforced after five days of fighting as 101st Airborne troops dug in 30 miles northwest of Kontum with B 52 strikes and helicopter resupply. Capt William C Carpenter Jr a former West Point football star led survivors to safety after his company was overrun and ordered air strikes to halt the North Vietnamese advance.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Carpenter
Saigon
U.S. 101St
Kontum City
Guam
U.S
William C. Carpenter Jr
West Point
Artil
Lery
Tuo Morong
Gunmen Rob DC Jewelry Store
Two masked gunmen robbed Livingston Jewelers in downtown Washington of an estimated quarter to half a million dollars in jewelry. They fired on police and fled in a car after store manager Edward Jackman and two others were forced into a hallway. a 16 year old bystander was shot during the exchange.
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Washington
G.A. Morena
Livingston Jewelers
Edward Jackman
Lloyd Washington
Methodists Vote to Delay Pastoral Care Program
At Lake Junaluska North Carolina the Western North Carolina Methodists voted to delay for at least one year the establishment of a pastoral care and counseling program. They also accepted a report on hospitals and homes and noted the need to consider expanding homes for the education ministry of capable persons amid dissatisfactions and personal conflicts.
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Lake Junaluska, NC
North Carolina
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Bill Carpenter
Tennessee
ASTC
Panola County
the Rock, Ga
Princess Plaza
Methodists
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