Congo Forces Press Rebel Lines In Eastern Congo
Congolese troops under Maj Gen Mobutu repurposed with rifles planes and armored guns staged attacks against Bafulero rebels in the eastern Congo near Bukavu. Rebels backed by refugees from Rwanda threatened Bukavu as fighting surged along the Ruzizi River frontier.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Roc J
Josephi
Mobutu
Era
Kivu
Pymoi
Rwanda
Ruzizi River
Burundi
Gaston Saumialot
Bukavu
Bugarama
Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Trooping the Colors Parade
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her official birthday with Trooping the Colors on the Mall. More than 1,500 Coldstream Guards and jet planes attended as spectators swarmed Buckingham Palace balconies to see the queen with Prince Edward.
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London
Elizabeth I
Horse Guard
Buckingham Palace
Imperial
Coldstream Guards
Prince Edward
Alabama Girl Wins Contest Sun Fun-USA Crowned in Myrtle Beach
Linda Vaughan of Anniston Alabama an 18 year old brunette was crowned Miss Sun Fun USA after a queen ball finale in Myrtle Beach South Carolina eight finalists included Beverly Ann Smith Miss Maryland Sun Fun and Becky Snyder Miss Kentucky Sun Fun First runner up and other finalists from Indiana Illinois North Carolina Ohio Georgia were noted with measurements provided for several contestants.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
Linda Vaughan
Anniston
Ala
South Carolina Grand Strand
Miss Vaughan
Beverly Ann Smith
Baltimore
Maryland Sun-Fun
Becky Snyder
Owensboro
Kentucky Sun-Fun
Patti Pruett
Indianapolis
Ind
Jana Flores
Chicago
Martha Stone Alley
Leaksville
N. C
Vickie Lauffer
Gahanna
Ohio
Giner Alexander
Savannah
Parachutist Trapped by High Tension Wires Near Monroe
Lillian Wilke, 28, mother of three from Oak Park, became tangled in 138,000 volt high tension lines after a jump five miles south of Monroe. Firemen and bystanders mounted an emergency net as jumpmaster Robert McTaggert climbed a ladder to release her parachute. Wilke and McTaggert suspended above live wires until circulation returned to her legs, then were aided down. Gerald Wilke, her husband, landed safely on her first jump.
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Monroe
Mich
Lillian Wilke
Oak Park
Consumers Power Co
Robert McTaggert
Mrs. Wilke
Midwest Sport
Taylor
McTaggert
Gerald Wilke
Monroe City
Peace overtures rejected by Castro in Havana
Fidel Castro said Cuba cut short U S Cuban overtures for improving relations due to pressure and threats against his government. He suggested a third party may have made the overtures but refused to identify it. He added Cuba never negotiates under pressure and condemned the U S election as unimpressive.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Foreign Ministry
Madrid
Castro
Elizabeth II
Alexei Alexeiev
Adam Watson
U.S
Enforcement Of Blue Law Stalled In Winston-Salem
In Winston-Salem a Superior Court judge halted enforcement of the Sunday blue law amid a challenge that the ordinance banning certain merchandise sales on Sundays is misinterpreted discriminatory and unconstitutional. The hearing set to decide issuing a temporary injunction was ordered after city officials attempted to enforce the ban.
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Castrol Winston
John D. McConnell
McConnell
Lice
Justus M. Tucker
Wilke
Monroe
Kyle Evans
Martial Law Decree Opposed In South Korea
In Seoul, opponents urge the National Assembly to resist Park Chung-hee’s bid to extend martial law. Park warns of threats to national security and vows actions to stabilize order as demonstrations continue near the capital. Prisoners include journalists and opposition figures. censorship and civil rule debates loom.
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South Korea
Seoul
Consu
Park
Chung Hee Park
Severance
Associated Press
Republican Party
Dem
Ling
Attacks on Jets Feared Over Laos Amid China Tensions
Washington monitors possible Red Chinese interference as U S reconnaissance jets sweep near Plaine des Jarres in Laos. Carrier Kitty Hawk operates off the Viet Nam coast with fighters escorting, while Vietnamese bases also host photo recon jets. Pentagon sources note China’s air force may avoid entering laps to intercept. Soviet aid and spare parts shortages complicate Chinese aviation.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Laos
Plaine Des Jarres
U.S
Kitty Hawk
Viet Nam
South China Sea
iLaps
Pentagon
Killer Identified In Confusing Crime Note
In a tangled crime note the killer is identified as Mack Morgan after ruling out Burr Scarletti and George Burr as knife carriers or killers. The switchblade carrier and the killer are pals, leaving Morgan as the suspect. Jim Davis was killed by a gun, not a knife.
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Jim Davis
Angelo Scarletti
Mack Morgan
George Burr
Burr
Scarletti
Morgan
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