Tornadoes Strike Minneapolis Area Leaving Many Dead and Injured
A line of tornadoes swept across the Minneapolis region killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 300. Dozens of suburbs were hit including Norwood and Shorewood Excelsior with extensive property damage and hospital treatment as Mercy Hospital reported about 100 treated.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
van Hauser
Mercy Hospital
Norwood
Minneapolis
Shorewood- Excelsior
Lake Minnetonka
Oklahoma
Patsy Caudell
Sentinel
South
Dominican Death Toll Reaches 13 in Dominican Republic fighting
AAP report states four Marines were killed and US fatalities in the conflict rise to 13 as clashes continue in rebel territory. US sources confirm three Marines died on Thursday while a rebel spokesman notes observant activity from a crowd. The fighting persists since the April 24 uprising with ongoing patrols and peace commission involvement.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Alliance Program Set Forth
President Johnson outlines six points for peace including seeking agreement with the Soviet Union and ending tensions. He warns against nationalism and division and emphasizes unity across the Atlantic as Western Europe views his speech via the Early Bird satellite from the White House.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
Atlantic
White House
Bird
U S Hopes To Start Withdrawal From Dominican Republic
Washington officials said the United States plans to begin withdrawing about 20 000 troops from the Dominican Republic within days as contingents from other American nations move in Paraguy and Venezuela announced readiness to contribute units Costa Rica said it would send 10 to 20 men from its police force Brazil and Argentina also considered sending forces reflecting a regional security effort
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Washington
United States
Paraguay
Venezuela
Costa Rican Security Ministry
Brazil
Arcing Contig
Wounded Americans Remember Swift and Unseen Attacks
At Fort Bragg North Carolina wounded U S Army and Marine personnel recalled swift unseen assaults in combat near a field. Capt August Schomburg stabbed by grenade shrapnel spoke of fragmented memories. Spec 4 Philip C. Ricker and Spec 4 William N Ipson described blasts and enemy fire with little visual contact.
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August Schomburg
Philip C. Ricker
St. Charles
508Th Infantry
Rick
William N. Ipson
506Th Inf
Ogden
Utah
Jury Revisits Law On Accomplices In Wilkins Trial
In Hayneville Alabama the jury in the Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. murder trial asked for a legal explanation on accomplices and degrees of homicide during deliberations. Foreman Thagard noted the judge’s charge differed from the initial instruction about corroborating evidence. The key witness Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. testified as an accomplice, but the judge ruled it was up to the jury to decide if corroboration existed.
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Hayneville
Ala
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Clifford McMoo
Thagard
McMurphy
FBI
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
Rowe
Wilkins
Air Strikes Fail To Halt Red Moves In Viet Nam
U S defense sources report air campaign is not stopping large scale NVA Viet Cong movements. MIG engagements and weather conditions affect jet effectiveness as air war promises broader bombardments and slow progress.
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U. S
South Viet Nam
6000 Americans Make Landing In Viet Nam
Reported landing near Chu Lai marks expansion of U S operations in central Viet Nam. A North Vietnamese regiment is said to operate west of Chu Lai as Marines prepare to move out. Air raids by 10 U S Navy planes over North Viet Nam targeted rail lines bridges boats and trucks. One F105 fighter bomber was shot down but the pilot was rescued. A Viet Cong attack on Hai Yen caused 105 casualties and raised delta violence.
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Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
North
Than Hoa
Hanoi
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Chu Lai
Johnson
Congress
South
Hai Yan
Mekong River
da Nang
Vanishes From Yacht Missing Bride Search Underway
A multi-ship air search expanded for Eileen Kelc Yager, heiress wife of Los Angeles Judge Thomas C. Yager, who vanished Thursday from the chartered yacht Care Free off Long Beach. A Coast Guard task force scanned 300 square miles of Pacific waters as the husband described his wife’s disappearance and urged any clues.
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Calif
Los Angeles
Eileen Kelcher-Jeffers Yager
Pacific
Thomas C. Yager
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