President Johnson Helicopter Fire Near White House Base
One of two helicopters carrying President Johnson and guests to Camp David burst into flames after landing on the White House south lawn. The President was not aboard. a backup helicopter suffered exhaust stack fire and was extinguished on site before returning to base.
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California Girl Wins Miss USA Title
A dimpled California student studying atomic science captured the Miss USA crown in Miami Beach. Maria Remenyik of El Cerrito led a field including Miss Connecticut and Miss Indiana, with runner ups and fourth place also named among the 19 to 23-year-old finalists.
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Rebels In Da Nang Ready To Negotiate
President Johnson urged unity and political settlement in South Vietnam during a press conference in Washington. He said all factions must work toward democratic processes while the war effort continues, noting no easy solution to Viet Nam’s troubles. An unnamed official framed Da Nang Hue clashes as a live, small-scale conflict likely to end in a political settlement, with no major change in U.S. troop strategy.
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Samaritans Help Followed by Queens Homicide Arrests
Five Samaritans aided three teenage girls in Queens, while two young men from Queens were arrested on homicide charges. Separately, three Philadelphians rescued cab driver Thomas Faciolo after a robbery on a Greenwich Village street. Faciolo, 35, had $22 stolen by Patrick Ambros, 25, who held a pistol to his head and forced him to drive. The car rolled toward traffic as the driver escaped and a nearby security guard halted the vehicle. George Donnelly, 22, recalled the frantic moment and said the children's screams drew his attention.
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Buddhists Seek U.S. Protection in Da Nang Clash
Rebels led by Buddhist leaders offer to negotiate if the United States guarantees safety as Da Nang sits under pressure from Ky's government. U.S. forces evacuated warplanes, Marines and airmen suffered injuries amid ongoing fighting and a crowd was turned back at a pagoda.
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Marines Threaten to Shoot Down Vietnamese Planes at Da Nang
In Da Nang a Viet fighter fired rockets at a Marine position prompting Lt. Gen. Lewis Walt to warn South Vietnamese forces that U.S. jets could shoot down Vietnamese planes if the attacks continued. Ten Marines and airmen were wounded by mortars as base alert rose.
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Mississippi Ends Prohibition As Counties Decide
Gov Paul B Johnson signed a local option liquor bill declaring statewide prohibition ended July 1 and allowing counties to have legal liquor for the first time in 57 years. He said enforcement will follow this shift with the Tax Commission supervising and counties voting to end dry status.
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Amputee Survivor of Experimental Cancer Cell Treatment
Centreville Michigan Larry Rink 21 with a pregnant wife and amputated leg is the sole survivor among four men in an experimental cancer cell transplant last March. Teammate Thomas Welker died in Montana hospital. Rink awaits possible next transplant in Buffalo while hopeful letters and doctor reports say X rays improving.
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