Wounded Sergeant Wants To Return To Viet Nam
Sgt. Claude W. Spiva, 23, wounded in an ambush, wants to return to Viet Nam as soon as able. His mother opposes, noting plans to leave the Army in 14 months. Spiva says he can do more for the Army in Viet Nam and that troops should stay as long as needed to prevent Communist takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude M. Spiva
Decatur
Ft. Gordon, Ga
FT. Gordon
Claude W. Spiva
Viet Nam
J. D. McMillian
Spiva
United States
1St Infantry Division
Spira
U. S
Southeast Asia
U S Troops Report 92 Guerrillas Killed in Viet Nam
U S combat troops report 92 Communist guerrillas killed and 26 captured in central Viet Nam. The 1st Air Cavalry Division fought three engagements near Pleime Camp 210 miles north of Saigon, killing 98 and capturing 26, with North Vietnamese regulars among those killed. A rescue plane was shot but the airman survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Plei Me
Huggins
China Sea
Haiphong
Airc
Telarea
David P. .Westenbarger
Iairfield
Ohio
Qui Nhon
1Drst Airborne
Res
Norman P. Huggins
Mullins
D.C
Hanoi
North Carolina Voters Decide On Road Bonds And Court of Appeals
Raleigh reports show light to moderate turnout for a 300 million road bond issue and a proposal to form an intermediate court of appeals. Gov. Moore led calls for passage, while turnout varied by county with cool sunny weather statewide. The ballot also included funds distribution across primary secondary and urban state highways and court reform backed by top judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C
Court of Appeals
Raleigh
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Asheville
Buncombe County
State Election Board
Moore
North Carolina
Canton
General Assembly
Kelly Alexander
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Negro Vot
Ers
Ku Klux Klan
Supreme
Superior Court
Tryon Hotel in New Bern destroyed by early morning fire
A 110-year-old Governor Tryon Hotel in New Bern was set ablaze at 1 10 a m destroying the hotel and several street level businesses including an A P store and a hardware shop Fire Chief J Vance Lewis estimated damages around 1 million dollars All 37 guests were evacuated with no injuries reported Fire crews from multiple communities battled the blaze as the building remained smoldering mid morning The hotel built in 1855 was once the Gaston Hotel and remodeling by Colonial Hotel Corp kept much of its interior wood work Governor Dan Moore planned to address the Tryon Palace Commission at the hotel later this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
N. C
Governeor
J. Vance Lewis
A&p
Kissten
Cherrry Point
Vanceboro
Colonial Hotel Corp
Louis N. Howard
Lewis
Dan Moore
Tryon Palace
Robert Tockler
Craven County
Nasser Seeks U S Food Aid Amid Shortage Crisis
Cairo AP reports President Nasser faces a food shortage and turns toward the United States for help. Egypt contemplates U.S. aid beyond voluntary food programs, as Washington weighs terms under Public Law 480 and Title 1 surpluses. The move follows easing U.S. firm restrictions and a large prior aid package.
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Cairo
USAR
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
West Germany
Britain
Egypt
Bonn
South Arabia
Nasser
Washington
U.S
CARE
Catholic Relief
World Church Services
One Held in Brink's Robbery in Syracuse Case
FBI and police reported a $416,028 Brink's burglary at the Syracuse vault with 30 shots from a 20mm cannon. Jack Frank, 33, of Freeport, NY, was arrested in Garden City and to be arraigned in Brooklyn. Joel Singer, 22, of Quebec, sought as co suspect, faces charges. cannon recovered near Jones Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New ‘York
MBI
Syracuse
N.Y
Jack Frank
Freeport
U. S
Brooklyn
Joel Singer
Chomedy
Que
Albany
FBI
Singer
Quebec
Navy
Coast Guard
Meadowbrook Parkway Bridge
Jones Beach
Long Island
Washington, D.C
D. Edgar Hoover
Brink's
Frank
Garden City
Manhattan
Federal House of Detention
Canada
Alexandria
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh Express
GOP Tries To Make Comeback In Major Election Balloting
GOP candidates field strong bids across New Jersey Virginia and eastern midwestern cities including New York Philadelphia and Cleveland as voters decide governor mayor and district attorney races amid national expectations for future elections. Beame Lind say Buckley Buckley Jr. are in pivotal NYC contest while Hughes Dumont Holton Godwin lead key statewide races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl P. Levbscore
Washington
New Jersey
Virginia
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York City
Abraham D. _Beame
John V. Lindsay
William F. Buckley Jr
Richard J. Hughes
Wayne Dumont Jr
Mills. Godwin Jr
A. Linwood Holton
William J. Story
Ohio
Detroit
Louisville
Akron
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Albertis
Harrison
Off Year Vote Highlights Major Contests Across States
Washington reports outline key races in New Jersey Virginia New York City Cleveland and Detroit with Democratic favorites Hughes Godwin Locher and Cavanagh along with notable figures Lindsay Bearne Buckley and Specter. Ballot referenda cover constitutional amendments and bonds in eight states Florida Kentucky New York Maine North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Abraham D. Bearne
William F. Buckley Jr
Robert F. Wagner
Cleveland
Ohio
Ralph S. Locher
Ralph J. Perk
Carl B. Stokes
Ralph McAllister
Louisville
Kenneth A. Schmeid
Marlin Welz
University of Louisville
GOP
William Q. Cowger
Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
Walter Shamie
Philadelphia
Democratic
James C. Crumlish Jr
Arlen Specter
New York State
U. S
Kenneth B. Keating
Court of Appeals
Owen McGivern
Florida
Kentucky
New York
Maine
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Texas
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Miriam A. Gately
William A. Whitten
LY Sienes
Edo Ag
Tryon
Meh
America
Johnson
Orer
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
U.S. Pole
Congress
Clarence Brown Jr
James A. Berry
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
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