Viet Cong swept in Mekong Delta battle near Saigon
In the Mekong Delta 115 Viet Cong were killed as South Vietnamese troops with helicopters and armored carriers pressed a sweep 220 miles south of Saigon aiming to thwart Communist plans for large attacks on the capital. Police searched Saigon districts while U.S. and Allied air and ground forces reported ongoing operations and North Vietnamese and Soviet positions drew global commentary.
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Saigon
Mekong
Chu Lai
da Nang
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Dmz
Alhu Valley
Outer space treaty signed by major powers in Washington
The United States Russia Britain and 44 other nations signed the outer space treaty in Washington. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and ambassadors Anatoly Dobrynin and Sir Patrick Dean presented the signer list. Rusk called the accord a key step in applying the rule of law to outer space.
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U.S
Russia
Britain
Washington
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Sir Patrick Dean
Rusk
Outer Space
Oil slick fouls Waikiki beaches in Pacific coast guard sweep
The Coast Guard scoured the Pacific for the source of an oil slick darkening Waikiki Beach. A slick appeared off Diamond Head Sunday and drifted ashore on Monday, coating swimmers. Cmdr Hofmeister led efforts with aircraft patrols, ship inspections, and divers checking the seabed.
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Honolulu
Tornadoes and floods disrupt Midwest and South Central states
Violent weather rattled the central U.S. with tornadoes heavy rains and flash floods. Tornadoes and severe storms hit Arkansas without major damage while watches covered portions of Louisiana Oklahoma Kansas Iowa and Texas. Separate items note space agency rocket work and a Supreme Court decision on materials sold to youth.
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U.S
Midwest City
Oklo
Arkansas
Islanes
Fort Smith
Hot Springs
Ark
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa
Texas
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
NASA
Notable Figures Share Flags of Change and Loss
A WWI era DH4 biplane piloted by 67-year-old Flier BHS Hackbarth kicks off a cross country trek toward the Smithsonian retracing early U S airmail routes. Hackbarth and John Lunsford rebuilt the plane after crashes and three years of work. Shirley Temple Black turns 40 and calls for Republican unity while addressing a conference. Adam Clayton Powell rests at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami with a satisfactory condition. A suit seeks 1 499 566 damages over Jayne Mansfield car crash. Martin Luther King 50 cent piece bill introduced by Sen Hugh Scott. Pope Paul VI denounces violence yet urges rights. Henry Topping dies at 54 in Naples Florida. Rube Goldberg wins Reuben Award at 85 next July.
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San Francisco
Bhs Hackbarth
U.S
Smithsonian Institution
Charles Lindbergh
Kennedy matriarch to campaign in Indiana this week
Mrs Joseph P Kennedy mother of Senator Robert F Kennedy will stump in Indiana this week for her son as Bob Hope Eric Sevareid and Ed Sullivan prepare to receive the FeA body Awards at the 29th annual ceremony in New York honoring distinguished achievement in television and radio
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Joseph P. (Rose) Kennedy
Indiana
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Bob Hope
Eric Sevarcitt
Ed Sullivan
New York
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FBI
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Martin Luther King
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Spain
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Outer Space Agreement
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Supreme Court
Communications Workers of America
Alabama
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Ue Southern Bell Telephone Co
Bullocks Lakewood Center
Moppet
Shirley Temple Black
Black
Republican Women's Conference
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Adam Clayton - Powell
Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Powell
Mickey Sues
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Mickey K. Hargitay
Los Angeles
Johnson Motor Lines System
Richard H. Rambo
Pensacola
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J. T. McLelland
Fins Stevens
Martin Harrison
Biloxi, Miss
Hugh Scott
Scott
King Fund
Morehouse College
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Pope Paul VI
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Henry J
Bob) Topping
Lana Turner
Sonja Henie
Naples
Tia
OWN
Rube Gokdberg
National Cartoonists Society
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