National figures weigh Senate bids and wage boosts
Gardner and Lindsay face potential Senate moves amid speculation over Kennedy’s seat as Rockefeller backs Gardner and Farmer and Dillon also considered. Johnson approves 1.6 billion in federal pay raises for civilians and military. a new age bias law also takes effect. CBS vows to de-emphasize violence while civil rights groups back the Poor People’s campaign. In Montana, three miners are rescued after five hours trapped in a silver mine collapse.
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CBS
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Washington
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Austin
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Defense rests in Spock antidraft trial in Boston
In U S District Court Boston Dr Benjamin Spock testifies on resisting the draft while distinguishing counseling from encouragement. Others charged with aiding evasion include Rev William Sloane Coffin Jr Mitchell Goodman Marcus Baskin and Michael Ferber. Separately Kennedy family protection ordered by Johnson and a July 2 hearing on Christian Winslow Hayden's indictment postponement. Navy awards Medal of Honor to Captain William L McGonagle of the USS Liberty as his ship endured heavy damage and 17 hours of control despite wounds.
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Spock
U.S. District Court
Boston
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Yale University
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Temple
Maine
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Institute For Policy Studies
Washington
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Buffalo
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New York
Cleveland
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D- Mass
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White House
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Kennedy
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Robert Kennedy
Christian Winslow Hayden
Hayden
Sterling Hayden
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Mediterranean Sea
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Cohasset
Ralph Ogden
Long Beach
Heart transplant patients go outdoors after operation
Everett C. Thomas and Louis J. Fierro, two of the world’s six living transplant recipients, said their new hearts are working well in Houston. Fierro, who received his heart on May 22, felt "like a million" and Thomas said he plans to resume work as an accountant and promote heart transplants while hoping to golf soon.
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Everett C. Thomas
Louis J. Fierro
Houston
Thomas
Saigon Siege Continues Amid Heavy North Vietnamese Attacks
Rockets pounded the Saigon area for the 12th day leaving two Americans wounded. Near Khe Sanh U S Marines faced satchel charges and grenades, with at least 14 Americans killed and 115 wounded in a brief clash. Viet Cong fired on Tan Son Nhut Air Base area with 122 mm rockets, killing 28 Vietnamese including four children. A Khe Sanh crash occurred Tuesday, lasting under two hours.
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Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Marines Beat Back Viet Cong Assault Near Khe Sanh
Communist troops opened fire on Marine positions about seven miles southeast of Khe Sanh as helicopters and jets hit back. North Vietnamese retreated after bombardments in Dak To and surrounding areas leaving 28 dead amid heavy B 52 raids and air strikes. Westmoreland urged 15000 more troops while signaling possible later reductions if South Vietnam bears more of the burden.
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Manila
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Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Rioters Fight Sorbonne Siege Amid National Tensions
Paris police with tear gas herded about 4 000 students occupying the Sorbonne for a month as violence spread to Left Bank. One resident fired on rioters wounding two. President de Gaulle called an urgent cabinet meeting as clashes mount near elections.
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Sorbonne
France
de Gaulle
Latin
Setback for Blaiberg as hepatitis hits transplant patient
Dr. Philip Blaiberg, 58, who has lived 160 days with a transplanted heart, developed hepatitis and pericardial effusion in Cape Town. Dr. Christiaan Barnard said the condition is not critical and that the hepatitis may stem from drugs or blood given, with emergency treatment underway.
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Philip Blaiberg
Cape Town
South Africa
London
Christiaan Barnard
Blaiberg
Barnard
Priest Marry Former Nun Defying Church Doctrine
In Washington a former nun and theology instructor Jean Bordeau married Rev. George Frein a priest studying at Catholic University. They wed in a civil ceremony Monday at a courthouse in Upper Marlboro Maryland. Frein 35 and Bordeau 34 have both held religious roles since leaving vows. The marriage challenges Catholic Church norms and was confirmed amid other Washington news of the Shah’s private talks with President Johnson.
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Jean Bordeau
Washington
George Frein
Catholic University
Upper Marlboro
Frein
Georgetown University
Father Frein
Hamilton Targeted by Draft Protest at Shubert Theater
Unfair actor George Hamilton 29, star of The Star Spangled Girl, faced a Monday anti draft demonstration at the Shubert Theater in Cincinnati. Leaflets argued his draft deferment was unfair though he is the sole supporter of his mother.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Shubert Theater
Cincinnati
Hamilton
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