Massive Allied sweeps seize large arms cache near Saigon
Reports describe drills near Quang Tri uncovering a warehouse with 500 uniforms and thousands of rounds, part of more than 150 tons of munitions found across regions from Saigon to the DMZ. Marines suffer losses as fighting intensifies and air strikes target supply routes into the South.
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Dmz
U.S
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Washington
Pentagon
Furse
Prague Communist Party to purge antisocialist forces
The Presidium of the Czech Communist Party vowed to purge antisocialist forces and tighten pro Soviet controls over the party and the press. The communique signaled alignment with Kremlin normalization demands but avoided mention of a Soviet treaty for War saw Pact troop occupation, which sparked threats of resignations by Dubcek and reform leaders.
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Czechoslovak Communist Party
Kremlin
Presidium
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Wilson Travels to Gibraltar for Rhodesian Talks
Prime Minister Harold Wilson flew to Gibraltar Tuesday night in a bid to reach terms with Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith's white settler regime. Wilson warned any agreement must reflect Britain's terms leading to eventual majority rule for Africans.
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Gibraltar
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
London
Wilson
Britain
Belaunde Attempts Return for Lima Showdown
Ousted Peruvian president Fernando Belaunde Terry fled to New York after an abortive effort to reenter Peru. He was pushed from a Braniff plane near Lima by Argentine air soldiers while proclaiming his return to confront the military rulers and seize back the capital.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Fernando Belaunde
Terry
New York
Belaunde
Pan American
Braniff
Lima
National Gun Control Agreement Reached in Congress
Congress confirms a gun control bill banning interstate sales of rifles shotguns and all ammunition. Conferees approve differences quickly with stronger language and send the measure to Johnson for signing. The bill contains no firearms registration or owner licensing provisions. It restricts ordering weapons via catalogues and transporting between states.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Catonsville Nine trial features burning records protest
In Baltimore a 13 minute film shows nine Roman Catholic pacifists praying and dancing around two burning baskets of Selective Service records outside the Catonsville draft board. The prosecution rests as the judge overrules motions for dismissal. About 400 demonstrators march in silence.
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Catonsville
Episcopal
James Pike
California
Ocean Hill-Brownsville clash prompts school leadership purge
Brooklyn Board of Education removes Rhody McCoy and seven Ocean Hill-Brownsville principals after weeks of racial tension. McCoy vows defiant resistance as 80 white teachers are dismissed, intensifying the district firestorm. Meanwhile Chicago students stage walkouts seeking more Black teachers and supervisors as authorities meet. President Johnson weighs nominating a new chief justice ahead of adjournment. Connecticut and 19 states appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling exempting servicemen from host state sales taxes, a move described as potentially disruptive to taxation.
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Board of Education
Brooklyn
Rhody McCoy
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
McCoy
Washington
Connecticut
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court
New York City
Robert K. Killian
Circuit Court
Death Ride Canceled Again Distraught flyer avoids Las Vegas crash
Eleanor Bare of San Diego canceled a Las Vegas to San Diego flight hours before a two engine plane crashed after takeoff killing four aboard. She survived a Montreal to New York Air France disaster last year and two serious auto accidents. She cried at Stardust Hotel but vowed to keep flying. The crash left charred debris near the Tropicana Hotel area. Victims identified as pilot William Haskin Vernon Clyde Weaver Katherine Fleming and an unnamed man. President Johnson paid tribute at the Pentagon saying defense workers are special and thanked them for years of service.
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San Diego
Las Vegas
Bare
General Dynamicss
Convair
New York
Air France
Harry James
Stardust Hotel
Tropicana Hotel
Las Vegas Strip
William Haskin
Vernon Clyde Weaver
Katherine Patricia Fleming
C. Conway
Nuns Teach Convicts at San Quentin in Gentle Summer Session
Two Dominican sisters taught reading writing and spelling to near illiterates at San Quentin for four weeks. Assistant warden James L. Park praised the prisoners for their diligence and the women for the soft tone of their voices. The nuns overcame administrative barriers to teach, and Park said there were no safety concerns. Meanwhile Soviet Premier Kosygin arrived in Finland aboard a Russian destroyer to meet President Kekkonen.
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San Quentin Prison
Patrick Marie
Mary Michelle
James L. Park
Park
San Quentin
Alexei N. Kosygin
Finland
Urho Kekkonen
Nixon worth half million says financial disclosure
Richard M. Nixon described as a successful lawyer and politician with a net worth of 515830 in a statement by his business manager Vincent Andrews. Assets total 858190 with liabilities 342360, including 39385 cash and 45000 equity in his NYC law practice.
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GOP
Vincent Andrews
Nixon
New York City
Andrews
Oldest Grad John L. Hines In Serious Condition
John L. Hines 100 year old former Army chief of staff is in Walter Reed Army Hospital Washington in serious condition after pneumonia followed by a respiratory infection. He was Army chief of staff from 1924 to 1926 and remains the oldest living graduate of the U S Military Academy.
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Army
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Hines
U.S. Military Academy
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