Army enlistees die at Little League field power line accident
Six Fort Belvoir soldiers raising a 40-foot metal pole at a Little League field were struck by a 7,200-volt line when the pole toppled. The victims Charles P. Oliver Kenneth G. Steiner Marvin D. Harrison Paul D. Briggs Anthony B. Evans and Charles M. Whaleyn died instantly. Witnesses compared the scene to Iwo Jima as rescuers stood by until the line could be cut. The men were part of a community assistance detail preparing the field for local youth teams.
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Springfield
Iwo Jima
Washington
Army
Ft. Belvoir
Charles P. Oliver
Vermilion
Ohio
Kenneth G. Steiner
St. Ann
Marvin D. Harrison
Jacksonville
Fla
Paul D. Briggs
Waco. Tex
Anthony B. Evans
Uniontown
Charles M. Whaleyn
Aberdeen
Bob Ramey
William Enos
Virginia
Little League Field
Army Base
Dayan Named Defense Chief Amid Border Clashes
In Jerusalem Gen Moshe Dayan is named Israel’s defense minister as border fighting with Syria continues. Two Israelis and one Syrian were killed near Kfar Hanassi after a patrol encountered four armed Syrians returning to Syria. A shell hit a house in divided Jerusalem after Jordan fired on an Israeli helicopter.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Syria
Middle East
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Dayan
Jordan
Fendi
Charles de Gaulle
France
Soviets Charge U S Bombed Soviet Ship in Vietnam Port
Moscow says the 3358 ton diesel Turkistan was bombed at Cam Pha near Hai Phong wounding two crew and damaging the ship. Tass cites a Gromyko note warning the USSR will take steps to protect its ships if such actions recur.
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Moscow
Turkistan
Cam Pha
Haiphong
Tass
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Soviet Union
Wisconsin State Senate schedules Saturday budget session
Republican leaders planned a rare Saturday session after a failed push to set a 6 p.m. deadline for Gov Knowles budget debate. The morning saw clashes over delaying the deadline and limiting speeches as legislators eyed swift passage of the 1.1 billion dollar plan.
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Madison
State
Senate
Warren P. Knowles
Jerris Leonhard
Bayside
Leonard
Minnesota adopts first sales tax amid huge state budget approval
Minnesota's 3 percent selective sales tax becomes law after overrides in both chambers, despite Governor LeVander's veto for lacking a referendum. The measure aims to raise about 160 million annually to back tax reform, offset property taxes, and fund local governments, with major budget bills also approved totaling over one billion dollars for the biennium.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Senate
Harold
T.aVander
Farmer-Labor
Floyd B. Olson
LeVander
Nebraska
Alaska
Delaware
Montana
New Hampshire
Oregon
Vermont
State Departments
House
Wisconsin
Lloyd Duxbury
Caledonia
Tax Committee
Donald O. Wright
Cliff Benson
Ortonville
George Grant
Milaca
South Viet forces rout crack Viet Cong battalion near Quang Tri
A 5000-strong South Vietnamese task force with air and artillery support struck the 708th Mobile Battalion a few miles from the Dong Ha base. Meanwhile Marines fought a bunker line near Con Thien and Camp Carrol, reporting heavy bombardment and casualties as the siege of areas below the demilitarized zone continued.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Dong Ha
Quang Tri City
Con Thien
Camp Carrol
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Mekong
Tan An
Dragging For Youth Body Near I 90 Continues
Authorities continued dragging the Black River north of I 90 for the body of 17 year old Steven D. Snider of 1349 Liberty Street who drowned after a football blew into the river while he tossed it in the air. Depth is 60 to 70 feet and dredging had been done for I 90 construction. A 12 year old boy found the football while fishing nearby.
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Black River
Steven D. Snider
Liberty St
Snider
Richard Baker
John Wolfe
Fanta Reed Road
I-90
Angered driver fines after parking on constable foot
Alexander Young, 43, was fined 14 dollars after parking his Rolls Royce in a no waiting area at Queen Street rail terminal. Constable Ralph Perkins testified he could not move as Young rolled the car onto the officer’s foot and left. Perkins claimed the act was not deliberate. he was convicted of assault.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Alexander Young
Ralph Perkins
Young
Perkins
Queen Street
Paratrooper Receives Five Decorations at Fort Bragg
S Sgt. Robert N Pearson 25 son of Mr and Mrs James Pearson Colonial Beach Virginia received five decorations for heroism in Vietnam. He earned the Silver Star the Bronze Star and Oak Leaf Clusters plus the Army Commendation Medal in ceremonies led by Maj Gen Richard J Seitz of the 82nd Airborne Division.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Vietnam
Robert N. Pearson
Pearson
James Pearson
R. 1
Colonial Beach
Richard J. Seitz
82Nd Airborne Division
Minnesota 3 percent sales tax rules spark taxable items list
The 3 percent Minnesota sales tax starting Aug 1 will tax items costing 17 cents or more. A $1 item costs $1.03. The article lists taxed items such as restaurant meals liquor jewelry cars new and used, farm machinery tools hotel bills cosmetics cigarettes appliances and more, plus a use tax on items bought outside the state.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
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