Underwater blast hits U S aircraft ferry in Saigon
An underwater bomb damaged the 15 000 ton USS Card anchored in the Saigon river. No crew injuries among 73 aboard. Skipper Langeland cited an underwater charge and the ship, taking on water, will require weeks of repair. Helicopters on board escaped damage.
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Southern Leaders In Search For Jury Trial Accord
Southern strategists sought to derail a leadership backed civil rights bill amendment and win votes for a modified jury trial proposal. Senators Cooper Morton offered perfecting amendments, with Morton’s likely to face a roll call next week. Debates continued into an eighth week as leaders planned votes on the jury issue, seeking absent votes to break the deadlock.
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Four Americans wounded in Saigon grenade attack
A homemade Viet Cong grenade exploded near Americans on Saigon’s waterfront injuring four, two seriously. The incident occurred near the My Canh restaurant as security forces questioned a cab driver and noted possible Vietnamese casualties. It follows other Viet Cong actions including the sinking of an American carrier and a prior theater bombing. Authorities warned of heightened May Day risks.
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Judge Authorizes Transfusion for Boy With Cancer
New Orleans UPI report says Juvenile Court Judge James P. O Connor allowed a lifesaving blood transfusion for 9-year-old Philip Washington, who has cancer, despite his Jehovah’s Witness parents objections. Doctors testified the transfusion was essential to save his life.
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Young Philip Washington
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East German block slows two U.S. trains at Berlin border
Communist authorities delay two U.S. Army trains on the Berlin border for two to four hours to press for locomotives decorated with red flags. The trains reach West Germany after protests by U.S. Army crews, flags linked to May Day celebrations. The incidents mark a rare independent East German railway interference with border traffic.
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