Johnson urges restraint as Vietnamese civil strife deepens
President Johnson in Arlington Memorial Day remarks urged South Vietnam to keep internal quarrels within bounds amid a surge of Buddhist self immolations. He mourned the violence, affirmed hopes for a constitutional government, and pressed for peace talks with North Vietnam while praising American troops. He recalled Kennedy at his gravesite and highlighted devotion of servicemen and veterans.
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Viet Nam
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Battle of Jutland remembered by modern fleets at sea
West German frigates Karlsruhe and Braunschweig sail from Cuxhaven to meet British destroyers Defender and Dainty off the Danish coast for a 50th anniversary tribute to the Battle of Jutland. Four ships carry survivors as wreaths are dropped at the site.
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Jellicoe
State records one highway fatality on Memorial Day
Nevada reported a single highway fatality on Highway 40 near Winnemucca after 6 p.m. Friday as the Memorial Day counting period began. Las Vegas police and Nevada Highway Patrol noted few injuries and disturbances during the holiday weekend. Memorial Day services and wreaths took place statewide with Gov. Grant Sawyer issuing a peace message as Clark County residents enjoyed a quiet holiday.
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Grant Sawyer
Viet Nam
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Youths protest pool ban at Tam O Shanter apartments
Children ages four to sixteen picketed the Tam O Shanter complex at 308 W. Baltimore protesting a ban on four pools with only one family pool allowed for use. Manager Bea Lambert cited resident noise and supervision concerns as the reason for the restrictions and reported that the family pool area is being shifted toward an adult section. The demonstrators then swam at a nearby pool as tensions rose over children’s access and civil rights.
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War tempo stepped up in Viet Nam fighting tolls near 300 Communist dead
Saigon reports infantry units routed a North Vietnamese Army regiment on Monday as heavy fighting in Viet Nam produced nearly 300 Communist dead in 24 hours. Meanwhile Communist forces hit U S Marines 400 miles north of Saigon with a heavy assault.
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Funeral rites for Einstoss held in L A
Funeral services were held Sunday in Beverly Hills for Bernard Einstoss a 53 year old sportsman who died Friday from an apparent heart attack in his office. He was affiliated with the Mapes and Riverside hotels the Horseshoe Club in Reno and the Bal Taberin at Lake Tahoe and was a Caesars Palace shareholder in Las Vegas. He is survived by his wife Thelma two daughters Dale and Patricia and two brothers Sam of Los Angeles and Jack of Palm Springs. Services and interment were by Groman Mortuary at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Shostakovich in Deteriorating Condition After Heart Attack
Soviet sources report composer Dmitri Shostakovich, aged 59, suffered a heart attack in Leningrad and was moved to Moscow. Tass notes only an unexpected illness causing his absence from the Tchaikovsky Festival opening, while a conservatory official cites unconfirmed reports.
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Death toll mounts on European highways this Whitsun weekend
European road safety figures rise as Whitsun traffic surges. Britain totals 68 dead with 925 seriously injured, France 40 deaths, Germany 28, Sweden 10, Spain 9, Holland 8, Switzerland 5, Denmark 2, Finland 2, Ireland 1, Portugal 1.
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British Sea Strike Inquiry Scheduled
London reports a government court of inquiry opens to examine the 15 day old maritime strike by 62500 National Union of Seamen against the Shipowners Shipping Federation. Lord Pearson heads the inquiry as Prime Minister Wilson’s emergency powers loom over Britain’s economy.
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Cuban Infiltrators Fail In Surprise Landing Plan
Cuban authorities say planes and patrol boats sank a U S infiltrator launch off Havana after a small landing party was surprised on a west Havana beach. Two infiltrators killed, two captured, a Cuban soldier and sailor wounded. six men aboard the boat.
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Frustrations and opinions echo in local talk and courts
A Fre mont Hotel lobby overhears staff and visitors debating rezonings and public meetings. The Sun comments on a Marine court martial panel and compares it to civilian juries. The piece questions democracy, praises Keith Macdonald, and derides Jimmy Cannon's attack on women athletes while noting a playful crime of language.
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Eddie Levinson
Guy Levinson
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World Briefs on Oceans Congress and Prague Meeting
Soviet official urges worldwide cooperation to explore the oceans at the International Oceanographic Congress. In Yokosuka Japan thousands protested the U S Navy submarine Snook with riot police clashing with leftist demonstrators. Brezhnev arrives in Prague leading the Russian delegation to the Czechoslovak Party Congress set to discuss the fourth five year plan and economic reforms.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Prague
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Freight wreck blocks Sandusky tracks and power
In Sandusky Ohio a 45 car New York Central freight derailed at 60 mph, sending debris 50 feet high and ripping down high tension lines. Power was out in six blocks as the signal tower collapsed and mainline tracks remained blocked.
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