Vung Tau Visit Highlights Vietnam War Rear-Base Life
The report details a visit by 1st Lt. Robert T. Hawkins to the Vietnamese resort town Vung Tau near Saigon, describing the 36th Evacuation Hospital as a major burns center serving Americans, Vietnamese, and civilians. It notes Red Cross involvement, improvised care with bamboo crutches, and a dinner with senior officers, plus reflections on the war’s stalemate and the town’s wartime quiet contrasted with its historic charm.
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Vung Tau
Vietnam
Saigon
V.C
Hawkins
Clairine Weighill
Col. Weighhill
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Hospital Cooling System Restored
Heat shut surgeries at the hospital and strained patient load as central air in the new wing failed. The restored cooling brings relief. old section units were unaffected and surgeries are rescheduled through the week.
Hanoi Warned U.S. Patience Wearing Thin
In Paris UPI dispatch, the United States warned Hanoi its patience may wear thin if Communist attacks in South Vietnam persist. Ambassador Harriman pressed Xuan Thuy about the escalating terrorist strikes around Saigon and Tan Son Nhut airport, noting four Vietnamese children and a U.S. airman were killed.
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George Libera
Paris
UPI
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
McCarthy supporters push for Indiana delegates by motioning equitable split
Indiana McCarthy backers led by James A. Bogle press for a fair 63 delegate distribution at the August convention, arguing the May 7 primary reflected Hoosier voters and Kennedy led with 42 percent, Branigin 31 percent, and McCarthy 27 percent. They plan to lobby the state Democratic group and may stage a McCarthy return before the June 21 state convention to influence district caucuses and platform talks.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
James A. Bogle
McCarthy
Bogle
Hubert Humphrey
Kennedy
Branigin
Hoosiers
Citizens For
Chicago
France imposes ban as protests shut transport network
Paris reports a government order to curb demonstrations as Communist led unions call a one hour work stoppage to protest student and worker deaths. At 3 p.m. electric power was cut, trains subways and buses halted and protests occurred in workplaces nationwide.
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Paris
UPI
France
Confederation of Labor
Carpenters to Vote On Pact In Indianapolis Area
A six week carpenters strike from Indianapolis to Terre Haute may end this weekend after negotiators reached a two year contract proposal. About 3,000 union members will vote in Indianapolis Friday night on ratification. The plan raises wages and fringe benefits from 5.02 to 6.70 dollars per hour. construction on schools and public and commercial buildings has halted across the region.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Terre Haute
Building Contractors Association of Indianapolis
Central and Western Indiana District Council of Carpenters
Wendell D. Vandivier
Carpenters
Year-Old Lebanon Shooting Remains Unresolved
On the one year anniversary of the Pastime Tavern shooting that killed George E. Linton a key local case remains unsettled. Lawrence Shockley Jr. was acquitted in Hamilton Circuit Court after claiming he was in Paris Illinois at the time. Prosecutor James P. Buchanan indicated the case is not closed and witnesses have been questioned as chatter grows about the unresolved murder.
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Lebanon
George E. Linton
Lawrence E. Shockley Jr
Whitestown
Indianapolis
Hamilton
Shockley
Paris
Illinois
Boone County
James P. Buchanan
Buchanan
Raymond Carr
Carr
Truman
Bud” Dehner
West Main Street
Quality Shoe
Twister Strikes Clinton County Mobile Homes
A fast moving storm hit near Frankfort injuring five people and destroying four mobile homes at a sales lot and trailer court along U S 421 Indiana 39 northwest of Frankfort. The roof of Midget Nursery was lifted as winds reached 65 mph at Baer Field Fort Wayne.
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Frankfort
Hoosier
Jerry Gluck
U.S. 421
Indiana
William Shrader
John Uncapher
James Poynter
U.S
St Baer Field
Fort Wayne
Mayo Reeves Installed as 40et8 Leader in Boone Officers
Mayo Reeves took command of the Boone 40 et 8Voiture 1318 with Joseph Beatty of Indianapolis officiating. New officers include Harold Halsted Harold Tanselle Kenneth White Mel Allen Louis Schier James Roach Don Hott Lowell Curry Vic Brown James Turner and others along with Herb Ransdell as publiciste and Dr Russell Hardin heading the nurses training committee in Lebanon.
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Boone Voiture
American Legion
Joseph Beatty
Indianapolis
Beatty
W. Mayo Reeves
Robert Laflin
Reeves
Lebanon
Legion
Center Township
Chef de Train
Harold Halsted
Zionsville
Commissaire Intendant
Harold A. Tanselle
Conducteur
Kenneth White
Sheridan
Amonier
Mel Allen
Advance
Garde de la Porte
Louis Schier
Brownsburg
Lampieste
James Roach
Lébanon
Drapeau
Don Hott
Commis Voyageur
Lowell Curry
Garde de Prisonnaire
Vic Brown
Historien
James Turner
Cheminot
Boblin
Wayne Houser
Glen Bantz
Ken Montgomery
Herb Ransdell
Russell Hardin
Lawrence Swails
Atlanta Federal Pen hostage crisis ends after 27 hours
Four convicts released 21 hostages after a 27 hour siege at Atlanta Federal Pen in bleak conditions. Sixteen inmates remained unharmed as prison officials praised the Atlanta Journal for publishing their grievances which officials credited as pivotal to the peaceful outcome. One guard recalled fear but noted officers slept in the prison office during the night.
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Atlanta
UPI
Atlanta Journal
William C. King
Federal Prison System
Samuel McCallister
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Madame Nu
Robert T. Hawkins
American Red Cross
Miss Marian Mattingly
Tipton, Indiana
The
Red Cross
Indiana University
TWA
Owen P. Hansen
Robert Hawkins
Truong Thi Lieng
Hortense Myers
Bulletin
Linton
Twister
Clinton County
United Press International
State
Oe Reese TE
Robert M. Campbell
Col
Joseph L. Beatty
Chef de Gare
Mayo Reeves
Helm
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