Viet Cong Battle Near Duc Co After Siege Relief Effort
A government force attempting to relieve the besieged Duc Co camp killed 219 Viet Cong in a large battle along Route 19. Casualties on the allied side were moderate with American dead and wounded, while two tanks and several vehicles were disabled. The action continued as forces moved toward Duc Co near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Duc Co
Central Highlands
Sinc
Pieiku
2Nd Corps
du Co
Malaysia and Singapore Seek Coexistence After Break
Kuala Lumpur and Singapore signal readiness to cooperate on trade and defense while preserving separation terms. Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman calls for friendship and joint action, while Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew cites open relations and trade with Indonesia as a goal despite tensions.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Federation
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Lee Kuan Yew
Rahman
Lee
Loh Chin
Sukarno
Post Office Employs Mentally Retarded Workers
Postmaster General John A. Gro Nostrum says employing mentally retarded workers is sound business. He notes one has been dismissed for efficiency issues while remaining staff are rated satisfactory or better by supervisors.
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Washington
John A. Gronouski
Jon
Ex-Greek Premier Holds On
Youth supporters rally for George Papandreou to become premier again after he maintains control of Center Union and defeats Stephanos Stephanopoulos bid to form a government. A large Athens protest denounces monarchy and the German-born queen mother as crowds march toward parliament.
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Athens
George Papandreou
Greece
Papandreou
Center Union
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Constantine
Papan Drow
George Athanasiadis Novas
Athanasiadis Novas
Frederika
Federal Panel to Address Northeastern Drought Relief
The Federal Water Resources Council will reconvene Monday to explore solutions for severe water shortages principalmente in the Delaware River Basin as the prolonged drought presses communities in the Northeast.
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Washington
Delaware River
Federal Water Resources Council
Justice Dept. moves to end poll tax in three states
The Justice Department sued to abolish poll taxes in Texas Virginia and Alabama and began registering Black voters in nine Southern counties with no questions of intelligence asked Examiners will be regular Civil Service employees in counties across Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana Dallas County Alabama Selma area noted for past racial violence. Johnson and aides push Viet Nam policy as protests surge and senators react to briefings.
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Justice Department
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
Washington
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Civil Service Commission
Mississippi
Louisiana
Dallas County
Ala
Selma
Johnson
Weather Update Forecast With Cooler Tonight
The Weather Fair and cooler weather is scheduled here tonight with a low of 57. Tomorrow will be sunny and cool. Yesterday’s high was 83 and today’s low was 6.
Johnson Says No Substantial Division in Country
Johnson told White House reporters after two briefing sessions that there is no substantial division in the nation despite dissent. He asserted the United States will stay, resist aggression, and continue its course in South Vietnam until aggression ends. Rusk argued dissent fuels debate as Hanoi bets on America's internal disagreements. McNamara suggested the public can endure a long war in Vietnam.
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Johnson
White House
Senate
Rusk
McNamara
CBS
Monday Night
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Seaman Admits Killings On Banana Boat Seven Seas
Cuban seaman Roberto Ramirez confessed to murdering five crewmen on the 166-foot vessel Seven Seas after opening fire on a skiff in the Gulf Stream. Only one crew member survived, Elvin Burgwaise, who hid for 18 hours in a confined chain locker. Ramirez said he fled toward Cuba as the ship’s engines failed.
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Miami
Fla
Gulf Stream
Coast Guard
Cmdr
W. C. Wahl
Key West Coast Guard
Associated Press
Gerald Davidson
Wahl
Roberto Ramirez
Seven Seas
Ramirez
Miami Beach
U.S. Immigration Service
Elvin Burgwaise
Burgwaise
Cuba
Senate panel approves Fortas and Marshall nominations
The Senate Judiciary Committee backed Abe Fortas for the Supreme Court and Thurgood Marshall as solicitor general while recommending confirmation of Rep. Oren Harris as a U.S. district judge in Arkansas. In Columbus Gov Rhodes signed a law mandating public transportation for parochial and private school pupils.
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Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshal
Gener
Senate
Oren Harris
D-Ark
U.S
James A. Rhodes
Six Steel Producers Raise Prices Across Market
Six major steel makers led by United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel have revised extra charges on most steel sheet products, affecting about twenty percent of the market. The price rise, covering hundreds of varieties, targets large buyers such as automakers and other steel users, and improves pricing on larger orders. Other joiners include Jones & Laughlin Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel Co.
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New York
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Jones & Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel Co
Titan II silo blast in Arkansas raises dead to fifty three
In SEARCY Arkansas the Titan II missile launch silo blast and fire left 53 dead after six more bodies were found on lower levels. Air Force officials say most victims suffocated as smoke filled the underground complex during the explosion.
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Air Force
Arkansas
Searcy
Litte Rock
Peter Kiewit and Son Co
Aurora, Colo
Fire erupts in Titan II launch tube injuring workers
In Searcy Arkansas two workers aged 18 and 59 escaped a fiery Titan II missile launch tube after an explosion trapped 48 civilian workers. Gary Wayne Lay and Hubert A. Saunders survived with burns while others were not as fortunate.
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Air Force
America
Gary Wayne
Clinton
Lay
Hubert A. Saunders
Conway
Saunders
Silo Fire Survivors Recall Cries for Help
Lay and Saunders describe hearing men crying as fire trapped workers. Lay recalls lights going out and the jammed silo ladders while Saunders calls the scene horrible and credits saving him to divine aid.
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Lay
Sinatra Yacht Drowning Victim Identified on New England Cruise
A crew member of Frank Sinatra's chartered yacht Southern Breeze drowned when a dinghy sank off Martha's Vineyard. Robert Goldfarb, 23, of New Rochelle, NY, was third mate. Mia Farrow, 19, was among party members aboard the yacht during a month-long New England voyage.
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New England
Mia Farrow
Sinatra
Miss Farrow
Fire Claims Mother and Baby in East Side Apartment
A young mother Berda McCoy 22 and her year old daughter Venetta died in a morning fire on the East Side. Firemen found the two bodies in their third floor apartment.
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Cleveland
Berda McCoy
Venetta
Polite Bandit Slugs Woman For Bank Cash In Cleveland
Mrs Ira C Miller carried a canvas bag with 4000 dollars toward the rear door of Central National Bank on the East Side when a man opened the door and then struck her and took the money. The incident occurred Monday.
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Cleveland
Ira C. Miller
Central National Bank
Wife insists on pants while other woman wears fur coat
A lighthearted item notes a wife insisting on wearing the pants and another woman donning a fur coat, reflecting fashion clashes or social jokes in humorous local chatter.
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Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Ernest Gruening
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U.S. Key
Seaman
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