Mountbatten says Truman Attlee halted Hanoi move
Lord Mountbatten, veteran Allied commander, told AP that President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee stopped him from sending troops into Hanoi at war end to solidify control. He noted Chiang Kai-shek would take the north, but Ho Chi Minh’s rise swamped the effort. He also linked Vietnam turmoil to postwar division at the 16th parallel and Potsdam decisions.
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Drowning Claim Ends Swimming Outing Near Wapakoneta
Paul G. Oppenkamp, 20, of Wapakoneta drowned Friday night during a swimming outing with a girlfriend at the Hirschfeld gravel pit southeast of the city. Skin divers recovered the body Saturday from 14 feet of water. A note on landslides attributes them to thaws heavy rain earthquakes or erosion.
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Spock Trial Enters Fourth Week As Defense Next
The Spock anti draft conspiracy trial moves into its fourth week with Dr Benjamin Spock set to testify in his own defense. Also on trial are Yale Chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr Mitchell Goodman Michael Ferber and Marcus Raskin. They face charges of conspiring to help young men avoid the draft and could face up to five years in prison and a $10000 fine. The jury is presiding under U S District Judge Francis J W Ford while testimonies include Aryeh Neier describing a Whitehall Street antidraft sit in and War Resisters League organizer David McReynolds detailing planning.
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70th Anniversary for Attleboro Couple Israel Merceir
In Attleboro Massachusetts AP notes a 70th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs Israel Merceir, longtime New England natives who wed in 1898 in Central Falls Rhode Island. Mercier is 94 and his wife 88. The piece also references a courtroom scene with Judge Ford prompting laughter as a trial resumes Monday at 10 a.m.
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Rhodes Not There at Kennedy Funeral in New York
Gov. James A. Rhodes canceled plans to attend Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral in New York City due to confusion over invitations. Rhodes’ aide said he initially considered going but learned the service was by invitation only, and governors were not definitively invited.
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