Father Sister Brother Lost In Bloody Fighting
Twelve year old Gian Thi Yen in Saigon’s Binh Dan Hospital survives the Dong Xoai battle that killed her father Gian Van Doan and siblings An Song Thi Lien. Her mother found her after a daring rescue by American helicopter pilots and Horst Faas photographed the child amid ruins. Offers of aid and adoption followed worldwide.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Gian Thi Yen
Dong
Yen
Binh Dan
Dong Xuai
Gian van Doan
Dien Bien Phu
An Song
Thi Lien
Long
Anh
Associated Press
Viet Nam names Brig. Gen. Ky premier in military shift
Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky, a 34 year old combat pilot and longtime air force commander, became South Vietnam's prime minister succeeding Pha Huy Qua t after a Cabinet row and religious opposition. Ky said civilian rule should return in a few months and he would return to the air force.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Pha Huy Quat
Quat
Phan Khac Suu
Suu
Air Force
Kyi
Ky Ky
Ngo Dinh Diem
Commernists
North
Viet Nam
Clean Up Theme Invites Self Improvement in Jacksonville Parade
In Jacksonville on Saturday a unique march of about 100 Negro participants urged local color residents to clean their homes yards and selves along a one block route. They also urged that Negro children stay in schools to aspire to higher personal and social levels.
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Jacksonville
Sweeney attacks Lima State Hospital as inhumane
Ohio Congressman Robert Sweeney labeled Lima State Hospital one of the nation s worst mental institutions and urged investigation by the Allen County grand jury. He blamed Gov Rhodes mental health cuts and called for more funding and better staff to address alleged neglect highlighted by a Cleveland Plain Dealer series.
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Lima
Robert E. Sweeney
Ohio
Lima State Hospital
Allen County
Arriee
Sweeney
Alien County Grand Jury
James A. Rhodes
Overcrowded Butler County Jail Described as Unsafe
A Hamilton jail in Butler County is portrayed as crowded and dangerous with dark, unsafe conditions. The article contains firsthand quotes labeling the facility a fire trap and difficult to guard, highlighting dire safety concerns.
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Butler County
Hamilton
Fifteen Killed in Indian Railway Wreck
AP reports a collision on the Bombay New Delhi line near 500 miles from Mumbai killed fifteen railway workers aboard a special train and a freight train. The derailment damaged the engine and four freight cars as Western Railway officials announced on Saturday night.
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Bombay
India
Bompay
New Delhi
Western Railway
Chuckle A secret is something you tell only one person at a
A brief humorous line notes that a secret is a private disclosure shared with a single listener, emphasizing discretion and trust. The sentence frames secrecy as a personal bond rather than a public matter.
OAS Peace Formula Backed by Both Dominican Sides
In Santo Domingo both the civilian-military junta led by Gen Antonio Imbert Barrera and Hector Aristy the rebel minister said they accept the OAS three page peace plan as a basis for talks. They urged study of details and indicated votes on the proposal likely Monday or Tuesday.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization — of American States
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Hector Aristy
OAS
Puerto Rico
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Aristy
Imbert
U.S
Weekend Heat Wave Expected With 88 Degree High
Hot summer air returns as partly cloudy skies push the thermometer toward 88 degrees. The warming trend continues through Monday with dry conditions likely in the forecast.
Father’s Day tribute from 9-year-old son in Honolulu
AP report from Honolulu highlights Rodney Cavaco a third grader who praises his father as the world’s greatest man. He notes daily work church family care punctuality homework help illness concern beach trips and baseball games with his children and honors him for replacing their mother in his role.
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Honolulu
Rodney Cavaco
Ben Bella Ousted In Algerian Coup And Treason Claims
An army backed coup ousted President Ahmed Ben Bella in Algiers with a revolutionary council preparing high treason charges. Col Howard Boumedienne led the council, pledging to hold Ben Bella accountable for abuses of power as tanks withdrew and streets remained tense.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Col
Howard Bourmedienne
Ben Bella
Boumedienne
Algeria
France
Algeria Creeps Toward New Leader Amid Cold War Rift
U S strategists scrutinize the Boumedienne coup that toppled Ben Bella in Algeria. Moscow supplied Boumedienne’s forces, while Beijing opposed the Russians in a Sino-Soviet split. An Afro Asian summit opens June 29 in Algiers as U S aid and Algeria’s leftward tilt remain unchanged.
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Ken Della
Algiers
Algeria
Bourcdienne
Revolutionay Council
China
Cairo
Soviet Union
Col
Houari Boumediennen
Boumedienne
Moscow
Ben Bella
U.S
Nine Die As Fiat 19 Crashes at Paris Air Show
At the Paris International Air Show a Fiat 19 crashed after a demonstration. Nine spectators died and four were injured. witnesses said some victims were in cars in a parking lot. Pilot Captain Italo Donati died attempting to eject. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Gemini astronauts White and McDivitt had departed the field shortly before.
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Paris
Italo Donati
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward H. White II
James A. MacDivitt
Te Field
Rhee Rushed To Hospital In Unstable Condition
Exiled former South Korean president Syngman Rhee, age 80, was rushed to Queen's Hospital in Honolulu in unstable guarded condition. A spokesman said he was bleeding internally and given a blood transfusion as his deteriorating health continued. His wife Francesca, once nicknamed the Tiger of Korea, remained nearby. he was toppled from power in April 1960.
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Honolulu
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Queen's Hospital
Francesca
Rhee
Gemini program to speed rendezvous with satellite
NASA Administrator James Webb announced a faster Gemini program. A rendezvous with an orbiting Agena will be attempted this year, with Gemini 6 targeting October. The next mission will be a longer flight in August featuring space walks and docking attempts.
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Washington
United States
Gemini
White House
Johnson
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Houston Manned Space Flight Center
NASA
Maneu
Webb
Atlas
Agena
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