Saigon restaurant bombings kill scores in riverfront attack
Two explosions rocked the My Canh floating restaurant on the Saigon River near the bank tonight, killing at least 17 and wounding 24 with the death toll expected to rise. Investigators say one blast used a Claymore mine and another a bomb on a bicycle, timed for peak dining hours. Police reported no arrests as authorities described the attack as potentially the worst in years for Saigon.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
My Canh
South Viet Nam
Flating
Three-Year-Old Worker Dies After Fall at Jones & Laughlin Plant
A 3-year-old worker, Patrick Tamburro, who was injured in a June 6 fall at the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp plant in Cleveland, succumbed Thursday night at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital from head injuries.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
Patrick Tamburro
East German threats to halt rail and barge shipments
East Germany warned the four occupation powers to cede control over air traffic to West Berlin and to suspend barge and rail shipments if Bonn does not reach new terms by June 30. Transport Minister Edwin Kramer warned of a July 1 stoppage and a rail freight rate hike proposal. The Berlin air safety center would face disruption without Allied council support, as Otto Winger urged respecting East German access to air corridors.
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Kramer
West Germany
West Berlin
East Germany
Bonn
Dors
Otto Winger
Central Committee
Berlin
Allied Control Council For
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Cnter
Winger
Johnson meets Truman on U N anniversary in Kansas City
President Johnson marks the UNs 20th birthday by meeting Harry S Truman in Kansas City then heads to San Francisco for UN anniversary ceremonies. The two discuss Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic and reminisce on Trumans historic acts as president.
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Kansas City
Johnson
United Nations
Harry S. Truman
U.N
Truman
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
White House
Missouri
San Francisco
Muehlebach
The
World Organization
Tensions Mount in Algeria Amid Demonstrations and Summit Uncertainty
Algerian tensions rise as leftist students and labor groups plan a mass rally in front of the central post office to support ousted President Ahmed Ben Bella. Foreign ministers from about 30 countries meet to decide postponement of the June 29 African Asian summit amid rioting and calls for stability.
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Alginans
Algeiers
Col
Houari Boumedienne
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algiers
Boumedienne
Red China
Algeria
Asia
Africa
LBJ to Address UN Birthday Amid Financial Crisis
President Johnson to keynote the U N twentieth birthday in San Francisco at the Opera House with 114 delegates present. The speech is expected to tackle UN financial woes and efforts to restore prestige as Greece's Alexis Liatis and U Thant back the urgency of reform.
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San Francisco
U.N
Johnson
World Organization
San Francisco Opera House
United Nations
Greece
Alexis
Liatis
U Thant
Weekend Forecast Says Sunny Dry Conditions Ahead
The weather remains fair and cool tonight with a low of 63. Saturday should be sunny and slightly warmer after a high of 82 yesterday and a low of 52 today.
84 Are Dead In Crash Of Transport
An Air Force jet transport carrying Marines crashed shortly after takeoff from El Toro base. All 84 aboard were killed. Marines from Camp Pendleton and crew from McGuire AFB perished. The crash occurred in brushland north of the base while search parties extended into dawn light.
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EL Toro
Calif
Air Force
Okinawa
Hawaii
Marine Air Base
California
Camp Pendleton
San Diego
Here
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
McGuire
18Th Air Transport Squadron
Military Air Transport Service
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
92-Year-Old Dr Griggs Aims to Work Beyond Retirement
Philadelphia AP report profiles 92-year-old Dr William Bentley Griggs still practicing medicine after 71 years. He rejects compulsory retirement, plans to study geriatrics and says his mind remains clear and capable. A public meeting at Hahnemann Medical College honors his career.
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Philadelphia
William Bentley Griggs
Hahnemann Medical College
Food Strike Breaks Up in Philadelphia Area
Five day wildcat strike by Teamster Local 107 drivers eases as more than 100 Food Fair Acme A and P and Penn Fruit trucks head to supply exhausted Philadelphia stores with fruit vegetables fish and meat. Drivers had declared an unauthorized holiday in defiance of national leaders and warned of quitting if not back at work.
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Philadelphia
Teamster
Local 107
Food Fair
Acme
Penn Fruit
Senate Passes Silver Coinage Bill With Administration Backing
Senator Stephen M Young of Ohio voted with the majority as the Senate approved the administration's silver coinage bill. Senator Frank Lausche of Ohio did not vote.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Dohio
Senate
Frank Lausche
Reprisal In Death Of U S Army Sgt Bennett
Viet Cong announced the execution of U S Army Sgt Harold George Bennett in reprisal for South Vietnamese killings. The U S Embassy and spokesmen reported additional American deaths missing personnel and wounded figures over the prior 24 hours. Bennett was captured December 29 at the battle of Binh Gia.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Harold George Bennett
Hanoi
U. S
Bennett
Pauline Ff. Bennett
Perryville
Ark
Binh Gia
Premier orders Vietnamese language press closed in Sai con turmoil
Premier Nauyen Cao Ky triggered a political crisis by ordering Sai con’s Vietnamese language newspapers shut on July, a move described as unmatched in audacity even under President Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nauyen Cao Ky
Saicon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong says American Bennett executed in reprisal
Hanoi broadcast reports Harold George Bennett of the 33rd Ranger Battalion was executed by Viet Cong forces in South Vietnam. The statement blames U.S. aggressors for killings of prisoners of war and cites four earlier public executions linked to Thanh Hoa and Saigon incidents.
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Bennett
Ranger
Binh Gia
Charles E. Crafts
North Jay
Maine
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Harold George Bennett
U.S
Nguyen van Troi
de Dau
Tran van Dang
Chuckle An Optimist Bride Groom Planning His Next Paycheck
A light humorous quip portrays an optimist as a bridegroom counting his upcoming earnings. It frames optimism around a wedding context and financial planning.
Paratroops Hit Viet Cong But Theyre Gone
American paratroopers of Charley Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, crossed the Dong Nai River near Saigon and found a well concealed Viet Cong staging area with huts, bunkers, and trenches after air strikes and helicopter landings. The force set fire to the camp and pulled back amid sniper fire and difficult terrain.
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Thuong Lang
South Viet Nam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Dong Nai
Saigon
Northen
Charley Company
Viet Cong Executes Suspect in Da Nang Hospital Bomb Plot
De Lau, 24, was executed in April for carrying a radio packed with plastic explosives into a Da Nang hospital patronized mostly by U.S. troops. The Viet Cong threaten to kill captive American aid official Gustave C. Hertz if Saigon authorities execute another Red terrorist, Nguyen Van Thai, condemned for the March 30 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon.
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Saigon
Hanoi
le van Khuyen
Tran van Dang
Nguyen van Troi
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
de Lau
da Nang
Gustave C. Hertz
Nguyen van Thai
Thai
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Ennee
Edwin Kramer
Communist Party Central Committee
Neues Deutschland
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Berlin Autobahn
Harry Truman
LBJ
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Defense Department
Jenkintown
Griggs
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