Marines Rescue 59 Survivors in Ashan Camp Action
U S Marine helicopters braved Communist fire to evacuate 59 survivors from the Ashan Special Forces camp on the Laotian frontier, including five crewmen from downed choppers. The operation followed a 39 hour battle as North Vietnamese troops overran the outpost, with ongoing raids and terror incidents in the Saigon area.
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U.S
Ashan
Marine
Ajand
7Th Fleet
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Air
Dien Bien Phu
Pleiku
Highland
Clifford E. Reese
Greensboro
N.C
Marion E. Carl
1St Marine Air Wing
da Nang
Pentagon
Iise
Viet Nam
Springfield acquits white teen in fatal high school stabbing
Harold Pack, 17, is found not guilty of manslaughter in the Sept 23 knifing of Ralph Stinnett, 18, a Springfield South High football star. The verdict ends a case that sparked racial tensions as students walked out and community leaders urged calm during the fall incident.
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Springfield
Ohio
Springfield South High School
Harold DeWayne Pack
Pack
Ralph O. Stinnett
Ben J. Goldman
Common Pleas Court
Harold Pack
South High
Stinnett
House Speeds Up Aid for East Asia Vietnam Measures
Congress moves to accelerate approval of a $12.8 billion aid and defense package for Vietnam and Asia, with House committees preparing to clear the large Viet Nam appropriation amid authorization questions. McNamara signals flexible funding needs as defense plans face 18 month review. Senate and White House deadlines loom.
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Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Hance
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U. S
South Viet Nam
Fairbank
Viet Nam
Capitol
Robert S. McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Defense
James Dough
Arly
Bednett
China
Pack
Stinnett
T Nam
Southeast Asia
Chuckle Home Heads Toward Humorous Men’s Hangout
A witty line reflects how some men find solace in a place of laughter and light. The phrase suggests a social spot where humor anchors daily life.
Teacher Corps In Money Crisis
Washington AP reports the National Teacher Corps faces a funding crisis as Congress delays operating money. Officials rush to recruit corpsmen, plan summer training, and place interns while a 1966 budget of 13.2 million and 31 million for 1967 hinge on congressional action.
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Washington
Johnson
National Teacher Corps
Congress
U. S. Office of Education
Salvation Army Major Repels Payroll Robbers on Bow Street
Maj. Marion Dunn of the Salvation Army charged into a gang of three robbers after a bank heist on Bow Street. She formed a human cordon with bystanders as two bank messengers Samuel Peters and his son Andrew were hospitalized. The robbers failed to grab the money and escaped with one member still at large while Dunn returned to lead a prayer meeting.
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London
Marion Dunn
Salvation Army
Bow Street
Samuel Peters
Andrew
Maj. Marion
Weather Outlook Forecast Light Showers Tonight
The Weather Bureau predicts considerable cloudiness and mild weather with showers tonight. Overnight low near 43 with highs around 55 yesterday. Saturday mainly cloudy with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Long range calls for 8 to 12 degrees above normal, then cooler Sunday and Monday before warming next week.
Three men convicted in Malcolm X assassination
A New York Supreme Court jury convicted George Carter Norman Butler and Thomas Johnson of first degree murder in Malcolm X's 1965 death after an eight week trial. Talmadge Hayer admitted taking part but sought to exonerate the others. Sentencing set for April 14 with mandatory life terms.
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Supreme Court
Malcolm X
George Carter
Talmadge Hayer
Hayer
Paterson
N.J
Thomas Hagan
Norman
Butler
Thomas
Johnson
Bronx
Malccolm
Charles Marks
Malcolm
Manhattan
Elijah Muhammad
John F. Kennedy
Muhammad
Big Changes Possible in Indonesia as Sukarno Crisis Deepens
Reports from Singapore cite sources claiming Indonesia may see major upheaval within two days as Sukarno holds emergency talks with eight parties and faces pressure from anti Communist students and parts of the army. The unrest follows recent attacks on Chinese targets and a political purge history linked to Nasution.
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Sukarno
Jakarta
Kuala En
Indonesia
Radio Jakarta
Subandrio
Wounds Kill Rabbi Adler in Detroit area shooting
Rabbi Morris Adler, 59, spiritual leader for the Detroit Jewish community, died after a month in a coma from a head wound inflicted during services at Shaarey Zedek. The assailant, 23 year old Richard Wishnetsky, died days earlier from a self-inflicted wound.
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Morris Adler
Sinai Hospital
Adler
Richard Wishnetsky
Shaarey Zedek
Southfield
Wishnetsky
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Harvard University
Robert Henry
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Thailand
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