Armor clash grows in Saigon and Hue battle zones
American tanks and armored personnel carriers joined the Saigon fighting, cutting off Viet Cong forces near the city’s fringes while U S troops hunt enemy units outside the capital. In the north, armored units trapped Viet Cong near Hue and Dong Ha after heavy losses, as U S Marines claim major Viet Cong casualties and defend key river routes near the DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
Tne
Hue
Dong Ha
9Th Division
Tan Son Nhut
Miners Trapped as Rescue Teams Race to Reach Deep Shaft
In Hominy Falls West Virginia 25 coal miners were trapped after a flooded two mile shaft. Divers from Philadelphia joined surface crews who reached 15 men by telephone while 10 remained at the deepest end. Rescue teams laced water and food to entrants and hoped for a timely breakthrough.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
Philadelphia
Ernest Fitzwater
Joe
Charleston
West Virginia
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
Mrs Wallace Dies After Cancer Battle at 41 in Alabama
Mrs Lurleen B. Wallace, Alabama governor, died in her sleep at 12:54 a.m. Tuesday after a two year cancer fight. Lt Gov Albert Brewer became governor by succession. She championed mental health, supported a 15 million bond issue, and won the Gorgas award for public health service. her death occurred as her husband sought presidential support in a Democratic primary. Her four children were at the governor's mansion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen B. Wallace
George
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Alabama
Wallace
Ed Ewing
Ewing
William Crawford Gorgas
Medical Association of the
State of Alabama
James Parsons
Birmingham
Alabama picks Lt Governor Brewer to lead state
Albert Brewer, 39, becomes Alabama's chief executive after Governor Lurleen Wallace's death. A longtime politician, Brewer previously served as speaker of the House and lieutenant governor, with plans to run for governor in 1970. He inherits the office for part of a day during Mrs. Wallace’s illness and has a history aligned with the Wallace administration.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen Wallace
Decatur
Albert Brewer
Alabama
Brewer
Wallace
Houston
Tex
House
George Wallace
Senate
Johnson
Dancer's Image Derby Winner Dropped After Test
Louisville report says Churchill Downs will disqualify Dancer's Image from the Kentucky Derby, placing it last and turning all winnings over to Calumet Farm, after a state racing commission chemist found phenylbutazone and a derivative in its postrace sample. Forward Pass remains the winner for now in the official record.
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Louisville
Chuchill Downs
Calumet Farm
Forward Pass
State Racing Commission
Harriman says U S must back South Vietnam in peace talks
In New York W Averell Harriman told a Roosevelt dinner the United States cannot abandon South Vietnam and must uphold its commitment while seeking an end to the war. Paris prep talks aim to hold discussions at the Majestic Hotel as U S and North Vietnamese envoys move toward preliminary peace talks.</s>
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Ell Harriman
Paris
United States
John
Son
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Majestic
Hitler
Gestapo
Unesco
U.N. Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
U.S
Harriman
New York
Woodruff Wallner
Mai van Bo
Hanoi
Sorbonne
Nanterre University
Local forecast for Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley
Weather update for Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley notes clouds and warmer temperatures tonight with a low of 50 to 55. Wednesday brings a chance of thundershowers with highs 60 to 70 and a low of 40 to 45. Yesterday reached a 62 degree high and a 40 degree low this morning.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Cincinnati Should Probe School Boycott Keating
Absenteeism in Cincinnati public schools nearly doubles normal levels as 3,862 students skip classes. The boycott, led by the Black Student Union protesting reinstate procedures after last week's suspensions, may continue. About 250 adults, mostly Black, picketed the Board of Education Building while officials held a private meeting called by Mayor Ruehlmann. Council members urged examining adults leading the boycott and potential juvenile delinquency and liability.
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Cincinnati
John Shreve
Black Student Union
BSU
Bailey Turner
Avondale Community Council
Board of Education
Eugene Ruehlmann
John Held
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Milton Hull
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C.E. Richardson
Maust Coal and Coke Corp
Gauley Company
O.K
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LT. Gov. Brewer
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Allies For Viet
W. Aver
Harry Hutchins
Stanley Park
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Siwash
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Ors
John Keating
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