Mauled Viet Cong Force Routed on South Viet Nam Coast
Survivors of a crushed Viet Cong North Vietnamese battalion fled into the countryside as U S air cavalry and South Vietnamese troops pressed a two day pursuit on the central coast. The allied victory left 416 dead and only scattered VC-North Vietnamese holdouts. In Saigon Premier Ky signaled he may stay in power for another year amid Buddhist protests and calls for strategy meetings. The State Department noted civilian government timing remains to be decided. In Da Lat a student sit-down demonstration continued for a fourth day.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
State Department
Washington
Department
Thief grabs Benny Walker’s pizzas in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey a man with a knife approached Benny Walker as he carried two pizzas to his family. The thief did not demand money and ran off with the pies, leaving Walker unharmed.
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Paterson N. J
Benny Walker
Walker
24 Yank Sellers Punished in Viet Nam Black Market
About two dozen American servicemen and U S civilians working for contractors faced punishment for black market activities in South Viet Nam. Actions followed a drive to halt illegal post exchange goods pilferage and money manipulation. Names not disclosed. some servicemen were court martialed. Westmoreland and the Defense Department had pursued a vigorous program to ferret out offenders.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
Defense Department
The Cult Of Mao Gains Steam In China
A noted article on page 11 examines how a cult of Mao has grown in China, with emphasis on aging leaders and the enduring influence of Maoist imagery. It contrasts this with the enduring but fading presence of old houses as observed by a Middletown girl artist on page 27.
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Red China
Middletown
Construction Halt Looms For Dayton
DAYTON Ohio AP A general construction stop page is planned for Monday after the Building Trades Council withdrew its no pick agreement. The action to set up picket lines could push about 30 000 workers off the job by Monday morning as negotiations continue. Roofers electricians millwrights and sheet metal workers have contracts, while carpenters hod carriers cement masons plasterers and iron workers strike. Bricklayers reportedly reached an agreement but no contract signed.
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
The
Building Trades Council
Trades Council
Mike Liskany
Post Office To Use Smut Weapon Not As Club
The Supreme Court decision in Ginzburg gives the Post Office a new tool to target obscene material in mailings while officials insist first class mail remains private. Addressing organized pornography via mailing lists, Post Office leaders say they will act with restraint and focus on pandering and middlemen in pornographic distributions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Post Office
Board of Censors
Henry B. Montague
Pork Price Drop Triggers Military Pork Rebound
The Johnson administration reversed a February order curtailing pork for the armed forces. Secretary McNamara and Secretary Freeman said pork purchases will rise soon, with more bacon, ham and chops at continental U.S. installations as hog prices fall. Freeman noted prices are about 20 percent lower since January and may rise seasonally, but expect year end levels to stay below current values.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Continental United States
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Orville L. Freeman
U.S
Freeman
McNamara
Ohio Weather Brief Calls For Showers And Clearing Skies
Showers expected across much of Ohio with cooler temperatures and an end to rain tonight. Highs in the upper sixties. Skies clear tomorrow with much cooler temperatures.
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Ohio
Chuckle on midlife blues時 Saturday night mood
A lighthearted quote about aging humorously likening Saturday night energy to the past Monday morning grind, reflecting midlife fatigue with a wry tone.
Johnson proposes moon treaty to outlaw military activity
President Johnson urged a multilateral treaty banning military use of the moon and denying lunar sovereignty. The plan calls for free scientific exploration, nonmilitary aims, cooperation, and no weapons on celestial bodies, with discussions to start at the United Nations.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
United States
Soviet Union
Outer Space
Moon
United Nations
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N. Committee On
Antarctica
Robert H. Fleming
Kosygin Starts Tour of Non Communist Nations
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin departs Moscow for Cairo on Tuesday on a first leg of a tour of non Communist countries. He will also visit Sweden and Finland this summer and plan to greet Charles de Gaulle in Moscow next month. The Cairo trip was moved to May 10 to allow Kosygin to stay for the May 9 anniversary of the Nazi defeat.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Cairo
Kosygin
Sweden
Finland
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
Sky Divers Die In Crash In Pottstown Pa
Five of six sky divers and their pilot died when a single engine monoplane crashed two miles from its objective during a parachute accuracy drop contest at New Hanover Airport. One diver survived after leaping at 500 feet. the flight was the meet's first and led to cancellation. The crew included Navy jumpers Walker D. McCraw and others from Lakehurst, along with civilians Scott Benner and Howard Miller.
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Pottstown
New Hanover
Jim Kiesling
Willow Grove
Walker D. McCraw
Navy
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N.J
Alva McBride
Thomas L. Botdorf
Ronald L. West
Scott Benner
Boyertown
Howard Miller
Havertown
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Montague
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