Four U S Officers Wounded in Viet Nam Battle
In South Viet Nam four U S Army officers were wounded in a major victory against Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta. A sergeant was injured by a fall near a trip wire. The helicopter attack corps and 14 helicopters landed to support the operation. Vietnamese authorities reported 35 guerrillas killed and 18 captured, while the government claimed 34 Viet Cong killed and 25 captured in concurrent actions. The injured sergeant suffered a heel wound from the trip wire and the other four officers were evacuated to Saigon. one remained under further care.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Sigon
Neo Dinh Diem
Reds Halt Release Convoy In West Berlin Standoff
The Soviet Union halted a US Army convoy near West Berlin for almost six hours before allowing it to proceed after protests. The four trucks two trailers and 26 soldiers were delayed at Rabelsberg amid disputes over advance notice and paper orders. The convoy, from Company F 40th Armor, was en route to Grafenwoehr for a tank firing exercise and cleared after protests to Maj Gen Andre Solovyev.
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Grafenwoehr
West Germany
West Berlin
Rabelsberg
Karshorst
TV Repairman Wins Chickenpox Case in Court
Sacramento AP report says television repairman T. R. McDonald was awarded 75 for medical expenses and lost time after contracting chickenpox from 4 year old Lavonna Morgan. McDonald sued Albert Morgan for 165 he claimed was owed. Morgan argued he warned the child. Judge Ronchi ruled McDonald wins but reduces to 75.
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Sacramento
Calif
T. R. McDonald
McDonald
Albert Morgan
Lavonna Morgan Morgan
R. S. Ronchi
Sole Survivor Dies After Continental 707 Crash
A Continental Airlines 707 with 45 aboard broke up in violent turbulence over Centerville Iowa. The wreckage spanned fields as a lone survivor, engineer Takehiko Nakano, died nine minutes after rescue. Debris and suspicions of a second plane surfaced as authorities, morgues, and a Continental investigation team traced the disaster from Kirksville to Centerville and Unionville.
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Unionville
Continental Airline
Iowa
Kirksville
Death Demanded for Salan in Treason Trial
In Paris the prosecution demanded the death sentence for ex-General Raoul Salan at a seven day trial before a special military court on charges of treason. Prosecutor Andre Gavauda stated his case, saying no lighter penalty could be justified, as Salan faced possible execution along with ex-Gen Edmond Jouhaud, who was already condemned to death for similar acts.
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Paris
Raoul Salan
Andre Gavalda
Thad
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Satan
Algeria
Salan
Algiers
Fdmand Jouhaved
Jouhaud
Charles de Gaulle
Chuckle World War TH Not Determinable Right or Left
Fragmentary line asserts ambiguity about who is right or left in a hypothetical world war TH. The brief notes humorously that outcome does not decide rights but what side remains, suggesting a play on moral direction rather than facts.
Valedictorian Ash Jr Found Dead in Muskingum River
MCCONNELLVILLE Ohio AP The body of 18 year old Paul Allen Ash Jr missing valedictorian of Windsor High School was found in the Muskingum River at Stockport Sheriff F A McConnell said he likely fell into the water after going to a lock to practice his speech His parents Mr and Mrs Paul Ash Sr had moved to Weston A copy of the speech was found on the lock and classmates said he often visited the dam to rehearse his address The youth was to deliver the valedictorian speech Monday night at Windsor High School local authorities recovered the body after a search by fire crews and friends
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F. A. McConnell
Windsor High
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Weston
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Liz Taylor scandal prompts ban from U S says congresswoman
Washington AP Rep Iris Blitch a Democrat and grandmother urges the Atty Gen to rule on Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton entering the U S on grounds of undesirability. She denounces the affair as harmful to American prestige and foreign aid policy and asks action before the House.
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Washington
Iris Blitch
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Burton
Miss Tayior
Rome
Mrs Bitch
Mystery of Estes case reaches high Washington officials
Investigators say evidence in the Bille Sol Estes affair points to individuals "pretty darn high up" in the Kennedy and Eisenhower administrations. Separate informants note inquiries may involve more names than previously reported as the probe expands to Estes' alleged government deals. In Texas, Henry Marshall, an Agriculture Department investigator, is believed murdered. an autopsy team found he was shot in the back, challenging the prior death-by-action ruling. Estes faces creditors in El Paso, likely to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
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Washington
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Aminer
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Marshall
Estes
Shall
Russ
Wheeler and Dealer
el Paso
Dayton Suburban Drill Sergeant Gives Confusing Orders
In Dayton Ohio a sergeant in a suburban town directs a 10-year-old recruit during a mock drill. The child asks which way is right as the sergeant repeats right turn. The exchange highlights confusing instructions during a local youth activity.
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Dayton. Ohio
Kettering
All Systems Go for Carpenter Three Orbit Mercury Flight
Cape Canaveral officials said the Atlas rocket and Aurora 7 capsule were in go condition for Malcolm Scott Carpenter’s triple orbit mission. Foreseeable risks include acrid smoke from nearby forest and Everglades fires potentially delaying launch to provide daylight for capsule recovery by ocean.
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Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Here
Everglades
Carpenter
Rem
United States
John J. Glendt
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Weather outlook with showers and cooling trend
The forecast calls for a gradual cooling over five days with high temperatures around 64 and lows near 62. Scattered thundershowers are expected tonight through Monday, with heavier activity near the weekend. Yesterday’s high reached 64 at 4 pm and the overnight low was 71 at 4 am.
Hush-Hush Satellite Launched From Arguello Base
The Air Force launched another secret satellite from Point Arguello in predawn darkness using a Blue Scout rocket. Officials offered no specifics, stating only that the unidentified satellite was boasted skyward, adding secrecy around recent launches such as Midas and Samos.
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Air Force
Pacific Coast
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Samos
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Refugee flood alarms officials over Hong Kong flow
Washington officials fear a massive exodus of refugees from Communist China into Hong Kong. Thousands are being sent back across the border as the United States and Britain seek relief options. Kennedy urged compassion while a push to use surplus foods prompts Senate inquiries. Canada to admit 100 refugee families immediately amid broader resettlement needs. About 50,000 rounded up since May 1 with 8,000 to 10,000 believed hidden in Hong Kong tenements.
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China
Hong Kong
White House
State Department
United States
Britain
Kennedy
United States Committee For Refugees
Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Toronto
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Hong
Formosa
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Office Naming Bill Signed By Kennedy
President Kennedy signed a bill designating the three House Office Buildings in Washington to honor former speakers. The Joseph Cannon Building and the Nicholas Longworth Building will bear their names, while the new building will be called the Sam Rayburn Building. The action honors their service as work on the structures began previously.
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Kennedy
Joseph Cannon
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