Search Under Way For Lost U S Sub
A broad Atlantic Navy search is under way for the missing atomic submarine Scorpion and its 99 crew. From Norfolk, Virginia, at least 36 ships and planes with nearly 8,000 personnel are scouring a 2,100 mile track near the Azores after Scorpion failed to dock on May 21. The mission mirrors prior rescue efforts for the Thresher, with no contact or distress signals received.
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Atlantic
Norfolk
Navy
Azores
U.S
Cape Cod
Mass
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
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Straits of Gibraltar
Thresher
Moorer
Scorpion
Continental Shelf
Louisville Racial Unrest Triggers National Guard Action
Louisville faced looting burning and violence in the West End after a Monday night rally protesting a police officer’s dismissal. National Guardsmen patrolled streets with curfews in place as 40 juveniles and numerous adults were arrested for disorderly conduct. Sniper fire wounded two men. hospitalized victims included two firemen and a police captain. The clash began over a reinstatement decision drawing protests from NAACP and Kentucky Christian Leadership Conference. Witnesses described youths throwing bottles and bricks as flames consumed a taxi and police cruiser.
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Louisville
West End
General Hospital
Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
National Guard
Kenneth A. Schmied
Civil Service Board
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kentucky Christian Leadership Conference
Bud Dorsey
Weather outlook brightens with improving weekend forecast
Rain fears ease as sunny skies return after tonight. Lows range from 49 to 55 degrees. Wednesday brings partial cloudiness with temperatures climbing to the 70s as sun returns. Yesterday’s high reached 68 with a morning low around 40.
Navy Rescue Gear Near 1939 Standards
Washington AP top Navy expert says available rescue equipment would struggle to save Scorpion crew if the missing sub lies deeper than 300 feet. Rescue bell system and 600 million underwater program aim to improve, but a new 3,500 foot class sub won’t be ready before 1970. Weather and mooring challenges limit deeper operations.
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Washington
Navy
William M. Nicholson
New Hampshire
Nicholson
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Holiday Toll May Hit 725 During Memorial Weekend
The National Safety Council warned that 625 to 725 Americans may die in traffic accidents over the Memorial Day holiday weekend and 27,000 to 32,000 may be disabled. The period runs 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. President Howard Pyle urged preparation, route planning, and defensive driving to reduce the toll.
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Tional Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Pyle
French strike widens as De Gaulle warded off
Francois Mitterrand urged rejection of De Gaulle’s reform plan ahead of the June 16 referendum and called for a provisional government to restore state functions and prepare a July presidential election. The 12 day strike hits production with a projected $3.7 billion annual cost if wage offers are not accepted.
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Francois Mitterrand
Federation of the Left
de Gaulle
Mitterrand
Gen. de Gaulle
U S Drive Started Into Viet Highland
U S forces pressed a major new offensive in the central highlands near Dak To as fighting continued for a fourth day near Saigon and below the DMZ. Allied reports say 250 enemy killed near Saigon and 222 NVA killed below the DMZ, with Viet Cong rockets hitSaigon. The 4th Infantry Division penetrated west of Dak To to envelop the 325C Division while air strikes pounded enemy staging areas from Laos. Two U S helicopters were shot down but crews were saved.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Central Highlands
Dak To
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Air Force
4Th Division
Laos
John R. Hickman
Plane Crash Kills 26 Near Bombay Airport
An Indonesian Garuda Airways jet with 26 aboard reportedly crashed in flames before dawn Tuesday northwest of Bombay. Authorities at Santa Cruz airport said all aboard were killed, though the exact number was uncertain. The aircraft, a Coronado or Convair jet, was en route to Karachi, Pakistan.
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India
Santa Cruz
Karachi
Pakistan
Indonesia
Garuda Airways
Pilot Jack Harding Dies at 71 in San Diego Home
Jack Harding, a member of the first round the world flight team, died Monday at age 71 in his San Diego residence. Harding was one of four U S Army lieutenants who completed the flight on September 28, 1924.
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Jack Harding
San Diego
Calif
Harding
U. S. Army
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