Wellington drum and fife unit loses Memorial Day lead
Horace McClaflin, 33 years the parade fifer, will miss Wellington's Memorial Day march. Replacement for drummer True Fortney, 76, who died last fall, could not be found. McClaflin hopes to revive the Spirit of 76 next year with new musicians.
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Wellington
Ohio
Horace McClaflin
McClaflin
True Fortney
Claude Smith
Ashland
Willard
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Flags flutter at Arlington National Cemetery today
A look inside the papers notes The Little Flags will flutter in the breeze at Arlington National Cemetery today. A salute to the War Mothers of Middletown appears on page 11 and a Confederate Soldier looks homeward at Columbus where he and his fallen comrades are remembered.
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Arlington National Cemetery
War Mothers of
Middletown
Columbus
Negroes Push For Voting Rights In Mississippi March
James Farmer with CORE addressed about 400 marchers at Rankin County Courthouse as they finished a two day trek to boost voter registration. Police ringed the courthouse with shotguns while whites watched. About 50 eligible Negro voters lined up to register and a dozen took tests before the office closed for the weekend.
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Brandon
Miss
James Farmer
Mississippi
Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Rankin County
Aleen Adams
Rankin County Movement
New York
Crippled Jet Lands Safely at Kennedy Airport
A three engine Northwest Airlines jet with 54 aboard landed safely at Kennedy Airport after developing landing gear trouble post takeoff from Newark. The nose gear failed to retract at touchdown, and the plane rolled about 3,000 feet on its main gears before the nose settled on the runway. Emergency crews nearby anticipated a crash.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
Newark
N.J
Northwest Airlines
Record Memorial Day Traffic Toll Surges Past Last Year
The Associated Press reports a sharp rise in highway deaths during the first 24 hours of the Memorial Day weekend, with 119 fatalities as of Saturday evening. States Florida Missouri California and Michigan show high tolls. National Safety Council estimates 430 to 510 deaths for the 78-hour period. National guardsmen deploy in Iowa Wisconsin and Indiana to aid patrols. Illinois State Police cancel leaves. The 431-death three day record from last year stands as a benchmark.
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Associated Press
Council
Florida
Missouri
California
Michigan
National Safety Council
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Six Die In Desert Head On Collision Near Needles
An 11 year old girl survived a fatal two car crash on Highway 95 two miles south of Needles California. The deceased include Kathy Scruggs 11 and her sister Susan 10 their father Harvey H Scruggs 41 brother Harvey L Scruggs 20 and sister Debra 12. Theodore A Gillette 22 of Lake Havasu City drove the other car and was killed along with passenger John Valenzuela 22 of Needles. Valenzuela died four hours after the crash at Needles Municipal Hospital.
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Needles
Calif
California Highway Patrol
Kathy Scruggs
Fresno
Susan
Kathy
Harvey H. Scruggs
Harvey L. Scruggs
Debra
San Bernardino County
Walt Terry
Theodore A. Gillette
Lake Havasu City
Gillette
John Valenz
Labor Disputes Rise Across Italy In 48-Hour Strikes
About 45 000 rubber plant workers joined a 48 hour strike over wages and contracts amid clashes between Communist and non Communist unions. Customs collectors ended a two day walkout that halted goods at Italian borders. Also 2000 train conductors and brakemen in Rome threatened a 24 hour strike beginning 10 p.m. Saturday.
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Rome
Italy
Raca
Mistake Ours Air Force Says
A U S air force spokesman said shell fragment tests showed four U S planes mistakenly attacked a South Vietnamese outpost last Tuesday. The outpost lay about 4 1/2 miles south of the border with North Viet Nam and reports at the time varied on who conducted the strike.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
Hon Nieu Island
Oriskany
Hanoi
Viet Cong Attacks Bring Fears of Major Sea Drive
In Saigon and northern provinces, Viet Cong assaults increase as U S and Vietnamese forces clash. An American officer and several Vietnamese troops die. air and ground operations spin up with Da Nang and Quang Tri centers under heavy fighting. Telecommunications and political tensions add to the crisis.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Tri
Viet Nam
Quang Nam
Quang Ngai
U.S. Army
da Nang S
da Nang
Two Baptist Missionaries Sentenced in Havana Case
In Havana a military court sentenced Rev. Herbert Caudill 63 of Waynesboro Georgia to 10 years and Rev. David Fite 31 of Omega Georgia to six years for black market currency dealings. Fite was acquitted on espionage, Caudill's espionage outcome not stated. Swiss Embassy announced the sentences. Thirty two Cubans, many Baptist ministers, were tried with them.
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Herbert Caudill
Waynesboro
David Fite
Omega
Fite
Caudill
U.S
Cuba
Ireland Bans Commercial Bingo Nationwide
Dublin Justice Minister Brian Lenihan announces a ban on commercialized bingo across Ireland following court rulings. Charity bingo may continue under license but with prize limits and no advertising.
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Dublin
Ireland
Brian Lenihan
Chuckle at Social Trends in Animal Lovers
A humorous remark claims most girls prefer a long silver fox or a short balding man. The wit contrasts idealized fantasies with common appearances and playfully surveys dating archetypes.
LBJ Keeps In Touch From Ranch
President Johnson spent a quiet day at the LBJ Ranch in Texas surveying agricultural developments and reviewing cables from Washington. He noted the birthday of the late President John F. Kennedy and telegraphed Rep. Earle Cabell saying the nation will never forget Kennedy, who would have turned 48 on Saturday.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
LBJ
Texas
George F. Reedy
Washington
State and Defense Departments
John F. Kennedy
Earle Cabell
D-Tex
Kennedy
Dallas
Cabell
Bitter clash over OAS role in Dominican Republic crisis
Rival Dominican factions attack OAS chief Jose Mora over alleged interference as Gen. Hugo Alvim arrives to lead a new peace force. The junta resumes control of Radio Santo Domingo and claims Mora seeks trusteeship, while U.S. troops prepare for payroll funding amid stalled peace talks.
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Ican Republic
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Francisco Caamano Deno
Jose A. Mora
OAS
Mora
Radio
Santo Domingo
United States
Hugo Panasco Alvim
U.S. Navy
San Juan
U.S
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
White House
Cyrus R. Vance
Junta
Weather Outlook Warms Then Cool Again
Expect a mild day near 68 degrees with overnight lows around 50. The forecast calls for a return of warmer conditions Monday with sunny skies and modest temperature rise.
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Weather Bureau
Reds Charge 2 Diplomats Spies in Moscow
A Soviet paper accused two American diplomats in Moscow of CIA spying while the U S Embassy called the claim a fabrication. The Nyedyelya piece named Malcolm Toon and Alan Logan as agents and tied Ottawa to alleged harassment of Soviet personnel.
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U.S
Armication Amaranthe
Soviet Union
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Sovyetskaya Rossiya
Ottawa
Foreign Ministry
Nyedyelyn
Izvestia
Malcolm Toon
Alan Logan
CIA
Toon
Detec
Logan
Nyedyelya
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Churen
Highway Patrol
Joe Hawkins
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Vernon Waldrup
George Raymond
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Phan Huy Quat
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Philip Neil Butler
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Alvim
Donald Reid Cabral
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