Veterans camp on Bunker Hill in reverse Revere ride protest
About 300 Vietnam veterans in Army fatigues marched from Concord tracing Revere’s midnight ride toward Boston Common to protest the Vietnam War. Police allowed continued camping on Bunker Hill after a 10:30 p.m. curfew if peaceful, with earlier arrests in Lexington and Battle Green.
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Charlestown
Lexington
Battle Green
Can Revolution
Concord District Court
Esplanade Park
Audie Murphy Missing After Flight From Atlanta
Audie Murphy the Medal of Honor recipient and film actor is missing after a chartered twin engine Aero Commander flight left Atlanta Friday morning and was last heard near Roanoke Virginia Weather in Roanoke area cited by the FAA as a factor The pilot Herman Butler reported planning a noninstrument visual flight and no flight plan was filed Murphy 46 was en route to Martinsville Virginia to meet Modular Properties Inc investors Murphy known for To Hell and Back had a long career in film and a storied wartime record with 23 decorations and a battlefield commission The search continued Sunday with residents reporting sighting and radio attempts by airports but no confirmation yet
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Audie Murphy
Roanoke
Federal Aviation Administration
Herman Butler
FAA
Murphy
Martinsville
Modular Properties, Inc
Bill Spoon
Teton
California
Raymond Fater
Chattanooga
Hills
Allies Kill 450 Reds In Heavy Fighting
Allied forces clashed with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong across four South Vietnamese regions. They reported 450 enemy killed and 187 South Vietnamese troops, 32 U.S. personnel, and 33 civilians wounded. In major action near Highway One south of Da Nang, South Vietnamese forces pushed a counteroffensive as U.S. helicopter gunships aided rocket strikes. Saigon said 162 enemy killed in ten hours, with three prisoners taken and several weapons captured.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Highway One
da Nang
Central Highlands
Phu Tuc
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Duong van Minh
Big Minh
Western Union workers set to strike at midnight
More than 17,000 Western Union employees vote to strike after rejecting the companys final two year wage offer. Negotiations ended after six weeks with disputed raises. union seeks 16 percent annually versus Western Unions 10 percent. Some 2,506 non striking workers remain in separate talks.
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R.H. Cobb
E. L. Hageman
Hageman
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Communications Workers of America
New York
Cobb
Weather outlook turns cloudier as holidays end
It will become cloudier as the holiday period ends but no rain is forecast. Lows tonight drop to the lower 30s while tomorrow's high again nears 80.
Red POWs Refuse Repatriation Batch in Saigon
In Saigon only 13 of 660 North Vietnamese prisoners selected for repatriation agreed to go home this week, according to official sources. The move leaves most POWs resisting release despite government efforts and ongoing talks.
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Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Future Police Club at Madison Junior High Draws 118 Members
Miami policewoman Thelma Harris leads the Future Police Officers Club at Madison Junior High School. The March meeting drew 66 pupils. now 118 of 1,300 students participate. The program aims to curb fights and vandalism, with members patrolling halls and helping peers, earning badges and pledging to uphold the police ethos.
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Thelma Harris
Future Police Officers Club
Madison Junior High School
Madison
Police Club
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