Relief 4 Miles Away In 7th Day Of Siege
Plei Me defenders patrol as Viet Cong shells the camp for the seventh day. U S and Vietnamese forces report hundreds of enemy deaths from air and ground attacks. A relief column advances to four miles from the siege, while air and ground operations continue with light Allied casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Plei Me
U.S
Plei Ya Dran
U. S
Pleiku Sid
Pleiku
Phu Yen
Gemini 6 Mission Scrubbed For Docking Attempt
Gemini 6 mission with Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford was postponed after the Agena docking target failed to reach orbit. Ground control lost telemetry as the Atlas-Agena system failed, ending the first planned rendezvous attempt in space.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Agena
Bermuda
Antigua
Canary Islands
Paul Haney
Mission Control
Schirra
Stafford
United States
Soviet Union
Charles Mathews
Troops Hold Aid on Santo Domingo
Interamerican Peace Force troops and tanks moved into rebel areas of Santo Domingo to restore peace after a week of violence leaving at least nine dead. Provisional President Hector Garcia-Godoy ordered patrols citing a grave situation amid tensions with rebel and military leaders.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Klan Rallies Across South Endorse Viet Nam Policy
Across the South, Ku Klux Klan events feature large crowds and long crosses. In Madisonville Texas a 25 foot cross was burned as about 1,300 people attended a Klan rally led by Royce McPhail. In Tampa Florida a 50 foot cross blaze drew 250 robes and 1,000 spectators. Other rallies were held in Marion South Carolina and Lincoln County Georgia amid civil rights tensions.
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Madisonville
Tex
Austin
Royce McPhail
Crockett
U.S
Viet Nam
Tampa
Fila
A. S. Maple
Georgia
Robert Scoggin
Spartanburg
Criti
National
Scoggin
South Carolina
Washington, Ga
Georgia Klan
Calvin Craig
Lincolnton
Craig
East Georgia
Charles Brown
Americus, Ga
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Lincoln County
Pakistan Says Set To Talk About Troop Withdrawal
Pakistan says it is ready to begin talks on withdrawing Indian and Pakistani troops along the 1700 mile border. Ayub Khan welcomed U Thant’s plan to send Maj. Gen. Sarmen to arrange talks in Rawalpindi and New Delhi. India and Pakistan traded border violation claims over the weekend.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
India
Ayub Khan
U.N
U Thant
Syseno Sarmen
Ayub
Kashmir
Thant
New Delhi
Slow Speed Wonder Through The Century
Reflecting on early 1900s fascination with 20 mph travel, the remark contrasts past astonishment with present persistence. The line captures enduring curiosity about early automotive progress and transportation milestones.
Two Operas Too Much In One Day
Lyric soprano Gabriella Tucci rested after a grueling two performances at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday. She sang Marguerite in Faust at the matinee and Mimi in La Boheme in the evening, stepping in for Teresa Stratas who fell ill with a virus. Tucci recalled a past stint of five operas in four days and said she would not repeat two performances in one day for another decade.
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New York
Gabriella Tucci
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Tucci
Marguerite
Mimi
Teresa Stratas
Australia
Ohio Investor Johnston Dies At Home
New York AP report says William Fenton Johnston aged 70, former vice president and director at Smith, Barney & Co., died at his home in New York. A Mas sillon, Ohio native and Ohio State University graduate, he started on Wall Street in 1928.
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New York
William Fenton Johnston
Smith, Barney & Co
Johnston
Massillon
Ohio
Ohio State University
Wall Street
Cubs Name Leo Durocher Manager Of Club
Chicago Cubs announce Leo Durocher as manager with authority over on field decisions under a three year contract to begin immediately per Vice President John Holland.
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Cubs
Durocher
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Leo Durocher
John Holland
Rhodesia braces for Wilson visit amid security surge
In Salisbury police set tight security for Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Commonwealth Secretary Arthur Bottomley as Rhodesia braces for possible demonstrations. Detained African leaders Nkomo and Sithole warned of violence if unilateral independence proceeds, while talks aim to secure a constitutional path for black majority power.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Wilson
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Cyprus
London
Ian Smith
Smith
Britain
United Nations
Joshua Nkomo
Ndabangingi Sithole
Nkomo
Sithole
Indonesians Keep Heat On Communists
In Jakarta the Indonesian army widens a house to house search for Communists with tanks and armored cars guarding districts. President Sukarno urges a halt to the anti Communist drive to restore law and order as Maj Gen Suharto promises to provide facts proving Communist involvement in the coup.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Suharto
Four-State Search For Harrison Pilot Missing Since Thursday
Ronald Allen 25 a Harrison school teacher disappeared after leaving Harrison for Greeley Colorado in a small Cessna 172. The Civil Air Patrol reported no trace as a four state search widens with Allen to refuel at Columbia Missouri and failing to arrive.
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Harrison
Ohio
Greeley
Colo
Civil Air Patrol
Ronald Allen
Allen
Columbia
Weather outlook with frost and mild cooling
The U S Weather Bureau reports a not so cold night under fair but windy skies with a low of 36 to 42. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and a bit cooler. Last night’s frost reached 32 degrees at 8 a m, the first of the year and two weeks later than last year. Yesterday’s high reached 50 at 6 p m.
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U.S
Robbery at Brink's in Syracuse Blasts Vault
A Brink's Co. branch in Syracuse is robbed after a cannon blast opened the vault. About $300 000 to $500 000 in cash and checks missing, with detectives noting muffled sounds and acetylene tools found nearby. FBI called in as police seal the area.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Brink’s Co
Frank Steier
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Rivera Caminero
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