Ky’s troops fire on rebels in Hue and Saigon curfew
In Hue government paratroops clash with dissidents as Buddhist protests escalate. In Saigon a car is burned near Buddhist Institute while a 9 pm curfew is imposed. Ky strengthens control with 5000 troops and police. Reuters/AP coverage notes political pressure over open housing provisions and congressional actions.
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Hue
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
1St Division
Buddhist Institute
Junta
Kyu
Freshback Navy apprentice Bruce Keltner in San Diego
Bruce D. Keltner 18, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis D Keltner 108 Mauldin Dr West Monroe, returned to San Diego after two weeks leave to begin basic training and schooling in electricity and electronics. He will continue training at the naval station in San Francisco California.
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San Diego
Calif
West Monroe
Bruce D. Keltner
U.S. Navy
Young Keltner
Lewis D. Keltner
Mauldin Dr
Naval Station
San Francisco
Rusk Opposes Cuts in NATO Forces
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged against reducing NATO forces, linking any cuts to similar reductions elsewhere and stressing unity to keep defense strong. He cited NATO’s Brussels meeting as a test NATO passed with confidence, while noting France’s shift out of military command but continued treaty participation.
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Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Rusk
Senate
National Security Subcommittee
NATO
Washington
Im ¢Halam
Henry M. Jackson
Senate National Security Subcommittee
Capitol Hill
U.S
Jackson
United States
Europe
Viet Nam
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Preparedness Committee
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
Ribicoff
de Gaulle
France
Lopen
Germany
Moscow
Alliance
Paris
Marines Heroic Stand On Viet Nam Hilltop Victory
S. Sgt. Jimmie Howard of San Diego earned a fourth Purple Heart after a five hour defense on a Chu Lai hilltop. With 17 Marines against 250 Viet Cong, they ran low on ammo and used knives and rocks until reinforcements arrived by helicopter. Navy Corpsman Billy Holmes also aided a wounded Marine under fire.
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Chu Lai
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Jimmie Howard
San Diego
Calif
Howard
U.S
Katie
Gopher
Ermy
Navy
Billy Holmes
Madison
Tenn
Holmes
Area Forecast Warns of Cloudy Skies and Warm Temperatures
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Friday. The Twin Cities may see scattered thundershowers today and tonight. Highs will reach 86 to 92, with overnight lows 66 to 70. The Mon Cloudy roe area recorded a high of 94 Wednesday and a 71 low this morning.
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Twin Cities
Roe
Today's Chuckle There's no need to put your best foot forward
A light humor item jokes about choosing to drag the other foot rather than forcing a perfect pace. The column keeps a playful tone and invites readers to smile at a quip about ordinary missteps and casual self mockery.
Solons Approve Tough Highway Safety Bill
The House Public Works Committee endorsed a three year highway safety measure replacing funding for states without approved safety programs. It would cut 25 percent of federal highway aid after January 1 1968, establish a national safety agency, require driver education vehicle inspection and licensing, and create a national driver register. Funds totaling 260 million would be distributed mainly by population with 25 percent for local programs. A national highway safety advisory council with 31 members would include governors and industry experts.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
Senate Public Works Committee
Secretary of Commerce
National Highway Safety Agency
Senate Committee
House Group
House
National Highway Safety Advisory Council
De Gaulle Plans Withdrawn Missile Units From West Germany
Paris agencies report France will pull four Nike and Hawk antiaircraft missile battalions from West Germany within months. NATO was notified of the move as France plans to leave NATO on July 1. Nuclear warheads would be withdrawn with the missiles after departure. Withdrawal of 15 planes from duty in Germany was also announced, with 45 others pending.
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Paris
France
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Permanent Council
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
United States
NATO Council
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
Germany
Four Die When Planes Collide In Forest Crash
A twin engine plane crashed and burned in a wooded area after colliding with a smaller aircraft. Three people aboard the larger craft died along with the lone occupant of the second plane. The larger plane was registered to Saturn Airways of Miami, Florida.
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Columbia City
Ind
Saturn Airways
Miami
Fla
Aaxico Airlines, Inc
Appointment Bill Killed In House
In Baton Rouge the House blocked Rep. Branton's bill to shift Legislative Budget Committee appointment power from the governor to eight district lawmakers. The measure aimed to equalize executive and legislative powers but was defeated 33 to 0 amid floor debate and partisan remarks.
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Milo Dakin
News-Star
Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
Northeast
Louisiana
House
Legislative Budget Committee
Pavey Branton
Webster Parish
Senate
Sen
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Branton
Rep
Algie Brown
Caddo
Brown
Joe Keogh
Vail Delony
Delony
Lake Providence
Ford Stinson
Bossier
Spencer G. Todd
St. Mary Parish
Sam Jones
Jones
Northeast Louisiana State College to Open Men and Women Dormitories
Bids for two new residence halls at Northeast Louisiana State College will be opened next week. A separate sale of 3.5 million dollars in revenue bonds will finance the dormitories and related costs, with no state tax money used. The 11 story men’s hall will house 832 and the 3 story women’s hall 212. Occupancy is planned for September 1967.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Stubbs Hall
Northeast
D. George T. Walker
Captain Shreve
Shreveport
State Board of Education
Wrhich
Prentice Seymour
Monroe
Wilson and Sandifer
Bayou DeSiard
Governor Signs Junior Commuter College Bill
Governor John J. McKeithen signed the bill creating a junior commuter college in the Fifth District. Rep. David I. Patten and Sen. J. C. Gilbert announced. LSU Board will choose the site to serve Concordia, Catahoula, Franklin, Tensas, LaSalle and Madison parishes. Initial cost estimated at about $2 million.
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News-Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
David I. Patten
Catahoula
J. C
Sonny) Gilbert
Sicily Island
LSU Board of Supervisors
Concordia
Franklin
Tensas
LaSalle
Madison
Red China Ousts Nanking University Rector
TOKYO AP report says Kuang Ya-ming, rector of Nanking University, was stripped of all duties for an alleged ignoble conspiracy to suppress the revolutionary movement. The ouster followed counterattacks against students and professors who accused him of not following party Chairman ae Tze-tung’s teachings as broadcast by Radio Peking.
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Tokyo
Nanking
China
Radio Peking
Kuang Ya-ming
Nanking University
Kuang
Ae Tze-tung
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Scions
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Full
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
Dn.v
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Congress
Celler
Evertt M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Subcommittee
Dirksen
Cape Kennedy
Defense Department
Air Force
U.S. Army
Titan
UT Ply
Belgium
Solons
Red China
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