Abductor Slain After Child Kidnapping Incident Ends
In Bristol Connecticut a man abducted 7-year-old Michael Albee from a bus stop. After a three hour siege the kidnapper Albert Bunn was killed by a posse as the boy was returned unharmed. Police reported one officer wounded and the rescue concluded with surrender and a water swap.
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Bristol, Conn
Michael Albee
Donald Albee
Terryville
Albert Bunn
Michael
Bunn
Albee
Joseph Nocera
Bristol
Bunny
Wilfred Morin
Willie
Morin
Conn
Donald T. Albee
Heavy Viet Cong losses amid Saigon war news and Oregon primary gains
Vietnamese troops killed 58 Viet Cong in five ground actions and repelled a heavy attack near Tuy Hoa and Tam Ky. U.S. paratroopers and Australian jungle fighters conducted Operation Hardihood southeast of Saigon. Oregon backed President Johnson’s Viet Nam policy as Rep. Duncan won the Democratic Senate nomination in a hawks versus doves contest.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South China Sea
Vung Tau
Tuy Hoa
Tam
Tam Ky
Oregon
Johnson
Hayden Burns
Florida
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Robert B. Duncan
Viet Nam
Howard Morgan
Morgan
Wayne L. Morse
Edith Green
Duncan
Maurine Neuberger
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Morse
Senate
Burns
Robert King High
Miami
House Group Ends Rights Bill Hearings
In Washington Rep Emanuel Celler of New York wrapped up House hearings on the administration civil rights bill and rejected Senator Dirksen’s claim it cannot pass this year. Dirksen warned the open housing provision may keep the bill tied up until next year. Celler predicted a subcommittee will begin work on the measure.
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Washington
Emanuel Celler
House
Everett M. Dirksen
R I
Dirksen
Senate
Celler
Illinois
New York
Texas
Arthur F. Mohl
Ilinois Board
Harry G. Elmstrom
Saratoga
George A. McCanse
Houston
Tex
Elmstrom
McCause
New Lab Explores Upper Atmosphere from Cape Kennedy
Explorer 32, a 492 pound orbital atmospheric lab, launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Delta rocket at 10 am to map charged gases and study short term disturbances from solar storms. Gemini 9 and Surveyor moon missions are planned in the seven day launch window as Saturn 5 test craft roll out.
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Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics ‘and Space Administration
Explorer
Earth
Space Agency Today
Surveyor
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
Hue Marches Against Ky Regime as Vietnam War Widens
Reports describe large anti junta protests in Hue with 5000 demonstrators denouncing Ky and U S support. U S forces claim 20 Viet Cong killed in separate actions as Operation Crazy Horse continues 260 miles northeast of Saigon. In Minnesota a local page notes a Mimosa tree honey bee nest at 310 Fredrick Street. Oregon and Oklahoma primary results mention Tom McCall, Robert Straub, Preson Moore, Dewey Bartlett and Pat Patterson.
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Hue
Saigon
United States
U.S
Johnson
U.S. 1St Cavalry
James Kelly
Frederick Street
Oliver Road
Kelly
Migm
High
Burns
Hoppen
Claude Kirk
Oregon
Republicans
Tom McCall
Robert Straud
Florida
Oklahoma
Preson Moore
The
American Legion
Raymond Gary
Dewey Bartlett
Tulsa
John N
Happy) Camp
Waukomis
Moore
Bartlett
Henry Bellman
Pat Patterson
Oklahoma City
Fred K. Clarris
Pentagon Reports Military Strength Tops 11-Year High
The Pentagon said U.S. armed strength reached 3,005,019 personnel as of April 30, the first time above three million since 1955. The 35,854 rise reflects a Viet Nam war buildup aiming for 3,093,000 by July 1967, with Army 1,150,488. Air Force 862,726. Navy 741,557. Marines 250,244.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Romney Makes Third Term Bid in Michigan
Republican Governor George Romney announced his bid for a third term in Michigan. The plan would extend to four years under a new constitution Romney helped draft. Romney has no announced GOP opposition.
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Lansing
Mich
George Romney
Romney
All Troops In Hue Rejoin Ky Army
Brig. Gen. Phan Xuan Nhuan announced that the 1st Division in Hue has returned to government duty. He criticized Ky for sending forces to Da Nang while stating his troops remain loyal and continue operations against the Viet Cong. Hunger strikes by Hue University students gathered outside the U.S. consulate as the city returns toward normalcy.
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Saigon University
United States
da Nang
Hue
South Viet Nam
Phan Xuan Nhuan
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Nhuan
Saizon
Hue University
Viet Nam
Tinh Hoi
Weather outlook for Twin Cities stays partly cloudy and warm
The Twin Cities will have partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures through Thursday. A few showers are possible today and highs range from 80 to 85 degrees with lows between 60 and 66. Tuesday's Monroe area high reached 85, with a low of 68 and no rain recorded.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Volley Of Shots Kills Man Driving Alone In His Car
In Revere Massachusetts a 36 year old Cornelius Hughes of Malden was shot to death while driving alone on the Northeast Expressway at about 4 am a second car fired 15 bullets through the vehicle. Police report his brother Stephen was wounded in an attempted slaying in March. The killing raises gangland related deaths in Greater Boston to 29 since March 1964. Hughes was an ex convict free on personal recognition pending trial on conspiracy and larceny charges.
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Revere
Mass
Greater Boston
Cornelius Hughes
Malden
Stephen
Hughes
McCloy Opposes Token European Troop Force
John J. McCloy told a Senate subcommittee the United States should not consider keeping only a token force in Europe. He warned such a move would feed skeptics, undermine reliability, and confound loyal partners.
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Washington
John J. McCloy
United States
Europe
McCloy
Senate
Lawmaker Seeks Crackdown on Model Glue Smuggling
Rep Eddie Sapir of Orleans Parish and 46 co sponsors introduced a House bill to curb youth glue sniffing. The measure would ban selling model glue to anyone under 21 and prohibit giving glue to youngsters by anyone but a parent or guardian.
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Baton Rough
Eddie Sapir
Orleans -Arish
FBI arrests 16 gambling ring suspects nationwide
FBI agents detained 16 men across nine states in a crackdown on interstate gambling info. The suspects used a blue box multifrequency signal generator to bypass toll charges, avoiding records and bills while aiding wagering activity. Four more suspects were sought.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
United States
New York
Maryland
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
California
New Jersey
Nicholas Katzenbach
Saloon Ad Jokes About Fat Reduction In Sign
A cheeky Chuckle Sign advertises a reducing salon with the line Come in and shoo the fat. The playful notice captures light humor about weight loss services and local business promotion.
Mosquito Battle Intensifies in Twin Cities Area
The Ouachita Health Unit studies the mosquito surge at the police jury request while Monroe and West Monroe wage an aggressive fight with spraying and larvacide. Officials acknowledge breeding outside the city limits undermines efforts as fogging continues and draining plans are studied.
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Twin Cities
Ouachita Health Unit
Monroe
Arthur Barker
West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Tom Gaumnitz
Parish
Herbert [. Collier
Ouachita
Health Department
Tupanek Bayou
W. L. Howard
Stroke Fatal To Mrs. Ida Pearce In Louisiana
Mrs Ida Christian Pearce aged 91 mother of Agriculture Commissioner Dave L Pearce died after a stroke while visiting her daughter in the Epps area West Carroll Parish. She had lived in Baton Rouge with the commissioner and is survived by son Edgar Pearce of Baker.
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Oak Grove
Ida Christian Pearce
Dave L. Pearce
Epps
Pearce
West Carroll Parish
L. M. Oldham
Claiborne Parish
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Eugene A. Cernan
Duryea
Duryea Motor Wagon Co
Springfield
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