Marines halt large North Vietnamese assault near DMZ
U S Marines stopped an infiltrating force of about 3000 North Vietnamese regulars in savage combat near the demilitarized zone. Casualties totaled 58 killed, 125 wounded for Marines with 86 enemy fighters reported killed. Additional clashes included attacks on a Da Nang base and damage to Dong Ha airfield.
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U.S
da Nang
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Demilitarized Zone
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Bong Son
America
DMZ
Queen Elizabeth Opens Expo 67 Tour Amid Tight Security
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip begin a seven hour Expo 67 visit in Montreal under heavy guard. Police restrict crowds and bar demonstrators as the royal yacht Britannia docks on the St Lawrence island. The tour proceeds with umbrellas in light rain and concludes with a return voyage to Kingston Ontario.
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Montreal
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Britannia
Ottawa
Quebec
Expo Grounds
Fair
Expo Island
St. Lawrence
Kingston
Ont
Cooling Trend Reports Sunny Cooler Pattern Across Area
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts mostly sunny cool weather with highs 68 to 75 today and around 70 Tuesday. The five day outlook shows average highs 3 to 5 degrees below normal near 83 to 88 with a 9 a m reading of 62 today.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Pool Attendance Soars at Morris Pool in June
Morris Municipal Swimming Pool will skip Red Cross swimming classes on Tuesday for Fourth of July observance. Regular hours resume Wednesday. June attendance reached 13,801, the highest since June 1959, with 630 registrations for Red Cross classes in 13 years, about 500 to 550 attending morning sessions.
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Red Cross
Morris Municipal
Steve Benz
Benz
Rioting youths clash with police in Lake Geneva
Thousands of teens and young adults hurled bottles and fireworks in a second night of violence in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Police described a large crowd causing property damage including broken windows and damaged vehicles while authorities imposed a 1 am curfew and mobilized emergency measures.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Wisconsin
Emil Johnejack
Elkhorn
Donald Fry
Chicago
Mecca
James van Beek
van Beek
Lakeside
Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Hugh Simonson
Milwaukee
U.N. Assembly Nears Vote on Middle East Crisis
The U N General Assembly prepared to vote on rival Middle East resolutions. One plan urged immediate Israeli troop withdrawal from Egypt, Jordan and Syria and sought broader peace terms. The other urged withdrawal with wider regional considerations and humanitarian issues to follow.
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U.N. Assembly
Middle East
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Security Council
Critical five year old in Joliet hospital
Continues critical condition of Kevin Olson five son of Mr and Mrs Howard Olson 1341 Park Boulevard who was struck by a car Wednesday in Hi Park subdivision. Family spokesman says he underwent brain surgery Sunday and is holding his own in the intensive care unit at St Joseph Hospital Joliet.
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Kevin Olson
Howard Olson
Park Boulevard
Hi-Park Subdivision
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Fatal Wounds Reported In Du Quoin
Clifton L. Hestand age 34 of Du Quoin died from gunshot wounds in an apparent accidental shooting while trying to dislodge a shell from his shotgun. Coroner E W West of Perry County announced the finding.
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DU Quoin
Ill
Clifton L. Hestand
E. W. West
Perry County
Hestand
Nineteen 4-H Members to Visit Washington D C
Nineteen Grundy County 4-H members will travel Saturday to Washington D C for the 4 H citizenship short course. They share a bus with Kane County 4 H members and return July 16. Chaperones are Albert Pilch and Miss Jeanette Brucker.
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4-H
Washington, D.C
Grundy County
Washington, D. C
Kane County
Albert Pilch
Jeanette Brucker
Will Chaperon
Six Teens Die In Illinois Weekend Traffic Plunge
Six teen drivers and passengers die in a weekend crash near Grand Ridge Illinois 23 north of Grand Ridge La Salle County and in further crashes across Illinois. A seventh youth is critically injured. The weekend toll climbs toward 400 traffic deaths with a four day Independence Day period still underway.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Grand Ridge
la Salle County
Illinois 121
Warrensburg
Anna Vaughn
Forsyth
Macon County
Betty DeMent
Decatur
William Greenwood Jr
Streator
Anna May Jones
Gloria D. Norris
Chicago
Charles Williams
Ottawa
Duane Neilsen
Stanley Kranov
Stephen Sipula
Gerald Underhill
Dixon
Oregon
Ogle County
Larry Kibbee
le Roy
McLean County
Georgia Foxworth
Hoopeston
Vermilion County
Richard Johnson
Donald Collier
Theodore Schiff
Elk Grove
Stewardson
Shelby County
Donald Barnes
Oak Lawn
Alsip
Doris Davis
Henderson
Galesburg
National Safety Council
Child Burned at Stratton Park
A 2 year old girl Debra Varble of Crete was burned when a coffee pot overturned at Stratton Park at 2 p.m. She received stomach burns and was treated and released from Morris Hospital the same day.
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Morris Hospital
Stratton Park
Debra Varble
Ray Varble
Crete
Morris Daily Herald to skip Tuesday edition
The Morris Daily Herald will not publish on Tuesday as employees observe the Fourth of July holiday. Publication will resume Wednesday.
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris Rotarians Pledge for Rainbow Council Camp
Rotarians and individuals in Morris pledged 2390 dollars toward Rainbow Council Camp development. The three county total nears 44 000 with a 75 000 county goal and a 426 000 regional goal. Plans include a memorial headquarters at 24000, a 40000 maintenance post in Kankakee, and a 50000 dining hall in Will. The 755 acre camp lies southeast of Morris near the Mazon River.
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Will
Kankakee
Adcock
Kankakee County
Will County
Morris
Mazon River
Clashes Continue at Suez As UN Talks Move
Egyptian and Israeli troops clash for the third day near El Qantara on the Suez Canal. The United Nations prepares a vote on withdrawal demands while both sides report casualties and artillery exchanges. Israeli officials claim Egyptian tanks and armored cars were destroyed. Cairo says Egyptians repelled an Israeli attack and crossed the canal briefly.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
United Nations
Israel
West Bank
East Bank
el Qantara
Egypt
Radio Cairo
Sinai Peninsula
U.N
U_ Thant
Port Fuad
Port Said
Radio
Jerusalem
U.N. General Assembly
Syria
Jordan
Assembly
Communists Involved in Large Number of Protests
Washington AP The House Committee on Un American Activities says Communist organizations have been importantly involved in the great majority of anti war demonstrations in the United States. The foreword by Chairman Edwin E Willis states not all protests were organized by Communists but they have been the guiding force in major demonstrations. Americans must inform themselves to avoid Communist lies and distortions and to warn others.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
United States
Edwin E. Willis
Reconstruction of Spanish Pavilion Begins in St Louis
Spanish Pavilion in downtown St Louis begins reconstruction originally built for the 1964 65 World’s Fair. The Spanish government donated funds for rebuilding in the city center.
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St, Louis
St Louis
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