Indonesian plot to attack U.S. Embassy foiled by army
Singapore sources report Indonesia's army uncovering a plan led by Foreign Minister Subandrio to attack the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to rally pro Communist forces after student raids. intelligence agents clashed with troops, arrests followed, and Suharto's regime tightened control amid a purge of communists and a looming cabinet swap.
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Singapore
Indonesia
Subandrio
U.S
Jakarta
Donocents
Peking
Suharto
Sukarno
Merdeka
Abdul Haris Nasution
Armed Forces
Pilot Confident Of His Survival In Alaska Rescue
An Air Force pilot Roy MacDonald bailed out after a collision over central Alaska. He survived 51 hours in minus 45 degree weather, kept calm, and expected rescue by an Air Force helicopter arriving at Elmendorf. He landed off a ridge and set up camp amid trees nearby.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Roy MacDonald
MacDonald
Selfridge
Mich
Air Force Base
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Five car crash on Interstate 55 in Will County leaves one dead
Albert Tucker and family escape unharmed as their car is badly damaged in a five car crash on Interstate 55 in Will County. James E. Paul, 39, of Colonial Village near Lemont, is killed and Frank Bracewski, 30, in critical condition at St Joseph's Joliet. Others treated and released. Burgas faces ticket for wrong lane use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Tucker
Mike
Patti
Fremont Ave
Will County
Joliet
James E. Paul
Colonial Village
Lemont
Frank Bracewski
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph’s
Silver Cross Hospitals
Frank Bargas
Lemont Ave
Here
Tucker
Burgas
Paul
Roger Nolan
LeClair
Delores Phares
Palos Heights
Set Meeting on Zoning Thursday
A public meeting on zoning and building codes will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Farm Bureau auditorium sponsored by the Grundy County Extension Council. Norman Krausz professor at the University of Illinois and attorney will speak on zoning and building codes. Al Pilch Grundy County farm adviser invites all interested persons to attend.
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Farm Bureau Auditorium
Grundy County Extension Council
Norman Krausz
University of Illinois
al Pilch
Grundy County
Weekend warmth to continue with 60s highs
The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau expects warmer temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 60s. Skies will be cloudy most of the time. At Collins Weather Station the high reached 51 on Sunday after a Saturday high of 50 and a night low of 37.
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U. S
Mercury
Collins
Fulbright defends Viet Nam hearings as path to consensus
Sen. J. W. Fulbright says the Foreign Relations Committee fosters controversy to reach a true national consensus on Viet Nam policy. He argues public hearings clarify objectives, despite criticism that the nation appears divided. He cites China relations and calls for honest airing of differences to aid decision making.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Johnson
Asia
China
Fulbright
National Conference of Higher Education
Chicago
Viet Nam
United States
America
Congress Faces Large Emergency Spending in Vietnam War Push
Congress aims to pass a $13.1 billion defense and aid bill with a total defense appropriation near $60 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30. A $6 billion tax measure also looms, fueling debate on foreign policy as the Viet Nam war continues.
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Wshngton
Congress
House
Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
I-Day Delay in Gemini Launch
The Gemini 8 mission delays 24 hours due to leaks in an Atlas rocket and in a spacesuit circuit. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott will review flight plans while technicians fix the problems. launch timing remains Wednesday with Atlas at 10 a.m. and Gemini at 11:41 a.m. local.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlas
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Space Agency
Agena
Armstrong
Scott
Earth
Atronaut
Gemini Launch Complex 19
Air Force
Merritt Island
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Tex
Boxer
Gemini
Mrs Thorson enters race for county treasurer
Sophie Thorson chief deputy county treasurer announces Republican candidacy for the June 14 primary. A Grundy County native with 22 years in public service she has worked in Morris city and county offices and lives in Wauponsee Township with her husband and daughter. Wilbur H. Brown already entered the race February 28.
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Glenn
Sophie) Thorson
Grundy County
Thorson
Morris High School
Stephen Lumber and Fuel Co
City of
Morris
Mabel Mottaz
Wilbur H. Brown
Rte. 3
Viet Profiteer Executed in Saigon's Market Square
Ta Vinh 34 a Chinese descent businessman was executed at dawn by a government firing squad after a conviction for economic sabotage. Police restricted crowds as Vinh's family appealed for mercy and shops reopened in Da Nang amid protests over a dismissal of Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ta Vinh 34
Ky Ky
Vinh
da Nang
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Rescue mission near Ashan camp sparks praise after bold air strikes
American jets battled heavy anti aircraft fire in Vietnam as they attacked the Ashan Special Forces camp area on the Laotian border. U S pilots flew 42 missions guiding air and naval support while Gen Westmoreland commended aviators for saving 20 downed airmen and 12 U S Army SF men and 136 Montagnard and Vietnamese soldiers during the 39 hour battle.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
USS
Ashan
U.S
Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Vinh
Dien Bien Phu
Cape Ron
Quang Ngai
Thach Tru
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Army
da Nang
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Samuel J. Moore
Phuoc Tuy
III Corps
U.s.navy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Red China
Humphrey
India
Indira Gandhi
United Nations
ABC
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
CBS
White House
Robert S. McNamara
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mrs. Thorson
Neil Armstrong
I. S. Viet Nam
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