United States Repels North Vietnamese Counterattack Near Dong Ha
U S forces halted a North Vietnamese counterattack near Dong Ha after four days of heavy fighting in the northeast quadrant of South Vietnam. Allied reports list 1,303 enemy KIA, with 108 U S and 541 ARVN personnel killed or wounded. The Navy and air forces supported infantry and Marines as reinforcements arrived and the enemy withdrew by nightfall. A separate blast in Saigon killed three Vietnamese and wounded about 30, including five Americans, with most victims students.
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Saigon
U.S
Dong Ha
South Vietnam
Hue
3Rd Marine Division
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 82Nd Airborne Division
Imperial
Thu Duc
U.S. Command
Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
Ninth Heart Transplant At Houston
A St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital team performed the world ninth heart transplant on Everett Clair Thomas, a 47 year old Phoenix accountant. The donor, a 23 year old woman, died of brain injury from a gunshot wound. her heart was tailored to fit. The Baylor University medical team assisted in the operation.
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Houston, Tex
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Everett Clair Thomas
Phoenix, Ariz
Thomas
Baylor University College of Medicine
Denton Cooley
Robert E. Bloodwell
Grady L. Hallman Jr
Man Fights Extradition To Missouri
Emmett Fortner Jr. refused to waive extradition on a fugitive warrant from St. Francis County Missouri and was released on a $1000 bond by Associate Circuit Judge Robert W. Malmquist. Fortner faces possible extradition proceedings and must appear May 29 at Grundy County Court for related charges. Earlier he pled guilty in Grundy County Circuit Court to a $20 bad check, was fined $100, charged $42.40 court costs, and ordered to restitution.
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Emmett Fortner Jr
Kiersted
St. Francis County
Robert W. Malmquist
Fortner
Grundy County
Heart Transplant Survives Critical Stage at Stanford
Joseph Rizor, 40, underwent a four hour heart transplant at Stanford University Medical Center and survived the critical early period. Doctor Norman Shumway said Rizor’s condition was fair post operatively despite a lung issue requiring artificial respiration. The donor, a 43 year old Salinas carpenter, died of irreversible brain damage. Rizor was the eighth person in medical history to receive a human heart transplant. He and his wife Eileen have four children Mark 15 Michelle 13 Jody 7 and Christopher 3.
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Stanford
Calif
Joseph Rizor
Stanford University Medical Center
Rizer
Norman E. Shumway
Salinas
Shumway
Rizor
Cape Town
South Africa
Eileen
Weather outlook with mild weekend and variable highs
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler air tonight with a low around 40 to 45. Saturday should be mostly sunny and cool with highs in the 60s, while Sunday remains fair and steady. Collins Weather Station recorded a Thursday high of 90 and a low of 52, with temps at 9 am 55 and 11 am 62.
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Collins Weather Station
Negroes Seize Control at Northwestern
About 60 of Northwestern Universitys 125 Negro students blocked access to the finance office in the two story building at Evanston Illinois. They presented demands on admissions scholarships curriculum counseling and facilities and urged more Black students from inner city schools to be admitted.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Northwestern
Roland Hinz
Inner City
Missing Marin County gym teacher in hearing dispute
Elizabeth R. Blodgett 41 a 212 pound Redwood High School gym teacher vanished during a hearing on her job status. Sheriff search followed a note citing thyroid medicine and strain from the principal's decision not to rehire.
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San Rafael
Calif
Marin County Sheriff's Office
Elizabeth R. Blodgett
Redwood High School
Donald Kreps
A. Leonard Bjorklund
Marshall
San Francisco Chronicle
Redwood High
Howlett Addresses Gr-dy Democrats Crowd
About 240 people heard State Auditor Mike Howlett speak at Morris Moose Hall at a Grundy County Democratic meeting. He touted efficiency gains since 1960 and urged local governments to adopt accounting standards and new services. Other candidates attended including Ben Alschuler seeking the 15th District seat and several county and state contenders.
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Illinois
Michael Howlett
Morris Moose Lodge
Joe Callahan
Milford
Tive
Clifford Bunton
Coal City
Howlett
James McEvilly
Minooka
Grundy County
Francis Barron
Ottawa
Herald
Mike Howlett
Morris Moose Hall
Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts
State Auditor’s Office
Lyndon Johnson
Future Genera
Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ben Alschuler
Aurora
U.S
House of Representatives
Charlotte Reid
Alschuler
Reid
McEvilly
15Th
John Linda Silver
Marseilles
Joseph
Joe) Callahan
C. R
Russ) Hamilton
Kankakee
Harold L. Nally
Kankakee County
Recorder of Deeds
Daniel McMullen
LaSalle County
Emmett J. Slingsby
DeKalb
Clarence J. Ruddy
Kendall County
Clifford P. Bunton
Tri-State Coach Lines Wins FAA Run Approval at O’Hare
Tri-State Coach Lines cleared a federal court agreement allowing its drivers to operate to and from O’Hare without arrest threats by Chicago police. The carrier will continue paying $5 per trip fines for alleged trespass while delivering service from Racine Kenosha Milwaukee Hammond and Gary to the airport. Judge Hubert L. Will questioned city management of O’Hare, noting public impact.
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Chicago
Tri-State Coach Lines, Inc
O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare
Tri-State
Rachine
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Hammond
Gary
O’hare
Hubert L. Will
Allen S. Gerard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Racine
O'Hare Field
Will
Ray's Brother Disappears Near Chicago
Ray's brother Jerry Ray, a maintenance man at Sportsman Country Club in Northbrook, quit his job and vanished after James Earl Ray was accused in the King assassination. He urged his brother to surrender in a Sun-Times interview, fearing James Earl Ray might be dead and saying other relatives doubt he is alive.
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Chicago (Ap
Jerry Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Chicago Tribune
Ray
Chicago
The
Sun-Times
James Earl Ray
the Tribune
Sportsman Country Club
Northbrook
Wheeling
FBI
City Water Bills Include Readings For More Time
City water bills show higher readings for the period from December 20 to March 20 due to extended reading time. City Clerk Donald Caisley cited staff shortage and several days of rain and snow as causes for late readings. Water meters are not read in bad weather to avoid bringing mud into homes.
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Donald Caisley
False fire call near Illinois 47 on I 80
A motorist reported a truck fire near Illinois 47 on Interstate 80 shortly before midnight. Morris Volunteer Fire Department found no vehicle or fire upon arrival.
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Morris Volunteer Fire Department
Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Train derailment near Momence causes no injuries
Twenty five freight cars of a Penn Central train derailed Thursday night on the Kankakee branch line near Exline Road west of Momence Illinois. No injuries were reported in the sparsely populated area.
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Momence, Ill
Penn Central Railroad
Momence
Kankakee
Exline Rd
Peace Talks Open in Paris Next Friday
The United States and North Vietnam agreed to begin preliminary peace talks in Paris next Friday or a few days after. President Johnson said Hanoi accepted the time and place, with talks to decide on an unconditional halt to bombing and later broader discussions. He warned the Paris talks are only a first step amid many hazards ahead.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Johnson
Hanoi
Clark M. Clifford
Dean Rusk
U.S
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Phnom Penh
Warsaw
Johnson declines to endorse campaign for Democratic nominee
President Johnson avoided pledging support for a re election bid during a broad televised news conference. He stated Paris is an acceptable site for preliminary Vietnam talks and outlined conditions surrounding civil unrest and tax policy while stressing nonviolence and lawful protest. He warned against continued budget delays and resisted sharp spending cuts despite pressure in Congress.
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Washington
Johnson
Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Congress
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
House
Ways and Means
Astoria Secures Doctor After 16 Months
Astoria Illinois population 1200 finally has a physician. Dr W C Kinser 62 from Bakersfield California agrees to practice after a six month trial and will be supported by a 4000 equipment fund and a 500 reward to Henry Snow of Galesburg for tipping off officials. Ernest Bubb Farmers Bank president notes Kinser prefers hospital work but will take the Astoria post if equipped. last doctor left December 31 1966 for Chicago.
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Astoria, Ill
Galesburg
W. C. Kinser
Bakersfield
Calif
Astoria
Henry Snow
Farmers State Bank of
Kinser
Illinois
Ernest Bubb
Bubb
Glasford
Chicago
Riverdale Worker Awarded 750000 After Locomotive Accident
Thomas Raines, 29, of Riverdale, lost his legs while employed by the New York Central Railroad Co. He received 750000 in Illinois damages, the second highest jury award. He was injured in May 1967 while coupling a hose between a locomotive and a freight car when a second train collided with the one.
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Chicago
Thomas Raines
Riverdale
New York Central Railroad Co
Illinois
Raines
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