Shots Over Students Protest In Jakarta March
Indonesian marines fired over the heads of about 2000 students marching on Congress to protest a five year rule by Gen Suharto. Clashes occurred as students overran two fire engines. several students beaten, no bullets hit. Meanwhile a Yugoslav bus crash near Lazarevac killed 10 and injured 30. Calcutta police imposed a dusk to dawn curfew to curb Hindu Muslim rioting. Reforms stalled in Prague with Novotny's fate undecided after Communist caucus. Rhodesian terrorists killed. Blaiberg sleeps well after heart transplant. Fulton to head Des Moines Democratic platform committee.
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Rotel Indonesia
Lazarevac
Yugoslavia
Lazareva
Imp
Calcutta
India
Prague
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Novotny
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Zarabia
Blaiberg
Cape
Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Fulton
Des Moines
Robert Fulton
Democratic Party
Democratic
Clark Rasmussen
Towa
Life Jackets Unused as Two Men Drown in River
A Mississippi River capsized boat near Clinton carried five men Sunday. Arthur Cleppe, 66, and Gen Free man, 23, both of Clinton, drowned. their bodies were found about two hours later. The other three occupants, Robert Kurt, Benney Nylin, and Phillip Taylor, swam to Beaver Island but could not reach shore due to rough water. None wore life jackets despite the boat being equipped with them.
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Clinton
Mississippi
Arthur Cleppe
Gen Freeman
Robert Kurt
Benney Nylin
Phillip Taylor
Beaver Island
Gas theft confessed long ago nets $3 to treasurer
Medford Oregon AP report says Jackson County treasurer Chester Gitches received $3 and a letter describing a gas theft from a cadet near Willow Lake about eight or nine years ago while the writer was in high school. The note mentions stealing about one cent of gasoline.
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Ore
Jackson County
Chester Gitches
Sit
Willow Lake
Plane crash kills six cheerleaders and three adults
In Rapid City South Dakota a Beechcraft BE18 returning from Sioux Falls crashed in crosswinds killing six high school cheerleaders and three adults. The victims include Sandstrom and his wife Mary 50 Dorothy Lloyd 60 the English teacher and several students. The crash prompted a day of mourning at Rapid City High School.
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Rapid City
S.D
South Dakota
Rapid City Hight
Paul C O Stevens
Sioux’ Falls
Ivan Landstrom
Sandstrom
Mary
Dorothy Lloyd
Shirley Landstrom
Landstroms
Jan Glaze
Kay McNutt
Gail Flohr
Terry Blanton
Diana McClusky
Johnson urges austerity and total effort to win war
President Johnson arrives unannounced at the National Farmers Union convention in Minneapolis from his Texas ranch. He calls for a national program of austerity to keep the economy sound while pushing for major budget cuts and a 10 percent income tax increase. He promises farmers fair prices, inflation protection, parity, justice, and opportunity, and avoids politics during the ranch stay. The First Family marks Lynda Johnson Robb’s birthday and says farewell to two presidential sons-in-law headed for military duty.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson
Texas
Farmers’ Union
Congress
Lynda
Trading Less Hectic Gold Prices Show Decline
In Paris and Zurich free gold markets opened amid Washington accord uncertainty. Prices fell from Friday's highs as speculative demand eased. Paris ingot settled around $40.10 per ounce, Zurich banks posted $43-$45, West German sales paused, Degussa halted trades, while Hong Kong noted volatility and a two price system. Elsewhere the dollar and pound strengthened on European exchanges as observers weighed the accord’s lasting impact.
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Paris
Zurich
Washington
Degussa
Germany
Hong Kong
Frankfurt
Hubert
Scranton
United States
Hubert H. Humphrey
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
Washington National Airport
London Exchange
London Stock’ Exchange
Britain
Bank of England
Khe Sanh Attack Fought Off by South Vietnamese Rangers
North Vietnamese tried a second assault on Khe Sanh as allied forces mounted a heavy drive around Saigon. Reports claim enemy toll exceeds 800 in the first week with heavy fighting near trenches and outer barbed wire. U S forces reported 30 killed and 249 wounded overall. Hanoi said jets bombed Hanoi and a Navy Intruder was shot down with two crew captured.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Hue
Saigon
Hanoi
U. S
Navy AG
Dale Walter Doss
Edwin
Arthur Shuman
da Nang
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