Students Stone Warsaw Embassy Demonstration in Poland
About 30 students mainly Cubans and others studying in Poland staged a five minute hit and run protest at the U S embassy in Warsaw pelting the building with bricks ink bottles and potatoes. One automobile pile and several embassy windows and a glass display case were damaged with no injuries reported among U S personnel. In Des Moines Gov. Harold Hughes backs returning some federal income tax revenue to the state as a tax rebate or incentive plan, but cautions Congress may reject a simple replacement. He notes many governors support the idea if no strings are attached.
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Viet Nam
Cuba
Des Moines
Harold Hughes
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Hughes
United States
Watch Vote In Alabama Watch Vote In Alabama
Federal observers monitored Alabama Democratic party runoff in 16 counties as polling opened to 7 or 9 p m depending on location. Vote watchers checked for Voting Rights Act violations while Negro candidates aimed at offices in a predominantly white legislature and sheriff posts amid turnout efforts and reported demonstrations abroad.
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Birmingham
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Alabama
Justice Departent
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Hale
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Perry
Sumter
Jefferson
Tuscaloosa
Effort to Kill Castro Alleged by Cuban Exile Plot
Cuban authorities say two men attempted to breach Havana and assassinate Prime Minister Fidel Castro. The pair, Sandalia Herminio Diaz and Armando Romero, were killed after landing near Havana while the boat team’s torpedo boat sank. Surviving prisoners were Antonio de la Cuesta Valle and Eugenio Saldivarriques. two crewmen are missing and presumed drowned. Exile sources in Miami identify Cuesta as a veteran anti Castro commander.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Sandalia Herminio Diaz
Armando Romero
Antonio de la Cuesta Valle
Eugenio Saldivarriques
Miami
Cuesta
White House silent on North Viet Nam peace overture
AP reports floated that North Viet Nam sought peace talks via Rome. Moyers said if any offer came the administration would seize on it with eagerness and hope. No confirmation or denial issued.
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Washington
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Holiday Death Toll Hits New Memorial Day Peak
The National Safety Council president urged a billion more annually for traffic safety after a record Memorial Day weekend with 542 highway deaths, plus 47 drownings and 93 boating fatalities. California logged the most deaths. Somerset Kentucky saw the worst accident. The three day period had Weather: fair to cool tonight, highs near 75 with showers possible by midweek. River level listed at .7 fast.
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National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Council
California
Somerset
Ohio
Buddhist Leaders Sit With Military Junta Aide Talks
In Saigon Buddhist leaders held a surprise meeting with Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu as protests against the junta’s rule escalate. A 17 year old girl’s self immolation in Hue raised tensions, with other monks and nuns reported to have taken similar actions in Dalat and Hue. Meanwhile US air forces conducted heavy strikes in North Vietnam as Blanchard, Air Force vice chief of staff, died of a heart attack at the Pentagon.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Quang
Tich Tinh Khiet
Hue
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North Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
Washington
William H. Blanchard
Air Force
Pentagon
Blanchard
Boston
Hale County race pits Kisziah against rivals in county sweep
In Hale County a race features C B Kisziah challenging M Blue Jr Bullock County Sheriff hopefuls including Henry McCaskill and a candidate named liams running against the field.
Gemini 9 Ready for Three Day Space Flight Launch
Caped at Cape Kennedy, Lt. Col. Staf ford and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Eugene Cernan declare readiness for Gemini 9. They will launch from Titan and Atlas rockets to dock with an Augmented Target Docking Adapter and orbit roughly 185 miles high. Weather looks favorable for lift off and the mission includes a practice space walk by Cernan.
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Thoms
Stafford
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Thomas P. Stafford
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Eugene A. Cernan
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Atlas
U.S
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Surveyor
Navy identifies security breach amid top secret espionage bid
A Navy serviceman in a routine post accessed top secret material, sought to sell it to the Soviets, and prompted a worldwide tightening of security. A notice from Rear Adm. Rufus L. Taylor cited complacent clearance practices and failure to challenge the individual's need to know as contributing factors. The case highlighted gaps in access controls and the danger of classified material being exposed despite secret clearance.
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Navy
Adm
Rufus L. Taylor
Office of Naval Intelligence
Chief of Naval Operations
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