Rockets Fired In Saigon Amid 22 Overnight Shellings
Across Saigon and surrounding areas during a night of fighting, two 100 pound rockets struck Saigon, one hitting a schoolyard near the U.S. Embassy and another in an outer district with no casualties. Allied reports say 10 North Vietnamese troops were killed in two skirmishes, while U.S. bases such as Bien Hoa and Phu Bai saw limited action. American B52 bombers targeted Viet Cong positions in the A Shau Valley and near Katum as days of clashes continued.
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U.S
Kien van
Tan Son Nhut
Bien Hoa
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Phu Bai
A Shau
South Vietnam
Katum
Pennsylvania Senate plan would abolish state general hospital system
Senator Richard C. Frame and four GOP colleagues introduced a bill to dismantle the 10 state owned general hospitals. The proposal would transfer ownership to private hands by January 1 1972 and the measure was sent to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
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UPI
Pennsylvania
Richard C. Frame
R-Venango
GOP
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Pat Nixon Tours Portland Amid Napalm Mockery
First Lady Pat Nixon endured a mock napalm protest during a Portland visit with daughter Julie Eisenhower on a West Coast tour to spotlight local volunteer programs. She toured day care centers and Braille classes at a temple, faced verbal challenges from antiwar groups, and continued to a ghetto area to view a volunteer garden project and a visual art center.
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Helen Thomas
Portland Cre
UPI
Pat Nixon
Los Angeles
Julie Eisenhower
Albina
Ghetto
Rufus Butler
Butler
Langston Hughes
Miser
Countywide dog license crackdown expands from North Beaver
State dog law officers will extend a crackdown on unlicensed dogs and dogs at large from North Beaver Township to the rest of the county. Officer Paul J. Rowe noted Article 208 requires licensing for dogs over six months and Article 702 bans dogs at large except when confined.
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North Beaver Township
Paul J. Rowe
Rowe
State Dog Law Enforcement Bureau
Evans City
Bureau
North Beaver
Search on for boy lost in wilderness near Smokies
Seven year old Dennis Martin vanished Saturday at Spence Field along the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A 100 strong Green Beret detachment joined the search with helicopters and comms units as rangers fear bears and limited food options. Dennis is the son of Mr and Mrs William Martin, last seen playing with his brother Douglas age nine.
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Dennis Martin
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Dennis
William Martin
Douglas
Spence Field
Tennessee
North Carolina
Tuesday June 17 1969 Deaths of Bucci and Vitale
Obituary note for Mrs. Carmella Bucci 76 of Ellwood City and Anthony Tony Vitale 65 of 2 E Garfield Ave. An item listing two local residents and their age and residence.
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Carmella Bucci
Ellwood City
Anthony
Tony) Vitale
E. Garfield Ave
Testimony Refused by USS Frank E. Evans Officer in Collision Inquiry
Lt. jg Ronald C. Ramsey 24 of Long Beach California refused to testify before a mixed U S Navy and Australian board investigating the June 3 South China Sea collision that killed 74. Ramsey cited rights to full constitutional rights and alleged denial of his requests to review witnesses and cross examine. The three American and three Australian officers adjourned to a closed session with Ramsey allowed to review a transcript and add statements.
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Patrick J. Killen
Subic Bay
Philippines
UPI
Frank E. Evans
J.g
Ronald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Calif
Frederick F. Tilton
Mariemont
Ohio
Tilton
Ramsey
Evans
Factfinding Board
South China Sea
James A. Hopson
Kansas City
Kan
Hopson
Public Employee Law Debated by Pennsylvania House
Harrisburg reports lawmakers move to vote a package of public employee rights measures. The House amended a bill to preserve the 1947 law banning strikes, rejected a limited right to strike, and blocked a right to work framing. Democratic leaders had opposed amendments that would bar scholarships or state loans to students expelled for disruptive conduct.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Donald O. Bair
Allegheny
Bair
K. Leroy Irvis
Allegheny County
Herbert Fineman
James F. Prendergast
Northampton County
Irvis
Western Pennsylvania Weather Sunny and Warmer Today
Sunny and a bit warmer across western Pennsylvania with highs in the 70s to low 80s. Tonight remains fair but will be not as cool, partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the northwestern portion, lows in the 50s. Wednesday turns partly cloudy with a shower chance, highs mid 70s to low 80s.
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Pennsylvania
Cherry Bomb Injures Youth On Highland Avenue
Tim Todd, 12, of 414 Boyles Ave., suffered scratches to the eyelid and left knee at 6 30 p m yesterday when a cherry bomb was thrown from a car by boys on Highland Ave near Park Ave police said.
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Tim Todd
Boyles Ave
Highland Ave
Park Ave
House members vow to refuse Powell back pay after court ruling
The House angrily rejects any obligation to fund Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s back pay following a Supreme Court 7 to 1 Decision. The ruling confines payment to House employees, not members, but leaves open legal avenues and potential further appeals into next year.
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Bimini
Grand Bahamas
Supreme Court
Congress
Powell
UPI
Frank Eleazer
Washington
House
Harlem
Sergeant-At
Warren E. Burger
Abe Fortas
Incumbent Lindsay eyes re election in New York mayor race
New Yorkers vote in a crowded mayoral race led by incumbent John V. Lindsay and former mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. The contest also features Norman Mailer in the Democratic bid and a Republican liberal versus conservative split with John J. Marchi. Balloting runs 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT with a final election set for November 4.
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UPI
New
Norman Mailer
Lindsay
John J. Marchi
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