Americans Among Victims In Saigon Restaurant Attacks
Two blasts struck the My Canh floating restaurant on the Saigon River killing and wounding many, with 17 dead and 24 wounded on initial counts. The first blast used a likely Claymore mine near the bank. a second blast hit a tobacco stall nearby. Authorities expect higher tolls. The venue catered to Americans and affluent Vietnamese amid tense Saigon waterfront security.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
My Canh
Oe Riverside
South Viet Nam
LBJ Confers With Truman in Kansas City
President Johnson marks the United Nations birthday with a private breakfast and a half hour walk with former president Harry S. Truman in downtown Kansas City. Johnson, en route to San Francisco for U.N. ceremonies, greeted shoppers and pedestrians at the Muehlebach Hotel. This is their first meeting since Truman’s hospital visit last October 21.
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Kansas City
Johnson
United Nations
Harry S. Truman
U.N
Missouri
San Francisco
Muehlebach Hotel
Truman
Stock Market Dips in Early New York Trading
New York stocks retreated in early trading as investors showed caution amid mixed signals. Some measures indicated stubborn resistance among traders, with several prominent indices posting modest losses while maintaining a degree of steadiness.
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New York
Maryland roads chief faults I-70S contractor work
Maryland State Roads Commission head Funk blasted contractors on Interstate 70S from Rockville to Frederick for creating dangerous hazards by cutting shoulders and leaving deep ditches. He warned drastic measures, including warning bonded companies, if unsafe procedures continue. The project, by A H Smith Co and South Jersey Construction, runs 36 miles from last fall to next year’s completion.
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Maryland
State Roads Commission
Rockville
Frederick
Funk
U.S
Charles McC Mathias
R-Md
A. H. Smith Co
Branchville
South Jersey Construction Co
Riverside
N.J
Miss Beatrice Fehr Extension Leader Dies at 61
Beatrice C Fehr longtime Frederick County Cooperative Extension chair and home economics agent died at Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 61. She led the county extension staff after a 1949 start and built a homemakers program while aiding 4H members. Fehr previously worked as Red Cross nutrition specialist in Atlanta and served as an agent in Delaware and New York. Born in Beatrice Nebraska she held a Cornell BS and did graduate work.
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Beatrice C. Fehr
Cooperative Extension Service
Frederick County
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Miss Fehr
Extension ’Service
Frederick ‘County
American Red Cross
Atlanta
Delaware
Courtland
New York State
Beatrice, Neb
Cornell Unversity
Head Start Official Urges Maryland Kindergarten System
Hyman H. Bookbinder told over 300 Maryland PTA delegates at Hood College that a state kindergarten system is needed and that Head Start will not replace private kindergartens where none exist. He noted Head Start aims to aid underprivileged children, while extending culture and services in early education.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Maryland
PTA
Hyman H. Bookbinder
Hood College
Bookbinder
Job Corps
Joseph Showalter
PTA Congress
Montgomery County
Merchants Argue Over Sidewalk Days Success
Downtown merchants offered mixed views on Sidewalk Days with some calling sales poor fair or very good. One shopkeeper complained of slow Friday mornings while another said sales looked better than yesterday and overall trend appears brighter than last year.
92-Year-Old Doctor Plans to Study Geriatrics
Philadelphia AP reports 92-year-old Dr. William Bentley Griggs remains active in practice at his Jenkin town home and office. He refuses retirement, aims to study geriatrics, and will be honored at a public meeting at Hahnemann Medical College with felicitations from across the country and abroad.
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Philadelphia
William Bentley _ Griggs
Gaither
Hahnemann Medical College
Jenkintown
Griggs
Oae E
Viet Cong executes American in reprisal in South Viet Nam
Hanoi Radio announced the Viet Cong killed U.S. Army Sgt. Harold George Bennett, captured during the Binh Gia battle. The broadcast warned of more American deaths as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces reported casualties and a missing soldier from the same action. Bennett was radio operator with the 33rd Ranger Battalion.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Harold George Bennett
Hanoi
U.S
Bennett
Pauline H. Bennett
Perryville
Ark
Binh Gia
33Rd
Ranger Battalion
Charles E. Crafts
North Jay
Maine
Temperature Tumbles 40 Degrees
Air conditioners and fans were off as a 40 degree drop followed brief showers. Overnight low reached 48 degrees, 40 degrees below Thursday's high of 88. Thursday's .18 inch precipitation eased sweltering days, with forecast for today in the high 70s and mid 50s tonight. Weekend looks for low 80s highs.
Firefighter Rushed To Hospital In City Fire
A city firefighter was rushed to Frederick Memorial Hospital after being overcome by smoke while fighting a general alarm fire on South Court Street. The blaze began about 1:30 pm at 2022 South Court Street. Police and fire officials suspect a pigeon entering the attic with a lighted cigarette may have started the fire.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
South Court Street
Educators To Choose School Site
A special Board of Education meeting will consider a proposed site for a new elementary school to replace Jefferson and Burkittsville schools. Dr John L Carnochan Jr says a site is selected but location will not be disclosed until board approval. The site has long been disputed by Jefferson and Burkittsville residents and PTAs.
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Jefferson and
Burkittsville
Board of Education
John L. Carnochan Jr
Te Valley
Jefferson
Jefferson and Burkittsville, Pta’s
Raritan
Carnachan
Middletown
Brunswick
Ten Counsellors Name and Guidance Services Offered
Local students will have summer access to 10 guidance counsellors to assist with school scheduling college entrance requirements and job placement. The program expands to include career and educational choices and personal development with coordination from principals secretaries and community agencies. Counsellors listed include Georse Strasberger Dorothy Strathern Brunswick High School Donald Sullivan Henry Groff Federick High School Margare t Polley Emmitsburg Robert Byers Elm Street Patrick ONeill West Frederick Sheldon Weinstock Middletown David Fisher Thurmont and William Debolt Walkersville.
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Herman A. Hauver
Pup Services
Hauver
Fleorse Strasberger
Dorothy Strathern
Brunswick High School
Donald Sullivan
Henry Groff
Federck High School
Margaret Polley
Emmitsburg
Robert Byers
Elm Street
Patrick O'Neill
West Fredrick
Sheldon Weinstock
Middletown
David Fisher
Thurmont
William Debolt
Walkersville
Jet transport crash near El Toro kills Marines en route to Okinawa
An Air Force C135 carrying 84 aboard including 72 Marines from Camp Pendleton crashed shortly after takeoff from El Toro base while en route to Okinawa via Hawaii. The wreckage was found in hills north of the field at about dawn. The crew of 12 and the origin McGuire Air Force Base were not confirmed. Weather was low clouds and mist with isolated brushland surroundings.
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EL Toro
Calif
Okinawa
Hawaii
Marine Air Base
Here
California
Camp Pendleton
San Diego
Air Force
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
Viet Nam
Honolulu
Washington
Defense Department
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Berlin Blockade Threatens Shipments and Air Traffic Control
East German Communists threaten to disrupt barge and rail shipments to West Berlin and seek control of air traffic. Transport Minister Edwin Kramer warned permits issued by the four occupation powers would be invalid after June 30 unless West Germany and East Germany agree on new procedures.
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Edwin Kramer
Communist Party Central Committee
Neues Deutschland
Kramer
West Germany
West Berlin
East Germany
Thief Steals $2 From Local Tire Center
A thief broke into General Tire Company on East South Street in the early hours, entering through a window. Officers discovered the ransacked office at 1 10 am, finding $2 in change missing from a soft drink machine. detectives have no suspects yet.
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General Tire Company
East South Street
Tire Company
Donald L. Travis
City Police Detective Bureau
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