Marines Engage Ho Chi Minh Palace Guard in First Robb Command Fight
In Saigon UPI reports 2000 South Vietnamese troops join U S Marines led by Capt Charles S Robb son in law of President Johnson in a three day battle against elite North Vietnamese palace guard units. This marks Robb s first combat command after arrival last month with only light contact prior.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Charles S. Robb
Johnson
Ho Chi Min
Robb
South Vietnam
Walgreens tests child resistant vial with toddler test
UPI reports Walgreens Drug Stores introduced a child resistant top for prescription vials in San Francisco and invited youngsters to try them. Four year old Rodney Robinson of Concord chewed the top off the vial, prompting a Walgreens spokesman to say the design is child resistant rather than child proof.
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United Press International
San Francisco
UPI
Walgreen Drug Stores
Rodney Robinson
Concord
Walgreen
Taft says Congress ignores draft revision causing crisis
Rep. Robert Taft Jr. accuses Congress of inaction on Selective Service law revisions. He cites widespread opposition to the draft and claims present procedures create confusion and inequities, provoking a national crisis in draft understanding during remarks at Xavier University.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Robert Taft Jr
Congress
Taft
Xavier University
Sinatra and Van Dyke to Host 20th TV Academy Awards
Frank Sinatra and Dick Van Dyke will host the 20th annual television Academy Awards. Sinatra leads the Hollywood Palladium event while Van Dyke fronts the New York segment from the Americana Hotel. The Emmy night airs 90 minutes starting 7 p.m. PDT 10 p.m. EDT with over 40 statuettes to be awarded.
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Hollywood
UPI
Frank Sinatra
Dick van Dyke
Sinatra
Hollywood Palladium
van Dyke
New York
Americana
McCarthy Favored As ADA Weighs Endorsement
Washington ADA delegates at its national convention may sustain the endorsement of Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy for president. The board appears to back his bid after his winter run, with a final wind up meeting Sunday to decide.
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Washington
North Vietnam Moves to Suburban Villa During Paris Talks
North Vietnam delegates shift from Left Bank hotel to a Communist-owned villa seeking quiet and own food. Xuan Thuy and aides press for unconditional end to bombing as prelude to talks, while Harriman demands credibility by admitting troops in the south.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Xuan
U.S
W. Averill Harriman
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
United States
Hanoi Radio
Nimbus B space craft destroyed at launch in California
A dawn search began for the Nimbus B spacecraft after its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base failed and the vehicle was destroyed two minutes after liftoff. Officials said the Air Force Western Test Range and the Navy would conduct recovery operations if possible.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
UPI
Air Force Western Test Range
Navy
Nadar urges steam car to curb air pollution in two years
Auto safety critic Ralph Nadar urged Detroit to build a steam driven car to cut half the nation's air pollution. Speaking at Cuyahoga Community College, he said the vehicle could be developed in two years as a major step toward cleaner air.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ralph Nadar
Detroit
Cuyahoga Community College
Nadar
Weather and Local Notices Summary
Partly sunny and cool today with scattered showers tonight and Sunday. Norwalk Friday high 69 low 46. 7 am humidity 74 percent, 2 pm 60, 7 pm 72. Births report a boy to Mr and Mrs John Overton Republic and a girl to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Johns Collins. Marriage licenses filed for James L Payne Willard and Betty Rohrbaugh Willard and Gerald B Farkas Bowling Green and Barbara Ann Brown Willard. Deaths note Mrs Della E Fluke 55 rural Nor walk.
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Norwalk
John Overton
Republic
Lawrence Johns
Collins
James L. Payne
Willard
Betty L. Rohrbaugh
Gerald B. Farkas
Bowling Green
Barbara Ann Brown
Financial Woes Hit March on Washington Poor People Crunch
Leaders of the Poor Peoples March on Washington acknowledge serious trouble as about 1,000 midwestern marchers arrive and a shortage of funds hinders housing and food for an expected 5,000 people within a week. Volunteers lag as officials warn up to one million could come on May 30.
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Washington
UPI
Poor Peoples March
Midwest
Resurrection City
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Bernard LaFayette
LaFayette
Three-Vehicle Crash Injures Plymouth Cyclist at East Main
Plymouth cyclist Jack W. Arthur 23 treated for a bruised heel and back sprain after a three-vehicle collision at East Main and Linwood. Wayne W. Sholes 16 cited for improper lane change after rear collision with his car. David G. Ringholz 20 driven west on East Main also involved. Police also investigated a second incident where Diane M. Preston 16 pulled from a parking space and struck a parked car.
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Plymouth
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
East Main-Linwood
Jack W. Arthur
Wayne W. Sholes
S. Linwood Ave
Sholes
East Main Street
Arthur
David G. Ringholz
Dudley Blvd
East Main
Diane M. Preston
N. West St
John W. Bettridge
Sandusky
De Gaulle Cuts Romania Visit Over French Labor Crisis
President Charles de Gaulle ends his state visit to Romania to return to France amid a widening crisis. Communist led workers seize factories while students occupy universities, with the president driving decisive action as unrest spreads.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Romania
France
Norwalk Receives 175000 Federal Sewage Grant Approval
The city of Norwalk was notified that a 175000 dollar federal grant for sewage treatment improvements has been approved by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. Officials say bids will be called immediately. Sheriff orders removal of abandoned vehicles in Electric Heights following a complaint. Memorial Day committee to meet for parade planning. A 72 year old woman treated after a knee cut at Grant store. Film festival disruptions in Cannes trigger emergency sessions and protests involving Resnais Lelouch Forman. De Gaulle shifts to address unrest in France.
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Norwalk
Morley Price
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Price
Joseph V. Parish
Edward Clock
North Fairfield
Grant
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
France
Alain Resnais
Claude Lelouch
Milos Forman
Georges Pompidou
Pierre Messmer
Paris
Driver Hurt on Rt. 224
A 24 year old man treated at Willard hospital for injuries from a one car crash on Route 224 east of Greenwich. Elmer Harris Huntington Ind eastbound lost control and veered into a ditch embankment and was cited for driving while intoxicated.
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Willard Hospital
Greenwich
Elmer Harris
Huntington
Ind
Harris
Willard
Russell Lacey
Eric Schwenn
Lacey
Milan
Monroeville
Robert J. Clark
Edwards Road
Eugene C. Clark
New London
May L. Vogel
North Fairfield
Clark
Release sketch of assailant in Norwalk assault case
An 18 year old Norwalk girl reported being assaulted May 2 but later confessed she rode with a stranger. A polygraph supported truthfulness and a composite sketch of the suspect was made showing a tall heavyset man in a blue or green Mustang with partial plate details. A second woman reported a similar man approached her. both victims agree the sketch resembles the assailant. Police seek information.
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Norwalk
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
London
Bureau
Transmission theft reported from car at Oldsmobile Garage
David L. Rollins of 68 Wooster St. notified police a transmission valued at 150 to 200 dollars was stolen from a car owned by his father John Rollins. He had parked the 1963 Chevrolet at the rear of the Oldsmobile Garage on N. Hester St. last Saturday. upon return Friday afternoon the left rear window was found broken and the transmission missing.
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David L. Rollins
Wooster St
John Rollins
Rollins
Oldsmobile
N. Hester St
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