Sixth Fleet Stands By Near Crete Amid Middle East Crisis
Aboard the carrier America in the Mediterranean the 6th Fleet commander says open ended options exist to keep sea lanes open. Task Force leaders and ships near Crete await orders as Egypt blocks the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez access. Intrepid could join if ordered. Soviet ships monitored nearby.
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U.S
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America
6Th Fleet
William S. Martin
Lawrence R. Geis
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Geis
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Saratoga
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
Red Sea
United States
Soviet ships press near Philippine coast in tense encounter
Today's index ships steamed close to the coast as Soviet vessels approached within a few hundred feet. Martin likened the action to guests arriving uninvited and overturning china but stopped short of calling it harassment. An officer said they were not overly concerned as the Soviets were outnumbered. The American force included carriers and destroyers plus Little Rock and Galveston. In Manila a Philippine National Railways passenger train derailed about 200 miles south, killing at least six and injuring 131, many of them children.
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Little Rock
Galveston
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Quang Tin
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Red China
Hanoi
Hoa Lac
Kep
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Morton
Mekong
Saigon
President Sets High Priority Talks on Crises
Washington AP President Johnson returns from a Memorial Day visit to Texas as Middle East tensions rise and Vietnam fighting continues. He will meet with top aides and cabinet members including Secretary of State Rusk and Defense McNamara at the White House. Mrs Johnson remained in Texas with family.
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Dean Rusk
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Robert S. McNamara
Walt W. Rostow
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Patrick J. Nugent
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Toll climbs to 601 in Memorial Day road deaths
AP reports 601 traffic fatalities in a 102 hour Memorial Day period, the highest for the holiday yet still below earlier estimates. Weather helped reduce travel while alcohol danger campaigns and new safety laws are cited as factors. Also 104 drownings and 36 boating deaths noted.
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Associated Press
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Soviet Navy Through Bosporus Signals Tense Mid East Clash
Soviet warships moved through the Bosporus amid rising fear of a wider clash with British and American forces in the Middle East crisis. Istanbul sources cite a 10-ship flotilla bound for the eastern Mediterranean, with the U.S. 6th Fleet and British ships already stationed there. Syria and Iraq reacted to shifting alliances, while Israel expanded manpower limits to cover a longer workweek. Jordan and Egypt hailed their defense pact as a step toward Palestine liberation.
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Spy case shocks Holy Loch base as arrests unfold
London AP reports a sweeping security probe at the U S Polaris base at Holy Loch following the arrest of British bookie William McAffer for Official Secrets Act violations and the detention of a U S Navy sailor. German seaman Peter Dorschel faces charges of enticing McAffer to obtain state information. Scotland Yard detectives and base officials coordinated with Dunoon and Manchester courts as the investigation widens.
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Holy Loch
Scotland Yard
Scotland
Glasgow
George Ellis
Simon Lake
Ellis
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Dunoon
William McAffer
Peter Dorschel
Manchester
England
McAffer
Dorschel
Britain
Christine Wych
Luebeck
West Germany
United States
Eastern Nigeria Declares Independent Republic of Biafra
The Eastern region proclaims independence on a 14 million population state of 30,000 square miles as Biafra. Gowon mobilizes the army, imposes an embargo on the East, warning of military action. Awolowo warns of regional independence if the East secedes.
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Obafemi Awolowo
Awolowo
Ojukwu
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Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
Peace Corps
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Johnson TU
Aguiyi-Ironsi
Okukwu
Jets Hit Haiphong Fuel Dumps In Daylight Raid
U S Navy jets from the carrier Hancock bombed two fuel dumps near Haiphong within four miles of the city center, returning pilots reporting black smoke from Loi Dong and Cong My tanks. The strike came as ground fighting intensified in South Vietnam with Marines near the DMZ and heavy US and ARVN actions south of Da Nang. They also noted 564 US planes lost in combat in Vietnam, with 181 in the south, and reported a helicopter shot down and a Marine pilot killed.
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Hancock
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Kua Kam River
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Demilitarized Zone
1St Cavalry
da Nang
Navy
Loi Dong
Cong My
U.S. Senate
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America
Binh Dinh
Met Museum chief cites Central Park bike thefts
Thomas P. F. Hoving, former New York City parks commissioner and director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, told a meeting that urgent actions are needed in Central Park. He cited that three of his own bicycles had been stolen there.
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UPD
Thomas P. F. Hoving
New York City
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Hoving
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mideast Crisis: U S Seeks Restraint via UN Resolution
The United States circulated a Security Council resolution urging Israel and Arab states to heed U Thant’s appeal for restraint in the Middle East crisis. It calls for peaceful, diplomatic solutions and continuous urgent review, with some diplomats predicting adoption before the weekend.
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U.N. Security Council
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