Fresh troops enter Saigon as Viet Cong press on
Viet Cong send fresh troops to Saigon as fighting intensifies near the Independence Palace and in Cholon. U.S. and allied units report heavy clashes across four areas including Mekong Delta outposts and Dak To in the central highlands. B52 missions target Saigon region and surrounding routes.
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Saigon
Saitoday
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Inde- Palace
Gia Dinh
United States
North Vietnam
U.S. 9Th Division
Mekong Delta
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Phu Bai
Dak To
Central High Panhandle
Columbia University Placed Under Police Guard Amid Protests
Columbia University prepares for commencement amid campus turmoil with police posted around St. John the Divine Cathedral. Formal Class Day is canceled as demonstrators demand university restructuring while most seniors face possible disciplinary action or denial of degrees.
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Columbia
Ginity
Columbia University
Episcopal Cathedral
St. John the Divine
Thar
Javits proposes federal buildings in ghetto areas
Senator Javits urged the General Services Administration to place new federal buildings in ghetto areas and back it with tax incentives to spur slum-area employment, contracts, and satellite businesses. He praised NAB's progress yet noted lag in summer slum youth jobs, while Philadelphia Mayor Tate urged a national goal of decent homes and jobs by 1976.
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New York
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
General Services Administration
American Management Association
Javits
NAB
New York City
Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
Johnson urges Soviet cooperation for peace at Glassboro
President Johnson appeals to Soviet leaders to travel part way toward peace with the United States citing progress since Holly Bush summit with Kosygin. He tells 1051 graduates that joint efforts in Vietnam talks and human environment studies can weave a fabric of peace and lessen hostility.
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West Point
Lamar C. Ratcliffe Jr
United States Military Academy
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Lamar C. Ratcliffe
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Kas
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Glassboro
Vietnam
Paris
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Hanoi
Soviet Union
Johnson
Russia
Kosygin
Hollybush
New Jersey
Richard Hughes
Actress Says She Shot Warhol Collaborator Over Control
New York police say Valeria Solanis, a young actress in Warhol films, confessed to shooting artist Andy Warhol and writer Mario Amaya in his Union Square studio. Warhol, 41, remained in critical condition, while Amaya suffered only a back graze. Solanis, describing herself as a writer, was later booked on felonious assault and weapon charges. Police search for Solanis, who wore a trenchcoat with a pistol in each pocket.
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New York
Valeria Solanis
Andy Warhol
Warhol
Columbus Hospital
Mario Amaya
London
Times Square
Union Square
Amaya
Marcus pleads guilty in bribe conspiracy case
James L. Marcus former New York City water commissioner and adviser to Mayor Lindsay pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy in U S District Court He is 37 a Sche nectady native The cases against Marcus and labor lawyer Herbert Itkin were separated from the trial of five other defendants with both Marcus and Itkin expected to testify for the prosecution.
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NEW York
James L. Marcus
John V. Lindsay
Marcus
Schenectady
U.S. District Court
Herbert Itkin
Itkin
Hurricane Abby plagues Punta Gorda with deaths and missing
Hurricane Abby battered Florida with floods and two foot tides as Punta Gorda felt its hardest landfall. Five people were missing and a one year old died in Key West floodwaters. A Saturn 1 rocket sat in a hurricane tower while warnings stretched along both coasts.
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Fla
Florida
Moonport
Cape Kennedy
Abby
Tampa
Arnold Sugg
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Air Force
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
America
Apollo
Marco Beach
Tarpon Springs
Daytona Beach
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa Bay
April Geans
Key West
Coast Guard
California's the Big One For Kennedy McCarthy
California voters faced a pivotal primary between Eugene J. McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy with turnout expected high. Polls showed Kennedy favored by many, while undecided voters could swing the result. Reagan led the Republican side unopposed with 86 California votes.
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McCarthy
Los Angeles
Dements
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Wns
Hubert H
Los Angeles Times
Times
National Broadcasting Co
Oliver Quayle Co
Thomas C. Lynch
Ronald Reagan
Johnson says foreign powers would strike back over imports
Washington reports the Johnson administration warns that any import quotas could trigger massive retaliation against U.S. trade. In Tel Aviv, Israeli warplanes bombed Arab artillery positions on the eve of the Arab-Israeli war anniversary, killing three civilians and wounding at least eight as border farm settlements were hit.
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U.S
United States
Tel Aviv
Jordan
Woman pilot killed in Woodstock plane crash
A light single engine Cessna 141 crashed about a mile from Woodstock airport killing 40 year old pilot Jean Marie Mutchier of Silver Spring Maryland. State police say she was alone and likely en route from Hartford to Woodstock.
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Woodstock
Conn
Jean Marie Mutchier
Silver Spring
Hartford
France Withdraws Gold From IMF Amid Strike Fallout
Paris reports France will withdraw 745 million dollars from the International Monetary Fund as gold and foreign currency reserves fall due to a nationwide strike wave since mid May. The move taps a large share of its 1.8 billion drawing rights with no conditions. Reserves stood at 5.7205 billion on June 31, down 306.6 million.
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Paris
France
International Monetary Fund
Finance Ministry
Robbers Steal 8800 From Jamestown Businessman
Edwin A. Jacobson, 75, president of a wholesale tobacco company, said five masked men forced their way into his home in Jamestown, bound him, and robbed him of 6300 cash and a 2500 diamond ring. He reported he tossed 2300 in a wallet into the kitchen. robbers recovered it. The remaining 4000 were in a cedar chest.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Edwin A. Jacobson
Jacobson
Yugoslavia Bans Public Gatherings Amid Student Strife
In Belgrade the Communist government bans public demonstrations and meetings for two days after fierce clashes between rebellious students and police. Belgrade University administration remains in student control after a Monday seizure, with about 30 000 attending orderly college meetings across the capital.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Belgrade University
Capi
French unions urge strikers to restore transport
Paris reports a partial breakthrough as union leaders seek ratification of agreements to resume trains buses and subways. Banque de France reopened and hundreds of factories restarted while major industrial giants remained on strike. Transport ministers hailed deals though rail mail and long distance links lagged and the June 23 National Assembly vote looms.
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Paris
Banque de France
Jean Chamant
National Assembly
Mortgage Rates May Jump If Loans Not Closed by July First
Gov Rockefeller signed a bill allowing the State Banking Board to raise conventional mortgage rates to as high as 7 percent. Banking officials urged lenders to close all conventional mortgage commitments by June 30 to avoid higher rates, as the board planned a June 21 meeting to set the new ceiling.
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Gov. Rockefeller
State Banking Board
Frank Wille
Banking Board
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