Siege and clash erupt as Buddhists clash with Saigon forces
In Saigon Buddhist demonstrators clash with government troops as police seal off the Buddhist Institute. A mob burns three Jeeps, seizes two submachine guns, and detains draft-age protesters. Amid strikes and hunger protests, Thich Tri Quang’s health worsens while North Vietnamese casualties mount on Kontum and the Tonkin coast radar scene reports possible enemy losses.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich
U.S
U. S. Navy
Navy
Coontz
Gulf of Tonkin
101St Airborne Division
101St Airborne
Court subpoenas Willis in Klan leader trial
The federal court subpoenas Rep Edwn E Willis chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee and staff director Francis J McNamara to testify and bring all committee records at the contempt trial of Ku Klux Klan leader Robert M Shelton set for Sept 12 in Washington. The move follows Shelton’s refusal to testify after hearing on Klan activities.
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Washington
House Committee On UN
Shelton
Willis
McNamara
U.S. District Court
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Klan
Moro Coalition Beats Reds in Rome Local Elections
Premier Aldo Moro's Catholic Socialist coalition gained prestige by crushing Communist hopes in Rome. The result, seen as a prelude to 1968 parliamentary elections, marks the Communists' first postwar loss of ground in the capital, with center-left backers claiming the party's growth was halted.
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Moro
REDS
Rome
Aldo Moro
Italy
Seven Year Old Boy Drowns In Apalachin Creek
James Bundy seven to drown Monday night while swimming in Apalachin Creek west of Binghamton. Police said the body of the child, son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Bundy, was found floating face down in the creek.
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Apalachin
N.Y
James Bundy
Apalachin Creek
Binghamton
Gerald Bundy
Medicare Hospitals Brace for Flood of Elderly Patients
About 19 million elderly Americans are set to join Medicare on July 1, triggering an expected rise in hospital and facility demand. Hospitals nationwide brace for beds and staffing pressure as doctors report patients delaying care until coverage begins, while officials note uncertainty over the scale of the increase.
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Medicare Hospitals
Ciated
Jury Finds Ruby Mentally Sound in Dallas Case
A Dallas District Court jury ruled Jack Ruby sane, clearing a hurdle for his appeal in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Ruby was convicted of murder in March 1964 for killing Lee Harvey Oswald after Kennedy's 1963 assassination.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Criminal District Court No. 3
Texas Appeals Court
Tavern Proprietor Dies After Beating in Schenectady
Freeman Heffner a 52 year old tavern owner of Heffner's Grill in Schenectady died at Ellis Hospital fourteen hours after he was allegedly struck with a chair by an intruder in his tavern. Police said he was attacked Monday by a man unknown to his wife Vicki and four patrons.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Henry C. Ashley
Garland
Tex
Texas Police Association
Odessa
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Warren
Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
White
Stewart
Schenectady
N.Y
Freeman Heffner
Heffner
Ellis Hospital
Vicki
Viet Troops Seen As No Longer A Fighting Force
In the central highlands US para troopers clashed with North Vietnamese forces. Brig Gen Willard Pearson said the enemy is no longer a fighting force and that the 24th Regiment may have lost over 1,000 killed in a week of combat. South Vietnamese troops joined the fighting as ridge actions continued north of Kontum.
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Kontum
Pearson
Magnuson Seeks Senate Action on Car Safety Standards
Senator Warren G. Magnuson aims for Senate Commerce Committee approval of a bill to set mandatory federal car safety standards. Some sources doubt action today, citing many issues unresolved. The measure would task the Commerce Secretary with interim standards by next Jan and set later effective dates for 1968 models.
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Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Magnuson
Johnson
Washington Democrat
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Transportation
Cabinet Department
Two Teens Die in Ontario Crash After Police Chase
An automobile pursued by State Police crashed into a tree near Ontario New York killing two youths and injuring three others. Timothy Porter 17 and Robert Foss 19 both of Williamson died. Henry Turner and Charles Foss 17 were in critical condition while Marion Bryant 21 was in satisfactory condition. The chase lasted about two miles at speeds over 70 mph after the car ran a stop sign.
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Ontario
N.Y
Rochester
Timothy M. Porter
Williamson
Robert E. Foss
Rochester General Hospital
Henry Turner
Foss
Charles
Marion Bryant
Tropers
Wayne County
Riots Continue on Chicago Northwest Side Firebombs and Shots
In a second straight night of violence on Chicago's Northwest Side more than 1,000 rioters clashed with police. Seven Puerto Ricans were shot and wounded and 37 arrested as police dispersed the mob amid looting and bottles and bricks hurled at officers.
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Chicago
Northwest
John Elmer
Chicago Tribune
Western
Division
California Avenue
Deadlocked Over Hike in Transit Fare in NYC
Albany AP reports ongoing talks on a new city tax plan to fix New York City finances. A 15 cent bus subway fare remains the flashpoint as Gov Rockefeller mediates between Mayor Lindsay and legislative leaders after more than ten hours of negotiation.
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Albany
N.Y
New York City
Executive Mansion
Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Assembly
Anthony J. Traiva
Frank D. O'Connor
Council
David Ross
Lindsay
Earl W. Brydges
Senate
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Senate debate over necessity of Father’s Day
Sen Russell Long questioned the need for a national Father’s Day as the Senate debated a resolution designating the third Sunday in June. The measure passed, with mixed public sentiment reflected by responses from Edward D. Disney and other fathers who voiced support or skepticism about the holiday and its commercial aspects.
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Sen
Russell Long
New York
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
House
Atlanta
Edward D. Disney
Disney
Sen. Long
Rick Ingersoll
West Los Angeles
Calif
Gene Barry
Mississippi March Resumes After Warning on Behavior
Drenching rains from the Great Lakes to Texas caused seven deaths including two sets of brothers near Shreveport. Five drowned when their boat overturned on Caddo Lake. two more perished in a drainage ditch. Mississippi marchers resume walking and voter registration efforts amid prior accusations of scandalous behavior. Floyd McKissick cites Selma memory and urges resolve.
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Great Lakes
Texas
Shreveport
Caddo Lake
George West
Tex
Corpus Christi
U.S. 385
Odessa
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
San Francisco
California
Alma
New Jersey
Grenada
Miss
Mississippi
Floyd B. McKissick
Selma
Congress
McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Alabama
Montgomery
Model Nell Theobald files $3 million suit after NYC lion attack
Nell Theobald a 22 year old model filed in New York State Supreme Court a $3 million damage suit over injuries from a publicity stunt lion at the International Automobile Show held in New York. She named the lion owner the auto show and the Coliseum among the defendants.
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NEW York (Ap
Nell Theobald
New York City
Miss Theobald
New York State Supreme Court
Colisum
Injured Youth Graduates In Hospital Ceremony
Mace Goodman a 17 year old student wore a hospital gown for his high school graduation after a June 8 motorcycle accident left him with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder. Hollywood Professional School students gathered in UCLA White Memorial Hospital’s surgical amphitheater to celebrate.
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Los Angeles
Mace Goodman
Hollywood Professional School
Ucla
White Memorial Hospital
Baseball-sized hail reported on Kansas farm scene
D D Hall toured a Sterling area farm after a damaging storm and found hailstones strewn across the yard. He exclaimed that one stone was “as big as a baseball,” then picked it up for inspection.
Hoffa Outlines Plan to Seize Union If Unavailable
In Washington James R Hoffa says the Teamsters would create a general vice president post to automatically succeed him if he is unavailable for any reason including prison. He discussed plans ahead of the Miami Beach convention where he is expected to win a new five year term.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters
Miami Beach
Holga
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Israel Irizarry
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Gilberto Torres
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