Viet Cong Attack Kills Civilians in Saigon Refuge Village
Viet Cong threw hazardous materials, mortars and satchel charges into a refugee village near Saigon, killing civilians including women and children. U.S. Marines and government workers faced heavy fire as 14 Marines and local militiamen defended the settlement, with dozens wounded and Vietnamese casualties mounting in a multi-front clash.
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Saigon
Son Tra
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Saaenesd
McCarthy Backers Leave New York State Committee Meeting
Several hundred McCarthy supporters stormed out of the New York Democratic State Committee session after being denied half of the 65 at large national convention delegates. O'Dwyer urged fair treatment for the McCarthy workers, noting McCarthy won 61 of 123 delegates in the June 18 primary with Kennedy 29, Humphrey 14, and 19 uncommitted.
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Humphrey Sen. J
Minnesota
Humphrey
McCarthy
Rockefeller
Oklahoma
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Democratic State Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Manihattan
Resurrection City to Cost Uncle Sam About $250,000
The Interior Department released an estimate showing federal costs for the Resurrection City project. Expenses cover setup, police, and demolition, totaling about 250000 dollars. The report notes major items and connects to subsequent legal actions related to participants.
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Resurrection City
Uncle Sam
Washington
Interior
Mother to Visit Him Monda Sirhan Gains Three Weeks Delay for Pleading
Bishara Sirhan, the mother of Sirhan Sirhan, wins a three week delay to plead before the court as Rascal Parsons takes over his defense at the Los Angeles jail chapel. The defendant faces one murder count and five counts of assault with intent to murder linked to the Ambassador Hotel shooting that killed Senator Robert Kennedy. Sirhan, escorted by police, appeared in court in a wheelchair after a June arrest, with a fresh shave and neatly cut hair.
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Angeles
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Immi Pn Gn
Rascal Parsons
Abi Oe Paraghiel
Ld Newamen
Sirhan
Angeles Central Jail
Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Adel Sirhan
Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
New York
California
New Penguins Arrive at Vilas Park Zoo Madison WI
Sixteen Humboldt penguins relocated from a Miami dealer arrive at Vilas Park Zoo Madison Wisconsin. The birds, native to the west coast of South America, join the zoo's animal collection year round.
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Zoo
Vilas Park Zoo
Madison, Wis
Con Miami Animal Dealer
South America
Man and His World Exhibition in Montreal Falls Short
In Montreal the Man and His World exhibition struggles to draw crowds after six weeks with only three million visitors. Officials admit overestimation of Expo 67 spillover effects and predict about 10 million total attendance, far below Mayor Jean Drapeau's 20 million target. The city plans to push marketing to lift turnout and revenue expectations amid a messy report of visitor totals and financial goals.
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Montreal
Jean Drapeau
De Gaulle Warns France Faces External Pressures
Paris AP reports President cautions that France must meet strong foreign competition and curb price rises inflation and a falling franc as it seeks to offset the crisis and protect the economy.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
U Thant Flies to Europe for 14 Nation Tour
U Thant secretary general of the United Nations departed New York for a 14 day European tour visiting five nations. Highlights include a July 8 address in Geneva at the UN Economic and Social Council summer session and a July 11 speech before the International Bar Association in Dublin.
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New York
U Thant
United Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Economic and Social Council of the UN
International Bar Association
Dublin
Ireland
Strike Ties Up U. S. Ships
New York AP report: the National Maritime Union began a wage dispute strike at 12:01 a.m. potentially halting about 70 percent of the American merchant fleet. Roughly 100 ships were at sea across the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts as the action could affect 407 freighters 158 tankers and 11 passenger freighters.
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National Maritime Union
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
U S Destroyers Under Fire Near Dong Hoi
The U S 7th Fleet said two American destroyers Cochrane and Ozbourne were fired upon by North Vietnamese coastal defense batteries 11 miles northeast of Dong Hoi off the southern coast of North Vietnam. No hits were reported, the closest shell landing 100 yards off.
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Saigon
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Cochrane
Ozbourn
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U C Campus Target of Throng in UC Berkeley Clash
About 300 demonstrators smashed windows at two main UC Berkeley buildings before helmeted police in skirmish lines drove them back. The throng subsided as officers advanced, with earlier windows shattered in patrol cars and along concrete sidewalks.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
LBJ Tax Bite to Begin July 14 Under New Law
President Johnson signed a tax bill that raises personal income tax by 10 percent effective July 14. The measure retroactive to last April increases federal revenues by over 15 billion annually and aims to curb inflation and rising interest rates. It includes payroll timing changes and lasts until June 30 next year unless extended. The package also accelerates payments for certain corporate taxes and seeks to trim a projected large budget deficit.
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Washington
President Johnson
Johnson
U.S
Congress
Labor Department
William H. Chartener
Mansfield Proposes Two Choices for Chief Justice
Senate leader Mike Mansfield offers Abe Fortas or Earl Warren as chief justice options amid Johnson nominations. He signals Warren may stay if Fortas is approved, faces Republican filibuster threats, and outlines tactics to delay adjournment to press the two-choice stance. Southern Democrats weigh implications of Warren’s retirement timing.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Mansfield
Johnson
Fortas
Homer Thornberry
Warren
Gove
Howard H. Baker, Jr
Tennessee
Robert P. Wi
White House
Wareren
Luci Nugent Celebrates 21st Birthday In White House Cake
Mrs Patrick Nugent Luci Johnson younger daughter of President John seems to have celebrated her 21st birthday in the White House Rose Garden. She flew to Texas with her baby son Lyn. The Johnsons joined Luci for the celebration before she departed for Austin. The cake bore the inscription For 21 years of joy Lappy birthday Luci.
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Washington
Patrick Nugent
Johnson
Texas
Lyn
Austin
Patrick J. Nugent
Luci
White House Rose Garden
Hilton man dies in car crash near Rochester
Hilton, N Y AP Donald Graham 39 of Hilton was killed when his automobile struck an apple tree on Byrd Road near this Rochester area community.
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Hilton
N. Y
Donald Graham
Byrd Road
Rochester
Johnson dedicates Tennessee dam as symbol of New Conservation
President Johnson dedicates a 50 million dam on Stones River west of Nashville, naming it the D St Day Priest Memorial. He calls the project a key part of New Conservation, offering flood protection and power while creating 18,000 acres of recreation in the Nashville area for camping and hiking.
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Tenn
Johnson
Here
Stones River
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