Battle for Saigon Ends in Palace Capture Under Moon
In Saigon massive battle unfolds under a full moon as Marines attack police headquarters and Diem loyalists defend the presidential palace. Heavy shelling, tank movements, and gunfire fill downtown as deadlines pass with orders to surrender or be destroyed. American servicemen roam the streets amid the chaos.
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Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Cong Hoa
Diem
Gia Long
Hostess of Royalty Elsa Maxwell Dies at 80
New York reports Elsa Maxwell, famed hostess to royalty and columnist for the New York Journal-American, died Friday night in New York Hospital at age 80 from a heart ailment. Born in Keokuk Iowa, she rose from humble beginnings to global society, hobnobbing with leaders and hosting lavish parties. Her career included a popular gossip column and books, with a lifelong creed to do good and have fun. Her life bridged high society and entertainment, ending after a final public appearance at the April in Paris Ball.
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New York
Elsa Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
New York Hospital
Paris
Manhattan
New York Journal- American
California
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Keokuk
Iowa
San Francisco
Princess Helena Victoria
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Provisional Buddhist led government rises in South Viet Nam
News wires report Ngo Dinh Diem and brother Nhu dead after a coup in Saigon. Buddhist general Doung Van Minh leads a new provisional government with Nguyen N Tho as president. U S officials react cautiously while battles end amid prisoner releases and a vow to intensify war against the Viet Cong.
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Tokyo
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nhu
Ngo Brothers
Saigon
Bangkok
Washington
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Nguyen N Tho
Diem
Doung van Minh
South
Boarding House Fire Kills Two in Cattaraugus County
A fire at a two story boarding house in a Cattaraugus County city killed a man and a woman Friday night and left her husband critically injured. One resident escaped unharmed. Firemen reported the cause undetermined. Mrs Augusta Fremming about 55 was found in the living room on the second floor while John Schouten about 72 lay in an enclosed porch. Schouten owned the building. Charles Fremming about 70 was in critical condition at St Francis Hospital. Firefighters said the blaze likely started on the first floor.
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Cattaraugus County
Augusta Fremming
John Schouten
Schouten
Dozing at wheel causes fatal crash near Newark
Harold Decann, 62, of Newark, was killed when his car went off a highway in Wayne County. State Police say he dozed at the wheel, colliding with a tree at the base of an embankment and sustaining fatal head injuries.
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Newark
Harold Decann
Wayne County
Decann
Kennedy cancels trip to Chicago football game
President Kennedy calls off a trip to the Air Force Army game in Chicago to stay at the White House in close touch with the South Viet Nam coup situation. Announcement followed 15 minutes after his scheduled departure time as he met with top advisers on Ngo Dinh Diem ouster developments.
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Washington
Kennedy
Air Force Army
Chicago
White House
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Judy Doll Crowned Miss Teen-age America in Dallas
Judy Doll of Akron, 17, was crowned Miss Teen-age America 1964 by Gov. John Connally in a national telecast. Karen Valentine, 16, of Santa Rosa, won the talent division and a TV contract with Ed Sullivan. Finalists included Jeanine Zavrel, Eileen Speerin, Peggy Nielsen, Mary Jane Daly, and Marilyn Roat.
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Dallas
Tex.p
Judy
America
Santa Rosa
Calif
Karen Valentine
Judy Doll
Akron
Ohio
Texas
John Connally
Karen
Ed Sullivan
New York
Jeanine Zavrel
Washington, D.C
Jeanine
Eileen Melody Speerin
New York City
Peggy Ann Nielsen
Seattle
Wash
Mary Jane Daly
Miami
Fla
Marilyn Roat
Shreveport
Charleston
United States
Bridge opens across Hudson ending Newburgh ferry
The Hudson River sees a $23 million bridge opening by Gov. Rockefeller, ending the long bumpy ferry era begun in 1743 by Alexander Colden. The ferry, once vital to George Washington and Civil War movements, ends after a century and a half of service, with one final day of operations planned.
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Newburgh
George II
Alexander Colden
Gov
Rockefeller
Hudson River
Newburgh- Beacon
George Washington
Continental Army
Colden
Robert Fulton
Snow blankets Jamestown as lake effect dusts town
A two inch blanket of wet heavy snow greeted early risers in Jamestown and vicinity. The storm, first of the season, arrived overnight. The weatherman predicts an additional three to seven inches of snow in sections near Lake Erie by nightfall.
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Jamestown
Lake Erie
Rockefeller cancels speech at bridge opening
Newburgh Beacon Bridge opening in light rain finds Gov Rockefeller canceling a luncheon speech at the last minute after a brief ribbon ceremony at both ends. His wife, slated to cut the ribbon, is absent with no explanation given. hosts learned of her nonappearance via telegram noting other commitments.
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Newburgh
Rockefeller
Newburgh-Beacon
Hudson River
Soviet cosmonauts plan Sunday wedding in Moscow palace
Valentina Tereshkova and Andrian Nikolyaev will wed Sunday in a Moscow palace of weddings the Soviet area ministry announced. The ceremony is set for 11 a.m. A reception will follow at the government house of receptions per a foreign ministry spokesman.
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Moscow
Valentina Tereshkova
Andrian Nikolyaev
Soviet Area Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Syracuse Lifts Probation For Seven Students
Syracuse University freed seven students from disciplinary probation including star football player Gerry Everling. The action, after a general review of about 20 cases, allows Everling to play defense against Pittsburgh, though university officials say the move is not tied to today’s game.
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Syracuse
Syracuse University
Gerry Everling
Pittsburgh
Everling
Binghamton
David Tatum
Tatum
Two Executed in Tehran Anti-Gov Riots
Two men who led bloody antigovernment riots in Tehran last June were executed by firing squad today. Both were named by officials as leaders of the unrest, marking a hard line on dissent amid ongoing security campaigns.
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Tehran
Driver Killed in Route 9 D Crash in Beacon
Mrs Sigrid Gregory 49 of Beacon died Friday night when her car on Route 9 D collided with another vehicle. Police reported the crash occurred on the highway near the Beacon area, and the death was attributed to the accident pending further investigation.
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Poughkeepsie
Sigrid Gregory
Beacon
Route 9-D
Hunters on Move as State Reopens Most of Woodlands
Albany reports the big game season opens in Northern New York with most areas reopening for recreation after Gov. Rockefeller lifts the woodlands ban. Seven Hudson Valley and Southern Catskills counties remain closed. Duck season on Long Island extended to Nov. 16. Shooting hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for big and small game. ducks sunrise to sunset.
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Albany
New York
Rockefeller
Hudson Valley
Catskills
Harold G. Wilm
Long Island
Ulster
Sullivan
Orange
Putnam
Rockland
Dutchess
Westchester
Debutante Ball Scandal Indicts 14 for Property Destruction
A Long Island grand jury indicted fourteen teens on charges of willful destruction of property after a Southampton mansion suffered 3202 in damages following an August debutante ball. The group includes Mimi Russell, 17, Vogue publisher's daughter and granddaughter of the Duke of Marlborough. Police photographed about two dozen partygoers amid broken windows and smashed furniture.
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Riverhead
Duke
Southampton
Long Island
New York City
Philadelphia
Mimi Russell
Vogue
Duke of Marlborough
Fernanda Wanamaker Wetherill
64 Die In Holiday on Ice Blast At Indiana State Fair
After an explosion during the Holiday on Ice Revue at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum at least 64 people were killed and many families lost more than one member. Dr. Jesse Staten and his wife Mary were among the dead, with other Staten relatives injured or missing. A Kokomo family of eight also suffered multiple fatalities. The Coliseum was ordered closed until Monday as authorities, including city police and fire, state police, and the grand jury, investigate potential crimes of commission or omission.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Staten
Marion County General Hospital
Jesse E. Staten
General Motors Corp
Mary
Lena Staten
Greencastle
Ind
David
Barbara Staten
John Staten
Kokomo
Margaret Worland
Ann Margaret Worland
Susan Worland
Irene Worland
Noble R. Pearcy
Marion County Grand Jury
State Administrative Building Council
Courageous Youth Overcomes Polio in London
Robert Paris, 14, stricken with infantile paralysis at age one, overcame severe disability to earn a Scout first class badge in London. Once paralyzed from the hips, he taught himself to sit up and walk with leg irons and crutches. He passed the 50 yard swim, knot tying, star navigation, and completed an eight mile hike in six hours.
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London
Robert Parris
Robert
Not Enough Kennedys in Politics Says RFK
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy said he has no political plans but noted, I do have a couple of relatives who are in politics and I'm not sure that's not enough. He spoke at the 10th annual New England Law Institute in Boston.
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Boston
Robert
F. Kennedy
Kennedy
New England Law Institute
New Leaders To Support U S In South Viet Nam
Washington notes the new South Viet Nam regime to heal Buddhist rifts and accelerate the war effort. The military leaders claim broad popular backing, releasing Buddhist prisoners and inviting pro Western civilians into governance as Nguyen Ngoc Tho leads a provisional cabinet amid post coup expectations.
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U. S
South Viet Nam
Washington
United States
South
Viet Nam
Revolutionary Committee of
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Diem
Nhu
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Pharmacist to Stop Cigarette Sale in Sun Drug Store
Solomon Lefkowitz owner of Sun Drug Store in this Cattaraugus County community said he will not sell cigarettes or tobacco products after current stock is gone, believing smoking causes lung cancer. The move was announced Thursday and is described as a cleanup effort in the community paper.
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Solomon Lefkowitz
Sun Drug
Cattaraugus County
Everest climber Whittaker joins Washington Parks panel
Olympia based nonprofit leader James W. Whittaker the first American to summit Mount Everest was appointed to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission by Governor Albert D. Rosellini.
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Olympia, Wash
James W. Whittaker
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Albert D. Rosellini
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Nung
State Department
Revolutionary Committee of Generals
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Woodlands
RFK
Gen
Whittaker
Parks Group
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