Picketers Halt Queen Drydock
Maritime unions halted the Queen Mary drydock move in Long Beach with pickets near Pier E, claiming the ship remains under seagoing union jurisdiction. City attorney vows restraining order. Coast Guard calls the Queen Mary a land structure, while unions push for ship status amid a dispute raising potential damages to the city.
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Cunard
U.S. Coast Guard
City of
Long Beach
Queen Mary
Sailors Union
Pavilic
Seafarers International
Shipyard
Maine
Lacs
Wilmington Transportation Co
San Pedro Tug Boat Co
Ken Williams
John R. Mansell
Berth 122
Era
Bomb Blast Damages Russian Embassy in Washington DC
A blast outside the four story Russian Embassy in Washington DC damaged the room inside and surrounding furniture. Police and FBI lab crews collected evidence while no injuries were reported. State Department officials offered assistance and Moscow described the act as provocation by U S officials.
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Washington
Washington, D.C
Francis Conley
Larry V W. Wilson
State Department
Moscow
Tass
U.S
Unitedates
Plane hijack thwarted by instructor and pilot in Cuba reflight
Instructor Magar recounts disarming a student pilot Patrick who hijacked a Cessna intending to fly to Cuba. He grabbed a gun, restrained the flyer on the tail, and held him until police. Pilot Donald Doran, who had been taken to Cuba, returned unharmed.
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Cuba
Magar
Patrick
Michiginn
Thomas Boynton
Marathon
Fla
Miami
Gunpont
Donald Doran
Costly Victory Lies in Sight for Marines in Hue Battle
Marines push through Hue toward the south wall amid heavy enemy fire and sniper threat. Helicopter reinforcements suffer losses as 750 yards remain to the goal. Sporadic fighting continues in Saigon area with Communist divisions expected to strike.
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Hue
Marine Corps
Saipan
Dope Raid Clash as 200 Hippies Confront Federal Agents
Federal narcotics agents faced about 200 hippie residents in Laguna Beach after a trap to buy marijuana led to a warning shot and a pursuit. Four youths were arrested on assault charges including Ellis Scoll 19 David Guidberg 23 Donald Crary 30 and Glenn Lynd 25.
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Laguna Beach
Federal Bureau of Narcotcs
Ellis Scoll
David Guidberg
Laguna Reach
Donald Crary
Huntington Reach
Glenn Lynd
Anaheim
Archerd Faces Defense After Prosecution Rested Case
The prosecution rested its case against William Dale Archerd for killing six people including three of his seven wives with insulin injections. Defense attorney Phil Ericsen said Archerd will testify in his own defense at the start of the case. More than 200 documents were admitted. judge Adolph Alexander reviewed a motion to dismiss. Archerd’s trial covers three deaths in Los Angeles County, with two others outside jurisdiction. victims include author Mary Brinker Post Arden, Zella Winders Archerd, and nephew Barney Archerd.
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William Dale Archerd
Phil Ericsen
Archerd
Dep. Dist. Atty
Raymond Daniels
Adolph Alexander
Ericsen
Los Angeles County
Mary Brinker Post Arden
Zella Winders Archerd
Barney Archerd
Long Beach
Nuclear Blast at Nevada Site
A nuclear test was detonated today 2100 feet below the desert at Yucca Flat Nevada. The Atomic Energy Commission said the device triggered at 7 30 a m Pacific time and no offsite shock reports followed. The fifth test announced in 1968, it was in the low intermediate range with a maximum force of 200000 tons of TNT.
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Yucca Flat
Nev
UPS
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
U N Chief Thant Visits White House on Vietnam Peace Outlook
President Johnson and U N Secretary General Thant conferred at the White House on Vietnam peace prospects. Administration aides remained pessimistic about significant breakthroughs. Thant is visiting world leaders including Kosygin Wilson and de Gaulle.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.N
Thant
White House
Vietnam
Alexei Kosygin
Harold Wilson
Ketthh
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Boilermakers Union
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FBI
Imperial
South Vietnam
Ook Hn
Nevada
LBJ Center
Charles de Gaulle
Dean Rusk
Pall Mall
Gold
Beng
New York
Pine Avenue
EMRA
Couintey
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