Rockets Kill Six in Saigon Area Believed Targeting Officials
Rocket attack in Cholon Saigon killed six senior Saigon city officials including the port director Col Pho Quoc Chu and Col Nguyen Van Luan police chief while wounding four others led by the mayor. U S ambassador expressed condolences and a full investigation was ordered. American helicopter crew involved face possible disciplinary action amid ongoing fighting near the presidential palace area.
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Pho Quoc Chu
Pesident
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Luan
le Ngoc Tru
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Nguyen Ngoc Xinh
National Police
Nguyen Bao Thuy
Revolutionary Development
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Court voids jury exclusions in high profile capital case
Court rules against blanket exclusion of jurors opposed to the death penalty noting uncertainty about representativeness. Opinion cites “death qualified” jurors may not automatically bias verdicts and declines to reverse all convictions from this trial. The decision discusses constitutional dimensions and references several related cases and figures without endorsing broad reversal.
Court action may affect Kirschke case in Witherspoon ruling
Judge Parker schedules Friday hearing to set a new trial date for Kirschke. The motion will include the Witherspoon decision findings, with local attorneys calling the juror selection a landmark ruling that could mark the end of capital punishment. Earlier comments by Davis await Friday court appearance. The attorney general’s office and District Attorney Younger have not yet commented.
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Kirschke
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Attorney General’s Office
Evelle
Younger
Victim Dies After Rawl Compton Robbery Murder
Kenneth Voorhees of Lakewood was found near a fuse box at Colonel Sanders Fried Chicken Artesia Blvd and pronounced dead on arrival after a gunshot wound. Police investigated an open floor safe with $1200 missing, initially thinking electrocution. Coroners ruled a murder. autopsy confirmed gunfire as the cause.
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Levelside Drive
Lakewood
Colonel Sanders
Fred Chicken
Artesia Blvd
Voorhees
Raymond Weidemann
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Sheelar/Stricklin Mortuary
Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach
Plant Blast Kills Three Injures Nine at Utica Mohawk Plant
Three men died and nine were injured in a pre dawn explosion that ripped through the finishing room at J. P. Stevens & Co. Utica Mohawk textile plant in Clemson South Carolina. Names of the dead were Edward W Whitman 31 George Matthis 32 and Samuel Cobb 31 all residents of Seneca. Lane Williams of Seneca was the most seriously injured and all victims were taken to Geonese County Memorial Hospital in Seneca. Fire units from across the region fought the blaze that followed the blast. The blast created a 2100 foot ceiling hole and collapsed a concrete wall.
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S.C. UP
Utica-Mohawk
J. P. Stevens & Co
Oconee County
Raymond Williams
Edward W. Whitman
George Matthis
Samuel Cobb
Seneca
Lane Williams
Geonee County Memorial Hospital
Williams
South Carolina
Bomb Call Forces Jet Return To Los Angeles
An American Airlines jet with 78 passengers on Flight 208 from Los Angeles to Phoenix returned to International Airport after a bomb threat call. The search found no explosive aboard. The caller warned the flight crew to bring the plane back.
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UPI
American Airlines
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Ariz
Kennedy McCarthy clash marks California primary surge
RFK and McCarthy battled for influence across California as Kennedy urged a coalition with McCarthy while rejecting a Humphrey ticket. Kennedy spoke in San Francisco and San Diego areas, while McCarthy pressed for victory in Tuesday's primary and warned against uncommitted delegates. The campaign trail included TV appearances and large outdoor rallies, with supporters and protesters shaping a tense race statewide.
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San Francisco
McCarthy
Humphrey
Johnson
California
Hubert Humphrey
Dallas Golfer Killed at Las Colina Country Club
William B. Stowers a 55 year old Dallas sales representative for toy companies was shot by a gunman described by his wife as coming out of nowhere while he and his wife Edith played golf at the Las Colina Country Club in suburban Irving. He died two hours later from a chest wound. Police Lt. J W Johnson said the shot likely came from a wooded area beside the course.
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Tex
William B. Stowers
Stowers
Toy Companies
Las Colina Country Club
Irving
Edith
J. W. Johnson
Arma
Poor Circulation Relief Claims Prompt Muscle Pain Mention
Fragmentary note describes shoulder and leg ache with poor circulation and cramps. Claims herbal or supplement use may ease pain, muscles relax, and dawn calm offered, but text is garbled and uncertain about specifics or efficacy.
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