Medal of Honor Awarded Posthumously to Evans Widow
Bonnie J. Evans of Montclair Calif received the Medal of Honor in Washington DC for the actions of her husband Spec 4 Donald W Evans Jr Army medic who died January 27 in Vietnam while treating wounded soldiers. He exposed himself to fire, treated men and evacuated wounded despite fatal injuries.
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Donald W. Evans Jr
Vietnam
Bonnie J. Evans
Montclair
Calif
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Washington, DC
Evans
Pentapon
Velasco Ibarra Seeks Fifth Ecuador Presidency Victory
Ecuador's Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra appears set for a fifth term after unofficial tabulations show a 17,000 vote margin over his rival Andres Cordova. Interim president Otto Arosemena sent late night congratulations as Quito reported Velasco Ibarra with 276,659 votes to Cordova's 259,265 and Camilo Ponce with 252,365. Velasco Ibarra, 75, first won the presidency in 1934 and has been elected again in 1944 1952 and 1960 but only completed one full term 1952 56.
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Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Ecuador
Velasco Ibarra
Andres Cordova
Otto Aros
Mella
Velasco Barre
Quito
Camilo Ponce
Huge tumor removed from peasant woman's stomach in China
New China News Agency reports surgeons in Peking removed a 99 pound benign tumor from a 37 year old peasant woman named Chang Chiu-chu after years of illness. The operation followed study of Chairman Mao's teachings and drew a patriotic cheer from the patient as she recovered. The case, first appeared in 1964, underscores Maoist medical enthusiasm and national resolve. Also reported, Sir Walter Nash, former New Zealand Prime Minister, died in Wellington at 86. Nash, born February 12, 1882, served as finance minister and agriculture minister and was active in international affairs including the League of Nations and wartime diplomacy.
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Red China
Mao Tse
Peking
New China News Agency
Chairman Mao
Chang Chiu-chu
New Zealand
Nash
Walter Nash
Wellington
Sir Walter
Kidderminster
Worcester
England
League of Nations Council
United States
Self Funeral Anniversary Draws Burlington Crowd
A 50-year-old farmer from Burlington Colorado marked the 17th anniversary of staging his own funeral on June 3, 1951. Jim Gernhart credits longevity to diet and routines, noting there are no women in his household. FBI continues hunt for James Earl Ray as part of the King assassination case with no new leads.
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Jim Gernhart
Burlington
Colo
Colorado
James Ray
FBI
Justice Department
James Earl Ray
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Nine Mexicans arraigned in LA high school disruption case
Nine Mexican Americans linked to the Brown Berets were ordered to enter pleas in Superior Court June 21 for conspiring to disrupt Los Angeles high schools. Indicted by the county grand jury, they were freed on reduced bail after arraignment. Sal Castro and Eliezer Lozado Risco among the defendants. four suspects remain at large.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Superior Court
George M. Gell
Brown Berets
Sal) Castro
Lincoln High School
Eliezer Lozado Risco
la Raza
John David Sanchez
Brows Beret Group
Carlos Munoz
Montezuma Esparza
Gilberto Cruz Olmeda
Joe Angel Raza
Frederic Lopez
Henry N. Gomez
Sanchez
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Minority School Aides in Top Jobs in L.A. Board
In a Los Angeles city school reorganization, the board promoted James Taylor, 41, principal of Locke High School, to assistant deputy superintendent of instruction at a $28,000 two-year post. John Leon, 43, of the district's eastside community task force, was named head of the instructional planning center for the east side.
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James Taylor
Locke High School
Watts
Los Angeles
John Leon
East Side
Shift Hinted in Red Stand at Peace Talks
Paris dispatch reports U S negotiators weighing a possible North Vietnamese move to broaden talks beyond the bombing halt. Ambassador Harriman and Thuy to meet for seventh time as Hanoi discussions focus on moving Paris talks into a second phase with potential to discuss other political issues.
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Shift
Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Harriman
Thuy
United States
Hartiman
le Due'Tho
Communist Party
Moscow
Tho
Dog Falls Off Building After Pursuit
In San Francisco a burglar alarm at an auto agency triggered a chase up four stories. Police officer Edward Torres watched his partner, a 90-pound German shepherd named Heiko, fall from a fire escape during the pursuit. The dog died at the scene, leaving Torres grieving after 18 months of partnership and home life with his four children.
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San Francisco
UPI
Edward Torres
Torres
Heiko
Steak Knife Used on Choking Boy in Driveway
A Salt Lake City veterinarian, Dr. Roy Nipko, performed a tracheotomy with a steak knife to relieve a piece of chicken stuck in his grandson Tucker Nipko's throat. The two year old was in serious condition in an intensive care ward after the Sunday incident.
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Salt Lake City
Roy Nipko
Tucker J. Nipko
Cape
Nipko
Jack A. Nipko
Clearfield
Arrests Expected as Poor People's Campaign Protest Fizzles
Washington forecast mass arrests at a Poor People's Campaign demonstration outside the Justice Department that turned into a rights songfest. About 264 marchers left when Williams said arrests were unlikely. 100 stayed for an all night vigil. Police limited entry while protesters demanded access to Atty. Gen. Clark, who refused to bend.
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Washington
Justice Department
Ramisey Clark
Hosea Williams
Los Angeles
Asst
J. V. Wilson
Clark
Department
Williams
Jall
James E. Groppi
Milwaukee
Wis
Constitution Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
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