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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1967
Page
2
Reported clash in the neutral zone between North and South Vietnam under supervision. State Department spokesman said the U S must take necessary military measures to counter North Vietnam buildup in the south zone. Marines reported 162 enemy killed.
A large riot disrupted the University of Wisconsin campus with about 2,500 students involved. Bottles and rocks hit cars and the state capitol, windows were smashed, and police detained four leaders amid claims the riot was partly spontaneous. Police linked the unrest to spring fever and ongoing protests.
Washington military and political leaders granted Sen Thomas Dodd a three week postponement of Senate censure proceedings. The delay pushes the date from Monday to June 13 as Dodd seeks time to prepare his defense amid accusations of misusing campaign donations and travel overcharges. Mansfield and Dirksen agreed to the pause, denying it was pressured by Long despite his support for Dodd.
Survivors of a U S infantry platoon in Vietnam recounted how they pretended to be dead during a brutal overrun. Reinforcements found 22 Americans dead and eight wounded after the clash, with some platoon members escaping through enemy lines or concealing injuries to survive.
Syracuse GE television unit says 90,000 color sets sold between June 1966 and February 1967 may emit soft X radiation toward the floor. Experts say emissions are not believed to harm viewers. Buyers will be contacted to arrange free modifications.
The report notes Cairo declaring the Sinai off limits to UN personnel while world powers scramble to prevent Israel’s 275000 troops and Arab forces, twice that size, from clashing. Mobilizations rise in Iraq Jordan Kuwait Syria and Lebanon as Israel’s 250k reserves and 71k regulars stand ready, with Arabs armed by West sources.
The first report notes the tug blaze and crew escape in fog with the search area to be reached late tonight. Crew members listed include Capt. William Yost 59 of Morro Bay Mate Robert Starr 47 of Arroyo Grande Chief Engineer Harry Zierlein 60 of San Pedro Assistant Engineer Jerome Quirk 42 of San Diego seaman Andrew Marinkovich 31 of San Pedro Wendall Rampage 44 of San Pedro Victor Vidler 25 of Vancouver WA and cook Charles McPherson 36 of Lynden WA.
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