Jets Again Strike at Haiphong and Coastal Battles
Reporters describe renewed U S Marine actions near Haiphong with artillery and air strikes against fortified North Vietnamese positions after fighting over Hill 174. Other reports note attacks on Gio Linh, coastal bombardments near Bong Son, and ongoing Viet Cong activity along the Cambodian border. Casualties include 112 Communists killed in northern coast fighting and 67 civilian deaths in South Vietnam last week.
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Powell Told His Place Is Harlem Headline
In Harlem Powell is urged to return as Rev R M Kinloch says the battlefield is in streets of Harlem, not Bimini. Powell faces contempt charges and has lived in self exile on Bimini since last November after ouster from his congressional seat. Abyssinian Church pastor of 38 years, Powell's status remains contested.
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Navy Sailor Held in Cafe Owner Killing
A 21-year-old Navy man, Robert Arocha, was booked on murder after the Long Beach cafe owner Glenn W. Rhodes was stabbed to death in Helen's Coffee Shop. Rhodes died from two stomach stab wounds. Arocha was detained minutes after boarding the USS Navarro at Long Beach Naval Station. A shipmate’s name on a scores plate and his threat to “take care of” Rhodes helped police identify him.
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Memorial Day toll rises and weather slow travel
Memorial Road Toll Hits 601 reports the holiday traffic toll with weather dampening travel. Officials warn totals may drop below prior estimates as rain and storms across the nation reduced highway use. The piece notes record fatalities in some holidays but shows Memorial Day figures lower than last year’s peak of 748 during four days.
227-Year-Old Wine Sells for 518 at Christie’s
In London, New York buyer Driecer paid 518 for a bottle of wine dating from 1740, said to be the highest price for a single bottle. Bottled in the Canary Islands, the Marquess of Linlithgow’s cellars produced the vintage. the buyer plans to present it to the governor of the Canary Islands as a gift.
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Mandy Rice-Davies Plans Israel Aid Mission
London 41 year old Mandy Rice-Davies says she will fly to Tel Aviv to help in the conflict with Arabs. She hopes to join Israel Red Cross Blue Star and aid the wounded after marrying Rafael Shaul and visiting Britain. She insists volunteering is needed and she cannot wait to return home and contribute.
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Hungary U S Embassy Aide Defects
A Hungarian embassy official Ernos Bernat third secretary aged 33 defected for political asylum April 21, weeks before Janos Radvanyi top diplomat defected May 15. State Department confirmed Radvanyi action. Bernat’s request granted and he may stay in the United States permanently.
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Yank Fleet May Confront Russia Mideast Crisis
The United States warns the Soviet flotilla shadowing the 6th Fleet will not deter U.S. plans as the 41,000-ton carrier Intrepid begins Suez passage. Washington discusses restraint in the Middle East while Britain and Turkey weigh bases and international waterways amid the Israel Arab standoff.
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Soviets Vilify Svetlana in Publishing Campaign
In Moscow a state newspaper labeled Svetlana Alliluyeva a defector and claimed American agents influence her forthcoming autobiography. A French article, reprinted by Komzomolskaya Pravda, accused her of aiding anti Russia operations while presenting both innocence and venom. Paris press warned of danger and dollars surrounding her defection. In Paris, Claude Monet paintings sparked the top prices at a million dollar auction. La Seine a Argenteuil and Les Bords de la Seine sold for 371,000 after another work brought 190,000.
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Nightstick clashes in Tompkins Square Park riot
About 200 hippies faced 100 police in a daytime melee in the East Village. Police formed a human chain and used nightsticks as crowds surged, arresting 38 people including 10 women. Two were injured along with a patrolman. The scene drew about 2,000 onlookers as chants and banners echoed through the park and nearby streets.
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