One Pilot Lost B52s Pound Viet Cong Near Saigon
American B52 bombers struck a large Viet Cong concentration on the central coast of South Vietnam while ground fighting remained light. Two U.S. planes were lost, one in North Vietnam and one in South Vietnam, with one pilot killed. An F8 Crusader from USS Hancock was shot down southeast of Vinh. the pilot survived after a 30 minute water rescue. Meanwhile a light-observation plane went down near Pleiku, possibly due to Viet Cong fire. Ground actions by Viet Cong were scattered as U.S. forces continued Operation Wahiawa and pursued enemy targets along the coast and near Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Centraljc
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hancock
North Vienamese
Vinh
South China Sea
Oif
Pleiku
Crazy Horse
Quang Ngai City
Guam
da Nang
Phu Bai
Viet-Nam
Kitty
U S Trade Balance Down in April Report
Washington AP report shows exports down 10 percent and imports up 3 percent, reducing the seasonally adjusted trade balance to an annual rate of 4.1 billion dollars in April. The figures complicate administration efforts to ease the payments deficit.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Schedule snippets from a weekly time block chart
The note lists broadcast or facility hours: before 7 30 p m on weekdays and weekends from 7 a m to 11 am. It appears as a clipped timetable entry with no further context or events.
Editor Recommends Viet Nam War shipping strike threat
The Editor Recommends reports Harry Bridges threatens a West Coast dock strike that would halt Pacific shipping to Viet Nam, a $20 million a month priority project including materials for piers runways fuel and storage warehouses. Victor Riesel on Page 16. Bob Considine on Page 17 praises the fighting men. Heloise on Page % shows hot chocolate mix. Sam Shulsky continues inflation series on Page 9.
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Harry Bridges
Viet Nam
Victor Riesel
Newspaper Page Index Summary for Today
The listing outlines section pages across the issue including Financial on page 15, Amusements on page 6, Around the Plaza on page 11, Goren on Bridge on page 1 AA, Classified on pages 21 to 29, Horoscope page 1 AA, Comics on pages 16 to 17, Society on pages 19 and 20, Death Notices on page 21, Sports on pages 12 to 14, Editorial on page 16, Texas Trails on page 30, Features on page 17 and TV Logs on page 8.
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Goren
Texas Trails
Thant Says U.N. Can Help, Not Direct Peace Driver
U Thant told a convention that the Vietnam war cannot be seen as a simple clash of ideologies and that outside intervention has deepened the crisis. He urged a united peace effort, said the UN cannot yet oversee negotiations, and warned that only the key powers can decide the next steps to stop the fighting.
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Atlantic City
N.J
U.N
U Thant
Viet Nam
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
United Nations
South
Thant
Auto Sales Stock Mart Shows Strong Rally
The stock market rallied after favorable mid May automobile sales reports. Trading was active as the Dow Jones average rose 9.80 to 892.26 in early trading today.
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NEW York
Dirksen Returns to Work on Crutches After Thigh Surgery
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen surprised colleagues by returning to his office on crutches two weeks after thigh surgery. The 70 year old Illinois Republican said he felt fine, had lost about five pounds, and joked about the stainless steel in him from 11 pins pinning his fractured upper thigh after a fall.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mrs Johnson heckled in New York amid quake reports
A garbled dispatch notes Mrs Johnson being heckled in New York while a strong earthquake strikes a central Asian city. The reports mention a new park dedication in Tashkent and antiwar signs, with Tass noting peace demonstrations linked to Viet Nam. The fragment references April 26.
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New York
UPI
Moscow
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tashkent
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Tass
Viet Nam
Kent
Texas tornado outbreak injures six across Wolfe City area
United Press International reports multiple twisters across northeast Texas caused extensive damage. Six people were injured, none seriously, as tornadic winds and hail pummeled Wolfe City demolishing several homes and knocking out electricity. Other storms hit Commerce, Greenville, Paris, Tyler and surrounding towns with heavy rain and debris.
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South
Wolfe City
Per
Commerce
Greenville
Cooper
Clarksville
Paris
Winnsboro
Tyler
Lake Quitman
Pittsburg
Quitman
Detroit
Mont Vernon
Head Start Grant Supports San Antonio Program
A $210,156 federal grant for Head Start will fund summer and regular first grade classes in San Antonio. The Community Action Agency announced the program, with 1,290 children in poverty slated to benefit in Bexar County schools. The grant, announced Tuesday, is part of a nationwide Head Start initiative reported by AP from Washington.
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San Antonio
Community Action Agency
London
Office of Economic
Associated/hard
Children of Poverty
Buckingham Palace
Jordan Says Raid Repelled Near Gharandal Outpost
Jordanian forces beat back Israeli raiders who crossed the border Monday night in an attempt to blow up a building at the Gharandal outpost 50 miles north of Aqaba. An Israeli spokesman in Tel Aviv denied the charge.
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Amman
Jordan
Gharandal
Aqaba
Tel Aviv
Storm damages in San Antonio exceed two hundred thousand
About 400 city Public Service Board workers repaired fallen power lines while residents cleaned debris after a ferocious Monday night storm. Winds near hurricane force and hail damaged the northwest city, with Rhodes department store roof ripped, water damage on the second floor, and a sprinkler system set off. Southwest Research Institute buildings lost roofs, a neighbor’s porch was lifted, and a Don & Ben Liquor roof was punctured by blown poles and shattered windows.
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City Public Service Board
San
Rhodes Department
Wonderland
Rhodes
Ichina and Gift Department
Paul Ransford
SRI
Southwest Research Institute
Aerospace Propulsion Lab
West Side
Reynaldo Rodriguez
Houston Chronicle to raise monthly rate to 2.50
The Houston Chronicle will raise its monthly subscription price from 2.40 to 2.50, effective June 1, while news stand prices stay the same. The forecast calls for partly cloudy to showers, with a high around 90 and a low near 67.
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Petr Oene
Peg
Weani
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