Allied sweeps push Viet Cong near Saigon amid heavy clashes
U S and allied forces launched two major sweeps around Saigon after intelligence of a Viet Cong buildup. A Marine CH53 helicopter with 36 Marines and others disappeared in northern mountains while air and ground operations reported multiple skirmishes near Bien Hoa and Nui Mieu with casualties on both sides. Air strikes reached Hanoi area as Navy jets based on North Vietnamese coastlines faced fuel losses and two planes sank.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hig’ Marine
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Bien Hoa
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Panhandle
1St Air Cavalry’ Division
Nui Mieu
Vietnam
Humphrey urges unity at Utah Democratic workshop
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged unity before 600 delegates from six Western states at the two day Victory 68 workshop in Salt Lake City. He defended the Johnson Humphrey administration and stressed party programs while calling for support for his campaign and a united Democratic effort. Sargent Shriver Calvin Rampton and James Farley were slated to speak, with Farley saying Vietnam peace moves would not affect the 1968 race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert B
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Arizona
Nevada
Salt Lake City
National Committee
John M. Bailey
Constanly
Johnson Humphrey
Harry S. Truman
Humphrey
Johnson
Farley
Fire units respond to two blazes in 24 hours
Rural Fire Department answered two calls by 8 a.m. The first was at Jack Ross Used Cars in the 7600 block of East McDowell where a shed burned completely and caused about 400 dollars damage to the building with total value around 500 dollars. The cause is listed as unknown. The second call followed a gas wash after an accident on Bearsdale Road near Lincoln at 1:25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ross
East McDowell
Bearsdale Rd
Lincoln
Obituary notices for several Arizona residents
Obituary notices list R L McCracken 50 real estate agent of 7102 FE Oak died at home in Phoenix with surviving sister Gretchen Riggs and mother Marceline Merseken Miller. Rudolph Olson 72 retired Postal Service worker of Glendale served in WWI survived by wife Vernie, children Howard and Hope. private cremation and services at Green Acres. Jo Cieszinski 28 former Scottsdale resident died from motorcycle accident in Tempe. survived by wife Bonnier, parents Owen and, two sisters. Rosary at Messinger and funeral at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Elida Corbin 86 of Phoenix died at home. survived by son Jack, daughters Milly Heaton and Geraldine Billingsley. private cremation and services at Messinger Mortuary.
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Robert L McCracken
Oak
Mr. McCracken
Cleveland
Arizona
Paramount Theaters
McCracken
Kiva Club
Gretchen>Riggs
Marceline Merseken Miller
Scottsdale
Messinger Mortuary
Rudolph Olson
Mitchell
Postal Service
Air
Mr. Olson
St. Paul
Vala
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Vernie
Howard
Phoenix
Hope Costello
Wyoming
Green Acres Mortuary
Green Acres
Mer
Pebble Beach
Tempe
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cieszinski
Owatonna
Minn
Madison
Chevrolet
Scottsdale Civitan Club
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Bonnier
Owen Cieszinski
Sharon Bongston
Louis B. Petérson
Our Lady of Perpetual. Help
Elida M. Corbin
78Th St
Belleview
Wash
Corbin
Morrison
Ill
Order of Eastern Star
Women's Athletic Club
Spokane
W Wash
Jack
Priest Lake
Idaho
Milly Heaton
Geraldine Billingsley
Messinger
Nation's Temperatures Report by United Press
Temperature and precipitation data cover the 24 hours ending at 4 a.m. Local regions are compiled by United Press International, noting deviations from normal readings and regional weather patterns. Data reflect a broad nationwide snapshot of current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United ‘Press International
McCarthy Attacks Nixon Policy On Vietnam At UCLA
Sen Eugene McCarthy told 6000 UCLA students that the Vietnam war policy is indefensible and unjustifiable from any angle He faulted overcommitment under Dulles and said the past hand is still shaping the current administration He urged California Democrats to debate the war and seek endorsements to stir party leaders toward dissent without fear
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Los Angeles
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
Gray Friday
Vietnam
John Foster Dulles
Minnesota
United States
Dulles
McCarthy
California
Fresno
Calif
Weathersby Elected Treasurer at Arizona Hereford Association
Scott Weathersby of Scottsdale won the treasurer post at the Arizona Hereford Association during its annual banquet at the Arizona National Livestock Show held in the State Coliseum. Penny Burnett of Elfrida was elected president with Steve Todd of Tempe as vice president and Craig Riggle of Camp Verde as secretary. The 1968 field day is set for August 22 at the Hooper Hereford Ranch near Springerville.
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Scott Weathersby
Scottsdale
Arizona Junior Hereford Association
Weathersby
Arizona State Coliseum
Penny Burnett
Elfrida
Steve Todd
Tempe
Craig Riggle
Camp Verde
Association
Hooper -Hereford Ranch
Springerville
First adult heart transplant patient Kasperak shows cautious progress
Mike Kasperak, 54, the first adult heart transplant recipient, is briefly out of bed at Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital. Doctors report kidney and liver irregularities, renewed dialysis, and careful monitoring after Mrs Virginia Mae White’s heart was transplanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Rice
Palo Alto
Calif
America
Mike Kasperik
Virginia Mae White
Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital
Cleveland
Kasperak
Norman
BE. Shumway
Blaiberg
Ferne
Knight criticizes Johnson on Vietnam in Zenger award speech
Publisher John S. Knight denounces the Johnson administration for distortions and half truths during the Vietnam war while accepting the John Peter Zenger Freedom of the Press award from the University of Arizona. Pulliam and others receive top Arizona Newspaper Association honors as the convention closes with a banquet and officers’ installation.
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Phoenix
UPI
John S. Knight
Johnson ‘Administration
Knight
Detroit Free Press
Knight Newspapers, Inc
John
Peter Zenger
University of Arizona
John Peter Zenger
Arizona Newspapers Association
Eugene C. Pulliam
The
Arizona Republic
Phoenix Gazette
Johnson
Hanoi
Peking
Iself
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
South Vietnam
United Nations
United States
Dean Rusk
Red China
Defense
Milich
U.S
Saigon
State Department
Pulliam
Arthur H. Motley
Parade Magazine
Motley
Man Uses Backward Name to Evade Draft Becomes Army Soldier
Naeb Linhsram reveals he used a reversed name Marshall Bean to obtain a license and Social Security card. He was drafted after a year, with Army records listing a Las Vegas address and Selective Service registration. A spokesman notes Bean may have a different hometown.
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Munich
Germany
UPI
Naeb Linhsram
United States Army
Marshall Bean
Bean
Llahsram
Army
H Street
Las Vegas
Nev
Traffic court fines imposed on ten citizens in city court
Ten persons were fined in city court this week for traffic violations. A Phoenix man Thomas Hands, 44, was fined $25 for illegal shooting within Scottsdale. Arthur Sag nosi, 42, of 75 West Culver, paid $150 for driving while intoxicated and running a red light. Marshall Durham, 21, of Tempe, was fined $100 for DUI. Others fined include Benjamin Kowalski 21, Dorothy Munsey, Patricia Wilson 41, Cornelius Miller 47, Kathleen Burrow 24, and Thomas Miles 21 for speeding or related offenses with fines ranging from $20 to $45.
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Hawley Lake
Kingman
McNary
Nogales
Albuquerque
Payson
Sen A
Atlanta
Phoenix
Bakersfield
Prescott
Bismarck
Safford
Boise
Scottsdale
Boston
Shaw Low
Brownsville
Bhsaat
Chicago
Tucson
Cincinnati
Williams
Denver
Winslow
Yumanga A
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Fresno
Helenia
I Honolulu
Kansas City
Perception
Las Vegas
Miami
New York
Oakland
Portland
San Diego
Seattle
Spokane
Thermal
Bisbee
Coolidge
Douglass
Huuchnee Flagstaff
Gila Bend
Globe Grand Canyon
Thomas Hands
N. Central
Arthur Sagnosi
West Culver
Marshall Durham
Harald“Dr
Tempe
Ing
David Lucky
E. Adams
Patricia Wilson
Charles Dr
Paradise Valley
Cornelius Miller
Morelland
Kathleen Burrow
N. 85Th St
Thomas Miles
E. Catalina
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Demo
R. L. McCracken
O. Ji Cieszinski
Jo. Cieszinski
E. Corbin
John F. Kennedy
UCLA
Evcome
Scottsdale Daily Progress
el‘ Sarape
Scottsdale's
East Main
Manuel & Cella Millanez
Memphis
Tent
Benjamin Kowalski
N. 49Th Pl
Dorothy Munsey
American School
St. Bethany East Shopping Center
A. Carvalho Plumbing Supplies
Indian Bend Wash
Olph Hurch
Miller and Main Streets
Indian Bend
Council, Inc
Rex ‘Young
John Ritter
Genevieve Gallagher
Inez
Robb
Inez Robb
Scottsdale x Progress
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