U S Planes Down One MIG In Five Minute Air Battle
Four propeller driven U S Navy planes engaged two Communist MIG17 jets sixty miles south of Hanoi in a five minute air battle. One MIG was shot down after hits from 20mm cannon fire. All American planes returned safely as other navy aircraft bombed North Viet Nam targets.
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South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
U.S
Rose
7Th Fleet
Midway
Oriskany
Viet Nam
South
Oklahoma City
7Th Flet
da Nay
North Viet Nam
China
Vinh Son
Phu Qui
Dai Giang
Peking
U S
Floodwaters Rise 14 Feet In Kansas
Arkansas River swells to nearly 14 feet in one hour, flooding five miles by twelve across Dodge City. Water recedes in Colorado after 14 dead, while Kansas reports two. Cities hit include Syracuse and Garden City with major rail lines washed out and 1,500 residents evacuated to schools and shelters.
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Dodge City
Kan
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Greeley
Denver
Cache la Poudre
South Platte
Burlington
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Nebraska
Ogallala
Syracuse
Garden City
Hutchinson
Wichita
Weather Bureau
GI Wives Hit By Antiwar Call Drive From Home Front
In Da Nang South Viet Nam American service members report bitter anger over crank calls and letters to wives and families from antiwar groups back home. They fear morale could drop if the harassment continues and highlight the widow of Army Captain O Sullivan as a symbol of the attack.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Army
Christopher O’sullivan
Queens
N.Y
O’sullivan
New York
O'Sullivan
Col
Howard St. Clair
Columbus, Ga
1St Army Corps
Somerset Radio Club Prepares 24 Hour Field Day Exercise
Amateur radio operators in Somerset County plan a 24 hour Field Day starting Saturday at 4 PM from Hayes Mill fire tower. More than 20 members will set up four transmitting stations within 1000 feet using 80 40 20 and 6 meter bands powered by generators and batteries. The antenna committee meets June 23 to erect antennas and possibly replace one.
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American Radio Relay League
National Association of Amateur Radiomen
Somerset County Amateur Radio Club
Hayes Mill
Hospital Care Report: Somerset County PHC Spending
The State Department of Public Welfare reports April expenditures of 4921 for 47 Somerset County residents under 65 under Hospital Care. Direct cash grants totaled 2910 with 2011 to vendor payments. Thirty applications were authorized and seven denied. 69 new and 84 pending April PHC applications are noted.
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Somerset American
Harrisburg
State Department of Public Welfare
Somerset County
Somerset
Department
Prosecution Opened for Weirs Beach Riot by Hells Angels Mob
More than 100 members of a 10 000 strong mob faced charges under a new New Hampshire law after a riot at Weirs Beach during a four day motorcycle event. The clash left over 70 injured and thousands of dollars in damage as police and National Guardsmen fought the crowd led by Hell's Angels. Governor King urged full enforcement of the statute with fines up to 1000 dollars and up to three years in prison.
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Laconia
N.H
Weirs Beach
New Hampshire
London
John W. King
Robert W. Rhodes
California
Hell’s Angels
U S French Friendship Endures Despite Strains
Vice President Humphrey met with French President De Gaulle at the Elysee Palace for 1 hour 20 minutes and said the U S France friendship has endured and will continue. He conveyed President Johnson’s warm greeting and stressed the visit was cordial though tied to Viet Nam and Caribbean policy tensions.
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Paris
Hubert H. Humphrey
Charles de Gaulle
United States
France
Humphrey
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Red China Backs Algerian Revolution After Ben Bella Fall
Hundreds of Algerians flooded Algiers in support of deposed President Ahmed Ben Bella as Boumedienne’s June coup tightened. Police dispersed crowds, bans on public gatherings remained, and China pledged total support to the new regime while the fate of Ben Bella remained uncertain.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Mediterranean
Algerian Students Federation
Boumediane
Ben Bela
China
Boumedienne
Revolutionary Council
Teseng Tao
Chou Enlai
Cairo
Foreign Office
United States
France
Council
Brazil
Maison Blanche
Hydra
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
William Porter
Hungarian Leader Seeks Peace and Normal Ties With U S
Premier Janos Kadar signals willingness to visit the United States to improve relations and promote understanding. He cites need for government and party approval, says trade with the U S has stagnated, and favors West-East joint enterprises while stressing Hungary's readiness for dialogue and mutual respect. He reflects on 1956 events and his reading habits in a relaxed interview.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
United States
Rock Bottom
Kadar
Weather Outlook for Northwestern and Southwestern Pennsylvania
Fair and warmer conditions prevail in Northwestern and Southwestern Pennsylvania. Highs reach the low to mid 70s with pleasant, calm conditions.
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Pennsylvania
Miss Hanks Among Five Finalists In Laurel Queen Contest
Miss Susan Hanks of Somerset was among five finalists in the 24th annual Laurel Queen competition in Wellsboro on Saturday night. Jean Crouse of Shippensburg was named 1965 Laurel Queen with runners up Eleanor Glass Emporium Mary Ellen Mahoney and Carol Morrison Ebensburg. Hanks received a trophy a savings bond and gifts from regional merchants.
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Susan Hanks
Warren Hanks
Somerset
Welsboro
Miss Hanks
Jean Crouse
Shippensburg
Emporium
Eleanor Glass
Towanda
Mary Ellen Mahoney
Ebensburg
Carol Morrison
Wellsboro
Algeria’s Boumedienne faces uncertain path amid Cold War ties
Analysis notes Boumedienne’s hard line and Western economic links as Algeria explores socialism and independence from French influence. It cites Cairo ties, Soviet and Chinese influences, and U.S. aid amid a deteriorating economy and postwar challenges.
Statesman Baruch dies of heart attack at 94
Bernard M. Baruch financier and statesman died at his New York home after a heart attack at 9 20 p m He was 94 His death was announced by former South Carolina Governor James F Byrnes Baruch adviser to presidents and longtime public figure shaped War Industries Board leadership in World War I and counseled six presidents He was known as Dr Facts and remained influential in public life for decades after World War I
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Bernard M. Baruch
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Baruch
Wall Street
Woodrow Wilson
War Industries Board
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wilson
Eisenhower
Truman
Democratic Party
Washington
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Red China
Radar
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Theodore Dreiser
John Birch Society
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair Lewis
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Miss Hanks Laurel Queen
Algieria
West
Europe
Junta
Bulletin
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