Opry at Du Quoin Draws 10,000 for Grand Ole Opry End
A second 10,000 crowd packed the Du Quoin State Fair grandstand for the Grand Ole Opry windup. Roy Clark Sonny James and the Southern Gentlemen drew top applause while Roy Acuff Ferlin Husky and Marty Robbins headlined. The event secures two more Opry shows next year as Steve Lawrence Eydie Gorme hit the stage with other acts.
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Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin State Fair
Ferlin Husky
Roy Acuff
Smoky Mountain Boys
Roy Clark
Sonny James
Southern Gentlemen
Clark
Ernest Tubb
Tinker
Acuff
Marty Robbins
Dottie West
Dottie
Steve Lawrence
Eydie Gorme
Lawrence
Miss Gorme
Southern Illinois Airport
Las Vegas
Nev
Frank Sinatra
Davis and
Reese
Planes Sink 2 Red Boats Off Viet Nam
U S planes in the Gulf of Tonkin sunk two North Vietnamese torpedo boats and damaged two others. Viet Cong attempted to block Saigon sea channel with two failed attacks. A mine near a U S minesweeper caused minor damage, while a Communist mine sank a South Vietnamese minesweeper and an American cargo ship Baton Rouge Victory with loss of lives.
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Saigon
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
South Viet Nam
Long Tao
Baton Rouge
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thu Duc Military Academy
Washington
Weather outlook with warm temps and scattered storms
The forecast calls for warm conditions tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered showers and thundershowers. Lows will be in the low to mid 60s and highs reach 85 to 92 on Tuesday. Wednesday turns mostly sunny and warm.
Death Sought In Riot Trial
The state seeks the death penalty for four Menard penitentiary inmates in Sangamon County after a long riot trial in Springfield. Howard Clotfelter portrayed the attack as cold blooded and premeditated, citing targets Lt. Lewis Paul and Warden Max Frye. Defense attorney William Schuwerk argued Stamps killed three men and called the state’s testimony garbled while denying an escape plan and noting mental strain. The trial, moved to Springfield on venue grounds, included jury impanelling with extensive safeguards. final arguments set for today and instructions to the jury scheduled for Tuesday.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Menard Penitentiary
Springfield
Randolph County
Chester
William Schuwerk
Alonzo Jones
Clotfelter
Lewis Paul
Max Frye
Lewis Lence
Arthur Kisro
George L. Wilson
Schuwerk
Jones
Prentiss Griffin
Robert Lee Brown
Chicago
William Earl Bassett
Fairfield
Sagamon County
Menard
Ross Randolph
Randolph
Creel Douglass
Six Burned By Bomb In Waukegan
In Waukegan Illinois a homemade gasoline fire bomb hit an automobile during rioting in the South East district. Six passengers were burned including Gabriel Albarran 57 and his wife Mary 52 and children Jesus 15 Esther 6 and Jose Lopez 50 and his wife Nemesia 54. Esther Albarran was hospitalized in serious condition. Police and state troopers reinforced the area as 63 people were arrested.
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Waukegan
Walter Riley
South Genesee Street
South East
J. W. Johnson
Gabriel Albarran
Mary
Jesus
Esther
Jose Lopez
Nemesia
Esther Albarran
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Nugents
Lake County
Sheriff’s Office
Genesee Street
Richard Mohrmann
Mohrmann
Hurricane Faith Flicks Bahamas In Atlantic Fury
Hurricane Faith with 120 mph winds hangs off the Bahamas as the world eyes a potential large scale storm taming project. Residents endure fringed winds and swirling weather with hurricane force winds spanning 100 to 150 miles and gale winds over a 450 mile circle.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
Atlantic Ocean
Bahamas
Florida
Long Range Planning Doubled Viet Force Possible
Top U.S. military strategists project a future South Viet Nam force of about 600000 over 18 months doubling the current level. Plans include five new Air Force squadrons and expanded airlift while Navy adds coastal craft and river boats. A two pronged approach would combine nation building in populated areas with large scale combat in enemy base areas.
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William Beecher
New York Times
Saigon
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
South
Viet Nam
Selling Wave Drops Stocks In Broad Market Decline
The New York market plunged as the heaviest selling wave in seven months hit early trading. Volume reached 5.42 million shares by noon, while the Dow fell 5.45 to 775.11 after earlier losses, with glamour stocks down and many blocks traded at lower prices.
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Dow Jones
Mansfield urges Johnson and De Gaulle Viet Nam peace talks
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield proposed a meeting between President Johnson and France's Charles de Gaulle to discuss ending the Viet Nam War. He suggested Guadalupe as the site after de Gaulle meets Cambodian leader Norodom Sihanouk, with Sihanouk's talks looming this week.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
France
Mansfield
Guadalupe
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
de Gaulle
Sihanouk
United States
Viet Nam
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