Skyraiders Fight MIGs Over North Viet Nam in Brushfire Air Battle
Four U S Navy Skyraiders from the carrier Midway tangled with two MIG 17 jets near North Viet Nam. The Americans, outgunned and slower, claimed one MIG down in flames and forced another to flee toward Hanoi. Pilot accounts describe steep dives among valleys and trees as tracers and cannon fire peppered the sky.
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Saigon
Cmdr
Edwin A. Greathouse
North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
U. S
U.S
Hanoi
Greathouse
Austin
Tex
Korea
Navy
Midway
Skyraider
Clinton B. Johnson
Royal Oak
Mich
Johnson
J.g
Charles W. Hartman
Springfield
Border Clash Spreads as Thai Cambodian Forces Clash
Thai Marines moved toward the Cambodian border after fresh border clashes in Trad Province. Officials report 11 Cambodian soldiers and one Thai killed in intense fighting near Khao Wong village as Bangkok vows decisive action and Cambodia bears consequences.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
Trad
Chadburi
Ttravernor
Interior Ministry
Khao Wong
Thanom Kittikachorn
Floods Swirl over Kansas Evacuations Under Arkansas Crest
About 800 people, more than a third of Edwards County seat population, evacuated as flood torrents from Colorado and western Kansas push down the Arkansas River. Sheriff Lloyd Britton said hospital patients were moved to Spearville and Dodge City, others to high ground or nursing homes. The crest stretched five miles wide with high water for 24 hours, impacting Syracuse Kinley Garden City and Dodge City before Kisley and potential Great Bend. The river measured about 4.42 miles wide at the evacuation point.
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Edwards County
Arkansas River
Colorado
Kansas
Coon Creek
Lloyd Britton
Spearville
Dodge City
Syracuse
Lakin
Garden City
Kisley
Larned
Great Bend
Britton
US Weather Bureau
Kinsley
Riots Rock Algiers After Ben Bella Ouster
Algiers streets erupted as crowds protested the ousting of President Ahmed Ben Bella. Troops and police dispersed demonstrators with gunfire and arrests followed. Boumediene’s government prepared for a June conference and possible treason trial while Ben Bella reportedly remained in military custody.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Col. Houari Boumedienne
Boumedienne
Revolutionary Council
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Abdel Hakim Amer
Amer
United States
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois with isolated storms
Partly cloudy warm and humid tonight and Tuesday. About 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly late afternoon and night. Lows mid 60s tonight. Tuesday highs in the mid to upper 80s. Weather map on page 9.
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Illinois
AMA considers resolution to allow doctor boycotts of Medicare
Ten resolutions were presented to the American Medical Association House of Delegates proposing that doctors may boycott any federal Medicare program. Delegates from Arizona Ohio Florida South Carolina Louisiana Indiana Nebraska urged nonparticipation with anti Medicare language. A Texas delegation member Dr John K Glen offered a similar measure. All moves are sent to committees with votes due Wednesday in the general session. The Arizona proposal framed nonparticipation as opposing federal interference with medical care quality rather than public good.
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American Medical Association
House of Delegates
AMA
Arizona
Ohio
Florida
South Carolina
Louisiana
Indiana
Nebraska
John K. Glen
Texas
Country Singer Ira Louvin Killed In Missouri Crash
A highway crash in Missouri killed six people including Ira Lonnie Louvin 41 and his wife Anne 38. Also dead were Billy Barksdale and Adelle his wife from Alabama and Tommy Franklin and Luther Daniels of St Louis. Louvin and his brother Charley formerly sang with the Grand Ole Opry. The group had performed in Jefferson City and New Bloomfield and were returning to Alabama.
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Associated Press
Williamsburg
Grand Ole Opry
Ira Lonnie Louvin
Henegar
Ala
Anne
Louvin
Charley
Nashville
Louvin Brothers
Ira
Anne Yong
Louvins
Billy Barksdale
Fort Payne
Barksdale
Adelle
Jefferson City
New Bloomfield
Alabama
Tommy Franklin
Luther Daniels
St. Louis
Ira Louvin
Rene
Marine Killed Three Wounded In Viet Nam Clash Near Da Nang
U S Marines engage guerrillas 10 miles west of Da Nang with one Marine killed and three wounded in a clash that left four guerrillas dead. Air and ground forces target bridges barracks and other sites across North Viet Nam as military action continues along the 17th parallel.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
North
da Nang
U.S
Dong Hoi
North Viet Nam
Ha- Tinh
Vinh
Khu Mai
Midway
Oriskany
Moc Chau
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
7Th Fleet
Oklahoma City
Olympic Airways to open new international routes this year
Olympic Airways plans three new international routes this year linking London with Corfu, Tel Aviv with Rhodes, and Frankfurt with Zurich and Athens. A Rhodes Beirut service is under consideration. The carrier is owned by Aristotle Onassis.
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Athens
Olympic Airways
Aristotle Onassis
London
Corfu
Tel Aviv
Rhodes
Frankfurt
Tree Clears Ground for Lake Dams by Bend Lake Site
Eugene Luhr Construction Co begins clearing land for two reinforced concrete dams on the Big Muddy River near Waltonville Jefferson County as Bend Lake planning proceeds. Rt 37 and I-57 road work funded by state highway funds and an ADR grant. Contractor has 300 days to complete under federal contract.
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Eugene Luhr Construction Co
Bend Lake
Big Muddy
Jefferson County
Waltonville
Rt. 37
Gun Creek
Lake Lake
Murphysboro Police Force Runs On Six Men
Murphysboro's six man police force covers five square miles with 9,400 residents, working 24/7 at about two thirds of a policeman per 1,000. The beat is 125 miles daily, with patrols of meters, taverns, and alleys. Training comes via Southern Illinois University, with salaries from 350 to 425 monthly and equipment including one patrol car and a scooter. A new police car and full time radio operator are sought as city revenue allows.
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John Palen
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Illinois Central Railroad
Riverside Park
Big Muddy River
Public Safety Division
Southern Illinois University
Joe Williams
Williams
Jackson County
Sheriff’s Office
Murphysboro Police Force Listed With Key Details
Here are the men on the Murphysboro police force led by Chief Toby Berger a veteran of six and a half years. Assistant chief Russell Wingerter on night shift joined in 1962 with prior sheriff's office and prison guard experience. Other officers include Kenneth Roberts Dean Berger Mike Thomas Jim Staffey and the text notes their shifts and backgrounds.
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Toby Berger
Jim Staffey
Murphysboro Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Russell Wingerter
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Statesville
Kenneth Roberts
Technical Tape Corp
Dean Berger
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Mike Thomas
Brown Shoe Co
Judge Quits Ruby Case
Dallas AP Dist. Judge Joe B Brown who presided over the 1964 Jack Ruby murder trial is removed from further proceedings in the case. Brown asked to be relieved saying he need not provide reasons for personal decisions. A sanity hearing for Ruby remains pending.
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Dallas (Ap) Dist
Joe B. Brown
Jack Ruby
Brown
Ruby
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Mugay
Medicare
Missouri
Ban Me Thuot
Nha Trang
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