Three Provinces Might Secede From South Viet Nam War
Washington officials say the United States seeks to prevent a split of South Viet Nam’s three northern provinces from Saigon. The crisis risks weakening the anti Communist effort while the U S weighs timing of moving from military to civilian rule and potential Buddhist leadership shifts.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Hue-Da Nang
Saigon
Johnson
U. S
Auto Outlook Seen Bright
Detroit AP General Motors top executives Donner and Roche expressed optimism about the auto industry's future at the annual meeting while noting that adverse publicity on auto safety affects sales. They avoided predicting an early reversal of a May slump and did not comment on GM capital expansion.
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General Motors
Frederic G. Donner
James M. Roche
Ford Board
Henry Ford II
Donner
Roche
Ford
Johnson
Riots in Saigon as Buddhists push for civilian rule
In Saigon Buddhists march on the city center demanding civilian government. Monks pressure U.S. Marines to withdraw from Da Nang amid skirmishes and a volatile election backdrop. Reports indicate multiple casualties among rebels and government troops.
U S Fails To Arrange Da Nang Conference
In Da Nang Vietnam the United States failed to persuade Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi to meet secretly with Premier Nguyen Cao Ky to resolve the civil war crisis. Thi demanded public apology and reinstatement as First Army Corps commander before any meeting. The U S sought mediation between Ky and Thi amid Buddhist faction tensions.
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Saigon
Johnson
da Nang
Hue
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Chanh Thi
First Army Corps
Thi
Here
USS
Viet Nam
Junta
Tri Quang
U.S
Washington
Dead five day bear hunt ends in Jefferson County
A seven foot 305 pound black bear tracked from Sunday to Thursday in Jefferson and Franklin counties was killed by Everett Weems and Tom Telford using a .30-30 rifle. The hunt ended on Lowell Davis farm near Mt. Vernon after a dog-led chase. Authorities say the bear may have been the same one seen near Devil's Kitchen Lake and could be displayed at the Jefferson County courthouse.
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Jefferson County
Franklin County
Howard Williams
Mt. Vernon
Spring Garden
Ewing
Williams
Lowell Davis
Everett Weems
Tom Telford
Salem
Muddy Creek
Weems
St. Louis
Arch Mehrhoff
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Hazard Williams
GOP Leader Found Guilty in Bribe Case for Playboy Club NY
Former New York GOP state chairman L Judson Morhouse convicted on two counts for helping arrange a $25,000 bribe in 1962 to Martin Epstein, then chair of the State Liquor Authority, related to a Playboy Club liquor license. Acquitted on four counts. max penalty 20 years and $9000 fine. Morhouse, 52, from Ticonderoga, helped launch Gov. Rockefeller’s political career and resigned amid a scandal.
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New York
L. Judson Morhouse
Playboy Club
New York Supreme Court
Martin C. Epstein
State Liquor Authority
Morhouse
Upstate Ticonderoga
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Government Says Red China Nuclear Blast Was A Big One
The Atomic Energy Commission now states the May 9 Chinese test yielded at least 200 kilotons, higher than the 130 kilotons first cited. The AEC notes the device was not a thermonuclear bomb, though thermonuclear material appeared present, placing the yield in the intermediate range.
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Red China
Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
State Department
Robert McCloskey
AEC
China
Weekend Weather Outlook Neighbors Face Cloudy Skies
Cloudy tonight with a low in the 50s. Saturday brings considerable cloudiness and a chance of thundershowers with highs around 80. Sunday outlook is partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Weather details on map page 22.
Tourism boom could lift Southern Illinois economy
Intensive Checchi report on tourism recreation projects predicts $123 million annual income by 1976, 6,000 new jobs and $43 million in federal taxes plus $6.2 million state taxes. The plan could total about $174 million in new income after re-spending effects, with 8,400 new jobs overall and up to 5,900 filled by locals.
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George Willhite
Southern
Illinois
Checchi and Co
Checchi
Southern Illinois
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Forest Service
Trial Dates Set In Cairo Gang Slaying
Four men linked to Wortman in East St. Louis face murder and attempted murder trials in Cairo with dates set from June 21 to June 29. Defendants include Vincent Gendron Paul Bykowski James Stephens and Frank Anselmo. Arraignments occurred as investigations continue into the April 13 fatal shooting at the Hub Lounge.
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Frank ‘‘Buster
Worsman
East St. Louis
Dorothy Spomer
Cairo
Vincent Gendron
Wortman
Gendron
Paul Baykowski
St. Louis
James Stephens
Caseyville
Frank Anselmo
Canteen Township
St. Clair County
David Coughlin
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Spomer
Baykowski
Alexander County
Anselmo
Liberty
Stephens
Menard Penitentiary
Gary V. Lillie
Metropolis
Harry N. Hulen
Paducah
James Bowers
Rocky Mount
N. C
Lillie
Menard
Harrisburg
Hulen
Bowers
Vandalia
Second Heart Patient Dies at Methodist Hospital
Houston AP Walter L. McCans, the second patient at Methodist Hospital to receive a partial artificial heart implant, died today. The hospital bulletin cited complications in the past 48 hours and pulmonary insufficiency as the probable cause. The unit had functioned 27 hours before removal.
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Houston
Tex
Walter L. McCans
Methodist Hospital
McCans
Marcel DeRudder
DeRudder
Westville
Ill
Jury recessed in four convict murder trial at Springfield
Springfield AP reports the Circuit Court murder trial of four Menard Prison convicts recessed until Monday with only four jurors selected so far. Since the three week trial began, 371 prospective jurors have been dismissed.
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Springfield
Menard Prison
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