Da Nang Surrenders Boost Ky Power In Saigon After Da Nang capitulation frees rebels
The last rebel stronghold in Da Nang fell as about 400 soldiers surrendered at Tinh Hoi pagoda after an eight day battle. Premier Nguyen Cao Ky gained near total control of the city and moved to quell anti American rioting in Saigon. The surrender followed a junta ultimatum and altered U.S. curfew and security measures.
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da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
Tinh Hoi
U.S
Saigon
Thien Minh
Minh
Tri Quang
U. S
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen van Man
Man
Earl R. Keeler
Glen Burnie
Cooler Thunderstorms End Tonight With Clearing Morning
Cooler tonight with a low in the 50s and clearing by morning. Sunny and cooler Tuesday, with a high in the 60s. Weather map and details in the regional page.
Cuban Claim of U S Gunfire Death at Guantanamo
Cuba alleges a U S naval base at Guantanamo Bay fired on a Cuban sentry named Luis Ramirez Lopez, killing him as sporadic gunfire lasted two hours. The Pentagon initially denied then acknowledged a reported incident under investigation. Granma profiled the dead guard and Raul Castro planned to speak at his funeral in Santiago.
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U.S. Defense Department
U.S. Naval
Guantanamo Bay
Armed Forces Minstry
Luis Ramirez Lopez
U.S
Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Guantanamo
Communist Party
Granma
Armed Forces
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Ramirez
Santiago
Stock Market Recovers on Broad Upturn Led by Glamour Shares
A sharp early session rally lifts major indices with the AP average up 3.0 to 322.0 at noon and the Dow up 6.18 to 883.07. Institutions buy big blocks, including an 11,400 share IBM in an active trading day as analysts credit a continuation of Friday’s rally and a possible smaller budget deficit.
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Johnson
Associated Press
Dow Jones
IBM
Body found in Casey Creek near Mount Vernon identified
Two fishermen discovered a body under a bridge on Illinois 15 near Mount Vernon. Police identified the deceased as Shirley Gant, 27, a Mount Vernon resident and former mental patient, whose mother had reported her missing the previous Wednesday.
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Casey Creek
Mount Vernon
Illinois 15
Shirley Gant
Miss Gant
SIU Urged to Create School of Tourism by Checchi Plan
The Checchi report recommends Southern Illinois University establish a School of Tourism to train in economics finance and hotel and resort management. It also proposes a permanent model recreation area on university land to train plan and showcase new techniques year round.
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George Willhite
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Checchi
SIU
United States
Southern
Illinois
Marketing Department
Bureau of Business Research
Department of Recreation
Oregon Vote Tests Viet Nam Policy Clash in Primary
In Oregon Democratic primary voters choose between Howard Morgan who criticizes U.S. Viet Nam policy and Rep. Robert B. Duncan who backs it. Sen. Wayne Morse backs Morgan to boost his own prestige while Neuberger’s seat opens by retirement. Florida Oklahoma governors and Kentucky Senate races also on ballot.
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Oregon
Senate
Howard Mogan
Johnson
Robert B. Duncan
Wayne Morse
Morgan
Florida
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Congress
Duncan
Morse
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Walter Huss
Maurine B. Neuberger
Major disturbance in Bakersfield Negro district quelled by 125 officers
Police used 125 officers from Bakersfield, Kern County sheriff's deputies, and the California Highway Patrol to quell a major disturbance in the southeastern Bakersfield Negro district. Youths threw bottles and rocks and set trash fires after an argument over a car accident at Lakeview Avenue and Gorrill Street. No arrests were reported.
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California Highway Patrol
Bakersfield
James Deem
Kern County
Lakeview Avenue
Gorrill Street
Debt Ceiling Hike Sought To 332 Billion By Treasury
The Treasury asked Congress to raise the temporary debt ceiling to 332 billion for the new fiscal year starting July 1, with potential drop to 235 billion if not acted. Budget chief Schultze lowered current-year deficit to 3.9 billion and kept next-year spending at 112.8 billion including 58.3 billion for defense. Secretary Fowler cited a 4 billion cash base plus 3 billion contingency as the margin to cover uncertain events.
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Treasury Department
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Charles L. Schultze
Budget Bureau
Defense
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Treasury
Illinois Supreme Court upholds tax on trading stamps
The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously rules the state sales tax applies to trading stamps redeemed for merchandise. The decision rejects a double taxation claim by Judge William Brothers, who had charged the tax scheme overtaxed housewives. Trading stamp firms named in the challenge include Sperry & Hutchinson Co. and Gold Bell Gift Stamp Co.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Circuit Court
William V. Brothers
Cook County
Brothers
High Court
Byron O. House of
Nashville
Sperry & Hutchinson Co
Gold Bell Gift Stamp Co
E. F. McDonald Stamp Co
King Korn Stamp Co
Top Value Enterprises Inc
Thrifty Stamp Co., Inc
Peace Union Worker Slain in Richmond
Addison E. Wilkins 20 identified as Peace Union of New York City worker. Malcolm Norment Jr. 41 of Richmond also shot in a construction site slaying. Police say both died from behind with a small weapon. no known connection. Car burned in east end Negro area being checked for links. Norment worked at a motel. survived by parents and two sisters.
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Richmond, Va
Addison E. Wilkins
Student Peace Union of
New York City
Wilkins
Malcolm Norment Jr
Richmond
East End
Norment
Malcolm L. Norment Sr
Mary Beth
Ashleigh Norment
Colfax, Ill
Widow Remarries Twice After Plane Crashes In Illinois
Mrs James Newby of Maple Park Kane County has become a widow twice in two years. Her first husband Arvin Anderson a crop duster was killed in Oklahoma two years ago. Her new husband a 32 year old pilot died in a single engine monoplane crash near their farm after takeoff.
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Maple Park, III
James Newby
Maple Park
Kane County
City Nurses Quit Striking amid Pay Dispute in New York
Public health nurses in New York City halted most services across 28 health centers and 66 child health stations as resignations rose, with 282 of 482 nurses quitting. The Professional Public Health Nurses Association cited 350 as the figure, while 1,500 doctors would only perform emergency duties. Nurses prepare patients, vaccinate, manage charts, and supervise 900 staff.
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Department of Health
Health Department
J. Jerome Clitt
Professional Public Health Nurses Association
Doctors Association of the
Escapee Captured in Massac Jail Break Incident
One of two Paducah men who fled March 13 from the Massac County jail has been apprehended. Eugene Phillips, 32, was taken into custody in Massachusetts and is held for Massac County authorities. Elmer Wiley, 37, remains at large.
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Paducah
Massac County
Eugene Phillips
Massac
Massachusetts
Elmer Wiley
Alabama Editor’s Election Day Editorial Upheld
The Supreme Court upheld the right of James E. Mills of the Birmingham Post-Herald to publish a political editorial on election day. The Court ruled Alabama’s anti electioneering law would abridge press freedom, removing prior prosecution attempts from 1962.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
James E. Mills
Birmingham Post-Herald
Hugo L. Black
Emergency Proclaimed In Britain During Maritime Strike
Britain declares a state of emergency to protect essential supplies as 65 000 seamen strike disrupts ports. Queen Elizabeth II signs the proclamation at Buckingham Palace while Prime Minister Harold Wilson moves to impose price ceilings on food and mobilize private transport and naval support.
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Britain
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth II
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
House
National Union of Seamen
London
Ray Gunter Ford Geddes
Shipping Federation
Gunter
William Hogarth
Wilson
Edward Heath
Court Denies Milani Claim in 1960 Slaying Case
The court upheld the murder conviction of Joseph Harry Milani of Herrin, who received a 150 year sentence for the 1960 killing of May Lily Roberts, a Carbon Dale waitress. It rejected Milani’s claims of denied constitutional rights and a coerced guilty plea during his Marion Circuit Court trial.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Joseph Harry Milani
Herrin
Milani
Marion
May Lily Roberts
Carbondale
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Saigon Buddhist Institute
Havana
New York
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Funston
Trenton, N.J
New York Stock Exchange
Big Board
New Jersey
Keith Funston
Exchange
Tourism School
Bakersfield, Calif
State Supreme Court
Peace Union
N.Y
Metropolis
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