Red plane crashes after close pass near U S carrier
A Soviet TU 16 Badger bomber crashed in the Norwegian Sea after a fourth low pass near the USS Essex during anti submarine training. No survivors were found. portions of three bodies were recovered. The Essex reported no interference by U S forces.
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Washington
Norwegian Sea
U.S
Pentagon
Defense Department
Essex
Norway
United States
Pestagon
Ase
Warringston
Miss Southern Illinois Crowned At Herrin Pageant
Joann Rauback, 19, of West Frankfort won the Miss Southern Illinois title at the Herrin Jaycees pageant. Marta Baker took Miss Swimsuit, Janet Lea Jones won Miss Congeniality, with runners-up Robyn Benton, Marta Baker, Barbara Thomaczek, and Jodi Griffith.
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Joann Rauback
West Frankfort
Rebecca Hindman
Anna
Rauback
Herrin Jaycees
Fred W. Rauback
Southern Iinois University
Lee Jones
Robyn Benton
Mar
Ta Baker
Barbara Thomaczek
Jodi Griffith
Herrin
Miss Benton
Miss Rauwback
Miss Reuback
Vickie “Bearden
Nancy Hestand
Marion
Rita Malone
Thompsonville
Linda Thompson
Carbondale
Joan Shannon
Sherry Wolf
Chet Townsend
Kay DeVault
Beverly Ann Karraker
Striking workers win unprecedented wage boost in France
Henry Tanner reports that after six hours of talks with Premier Pompidou and a National Employers Association delegation, France’s striking workers won a minimum wage rise from 2.22 to 3 francs per hour, boosting payroll costs by about 54 billion francs annually. The move comes amid nationwide tension as De Gaulle seeks a referendum on key issues of the revolt while police are ordered to quell street gatherings.
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Henry Tanner
New York Times
Palis
Prance
Pompidou
National Employers’ Association
Hadj
Orient 5 Mines Return to Work After Transport Dispute
About 300 miners from Orient 5 Freeman Coal resumed duties on the Sun day midnight shift after walking out Thursday night over underground transport. Local President Farrel Whit Tew said a jeep broke down and parts were unavailable but the company will provide transportation going forward. Salem and Eugene McCarthy addressed 50¢ Poor People's marchers in Salem, criticizing Vietnam policy as the cause of government inaction.
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Orient 5
Freeman Coal Company
Farrel Whit Tew
Whitlow
Salem
Ore
Eugene McCarthy
Vietnam
Minnesota
Oregon
Capitol
16th heart transplant completed at MCV Richmond
The Medical College of Virginia announced the world’s 16th heart transplant was completed. The patient’s condition is satisfactory, with no further bulletins until next week. The recipient is unnamed, a 30 year old Orange, Virginia resident with prior heart trouble. Surgeons headed by Dr. Richard R. Lower, joining Stanford’s Dr. Norman E. Shumway, developed the technique used in most attempts.
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Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Orange
Hou
Showers Possible Across Area With Mild Temperatures
Light to moderate showers possible today then end by tonight. Temperatures show little change with highs around 65 to 70 and tonight in the mid 50s. Weather details and map appear on page 9.
Bill Cosby Applauded by 10000 at SIU Arena
More than 10 000 people attended Bill Cosby's stage appearance at Southern Illinois University arena on Saturday. He wore a brown feathered coat, red turtle neck shirt, white Levi's and desert boots, entertaining the crowd for over an hour as Folt singer Leon Bibb provided music. An anonymous telegram warned of campus unrest, but SIU officials credited John Flamer and a group of students for persuading Cosby to not cancel the show. The performance occurred without incidents.
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Bill Cosby
Southern Illinois University
Cosby
Folt
Leon Bibb
Carbondale
John S. Rendleman
SIU
John Flamer
Flamer
Daniel
Thomas
Turner
John Holmes
Lorenzo Bell
Gloom Over Paris Talks Despite US Hints of Softening Line
Paris reports a somber mood at the Vietnam peace talks as North Vietnam signals gradual concessions while US negotiators fear a prolonged process. Ambassadors Harriman and Thuy return to the table amid discouraging scenes in Paris and ongoing bombing pressure.
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Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
International Conference Center
Xuan
Thuy
Harriman
War directive urges rapid victory in Vietnam
Chicago Daily News reports a top secret directive sent to U S field commanders in South Vietnam orders winning the war within three months. The aim is to break the stalemate and bolster U S position at the Paris peace talks.
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Chicago
Daily News
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Keyes
Beech
Paris
Pentagon
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Creighton
W. Abrams
Westmoreland
Nixon forces win Tennessee delegates endorse Nixon
Nashville AP reports Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. delivered Tennessee 28 member Republican National Convention delegation to Richard Nixon. Delegates at the state GOP convention endorsed Nixon for the presidential nomination by unanimous vote, signaling a likely national convention support despite nonbinding action.
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Nashville
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U S bombs Viet missiles above DMZ and Saigon fronts
U S fighter bombers attacked surface to air missile sites in southern North Vietnam near the DMZ. Reports say helicopters were damaged at Camp Evans, while Saigon faced renewed Viet Cong activity and shelling as a new civilian cabinet led by Premier Tran Van Huong took office.
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U.S. Air Force
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Dmz
U.S
Camp Evans
1St Air Cavalry Division
Hue
Saigon
U.S. Oh
South Vietnam
Tran van Huong
Huong
National Unity
Nguyen van Thien
Hoang
Jelling
Thieu
Humphrey praises LBJ for peace talks stance
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey hailed Johnson for making the supreme political sacrifice to reach the Paris peace talks. He urged efforts to end the war and voiced optimism about Missouri delegates backing him for the nominating convention.
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Milwaukee
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Paris
Johnson
St Louis
Humphrey
Missouri
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