Helen Keller Dies At 87 After A Life Of Courage
Helen Adams Keller, born June 27 1880 in Tuscumbia Alabama, died at her Easton Connecticut home just before her 88th birthday. The blind deaf mute who walked with kings and presidents spent a lifetime helping the world’s handicapped with authoring lectures and travels. Her companion Winifred Corbally was with her in failing health for two years. Keller rose from a silent beginning to become a renowned humanitarian and advocate for the blind earning honors from U.S. presidents and foreign governments.
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Kennedy and McCarthy duel over Rusk on TV
Senators Robert F Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy faced off on national television Saturday night and agreed that Secretary of State Dean Rusk should...
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San Francisco
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Dean Rusk
Vatican and Bible Societies Agree on Common Bible
Rome and London announced a major step toward a common Bible with an eight page document Guiding Principles for Interconfessional Cooperation in Translating the Bible. The accord, approved by Pope Paul VI and the United Bible Societies, aims to joint work from translation to production in 2200 languages, addressing long held ecumenical goals.
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Civilta Cattolica
Walter M. Abbott
Saigon Braces as Viet Cong Penetrates City Center
Viet Cong commandos drove deep into Saigon forcing allies to burn blocks in a scorched earth defense. Three city blocks were destroyed as fighting raged in Cholon and near the Presidential Palace. Marines battled 800 attackers near Bien Hoa Bridge. fuel lines were cut at Tan Son Nhut. Casualty rolls cited include 204 Viet Cong killed and 269 plus 14 US Marines and 102 Americans wounded. A South Vietnamese Boy Scout unit under flag was fired upon, with one scout killed and another wounded.
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Hue
Khe Sanh
Army
Top Hanoi Negotiator Expected at Paris Talks
North Vietnamese envoy Le Duc Tho, ally of Ho Chi Minh and politbureau member, was slated to join the Hanoi negotiating team in Paris after transit from Peking and Moscow. He is viewed as a hardliner with a mandate to negotiate, signaling a potential shift as talks resume Wednesday.
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Profits under Navy submarine contracts questioned
The Defense Department plans to pay Westinghouse nearly 4 million dollars after Navy and GAO audits found excessive profits on reactor pump subcontracts for atomic submarines. The case hinges on contracted cost plus fixed fee arrangements and questioned profit margins.
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Rickover
Atomic Equipment Division
Morning musings on tomorrow’s history from daily events
A brief reflection notes how today’s events may shape tomorrow’s history, implying the pace of news and the lasting impact of the present moment. The line analyzes the cycle of reporting and the idea that current happenings become future reference points.
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Wall Street Journal
World’s 20th heart transplant performed in New York
Surgeons at New York Hospital performed the 20th heart transplant using a donor who shot himself in the head. The recipient remained unnamed. Concurrently, doctors in Canada and Argentina worked to save two earlier recipients, a Montreal butcher and a Buenos Aires noodle vendor.
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Bronx
Canada
Argentina
Montreal
Buenos Aires
Youth March Defies Gaullist France in Paris Protest
Nearly 20,000 students led by Daniel Cohn-Bendit marched in Paris in a defiant protest against the Gaullist regime. The nationwide strike movement was cracking as De Gaulle met Pompidou and warned leftists of attempts to topple the Fifth Republic. The Left Bank march blocked traffic while police absence and a bride in a wedding party drew attention. Elsewhere, negotiations advanced with millions of workers to return to work as a general back to work movement loomed after Whitsun.
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YPI
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France
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de Gaulle
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Montparnasse
Cohn- Bendit
Cohn-Bendit
Colin Bendit
Danny the Red
Sorbonne
University of Paris
De Gaulle Faces Challenge From Pompidou Over Crisis
Paris reports a tense Elysee confrontation between President Charles de Gaulle and Premier Georges Pompidou over the country’s mood. Pompidou urged new elections or resignation, citing chaos, while De Gaulle accused him of betrayal as the leader prepared to leave France with his wife amid a national emergency. The army showed obedience and readiness to assist if needed.
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Cood Reading Inside City Council Candidates
Inside Fayette Greene News and Mason-Dixon coverage outlines candidates for city council. Regional brief notes and columns preview local races with context from Preston County and Cochran.
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