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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1967
Page
1
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic and Vietnam War Updates
Memorial Day weekend traffic is heavy with area police reporting several injuries in minor crashes. Major William VanGilder, son of Westover residents, flew a mission near Hanoi and is recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross for earlier raids. Memorial Day services are planned as Vietnam fatalities rise. many offices close for four days. Morgantown Water Commission eyes a $500000 HUD grant but no project is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William VanGilder
Lawrence J. VanGilder
Westover
Hanoi
Vietnam
Morgantown Warter Commission
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Thomas Urquhart
Commission
Memorial weekend traffic toll may set all‑time high
National traffic counts for Memorial Day show a pace matching last year with danger of becoming the worst holiday total. Safety experts warn the final figure could break records if the trend continues across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
National Safety Council
UN chief urges Security Council to consider blockades on arms violations
Thant returns from Cairo and asks the Security Council to remind Israel and its Arab neighbors of possible blockades under the 1949 armistice. In Tel Aviv Israel awaits Abba Eban's report after trips to Washington London and Paris. Cairo reports UAR troops on a war footing with 80 000 along the Israel border and Yemen withdrawals for Sinai deployment. Secret talks in Cairo involve Nasser with Soviet and Chinese officials seeking more arms aid. Saudi Arabia stations troops on the Gulf of Aqaba coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Thant
Cairo
Security Council
Israel
Tel Aviv
Abba Eban
Washington
London
Paris
Mideast
United Arab Republic
Yemen
Sinai Peninsula
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Reading Guide Highlights Council Candidates and Comics Feature
A voters guide outlines council candidate profiles and issues while the paper showcases 22 best comics across 8 pages. The issue includes a 16 page Family Weekly section with activities and stories for households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Weekly
Albert Gallatin
Arthur Daley
Aurora High
Bruceton Mills
Charleston
Ryan
Clay-Battelle
Delislow
Brooks Cottleene
Fayette-Greene
Fellowsville
Friendsville
Furfari
Grafton High
Uese
Hospital
Hart
James Reston
League of Women's Voters
Mapletown
Mason-Dixonland
Morgantown High
Newburg High
West Virginia
Preston County
Eeewers
Russell Baker
Terra Alta
Nigeria secedes eastern region declares Democratic Republic of Biafra
The eastern region proclaimed independence and formed the Democratic Republic of Biafra. Nigeria's military government declared a state of emergency, suspended political activity, and outlined a 12 state reorganization to counter the secession. Ojukwu urged a choice between domination or secession, which the assembly embraced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Nigeria
UPI
Consultative Assembly
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Democratic Republic of Biafra
Africa
Midwest
Niger River
Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
Eastern Region Assembly
Ojukwu
Cor
Lady Bird Johnson Plants Oak at University of Texas
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson visited her alma mater in Austin to plant a 12-foot live oak in the Ben Stinnett Memorial Patio at the UT alumni center as part of her beautification program. She attended a supporters luncheon after the ceremony with backers from across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Ben Stinnett
University of Texas Alumni Center
Texas
Haiphong Missile Explodes and Debris Harms Vessel
UPI reports U S pilots said a surface to air missile exploded over Haiphong raining flaming debris on a merchant ship during raids on Friday key power plants and MIG bases. Navy jet downed over Kep. Marine battles near Da Nang expand as DMZ actions continue with heavy casualties and new firefights on Lac Son Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Haiphong
Kep
Hanoi
U. S
North Vietnam
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
Robert C
Miller
5Th Marine Regiment
Lac Son
Holiday Memorial Toll Seen Near All Time High
United Press International reports the memorial week end traffic toll rising toward a record. By 9 p.m. EDT at least 136 deaths occurred since Friday with California leading at 15 fatalities and Oxon Hill Maryland noting a major collision that killed four and injured four.
Israel May Act Today On Blockade
Israel may decide within 24 to 48 hours whether to break the Arab blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba by force if needed. A border mine incident near Gaza wounded Israeli soldiers, marking the first border clash in the current crisis as cabinet talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza Strip
Palestine Liberation Army
Elath
Levi Eshkol
Abba Eban
Middle East
Washington
Paris
London
U N Security Council to Meet on Mideast Crisis
United Nations Security Council scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. Monday to discuss the Middle East crisis amid Israeli and Egyptian clashes. Thant urged a breathing spell to lower war fever as Beirut embassy blast shakes Lebanon. Israel reports casualties from a Gaza Strip mine near Keren Shalom and U.S. seeks to avert bloodshed with Arab and Soviet diplomats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thant
United Nations
Middle East
Israel
Gaza Strip
U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Radio
Cairo
Jerusalem
U.N
New York
Egypt
Security Council
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Council
Mideast
Washington
Dean Rusk
Yugi N. Tcherniakov
Tcherniakov
Kremlin
Keren- Shalom
Rafa
Strip
Middle East crisis timeline escalates toward wider war
A chronology of rapid escalations from April 7 1967 jet clashes between Israel and Syria to May 27 1967 as Egypt orders troop buildup on the Sinai border, declares Gulf of Aqaba closed, and U N appeals for a cooling period amid mounting war threats involving Israel Egypt and the PLO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Sinai
U.N
Sharm el Sheikh
Strait of Tiran
Gulf of Aqaba
Elath
Nasser
Gulf
Israel
Palesiting Liberation Army
PLO
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