Mortars Hit South Fringe of Saigon
American B52s bombed Viet Cong infiltration routes around Saigon with 150 tons of bombs as enemy mortars hit the southern fringe. A South Vietnamese lieutenant was killed and two U.S. advisors among 17 wounded. 30 Viet Cong killed. Suburban Gia Dinh fights continued. Bien Hoa base hit by rockets with no casualties reported.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S
Associated Press
Dang van Phuoc
Gia Dinh
Ferguson and Harris Convicted in Plot to Kill Civil Rights Leaders
New York AP report says Herman B. Ferguson and Arthur Harris, both Black, were convicted in Queens Supreme Court of conspiring to murder Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young J. A 12 member white jury deliberated over more than 10 hours. Each faces up to seven years. sentencing not set.
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Herman B. Ferguson
Arthur Harris
Queens State Supreme Court
New York City
Roy Wilkins
Whitney Young Jr
New York
Whitney Young
Queens Supreme
Ferguson
Queens
Harris
Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Young
National Urban League
Edward Lee Howlette
Howlette
Black Revolutionary Movement
Spock and 2 Others Guilty of Draft Conspiracy
Benjamin Spock Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr. and two others were convicted of conspiring to counsel Selective Service registrants to evade the draft. A fifth defendant was acquitted. Trial began May 20 and ended after four weeks. Raskin was acquitted. Sentencing set for July 10. maximum penalties are five years and $10,000 fines.
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Bolton
Benjamin Spock
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Spock
Leonard Boudin
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Coffin
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Marcus Raskin
Washington
Raskin
Federal Courthouse
Calvin Bartlett
U.S
Francis J. W. Ford
Vic
Weather outlook for Terre Haute area through Sunday
The Weather Bureau reports River stage at 5.3 feet and a 6 am reading. Terre Haute and vicinity will have variable clouds with occasional showers and thundershowers likely through Sunday, with a low tonight of 58 to 68 and a high Sunday of 75 to 85. Indiana and Illinois forecasts follow with similar trends and 50 to 60 percent precipitation chances.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Charting of 1600 Asteroids Since 1801 Discovery
Astronomers have charted more than 1,600 asteroids or minor planets since the first discovery in 1801. They range in size from about 500 miles in diameter to one mile or less.
Industry Leaders Urge Maple Ave Opening to Ease Traffic
Local industrial leaders pressed Penn Central and city officials to open Maple Avenue through the Tam pane Co property to relieve chronic traffic jams on North Fruitridge Avenue. Mayor Larrison promised to study feasibility, while railroad officials urged a follow up meeting with authority. Continued on Page 2, Col. 3.
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Maple Ave
Tampane Co
Penn Central Railroad
Ellis Ft. Harrison Country Club
Railroad
North Fruitridge Ave
Bob Ireland
Bemis Bay
Tucker
Ireland
Larrison
Penn-Central
Dusty Rhodes
Indianapolis
Myrl Wilkinson
Rhodes
Terre Haute
Jerry Taylor
Penn- Central
The
Elks Country Club
North Fruit
Peace Talks Rested at Dead Center
Paris AP reports after five weeks the US and North Vietnam peace talks stall at a stalemate with no concessions. Ambassadors Harriman and Thuy plan to meet next Wednesday after a recess. Harriman will confer with advisers in Washington. Hanoi voices continued claims of victory amid ongoing battles and Giap’s interview quoted in El Moudjahid.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Washington
Thuy
Hanoi
Defense
Vo Nguyen Giap
E! Moudjahid
Giap
Bodine Predicts Wide Delegate Backing for Governor Bid
Richard Bodine claimed at the Wabash Valley Press Club that he has more than enough delegate support to win the Democratic nomination in Indianapolis. He cited pledges from mayors of Linton and Jasonville plus commitments from Evansville Gary and Indianapolis delegates and broad support in Terre Haute. He pegged his pledged tally above 1,000 with 960 needed, and noted Vietnam as a key issue.
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Richard Bodine
Indianapolis
Wabash Valley Press Club
Bodine
Linton
Jasonville
Evansville
Gary
Terre Haute
Veterans of Foreign Wars Parade on Wabash Ave
Delegates to the 44th Convention of the Department of Indiana VFW marched down Wabash Avenue in Terre Haute. The parade featured District 10 leading, District 6 second to last, and the 74th United States Army Band from Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Officers were elected at a luncheon and will be installed Sunday. Resolutions urged victory in Vietnam and opposed any coalition including the National Liberation Front.
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Department of Indiana
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wabash Avenue
VFW
Terre Haute House
Second Street
Ninth Street
Wabash
District 10
District
Terre Haute
74Th
United States Army Band
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Bleu
Mayflower Room
Vietnam
Thief Steals Can ar y Diamond from Witte Museum
A burglar wearing a cap smashed through glass at the Witte Memorial Museum in San Antonio and stole the McFarlin diamond and necklace valued at 365000. The 49.73 carat canary-cut gem, plus 31 emeralds and 17 smaller diamonds, was donated by Mr. and Mrs. McFarlin in 1961. The jewel’s history traces to a Maharaja’s treasury in India, shipped to the United States in 1955.
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San Antonio
Tex
McFarlin
Witte Memorial Museum
E. B. McFarlin
Shantytown Extends Occupation Near Lincoln Memorial
The Poor People's Campaign gains one more week to stay at Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial. Leader Rev. Ralph David Abernathy vows continued protest until demands, notably for more, are met. Frank Espada says 5,000 Puerto Rican marchers will join Washington rally today. The Interior Department extends the permit for seven days on the 15 acre federal site.
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Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
National Press Club
Departments of
Agriculture, State and Health, Education and Welfare
Frank Espada
New York
Interior Department
Resurrection City
Lincln Memorial
Washington Monument
Poor People's Mule Train Reaches Atlanta
About 100 people traveled in 13 battered wagons reaching Atlanta on Interstate 20 after Gov. Lester Maddox did not arrest the group before a deadline. State officials and police supervised the caravan, with 70 adults and 30 children aboard, and traffic reported as normal.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Maddox
George Royal
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Ete
By Robert D. Ohman
William F. Nicholson
U. S. Weather Bureau
United Press International
By Carl Bender
Tribune
By John M. Hightower
Center
Bill Brighton
Vigo
Democrat
John Etling
Vigo-Clay Sullivan
Wabash Ave
Southeast Asia
National Liberation Front
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