Atrocities Hit Son Tra Village Killing 88
Viet Cong forces blasted a small fishing village of Son Tra with explosives and mortars killing 88 people and wounding 103 refugees. The attack lasted about 30 minutes and many civilians were burned alive. Marines and pacification workers defended the settlement, with 12 Viet Cong killed in the fight.
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Saigon
U.S
Son Tra
Leatherneck
Dak Son
U.S. Army
Americal Divi
Sirhan Granted Three-Week Delay
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan the Jordanian accused of assassinating Senator Robert F Kennedy has been granted a three week delay in entering a plea to July 19 to give attorney Russell E Parsons more time to study the case. Parsons said he had only limited time to review grand jury testimony and Sirhan’s mother would visit him Monday. The hearing in the jail chapel drew about 175 newsmen as Sirhan answered yes sir in a calm voice. Four deputies escorted him to the table with his attorney as Judge Richard Schauer said the chapel would ensure security. The indictment charges one murder count and five counts of assault for wounding bystanders in the Kennedy shooting.
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Russell E. Parsons
Sirhan Bishara
Robert F. Kennedy
Parsons
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Mary
Pasadena
Los Angeles County Central
Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Kennedy
Vietnam War Critics Meet In Chicago Coalition Push
Vietnam war critics gather in Chicago to unite behind an antiwar candidate for the Democratic nomination at the convention. Organizers aim to back McCarthy and the late Robert F. Kennedy under a Coalition for an Open Convention. Lowenstein helps lead the meeting, denying a stop Humphrey motive while noting no official ties to McCarthy.
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Chicago
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Allard K. Lowenstein
Congress
New York
Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lowenstein
Johnson
Coalition For
Minnesota
Kennedy
Two Choices Says Mansfield for Chief Justice
Senate leader Mike Mansfield presents two options for chief justice Abe Fortas or Earl Warren in a bid to blunt a Southern Democrat filibuster over Johnson court picks. He rules out delaying adjournment or a special session after conventions and vows a quick move to curb debate if needed.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Mansfield
Johnson
Fortas
Homer Thornberry
Warren
Sen
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
White House
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
The report notes fair conditions overnight with continuing heat and humidity. Sunday should be mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon thundershowers. South to southwest winds diminish tonight with lows in the lower 70s and highs Sunday in the low 90s. Illinois area: fair to partly cloudy, windy and hot through Sunday with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
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Terre Haute
Tediana
Illinois
Correction of Air Pollution Is Sought
Terre Haute faces a foul summer odor blamed on stagnant pools west of the Wabash River and local industry. Dr Bowden notes search for causes while Public Service Indiana funds pollution control and firms like Chas Pfizer Co and Commercial Solvents Corp take steps. A new method to dispose of foul liquids is tested under federal water pollution laws. Continued on Page 2 Col 5.
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Terre Haute
Warren W. Bowden
Vigo County
Wabash River
Public Service Indiana
Bowden
Chas. Pfizer Co
Commercial Solvents Corp
Illinois Man Falls From DC-3 Liner in Missouri
In Rolla Missouri the Highway Patrol searches for the body of Gerald Potter a 55 year old Pontiac Illinois man who plunged from a Purdue Airlines DC-3 door at about 8000 feet during a chartered flight from Kankakee Illinois to a Lions Club convention in Dallas. The pilot Cabeza landed near Springfield Missouri and the plane was impounded by the NTSB as authorities investigate how the door opened. Potter's wife was aboard and survived. other Lion Club members continued to Dallas.
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Jerrold Potter
Pontiac
Inl
Dallas
Tex
Springfield
Carl Bazzell
Springfield National Guardsman
John Thatcher
Kokomo
Ind
Roy Bacus
Fort Worth
Purdue
Rolla, Mo
Highway Patrol
Missouri
Purdue Airlines Inc
Lafayette
Purdue University
Gerald Potter
Sabout
Ill
Lions Club
Kankakee
Miguel Raul Cabeza
Potter
Cabeza
National Transportation Safety Board
Rolla
Gasconade River
Ozarks
Les Jones
De Gaulle Makes Final Appeal In French Runoff
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle makes a televised appeal on the eve of Sunday's runoff for the 487 seat National Assembly amid opposition protests over use of state media. Gaullists seek an overwhelming majority as voter turnout fears rise and talk of a Communist challenge persists.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Paycheck Withholding Rate Rising July 14
Washington AP reports a 10 percent increase in paycheck withholding begins July 14 to fund the Vietnam war and support the Great Society. Johnson signed the bill with minimal ceremony, noting the need for fiscal brakes amid inflation and a strengthening economy. Retroactive taxes apply to earnings since last April 1, with due amounts collected after July 1.
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Washington
President Johnson
Johnson
White House
U.S
Congress
First drive in theater opens in Camden N J
United Press International reports the nation's first drive in theater in Camden New Jersey seated fifty cars.
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United Press International
Camden
N. J
Public Response To Gun Plea Is Meager
New York AP survey finds limited public response to a push by gun owners to vote against violence by surrendering weapons. Local action is sparse though some cities contemplate gun control moves. Pasadena rejected gun registration. San Antonio failed to pass an ordinance. Miami Beach adopted police permit and gun registration rules ahead of the Republican convention.
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Associated Press
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Pasadena
Calif
Sirhan
Bishara
Robert F. Kennedy
San Antonio
Tex
Miami Beach
Fla
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