Probers inspect Melbourne in Singapore drydock
A joint US Australian naval board tours the damaged Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne in Sembawang drydock. Rear Adm Jerome H King Jr leads a four hour inspection as repairs proceed. Evans stern half remains under hearings while three weeks in Singapore precede further work.
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Singapore
Australian Naval Board
Melbourne
Frank E. Evans
Jerome H. King Jr
U.S. Navy
Sembawang
Navy
Australia
Subic Bay
Philippines
Evans
Youths Body Found in Vermilion River North of Birmingham
Unidentified young male recovered from the Vermilion River near the Ohio Turnpike bridge. Erie County Coroner Joseph Butler and sheriff and highway patrol on scene. Body taken to hospital for investigation. Earlier Sunday, the body of an 18 year old Lorain girl found in a ditch on Rt. 113 five miles west.
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Birmingham
Vermilion River
Here
Ohio Turnpike
Joseph Butler
Erie County
Erie County Sheriff's Department
State Highway Patrol
Rt. 113
NYSE Bans Pranks On Floor To Stop Trading Disruptions
The New York Stock Exchange prohibits water pistol fights talcum powder pranks and gas balloons on the trading floor. Bernard Lasker says directives go to 1,366 members and 2,000 support staff, with $1,000 fines and two week suspensions for violators. Reports say disruptions have harmed trading and damaged teletype equipment.
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New York Stock Exchange
New York
UPI
Bernard J. Lasker
Exchange
Lasker
Stock Exchange
Two measures reach council too late for action
Amherst reports two measures missed by the council. details on page 4. Von Lake notes a city post resignation by the employees association chairman on page 14. Lorain covers teachers and board parodying current topic on page 7. New London reports hospital maternity section closing on page 5.
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Amherst
New London — Hospital
Weather Outlook With Mild Tonight and Warm Thursday
Forecast calls for a warm trend with lows around 50 to 55 degrees and highs in the 80s tomorrow. Tonight shows increasing cloudiness and mild temperatures, with winds from the southeast to northeast. Thursday brings scattered showers, cloudy skies, and light southeast to south winds. Highs near 63 and overnight low around 41 recorded in recent observations.
Noll vows city police protection after resignations
North Ridgeville city safety committee responds to the resignations of Capt. Gerald Hansen and Patrolman Richard Kreps. Mayor Noll promises duty coverage as the panel notes a raised police pay, new cruiser buys, and potential hospital benefits, while recognizing budget limits versus Lorain and North Olmsted.
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North Ridgeville
Gerald Hansen
Ptl
Richard Kreps
Richard Noll
Hansen
The
Safety Committee
Kreps
Hanser
Lorain
North Olmsted
Florence Billmeyer
County income tax bill faces uncertain House fate
The mandatory county income tax proposal, drafted by House Speaker Charles Kurfess and backed by Rep. E. W. Lampson, stalls in the Ways and Means subcommittee. Support among Republicans appears slim as leaders weigh education needs against anti tax sentiment with July adjournment in sight.
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Chronicle-Telegram Bureau
Columbus
Charles F Kurfess
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
E. W. Lampson
Jefferson
Ways and Means
Lampson
Kurfess
Senate
Allies Intensify Push Around Tay Ninh In Heavy Blockade
U S B52 bombers dropped nearly 900 tons as Allied forces battled to halt a Red drive on Tay Ninh city. In four days of fighting 168 Communists were killed as U S troops and South Vietnamese paratroopers swept the jungle near An Loc and Trang Bang. Civilian toll rose with 10 dead and 22 seriously wounded, while 369 homes were destroyed or damaged and thousands were left homeless.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
Tay Ninh
UPI
Kate Webb
South Vietnam
1St Cavalry Division
Big
Bien Hoa
An Loc
1St Infantry Division
Trang Bang
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
5Th Marine Division
Leathernecks
An Hoa
Long
Hollywood Actor Weighs Self After Shower Call
An anecdote recalls a Hollywood actor emerging from a shower and calling his butler Chalmers to hold his cigarette while he weighs himself. The brief vignette highlights a quirky backstage moment associated with a famous star.
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Chalmers
Soviet General Fyodor Kharchevin Dies at 69
Moscow reports the death of retired Maj. Gen. Fyodor Kharchevin aged 69 after a long illness. It is the first such general death announced in weeks following several in April and May. No link to a crash or misfire is indicated.
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Moscow
Defense Ministry
Fyodor Kharchevin
Two Teens Charged in West Virginia House Fire
Wood County prosecutors issued murder warrants for Susan Bailey aged 15 and Roger 18 in Parkersburg after an arson investigation. The blaze killed the parents and 10 siblings as gasoline was reportedly used. The teenagers slept in a two room structure behind the main house. only their 63 year old grandfather escaped.
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Wood County Prosecutor's Office
Parkersburg
W. Va
Susan Bailey
Roger
Burger Confirmed as Chief Justice by Wide Senate Margin
The Senate approved Warren Burger as the nations 15th chief justice by a 74 to 3 vote after brief debate. Supporters praised his 14 year federal appeals court tenure while critics urged caution due to the Abe Fortas affair and calls for further review before finalizing the nomination.
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Washington
Senate
Warren HE. Burger
Burger
Nixon
Earl Warren
Abe Fortas
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Fulbright
Fortas
Arkansas
Federal Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Louis E
Wolfson
Florida
Burger Ap
Strike talks end without progress in Ohio confrontation
Local 758 and the Ohio Contractors Association report no progress after a holiday Inn mediation session. No further talks are scheduled as federal mediators consider a new attempt to end the strike. Morning picket lines were placed on 21 Lorain County projects including the Golden Age Center in Elyria.
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Local 758
Laborers’ International Union
Ohio Contractors’ Association
Holiday Inn
Federal Mediation Service
James Byrd
Lorain County
Golden Age Center
Elyria
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Kearns
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