Desertion at Hue Amid Buddhist Pressure in Vietnam War
About 500 troops of the South Vietnamese 1st Army Division deserted in Hue urged by Buddhist leaders and joined anti-government dissidents. Police cracked down as 10 monks were arrested and curfews were imposed in Saigon. Rebels held the imperial palace while government paratroopers moved in for a possible showdown.
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UPI
1St Army
Hue
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
United Nations
World Organization
1St
Bus strike ends as unions and managers accept federal terms
Western Greyhound Line reaches settlement terms proposed by a federal mediation panel for the 33 day strike affecting 11 Western states. AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union members will vote on ratifying the agreement with a four day referendum among 4500 drivers and station employees.
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San Francisco
Western Greyhound Line
Afl-Cio Amalgamated Transit Union
Ralph E. Thomas
Western Greyhound
William Rose
Fire in New York harbor kills at least 17 crewmen
Two tankers collided in New York Harbor igniting naphtha and burning to attract rescuers. coast guard reports 69 survivors and 17 dead with deaths spread across Staten Island Bayonne and aboard one vessel. Helicopters and boats aided rescue efforts as bridges were closed and hospitals treated the injured.
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New York
UPI
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
New Jersey
New York City
Staten Island
Bayonne
N.J
U.S
Texaco Massachusetts
Gulf Coast Ports
Gemini 10 after world altitude record page
Page 7 notes Gemini 10’s pursuit after setting an altitude record while Page 8 questions Castro’s grip. Page 10 reports Rusk opposing NATO force cuts and Page 18 highlights Al Mengert leading opening round at the U.S. Open golf tourney.
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Rusk
NATO
al Mengert
Titan 3C lifts eight satellites into high orbit
The Titan 3C orbital launcher deployed eight satellites into 20 941 mile high orbits, forming a global military communications network. The eight 100 pound relay spaceships began operating immediately, enabling fast jam resistant commands from Washington and other bases. Air Force officials hailed the mission as outstanding and cited potential for future MOL class payloads.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Air Force Space
Earth
Washington
Wit Nam
U.S
Air Force Launch Control Center
Air Force
Defense Departments
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
MOL
Titan launches eight satellites in second stage boost
The Titan rocket lifted off at 10 a.m. EDT carrying eight military switchboard satellites to augment the Pentagon network. The complex mission required two aiming orbits before reaching its final path, a tougher feat than Air Force Thor-Agena launches. Russia’s record for multiple launches in a single flight had been five prior to this event.
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Pentagon
Russia
Senate approves record $330 billion debt limit bill
Washington and President Johnson win approval as the Senate passes a $330 billion national debt limit measure by a 53 to 17 vote after House backing. An attempted amendment to allow up to $100 tax deductions for campaign contributions fails 45 to 24, claimed to empower small donors.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Johnson
House
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Viet Cong Attack Injures A dozen at Saigon billet
In Saigon 12 people were injured when Viet Cong militants hurled a hand grenade and a Claymore mine at the Coliseum Bachelor Enlisted Men's Quarters. The attack followed a fierce jungle engagement 350 miles north where Marines repelled a vastly larger foe, sustaining heavy casualties.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Leathernecks suffer combat in South Vietnam mission
Marines faced a six hour battle near Chu Lai as 400 enemy troops attacked a Marine outpost. American airpower flew 66 missions over North Vietnam with two jets shot down and one pilot rescued, while S Sgt James E Howard of San Diego earned his fourth Purple Heart.
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James E
Ranger
Landfill plan outlined for Butte in city meeting
City leaders and engineers discussed a 70 acre landfill site west of South Montana Street near Centennial Avenue and adjacent to the Interstate Highway. Mayor Powers says negotiations with Anaconda Co. have been underway for four months exchanging land in the Berkeley Pit area for the site. The State Board of Health has demanded accelerated action and a formal plan must be submitted by July to show the city and county intend to eliminate health hazards from dumps.
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Butte
Thomas F. Powers
George Schotte
Accelerated Butte Development Committee
Walt Everly
Metro Sewer System
Davidson Piper
Anaconda Co
Montana Street
Centennial Avenue
Williamsburg
Powers
The
Berkeley Pit
State Board of Health
Drowning Fatality of Former Butte Youth in Hawthorne
John William Hodges 19 a former Butte resident drowned Wednesday while swimming after work in Hawthorne Nevada He was born May 1 1947 in Jasper Alabama moved to Butte at six attended Butte schools and graduated 1965 He worked for Safeway in Hawthorne Survived by parents Jim Ed Hodges and spouse and siblings with five nieces and one nephew Body to arrive at Wayrynen Funeral Home Saturday
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John William Hodges
Butte
Hawthorne
Nev
Jasper
Ala
Butte High School
Safeway Stores, Inc
Jim Ed Hodges
Jim Ed Jr
Jeffrey Lynn
Gerald Wayne
Joel Edward
Los Angeles
Edward Brulla
Jovie Magdelina
Wayrynen Funeral Home
Anaconda plans concentrator addition in Butte
Anaconda Co. Buddy Hannitan announced a several million dollar expansion to the Clyde E. Weed concentrator in Butte. Tide Bay Inc. of Tacoma won the contract and work starts immediately for completion early next year. The new plant will treat oxide copper ore via leaching and precipitation, supplementing existing flotation.
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Martin K. Hannitan
Montana
Anaconda Co
Clyde E. Weed
Tide Bay Inc
Tacoma
Butte
Weed
Tide Bay
Inum
Columbia Falls
Berkeley
Anaconda
Anaconda Aluminum Co
Weed Concentrator
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Castro
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Leatherneck
Choon
Butte - Anaconda
John Hodges
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