Navy declares Scorpion lost as crew presumed dead
Washington reports the Navy notified families of the 99 men aboard the nuclear submarine Scorpion that the vessel is presumed lost and the crew presumed dead. Admiral Thomas Moorer said search efforts would continue but no surface or underwater evidence or signals have been found. The Scorpion, returning from Mediterranean exercises, has been overdue since May 27 near Norfolk, Virginia.
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Saigon Raid Breaks Viet Cong Grip in Chelon Sector
South Vietnamese Rangers and U S backed forces pushed into three Chelon district apartment blocks in Saigon after six days of house to house fighting. They killed 34 Viet Cong and captured four, while suffering 6 dead and 9 wounded among their troops. Marines near Binh Loi Bridge reported 38 Viet Cong killed and 14 captured. Viet Cong rockets and mortars killed five civilians and wounded 21 as Saigon faced a fourth nightly shelling.
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Weisel recalls near fatal shooting as Kennedy is wounded
Newsman William Weisel of ABC TV recounts three stings to his side near the Ambassador Hotel doorway as he followed Sen. Robert Kennedy amid the California primary celebration. He said he thought he would die and described blood everywhere before surgeons operated to remove a bullet.
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Weather Brief Generally fair with warm highs
Generally fair today and Friday with highs from 75 to 85 degrees. Tonight’s low 45 to 55. Winds west to southwest 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise 5 28 sunset 8 22. Rainfall to date 15.85 inches this year 13.57 inches.
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Rocky OKs crime law in New York
Governor Rockefeller announced approval of anti crime legislation extending the life of the State Commission of Investigation and expanding the Crime Control Commission. The Commission of Investigation will continue to April 30, 1971, replacing the prior deadline of 1969.
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Paris paper asks will this murdering craze never stop
LE MONDE in Paris reflects readers concern over rising violence in America. It notes most victims, aside from Lincoln Rockwell, are liberal thinkers who mirror an image the U.S. abroad prefers, prompting questions about the nation’s safety and values.
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Dimes Herald Ecos Vol 12 No 253 June 6 1968
The Dimes Herald Ecos edition dated June 6 1968 lists publication details for Middletown New York. It notes circulation numbers for April 1968 and April 1967, carrier and subscription rates, and office address for Orange County Pear Owision of Ottaway rs Radio in Middletown.
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RFK shooting blamed on Arab frustration
A pro Arab group links the Kennedy shooting attempt to Arab anger at U.S. politicians seen as pro Israel. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is characterized as reflecting the frustration of many Arabs with American policy. Dr M T Mehdi condemns the act and notes the incident as a reaction to Zionist influence.
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United Nations adjourns in sympathy over Kennedy shooting
The UN Security Council paused an urgent Middle East discussion to express shock and sorrow at the assassination attempt on Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Ambassador Goldberg read a telegram from the council president, while Moscow Radio blamed the shooting on capitalist freedom to kill and tied it to Vietnam and civil rights issues.
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Networks give continuous coverage of RFK assassination attempt
New York report shows NBC CBS and ABC dedicating all evening and morning airtime to the Kennedy shooting. Advertising canceled or rebates offered as networks reroute post primary California coverage and follow the unfolding Los Angeles Ambassa dor Hotel events live.
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Arabs fear U S reprisals after Kennedy shooting
In Amman Palestinians voiced fear of a Western backlash amid Sirhan Sirhan being arraigned for Kennedy's shooting. Editors and citizens called the event a Zionist conspiracy and condemned the act as against Arabs urging restraint and warning of anti Arab hysteria spreading abroad.
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North Vietnam Rejects Johnson Call as Absurd
Inside reports note North Vietnam again rejects President Johnson's plea for reciprocal restraint in South Vietnam calling the proposal absurd. In Washington, hundreds of protesters kneel in Resurrection City praying for Kennedy's recovery with Catholics Protestants and Jews joining in a global show of support.
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