U S pilot killed in Dong Xoai fighting in Viet Nam
Fresh combat outside Dong Xoai pits 500 Viet Cong guerrillas against a Vietnamese airborne battalion near Saigon. An American F100 jet was downed by ground fire, killing the U S pilot. The 410th U S casualty of the war, with several missing. Air strikes reported against boats in North Viet Nam and targets near Hanoi.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
U.S
NV. S. Air Force
7Th Airborne
Dong Xuai
North
Hanoi
Muong Sen
U S Congressmen Arrive in Saigon Amid Viet Nam Crisis
Three U S congressmen Otis G Pike Richard H Ichord and Charles Chamberlain arrived in Saigon as the country faced a new political crisis They were welcomed at the airport by Gen William C Westmoreland and other U S military and political leaders.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Otis G. Pike
D-N.v
Richard H. Ichord
D-Mo
Charles Chamberlain
R-Mich
House Armed Services Committee
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Teaching bicycle safety in Thomasville street crossing
Thomasville police seek better safety rules for youths riding bicycles and crossing busy streets after a third recent encounter. Archie Walden, a Negro boy, narrowly avoided a car on North Broad Street as Barbara Collins, 30, drove by. The incident followed two prior close calls, prompting safety concerns.
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Archie Walden
Merrill St
North Broad St
Barbara Collins
Betty St
Mariner 4 Hurdle Before July 14 Flyby
In Pasadena a spokesman from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory reports Mariner 4 has one remaining technical hurdle before its July 14 photographic Mars flyby. An electronic memory box will issue commands to improve Canopus star fix as the 575 pound craft continues its 325 million mile journey.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 4
Mariner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Beck Chapel Fills Void at Indiana University
Beck Chapel at Indiana University stands amid campus towers offering a space for meditation to 20 000 students. Funded by Dr Frank O Beck 93 with gifts totaling 100 000 the chapel hosts diverse programs and ceremonies fostering an ecumenical spirit across Protestant Jewish Roman Catholic Buddhist Muslim Hindu and Coptic traditions.
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Bloomington
Ind
Beck Chapel
Indiana University
Indiana
Frank O. Beck
Beck
Jane Addams
Chicago
Europe
Herman Wells
Texas flood survivor recalls grim ordeal and loss
Morris Nichols a 22 year old railroad brakeman recounts his battle in the Sanderson flood. He found two of the Johnson children dead and witnessed seven Johnson family members perish as a wall of water ripped through the motel and town. He was battered but survived with injuries.
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Morris Nichols
Husky Railroad
Golden Gloves
John Wesley Johnson
Fort Stockton
Tex
Johnsons
John
Johnson
Senators Push National Teacher Corps in Education Bill
Two Democratic senators urge a national teachers corps to place experienced teachers in poverty areas. Senators Edward Kennedy and Gaylord Nelson propose adding the corps to the administration’s $250 million education bill as hearings closed Friday.
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Washington
Teachers Corps
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Senate
Jenethy
China would not seek war with United States, envoy says
In Warsaw at a British Embassy event for Queen Elizabeth II a Chinese ambassador stated that Beijing does not want war with the United States. Wang Kuo-chane added that China could have engaged in war long ago if it wished.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wang Kuo-chane
Peking
United States
China
Wang
Guevara to receive new post in Castro government
Mexican AP report says Ambassador Joaquin Hernandez Armas announced Ernesto Guevara will get a new position soon in Fidel Castro's government. He stressed there has been no split among the leaders.
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Mexico City
Joaquin Herandez Armas
Ernesto Guevara
Fidel Castro
Seoul National University marchers dispersed by police
Police with clubs broke up a student demonstration at Seoul National University over talks to restore diplomatic relations with Japan. About 20 students were arrested during the campus clash in Seoul.
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Seoul
South Korea
National University
Japan
Spain Discovers New Uranium Deposit
Madrid reports a new uranium deposit found in Spain with scope not yet determined. Industry Minister Gregorio Lopez Bravo announced the discovery as part of national reserves now estimated at 10,500 tons.
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Madrid
Spain
Industry
Gregorio Lopez Bravo
Grant to fund new PE building at Abraham Baldwin College
Washington AP reports the Department of Health Education and Welfare approved a 121 359 grant toward a 582 410 project cost for a new physical education building at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton. Richard Russell and Herman Talmade noted the total project cost.
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Washington
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Richard Russell
Herman Talmade
College Grad Surrenders Ending Nationwide Manhunt
Duane Pope a 22 year old recent college graduate surrendered in Kansas City ending a week long manhunt after a bank robbery in Big Springs Nebraska that left three employees dead and a fourth wounded. FBI arranged his first court appearance within ninety minutes and he was jailed on a 100000 dollar bond. Pope claimed he wanted to surrender and spoke with college president Dr D W Bittenger who advised him to surrender where he was. His parents planned to travel to Kansas City to see him as authorities noted his travels including a stop in Wichita and Dallas before the surrender.
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Duane Pope
Pope
Big Springs
Neb
FBI
U.S
Lee Cisel
Fea
Farmers State Bank of
D. W. Bittinger
McPherson
Kan
State Hotel
Kansas City
Dr. Bittinger
Duane
Earl Pope
Earl Dissly
Wichita
Dallas
Celebrations Begin For Space Twin Heroes
Houston AP reports astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II head into a week of parades and homecomings. A ticker tape parade in Chicago set the tone with Michigan and Jackson Michigan and San Antonio Texas events to follow. Johnson promoted them to lieutenant colonel on the spot at the Manned Space Center.
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Houston
Tex
America
Space Twins
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Manned Space Center
Chicago
University of Michigan
Jackson
Mich
McDivitt
San Antonio
White
Johnson
Air Force
Manned Spacecraft Center
LBJ
Space Center
Texas
L. Gordon Cooper
Virgil I. Grissom
Grissom
Cooper
Sanderson Flood Tragedy Spurs Large-Scale Rescue
A massive cloudburst flooded Sanderson Texas killing at least 18 and leaving 16 missing as emergency crews from 15 counties searched mud banks and graves. Homes and businesses were washed away, with up to 300 homeless sheltered in a grade school and others moved to Fort Stockton.
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Sanderson
Tex
Texas
Fort Stockton
Actors seek heavy damages in hotel investment suit
Los Angeles AP reports actors John Wayne and Rex Allen sue for 515 625 alleging mismanagement of hotel property they invested in. Principal defendant is Bo C. Roos who runs Beverly Management Corp handling Hollywood investors.
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Los Angeles
John Wayne
Rex Allen
Superior
Bo C. Roos
Roos
Beverly Management Corp
Hollywood
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