Nation Remembers Veterans With Memorial Day Ceremonies
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day observances nationwide honoring fallen soldiers. Arlington National Cemetery sheltered 130,800 graves as crowds paid tribute, while ceremonies at Marietta and Oak Woods commemorated Confederate dead. Philadelphia marked USS Olympia plaque presentation, and Pearl Harbor ceremonies honored the Arizona memorial.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Adm
Dewey
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Johnson
Texas
Korea
Marietta National Cemetery
Daughters of the Confederacy and
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Chicago
Oak Woods Cemetery
Camp Douglas
Philadelphia
James Tate
Adm. Dewey
Delaware River
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Indian author urges world understanding through art at Russell Sage
Santha Rama Rau told 329 Russell Sage College graduates that understanding among peoples is essential to avoid war. She called art a shortcut to friendship and a building block for a safe world, noting Asia's colonial past and the need for genuine personal understanding beyond theory.
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Lewis A. Froman
Russell Sage College
Santha Rama Rao
India
RPI
Froman
Raymond J. Hannon
Troy
Rama Ray
Ray Palmer Baker
Averill Park
Gene Baxter
Santha Rama Rau
Rama Rau
Edna F. Kelly
N. Y
Congress
Poles Claim Massive Vote In Single Party Election
Warsaw Polish authorities report a near universal turnout in Poland's single state election for Parliament and local councils. PAP said 93.8 percent of 19.5 million electors had voted with 17 thousand stations open from 6 a.m. for 16 hours. Cardinal Wyszynski did not vote at his Warsaw precinct.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Solidarity
PAP
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Two Die By Area Crashes
A Troy man and a West Lebanon sailor died in separate Troy area crashes during the holiday weekend. Gene W. Lucier, 21, died at Saratoga Hospital after a prior crash. Richard A. Young, 25, a Navy man from West Lebanon, was killed instantly near Nassau Village when his car collided with another on Route 20. Nine others were injured as police investigated the incidents and identified Young as the driver with passengers Edward Carry and Jobie Gross. Continuous coverage noted continued details on Page 8.
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Troy
West Lebanon
Troy Area
Gene W. Lucier
Spengletown Rd
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga
Richard A. Young
U.S. Navy
Rhode Island
Nassau Village
Mr. Young
East Greenbush
Lebanon
George Hadden
Albany
Young
Ira van Wormer
le Clair Funeral Chapel
Nassau
Henry J. Noerling
Valatie
Edward Carry
Pittsfield
Mass
Jobie Gross
R. M. Kellogg
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
The National Safety Council reports a sharp rise in traffic deaths during the 78 hour Memorial Day weekend with 333 fatalities by last night and a forecast of 430 to 510 deaths. Officials say fair weather drew thousands onto the roads as the period began Friday at 6 p.m. and ends Monday midnight.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
State Traffic Toll Slackens
Memorial Day travel in New York slowed slightly as the three day observance neared its end. Since 6 p.m. Friday, 22 died in highway crashes, three drowned in boating accidents, and two perished in fires. Police expected a rise in homeward traffic today.
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Albany
New York State
Heavy fighting in Quang Ngai yields high Viet Nam casualties
In Quang Ngai Province South Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong fought three days with an estimated 400 government troops killed wounded or missing. Unofficial reports list two U S Army men killed and one U S airman wounded. Government reinforcements rushed in as a large counterattack was anticipated. US jets bombed a depot near Hanoi with heavy anti aircraft fire but no planes were downed.
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South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai Province
da Nang Air Base
U. S
Quang Ngai
Ments
Air Force
Hanoi
U S
South Viet Name
1St Corps
U.S
Ba Gia
3Rd Marines
1St Army Corps
Quang Tri
Viet Nam
Quang Nagi
Bai Gia
Gemini 4 leak threatens Thursday Cape launch
Technicians found a leak in the Gemini 4 space craft just as preparations continue for a Thursday liftoff of McDivitt and White. Water entered the lithium hydroxide canister and cooling systems, delaying countdowns if the fault isn’t fixed. A damaged undersea cable, weather seas, and repair efforts by Omega and Thor threaten the communications link and data flow for the mission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
McDivitt
White
Air Force
Space Agency
Atlantic
San Salvador
Cape
West Indies
Antigua
Bahamas
Underseas Cable Corp
Dominican Rebels Demand Quick Withdrawal of Peace Force
The constitutionalist regime led by Col. Francisco Caamano Deno demanded the withdrawal of the new inter American peace force in a letter to the OAS. Thousands of supporters marched in downtown Santo Domingo to back the call.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francisco Caamano Deno
Organization of American States
Rafael L. Trujillo
OAS
Washington
Caamano
Jottin Cury
U. S
Cury
Jose A. Mora
Johnson
Mora
United States
Mao reportedly ill rumors swirl over Mao in Peking
Reports from Peking and Moscow conflict over Mao Tze tung health. British and Western diplomats say claims are speculative while Kyodo cites sources saying Mao attended a high party meeting. The issue prompts questions about Chou En lai postponing Africa trip and potential political repercussions.
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London
Mao Tze-tung
Peking
Mao
Japan
Kyodo
Moscow
Donald Charles Hopson
Ali Sabry
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Peking Radio
China
Chou En-lai
Africa
Tanzania
Chou
Integrationist Protests and Negro Graduates Highlight Georgia and Deep South
In Crawfordville Georgia integrationist efforts face arrests as they try to attend two white Baptist churches and protest school board actions over Negro teachers. Meanwhile Vivian Malone becomes the first Black graduate of Alabama and Harvey B. Gantt graduates from Clemson, amid national guard presence.
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Associated Press
Crawfordville
Lola H. Williams
Taliferro County
Vivian Malone
Mobile
University of Alabama
American Broadcasting Co
Thomas B. Moore
Clemson
S. C
Harvey B. Gantt
South Carolina
Clemson University
Gantt
Miss Malone
National Guardsmen
Trojan’s death in Viet Nam confirmed
A local report confirms the death of a Trojan veteran in Viet Nam. Page 13 notes the record of the casualty and honors the service of the fallen. Page references indicate additional sports and comics items on other pages.
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Viet Nam
Queen Elizabeth II Returns From Germany State Visit
Queen Elizabeth II arrived back from a state visit to Germany and was greeted by cheering crowds. Prime Minister Harold Wilson faced boos from part of the crowd at Waterloo Station as the royal party, including Prince Philip, returned aboard the Britannia docking at Portsmouth harbor amid ship horns.
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London
Elizabeth II
Germany
Harold Wilson
Waterloo Station
Prince Philip
Britannia
Portsmouth Harbor
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United National General Assembly
Nguyen Chanh Thi
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Saigon
Hoai An
William D. Depuy
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nan
Dixie
Sion
Alexander H. Stephens State Park
Milton B. Moore
Ferdinand
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