Egypt Jordan sign pact amid Middle East crisis
Egypt and Jordan sign a pact against Israel while Syria and Turkey align with the Arab side. Hussein may allow Palestine Liberation Army troops into Jordan. Shukairy presses for his overthrow. Iraq is set to move troops through Jordan toward Egypt as U Thant calls for restraint in the United Nations debate.
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United States
Britain
Palestine Liberation Army
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hussein
Ahmed Shukairy
Amman
Jordan
Shukairy
Middle East
Syria
Egypt
Abba Ehan
Jerusalem
Gulf of Aqaba
Cairo
Turkey
U.S
al Ahram
Istanbul
Dardenelles
Black Sea
Moscow
United Nations Security Council
New York
Cri
Isis
U Thant
Nu ‘Reddine Atassi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Atassi
Damascus
Abdel Rahman Aref
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Britain weighs joint action over Nasser blockade Gulf of Aqaba
A London report notes Britain plans joint action with the United States and other maritime powers to counter Nasser's blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba, vital for Israel's oil imports. A large allied naval buildup is under way in the Red Sea near Aden, with the carrier Hermes, two frigates, and five minesweepers operating in the area.
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Britain
United States
Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
London
Red Sea
Hermes
Aden
Diamond buyer in Lesotho finds huge gem
Petrose Ramaboea wore his first suit yesterday as he imagined how many more he could buy with 280,504 dollars from the sale of a 601.3 carat brown diamond. The gem, found by Ramaboea’s wife three weeks earlier on their claim high in a Lesotho mountainside, was hailed by experts as among the eight largest ever found.
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Maseru
Lesotho
UPI
Petrose Ramaboea
Ramaboea
Bridge raids and ground fighting amid Vietnam war updates
Reports from Hanoi area indicate weather improved allowing heavy bombing. U S and South Vietnamese forces clash near Tam Ky and Con Thien with 106 Communist deaths in Union Two and several Viet Cong casualties. Marines uncover a large camouflaged base near Con Thien as operations continue along the demilitarized zone.
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Phu Ly
Hanoi
Vinh
U.S. Navay A4 Skyhawk
Bon Homme Richard and
Hancock
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Hoa Lac Mig
Tam Ky
Saigon
U.S
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Nigeria declares Eastern secession amid unrest and threats
From Enugu Ojukwu proclaims independence in the Eastern region asserting protection of lives and property. The move risks a wider split in Nigeria as Gowon in Lagos faces pressure from the North and Western regions while foreign nations weigh recognition and security.
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C. C. Ojukwu
Nigeria
Biafra
Lakubu Gowon
Lagos
Obafemi Awolowo
Gowon
Enugu
Ojukwu
Organization of African Unity
United Nations
British Commonwealth
U.S
British High Commission
Peace Corps
Sir Abubakar ‘Tafawa Balewa
Johnson T.U. Aguiyi-Konsi
Tass to Open Office in Kuala Lumpur
The government approves Tass the Soviet news agency to establish an office in Kuala Lumpur with a Moscow correspondent expected to arrive soon. A separate AP brief notes a seven year old girl in Buffalo accidentally hanging herself on a swing set.
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Tass
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Moscow
Buffalo
N.Y
Maria Stoklosa
Nation Mourns graves of Union and Confederate soldiers
Memorial Day marked across the nation with parades in New York and Chicago led by veterans and officials. In Vietnam, Marines reported 402 killed and 4,648 wounded over five weeks. President Johnson met with South Vietnam's Thieu as ceremonies unfolded nationwide.
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New York
Chicago
Vietnam
Michigan Avenue
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Association
Sons of Union
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Uil
South Vietnam
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
Fredericksburg
North Carolina
Wilmington
N.C
Dan Moore
Ft. Logan National Cemetery
Denver
Colo
Donald Brotzman
R-Colo
Seattle
Wash
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Norwalk
Conn
John Birch Society
U.S
Saigon
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