Soviet to test missiles in Pacific area into June
The Tass news agency said the Soviet Union will conduct a month of missile tests from today through June 30 in a zero degrees three minutes south and 163 degrees 50 minutes west area near Jarvis Island. Foreign ships and planes are warned to stay out from noon to midnight daily for safety.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Tass
South Pacific
Jarvis Island
Papeete
Tahiti
Muroa Atoll
Muro
Vladimir Komarovv
Komarov
Pacific
Moon
De Gaulle Blocks Britain Vote On Common Market Bid
French President Charles de Gaulle blocks discussion of Britain's bid to join the European Common Market. Ministers agree to postpone talks to Brussels on June 6, while a new executive commission is formed with Jean Rey proposed as president. De Gaulle warns Britain membership would bring big changes.
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Rome
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Brussels
Jean Rey
de Gaulle
Petrus de Jong
Six die in ammunition blast at Shamokin Dam sporting goods store
A devastating blast at Shooter's Paradise in Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania, killed six people and critically injured two. The owner Donald Haines and two employees plus Anthony and Evelyn Gusky died, with two Harrisburg men and a local worker among the injured. The building collapsed after two test shots from a .45 pistol ignited the blast. responders spent hours recovering victims and confirming no others remained.
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Shamokin Dam
George P. Mieff
William K. James
Harrisburg
Sunbury Community Hospital
Barry Tschapp
Dornsife
Haines
Gusky
Mioff
James
Scientific satellite fails to reach orbit
American and European space scientists expressed disappointment over the ESRO 2 satellite failing to achieve polar orbit. A NASA spokesman said the teams across 10 European nations are very unhappy. The 163 pound satellite carried seven experiments to study solar and cosmic radiation and was launched from Vandenberg AFB, California, Monday night.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
UPI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
California
Egypt and Jordan sign treaty shaping united Arab front
Egypt and Jordan vow mutual defense in a treaty uniting Jordan’s 40,000 army with the UAR’s 300,000 to deter Israel. King Hussein visits Cairo amid accusations of pro‑American ties as Israel demands swift action to break the Gulf of Aqaba blockade.
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Jordan
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Hussein
Cairo
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
No bond allowed for Chicago mob leader
Sam Teetz Battaglia, once Chicago mob boss for a nine month span, sits in federal custody as his 15 year extortion sentence awaits appeal. Judge Julius Hoffman denied bond, labeling Battaglia and aides Amabile and Evans dangerous to the community. They were convicted May 9 of extorting 48,500 from William G. Riley, Evans’ former employer.
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Chicago
UPI
Sam “Teetz
Battaglia
U.S. District Court
Julius Hoffman
Cook County
Joseph
Joe Shine
Amabile
Daniel Evans
William G. Riley
Evans
Memorial Day week end toll rises to seven in Iowa crash
A two car crash near Key West Iowa raised Iowa's Memorial Day weekend death toll to seven. Patrick T. Manternach 25 of Cascade died in a head on collision with a car driven by Dennis Zierkelbach 18 of Scotch Grove. Zierkelbach was in critical condition at Mercy Hospital Dubuque. Clair L. Groves 62 of New Sharon died in a three vehicle crash on rain slick U S 63 near New Sharon. Merle Dielman 23 of Montezuma lost control while attempting a pass and struck Groves car pushing it into an empty semi tanker trailer.
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Key West
Iowa
Patrick T. Manternach
Cascade
U.S
Dennis Zierkelbach
Scotch Grove
Zierkelbach
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Clair L
Johnson calls for rededication in Memorial Day address
President Johnson urged rededication to peace freedom and justice in a Memorial Day message read by Gen. Earle G. Wheeler at Arlington National Cemetery where 500 of the 10 000 Vietnam war dead are buried. Wheeler noted Civil War rivalries and recalled Arlington's first burial Pvt William Christman in 1865 while outlining enduring American commitments.
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UPI
Johnson
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Arlington National Cemetery
Texas
Wheeler
Vietnam
Sage
Arlington Cemetery
Pvt
William Christman
67Th Pennsylvania Infantry
Arlington
U. S. National
Toll rises to 689 in holiday weekend traffic deaths
United Press International reports 461 traffic fatalities by 8:30 a.m. EDT as Memorial Day traffic surges nationwide. The total holiday toll reaches at least 689 with drownings, plane crashes, and other accidents adding to the grim count. California leads with 42 traffic deaths, followed by New York and Michigan, while Rhode Island Alaska Colorado and Delaware report no traffic deaths. The first family observes Memorial Day at the LBJ Ranch as President Johnson urges prayers for peace and for service members.
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United Press International
California
New York
Michigan
Texas
Ohio
Illinois
Rhode Island
Alaska
Lbj Ranch
Vietnam
Johnson
Washington
Security Council Debates Near Diplomatic Blowup Over Middle East
In a tense United Nations session, U S and Soviet diplomats clashed over Middle East crisis as the council neared a rupture rather than a resolution. U S Ambassador Goldberg urged a record on freedom of navigation amid an Egyptian blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba, while Soviet Ambassador Fedorenko backed Arab positions. The U A R argued Israel lacks legal claim to Elath, and Israel urged immediate steps to curb inflammatory rhetoric and withdraw forces. Mohamed Awad el Kony cited international law supporting Egyptian and Saudi territorial waters and accused Israel of seizing Om Rashrash in 1949 and renaming it Elath. The debate adjourned with plans to reconvene.
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Jerusalem
Israel
U.A.R
Gulf of Aqaba
Eban
Gulf
Red Sea
Asia
Africa
Cairo
al Ahram
Elath
Washington
United Nations Security Council
New York
United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Security Council
Middle East
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Goldberg
Gulf of
Aqaba
Fedorenko
United Arab Republic
Gideon Rafael
Council
Straits of Tiran
Mohammed Awad el Kony
Om Rashrash
Marines seize hill fortress as Viet attack batches fail
U S Marines storm Hill 174 with eight hours of artillery backed fighting dislodging North Vietnamese gun crews. Across Mekong Delta and other fronts, U S forces report 82 enemy killed and 45 bodies found, with 17 Americans killed and 92 wounded including paratroopers and infantry. Accidents mar two mortar incidents, investigators ordered.
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UPS
South Vietnam
U.S
Border Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Central Highlands
4Th Marine Regiment
Hill 174
Leatherneck
Mekong
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Lai Khe
Hue
25Th Infantry
Dvvision
Burglar Shot During Break-In in Chicago
A burglar was shot and killed by a policeman after drawing a gun at a South Side bottling plant in Chicago. Police identified the deceased as 25 year old Lawrence Schirato and said Officer Robert Ford fired the fatal shot. Two suspects, Alex Gaizutiz and Richard Geyer, were arrested at the plant and charged with burglary.
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Chicago
UPI
Robert Ford
Lawrence Schirato
Ford
South Side
Alex Gaizutiz
Richard Geyer
Escondido
Calif
Eastern Nigeria Declares Republic of Biafra
British BBC reports eastern Nigeria has seceded naming the Republic of Biafra. Odumegwu Ojukwu announces the move on regional radio with a new anthem and flag hoisted in Enugu. Gowon warns force may be used to prevent breakup amid regional tensions.
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London
UPI
British Broadcasting Corp
Nigeria
Republic of
Biafra
BBC
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Enugu
Ojukwu
Africa
Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
Lagos
Washington
State Department
East
May Becomes Bloodiest Month for U S Marines in Vietnam
May 1967 saw the United States Marine Corps suffer its heaviest losses and claim the most enemy dead in the Vietnam War up to that point. Marines and South Vietnamese forces faced sustained North Vietnamese offensives around Khe Sanh and Con Thien, with new Soviet weapons and heavy artillery marking intensified combat in the Da Nang region. From April 24 to the DMZ campaign’s end, Marine casualties reached 472 killed and 4,572 wounded.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
UPS
U.S
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Con Thien
North
Programs held at local cemeteries
Brief ceremonies were held at Washington's Elm Grove Cemetery and Woodlawn to honor the community's war dead despite rain. At Elm Grove Rev. Charles Cowell led the service with VFW and Marine Corps League members present and buglers Jesse Radda and Jim Hayes. Woodlawn hosted a memorial service led by Rev. Fred Bickhart with American Legion and Legion Auxiliary, Ralph Marshall and Max Lee on bugle, and a brief service at Crooked Creek Bridge for Navy and Marine veterans.
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Washington
Elm Grove Cemetery
Charles Cowell
VFW
Marine Corps League
Jesse Radda
Jim Hayes
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Woodlawn
Fred Bickhart
Ralph Marshall
Max Lee
Crooked Creek Bridge
Probate of will and appointment of executor notice
Probate of will and appointment of executor for Henry F. Prymek estate. Notice of forfeiture of real estate contract referenced in official public notices.
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Henry F. Prymek
Finder buys first suit after diamond fortune
Petrose Ramaboea, in Lesotho, becomes rich from a 601.3 carat brown diamond sold for over 108000 dollars. He walked 75 miles with it, plans to buy a bulldozer for a 30 by 30 foot mine site, a better house for his wife and daughter, and notes half the proceeds tax by the government. The buyer’s identity remains secret while bids from Sir Harry Oppenheimer’s representatives failed.
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Maseru
Lesotho
UPI
Petrose Ramaboea
Ramapoea
Iowa Weather Outlook Rain and storms with steady temperatures
A forecast for Iowa shows rain and thunderstorms through Wednesday with little temperature change. Overnight low temperatures range from 47 to 54 degrees.
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United Press International
Iowa
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