U.S. Jet Crash Kills 26 Villagers in Vietnamese Village
A U.S. Marine FSB Crusader crashed after takeoff from Da Nang, killing at least 26 villagers. Pilot 1st Lt. Walter J. Doherty survived with a parachute failure. The attack followed Marine landings 100 miles east of Saigon as part of Operation Toledo amid heavy monsoon rains.
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U.S
da Nang
Walter J. Doherty
Gold Hill
Ore
U.S. Marine
South China Sea
South Viet Nam
Global leaders press economy and Vietnam pullback plea
Vice President Humphrey defended the steady economy amid Senate criticism of anti inflation moves saying drastic measures are unwarranted and the topic remains under study. President Sukarno urged the U.S. to leave Vietnam warning of trouble if ignored during Indonesia’s independence anniversary rally. A dagger with a murder confession was found at Stockport police station linking to past killings. In Cleveland, Harriet Jones and Edward Smith were suspended from the sewer department amid a grand jury report on the Hough riots.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Johnson
Humphrey
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Indonesia
Sukarno
United States
Viet Nam
America
Stockport
England
Marjorie Hill
John Crossland
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Grand Jury
Harriet Jones
Edward Smith
Jones
Athens urban renewal funds tied to South Green project
The Messenger reports Athens urban renewal office borrows 1 million dollars for use in the South Green project amid ongoing local civic actions. The edition notes Meigs School Board adopts a teacher salary schedule and features Jon Webb’s pictorial essay on Haydenville residents, with lists of local pages and sections.
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Athens
Hocking Citizenship Council
Gogo See
Siete
Ea Co
Ain Ee Co
Eerie
Haydenville
Jon Webb
Meigs
Ebovecsoos
Ccee
Middleport
Chauncey
Nelsonville
Glouster
PT. Pleasant
Logan
Pomeroy
UAW presses automakers on wage hike request
In Detroit the United Auto Workers demand a reply by next Monday to reopen current three-year contracts from 1964 to raise wages for skilled trades, arguing pay lags behind building trades. They cite carpenters at 4.63 and electricians at 5.20 per hour, with tool and die makers at 3.87 in Detroit plants.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Henry Ford III
Ford Motor Co
Detroit Tooling Association
Detroit Uaw
Reuther
Tri County Vo School Site OK'd Near Nelsonville
Tri County District Joint Vocational School Board voted to offer up to 80 000 for a 100 acre farm near Nelsonville as the proposed site. Site sits between Route 691 the Hocking River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway near Kimberly. needs Van Buren Blackburn study and approval from the Ohio Department of Education.
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Tri- County District
Joint Vocational School Board
Vocational-Technical School
Hocking River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Kimberly
van Buren, Blackburn and Associates
Columbus
Ohio Department of Education
Fulbright Opens Probe of Propaganda Battles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee launches a probe into US propaganda efforts in the Vietnam War. Leonard H. Marks of the USIA is questioned about overseas journalist trips and other information campaigns. Vice President Humphrey praises Fulbright's diplomacy amid Viet Nam policy debate. In Wilmington Delaware, a fire at the state hospital forces evacuation of 268 patients.
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J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Leonard H. Marks
U. S. Information Agency
Viet Nam
Fulbright
USIA
Johnson
Wilmington
Del
Delaware State Hospital Complex
Second TFX probe to reopen Navy fighter debate
A Senate subcommittee plans to reopen the fight over whether the TFX program offers a true $1 billion saving. McClellan proposed an amendment to bar purchasing F111Bs with unused defense funds, while Russell noted Navy doubts about the plane in its current form and the production schedule lag. The controversy dates to 1962 when Air Force Navy testing favored Boeing designs over General Dynamics, which was chosen for common parts and cheaper long term support.
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Washington
Senate
United States
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Navy
McClellan
Pentagon
General Dynamics of
Fort Worth
Tex
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ment
Russell
Calverton
N. Y
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force Navy
Boeing
General Dynamics
McNamara
Tumult on antiwar hearings disrupts House panel sessions
The House Committee on Un-American Activities ejected six more people for applaud ing antiwar speeches by a witness during tumultuous hearings. Richard Mark Rhoads of New York testified that the committee seeks to harass and questioned its authority. Police and federal marshals removed several demonstrators as clashes and protests continued outside the chamber.
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Alfred M. Nittle
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Rhoads
Progressive Labor Party
Pool
Progressive Labor Movement
Phillip A. Luce
The
U.S
Communist Party
Luce
Cuba
Students
Jeffery Gordon
Joe Pool
Jeffrey Gordon
China Progressive Labor Movement
White House Urges Banks to curb credit expansion
The Johnson administration urged banks to curb credit expansion by saying no to borrowers amid a surge in prime lending rates. Banks in several cities raised rates to 6 percent, with expectations of follow-on moves nationwide. Treasury Secretary Fowler urged restraint and cited the need to limit credit by criteria beyond merely charging higher rates.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Johnson
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co
Chicago
William H. Moore
Fowler
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