Heaviest Raids Yet Rip North Viet Nam
U S warplanes staged the heaviest raids of the war on North Vietnam with a record 146 missions. Ground fighting flared as U S Marines clashed with North Vietnamese army regulars in northern South Vietnam. Casualties and figures surged as the campaign expanded toward Saigon and beyond. The United States reported over 300 000 servicemen in Vietnam with a buildup toward 350 000 to 400 000 by year’s end.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
U. S
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
Viet Nam
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Navy
Grant Funds Build Vocational Center Near Nelsonville
A 1.19 million dollar federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission supports construction of the Tri County Vocational School and Technical Center to serve Athens Perry Hocking and nearby counties. The project, valued at 2.64 million, plans a 1400-student facility pending final approvals and site purchase near Nelsonville.
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Tri-County
Nelsonville
Appalachian Regional Commission
Albert G. Giles
Ohio
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Athens
Perry
Hocking
Meigs, Morgan
Washington
Vinton
John Connor
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Hocking River
Kimberly
Senate Reservist Call-Up Plan Faces House Clash
The House debates adding authority for the President to call up Reservists for active duty within a $58 billion defense bill. The Senate provision would allow calls up to 24 months, sparking opposition from National Guard and Reserve groups. Republicans and Armed Services Committee members are expected to oppose it.
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Senate
House
Johnson
National Guard
House Armed Services Committee
Faith Furies Toward Leeward Islands Forcing Evacuations
Hurricane Faith moves westward toward the Leeward Islands as forecasters warn of dangerous winds and high seas. About 375,000 residents are urged to evacuate flood-prone areas and prepare for heavy rains and power outages. Aircraft locate the storm center east of Guadeloupe with Puerto Rico under hurricane watch.
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Miami
Fla
Leeward Islands
Leewards
Caribbean
Dominica
Faith
Atlantic
Guadeloupe
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Virgin Islands
Skilled Auto Workers Picket Chrysler for $1 Raise
More than 1,200 United Auto Workers protested outside Chrysler headquarters in Detroit on Wednesday to demand an immediate $1 per hour raise. The turnout grew from about 100 to 1,206 as workers criticized the Big Three firms for refusing to reopen contracts and negotiate pay hikes for skilled workers before contract expirations on Sept. 6, 1967.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Pickets March At Lockheed Plant In Logan
A Logan picket line formed at the Lockheed Georgia plant site as Southcentral Ohio Building and Construction Trade Council members demonstrated. Two men carried signs and the Trades Council claimed the dispute involves Georgia based maintenance workers doing millwright construction work. Officials said the Trades Council covers 12 counties in Southeastern Ohio and the comments remained limited. Meanwhile in Los Angeles Senator George Murphy was to undergo vocal cord surgery amid concern for possible early malignancy.
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Logan
Lockheed- Georgia
Southcentral Ohio Building and Construction Trade Council
Trades Council
Portsmouth
Georgia
Los Angeles
Eorge Murphy
Calif
Ohio State Fair opens with record crowds and big plans
A 150000 turnout at the Ohio State Fair gates on East 11th Avenue signals a predicted 15 lakh admissions over 12 days through Labor Day. Gov. Rhodes and officials joined the ribbon cutting as the fair began at 6 am EST.
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Columbus
East 11Th Avenue
James A. Rhodes
U.S
John Bricker
Flood Cleanups Underway Across Dell City and Carlsbad
Losses running into millions were revealed as large scale cleanup efforts started in flood damaged areas around Dell City Texas and Carlsbad New Mexico.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Dell City
Tex
Health board begins search for new commissioner
The Athens County health board starts a formal search for a successor to the outgoing county health commissioner. Officials say transparent process and qualified candidates will be reviewed to fill the vacancy.
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Athens County Health Board
Margaret Creek Conservancy
Ohio
Meigs County
Lbj
Dirksen
Harlem Youths Back Black Power at Community Forum
About 500 youths in Harlem packed First Corinthian Baptist Church to praise Black power and urge Negro unity. Stokely Carmichael, SNCC chair, spoke 15 minutes stressing self-help and unity, criticizing U S policy in Vietnam as audience cries of yes and applause rose.
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Harlem
New York
Corinthian Baptist Church
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Chicago
Forum Spon
HAR Youact
Antipoverty
Carmichael
Floyd McKissick
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Workers Walk Out Over Tight Fit at Plywood Plant
In Gardiner Oregon more than 300 International Paper Co. workers walked out after Pat Morris was suspended for wearing tightly fitting clothes. Morris, not a union member, says she was singled out though others wore similar attire. Foreman cited distraction as reason. she planned to buy different clothes.
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Gardiner, Ore
International Paper Co
s_ plywood
Oregon
Pat Morris
Pete Wins Death Reprieve in Dog Case
New York judge voided a City Health Department order to destroy Pete the collie after finding due process concerns. The department must reopen Pete's case and schedule a hearing amid allegations the dog bit three people in 24 months. The decision delays elimination and keeps the dog on trial.
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New York
Pete the Collie
State Supreme Court
Daniel E. Fitzpatrick
Pete
Justin Fitzpatrick
Health Department
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