Viet Cong attack hits U S hotel in Qui Nhon
The four story U S enlisted men's hotel in Qui Nhon was blown up by Viet Cong terrorists causing many American casualties. Initial reports said seven Americans wounded while the building collapsed leaving many dead under the rubble. Two Viet Cong terrorists died with explosives on them. Washington indicated the Moscow embassy must be adequately protected to maintain U S Soviet diplomatic relations.
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White House
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Viet Cong strike across South Viet Nam amid heavy fighting
Viet Cong attacked across South Viet Nam with reports of about 600 government troops killed in a mountain battle in Binh Dinh Province. Near Da Nang and east of Saigon, heavy clashes continued as relief forces struggled to reach the scene. U S advisers, helicopters, and a ranger unit were involved. Capt Don R Lewis died of wounds, bringing U S casualties to 267 with about 20 Americans missing.
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South Viet Nam
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Binh Dinh
U.S
Duc Phong
Air Force
Don R. Lewis
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Nha Trang Field Hospital
Viet Nam
Dirksen Backs Johnson Viet Nam Policy Amid Senate Support
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen endorses President Johnsons Viet Nam stance as a ruling majority of Senate Republicans rally behind the policy. Senator Fulbright later voiced support for air strikes on North Viet Nam bases and noted his exclusion from White House Viet Nam briefings, while press commentary reflected mixed Democratic caution.
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Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Viet Nam
Dirksen
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Viet Nam
U. S
South
Fulbright
Arkansas
White House
House
Kosygin Pledges Military Aid To Red Viet Nam
Soviet Premier Kosygin promised military aid to North Viet Nam and then met with Chou En Lai in Peking. Tass reported Kosygin praised defense measures for Viet Nam and held talks on Indochina, noting U.S. provocations. No specifics on aid were given.
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Viet Nam
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Hanoi
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Chen Yi
Tass
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McDonald Leads in Unofficial Steelworkers Vote Returns
McDonald posts a growing lead in early unofficial returns from 1812 locals in 29 districts across the U.S. and Canada, with Abel challenging in Chicago and elsewhere. Discrepancies between camps reflect uneven local tallies as McDonald and Abel battle for control of the United Steelworkers.
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United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
I. W. Abel
Associated Press
Nsw
Canada
Abel
Chicago
Joseph Germano
District 31
David McDonald
Wilson Survives Test as Planes Buy Moves Ahead
The Labour government narrowly survived a Conservative bid to unseat it over the decision to step up U S plane purchases for the Royal Air Force. In a 306 to 301 vote with Liberal support, Aviation Minister Roy Jenkins said Britain cannot rely on exclusive domestic manufacture and outlined a cross Atlantic collaboration plan.
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Royal Air Force
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Wilson
Roy Jenkins
Jenkins
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Trimester Plan Aimed at Relieving Crowded Classrooms
Ohio House Education Committee hears Rep. Walter E. Powell proposal to allow trimester or four quarter systems. He says alternating vacations and year round operation could add up to 50 percent more classroom space without raising costs, and would be permissive for school boards.
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House Education Committee
Walter E. Powell
R Butler
Powell
General Assembly
Rep
B. A. Broughton
R-Geauga
Pace Too Slow, Johnson and King Discuss Voting Rights
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reports President Johnson says the pace on voting rights is far too slow and that legislation to guarantee such rights is being drafted. King, after meeting with Johnson at the White House, plans to press for federal power to end discriminatory registration tactics in the South.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Selma
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Woman Sues for Divorce OverFish Caring Husband
Evanston woman Stephanie Endres sues for divorce in Circuit Court alleging husband Donald Endres 42 kept several thousand tropical fish and used her pots and pans to coddle them. She says he beat her when fish died and seeks injunction to bar further fish purchases.
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Evanston
Stephanie Endres
Donald
Endres
Gallipolis School Board Votes 200 Dollar Pay Increase
Gallipolis school board approves a 200 annual raise for an employee. The action is noted among other community items in the newspaper.
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Gallipolis
Ohio House set to begin sales tax school funding hearings
Hearings start tonight in the Ohio House Education Committee on a school lobby backed bill to raise the sales tax for public education. The measure filed with 117,000 signatures from 10 statewide education groups, under Ohio Council for Education sponsorship, faces a second major school bill likely to spark debate. The bus bill would expand transit to private and parochial school students and alter teaching restrictions on communism alongside other subjects.
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Ohio House Education Committee
Ohio Council For Education
House
B. A. Broughton
Rgeauga
Bill Studied To Curb Bootleg Traffic In Pills
A youthful psychiatrist testified before the House Interstate Commerce Committee about a rising bootleg market in depressants and stimulants, especially barbiturates and amphetamines. Dr John B Griffith described widespread misuse among Oklahoma City residents and students, noting easy repeat prescriptions and middle and upper class involvement.
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Washington
New York
California
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Oklahoma Mental Health Planning Committee
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Griffith
Oklahoma City
Marion man sentenced for stabbings of Ohio University student
Danny Lee Thompson of Marion received a 1 to 10 year term in the Ohio Reformatory after pleading guilty to stabbing an Ohio University co-ed eight times last summer at her west side apartment. The victim, Dianne Pollitt, a senior, was hospitalized and recovered.
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Danny Lee Thompson
Marion
Ohio Reformatory
Ohio University
West Side
Thompson
Common Pleas
Thomas J. Parrino
Dianne Pollitt
Administration weighs final presidential message on deficits
The administration prepares a near final presidential message proposing stricter measures to address the worsening international payments deficit. Dispatch to Congress date remains uncertain amid negotiations.
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Washington
Congress
Postmaster General seeks end to air mail category
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski said he would ask Congress to abolish the air mail category as the nation moves toward universal overnight mail service. He spoke at a news conference noting the shift toward nationwide overnight delivery.
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John A. Gronouski
Congress
Gronouski
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