Part Of Troop Request To Be Filled
Almost 1,000 North Vietnamese regulars overran a South Vietnamese base camp in Binh Long Province before being repulsed. At least 116 enemy dead, many wounded. amid savage fighting a South Vietnamese family suffered losses in a bunker. An American paratrooper unit endured 26 dead and 49 wounded in a separate ambush. McNamara toured Vietnam, weighing troop needs and integration options as pacification efforts continued. U.S. air strikes at Mu Gia Pass claimed destruction of 27 trucks and a major convoy toward Laos.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Binh Long Province
McNamara
Highlands
Mu Gia
North Vietnam
Laos
Ho Chi Min
U S Rejects Nigeria Plea For Military Aid
Washington reports that the Johnson administration refused Nigeria’s request for military support while Congress voices concern that such aid could drag the U S into Africa’s Congo crisis. Critics warn of Vietnam style involvement as debates intensify over military commitments and funding.
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Washington
Johnson
Nigeria
U. S
Congo
Africa
Capitol Hill
State Department
UAW Opens Wage Talks With Ford in 1967 Session
UAW chief Walter Reuther presented profit sharing and equity sharing as part of wage demands to Ford as negotiations begin after a GM opening. Louis Seaton of GM offered no stance on profit sharing, noting past opposition. Both sides seek good faith bargaining with potential strike threats lingering over contract expiry.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Walter Reuther
General Motors
Reuther
Louis Seaton
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Seaton
U S Plane Aims to Rescue Whites in Congo Crisis
A U S Air Force C130 departed Kinshasa for Kisangani in a two hour attempt to rescue white hostages held by mutinous mercenaries at Kisangani airport. Reports say the mission was deemed useless by reliable sources despite Mobutu’s pledge to strike if the plane lands and evacuates the captives including women children professors and perhaps journalists.
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Brussels
Belgium
Kinshasa
Kisangani
Kisangania
Joseph Mobutu
Stanleyville
U.S
Truth In Lending Bill Moves Toward Passage
Washington reports the Senate is set to pass a disclosure bill after a brief debate. The measure would require borrowers to see the true annual interest rate and total financing charges, covering about 100 billion dollars in annual borrowing. Proxmire, sponsor, says it aids consumers in comparing credit costs and does not regulate the industry.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Ballet Stars Arrested In Hippieland
SAN FRANCISCO AP Police raided a noisy hippie party early today arresting 17 people including ballet dancers Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev. They were booked to investigate possible charges of visiting a narcotics scene and disturbing the peace. One resident was held to consider pornographic film possession. Fonteyn and Nureyev had performed Monday night at the San Francisco Opera House with the Royal Ballet.
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San Francisco
Margot Fonteyn
Rudolph Nureyev
Haight-Ashbury House
Miss Fonteyn
Nureyev
San Francisco Opera House
Royal Ballet
Recovery Is Predicted For Governor Wallace
Governor Lurleen Wallace of Alabama began a two to three week recovery in a Houston hospital after removing a malignant lower abdominal tumor in a four and half hour operation. Doctors said nothing would prevent full recovery. She will return to Montgomery after two to three weeks and may undergo X ray therapy later to destroy any remaining cancer cells. President George Wallace expressed elation and will stay by her side.
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Houston
Tex
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
R. Lee Clark
Wallace
Clark
NAACP Opens 58th Convention With Civil Rights Critique
Roy Wilkins challenged Congress and the pace of civil rights progress at the NAACP 58th annual convention in Boston. He urged action beyond punitive law, warned against riot climate, and praised militants for stirring change while acknowledging their flaws. Brooke to receive Spingarn Medal for landmark service.
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Boston
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
NAACP
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
U.S. Senate
Wilkins
House
Israel approves posting of U N observers along canal
Israel agreed to place United Nations observers on both sides of the Suez cease-fire line under mutual conditions. Egypt informed the U N Secretary General of acceptance of the Security Council resolution. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Malik returned to Cairo after a Soviet naval task force pledge to aid Egypt against aggression.
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Jerusalem
Israel
U.N
Suez Canal
Egypt
U Thant
Security Council
Jacob Malik
Cairo
Hong Kong attacks quell transport workers amid fear and fires
Postmidnight assaults by communist gangs in Hong Kong killed two men and set fire to two streetcars and three buses. Hundreds of bus and streetcar operators stayed home despite government promises of protection amid ongoing unrest.
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Hong Kong
Young Veteran Re Enlists In Army At Seventeen
Leonard Smith Jr. a Phoenix Purple Heart recipient who enlisted illegally at 15 and was discharged after his true age was learned has reenlisted for three years at age 17 amid Vietnam service hopes. In Memphis the flower power love in featured a Klan representative who claimed the organization is the only pure American group.
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Charlotte
N. C
Leonard Smith Jr
Vietnam
Smith
Memphis
Tenn
Ku Klux Klan
June Wiley A Detective At Beach Pageant
Miami Beach resident June Wiley monitors swimsuit contestants for natural appearance changes. She says she personally fits each girl and can tell quickly if a contestant unexpectedly shows more bust.
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Miami Beach
Fla
June Wiley
June
Nature
Akron prosecutors murder case heads to Friday hearings
Preliminary hearings are set for Friday for Marvin Foster and Frederick Orr, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Asst. Summit County Prosecutor Arthur Snell found dead after an early Monday shootout at a private club. Snell served five years as assistant prosecutor and was former Akron chief police prosecutor. Cincinnati hosts a 10 day seminary on youth attitudes toward law enforcement at the University of Cincinnati, led by Dr. Robert G. Portune, with teachers and police consultants.
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Akron
Ohio
Summit County
Arthur Snell
Snell
Marvin Foster
Frederick T. Orr
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Robert G. Portune
UC College of Education
National Institute
Athens County Soldier Wounded in War
Inside Today reports a Athens County soldier wounded in action with brief mention of continuing updates. The edition notes a deadline Saturday for $50,000 needed to secure a new plant in Nelsonville. City government coverage from Nelsonville and Point Pleasant includes charter change procedures and civic notes. The Athens American Legion earns praise in a sports column by Rowl Congdon.
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Athens County
Ware
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