U S and Vietnamese Paratroopers Lead Joint Viet Cong Hunt
U S and Vietnamese paratroopers joined in a first combined operation 30 miles north of Saigon chasing Viet Cong forces. About 800 Australian infantry joined later. An American paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade died, and another was wounded. Over 1200 troops were airlifted into the area after a B 52 bombardment. Air Force strikes hit a depot near Hanoi, with 32 buildings destroyed and 20 damaged. One RF 101 was shot down near Son La, the crew presumed killed. An adviser was killed and another wounded in a Mekong Delta clash near Cai Lay.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
173Rd
U. S
Hanoi
Thuan Chau
Son la
7Th Division
Cai Lay
Mekong Delta
Convention Reform Plan Urged By Bliss and Eisenhower
Republican National Chairman Ray Bliss will propose forming a committee to study national convention procedures. Former President Eisenhower backs reform, criticizing the convention for confusion and hoopla and urging limited demonstrations and restricted press access.
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Washington
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Republican National Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
Miracle Landing After Pan Am 707 Loses Wing and Engine
Pan American Flight 843 with 143 passengers and 10 crew faced a ball of fire as No. 4 engine snapped off and one third of the wing separated. Captain Charles H. Kimes flew to Travis Air Force Base while maintaining control. The right landing gear later lowered manually and the plane landed safely with no injuries.
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San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
Charles H
Chuck) Kimes
Danville
Calif
San Bruno
Kimes
Travis Air Force Base
Travis
Coast Guard
F. R. Miller
Calistoga
Former British statesman urges U S keep China out of Viet Nam
Patrick Gordon Walker former British Foreign Secretary urged the United States to include the Viet Cong in future South Viet Nam governance and warned that limited war aims must avoid defeat while avoiding Chinese domination He spoke with Vice President Humphrey at the American Society of Corporate Secretaries meeting in White Sulphur Springs W Va and called for direct Viet Cong negotiations and conference-table talks Humphrey predicted continued economic prosperity but cautioned against wage price spirals for both business and labor
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Patrick Gordon Walker
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U. S
Gordon Walker
Walker
Hubert H. Humphrey
American Society of Corporate Secretaries
Humphrey
Foreign Aid Talks Stalling in Conference Panel
Conferees from the House and Senate have met seven times without agreement on a foreign aid bill. Representative Thomas E. Morgan predicts a breakthrough by week’s end. The dispute centers on extending the program for one year or two years and then reforming it under a study group, with initial discussions showing limited progress.
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Washington
House
Senate
Thomas E. Morgan
Senators Approve Four Year Regional Medical Centers Plan
The Senate authorized a four year 650 million program to create regional medical centers fighting heart disease cancer and stroke. A proposed amendment granting exclusive government rights to drugs from tax funded research failed. The plan coordinates medical schools hospitals and research institutions nationwide and funds 50 100 200 and 300 million in four years with 90 percent of construction costs covered.
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Johnson
House
Jazz Pioneer Red Nichols Dead At 60
Ernest Loring Nichols known as Red Nichols and famed for his Five Pennies combo died at 60 in Las Vegas after a heart attack in his motel room. He helped launch Benny Goodman Artie Shaw Gene Krupa Jimmy Dorsey and Glenn Miller among others during the big band era.
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Las Vegas
Ernest Loring Nichols
Red
Nichols
Benny Goodman
Joe Venuti
Artie Shaw
Gene Krupa
Jimmy Dorsey
Eddie Lang
Arthur Schutt
Glenn Miller
Scientists To Become Astronauts Moonmen Introduced At Houston
Six U. S. scientist astronauts are shown to the public at a news conference at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. The group includes Frank D. Michel Joseph P. Kerwin Duane E. Graveline Edward G. Gibson Owen K. Garriott and Harrison Schmitt. Four are married with children and Schmitt attends a Minnesota family reunion while the first moon flight is projected to be at least four years away.
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Houston
Tex
U. S
Manned Spacecraft Center
Frank D. Michel
Joseph P. Kerwin
Duane E. Graveline
Edward G. Gibson
Owen K. Garriott
Harrison Schmitt
Ine
Oak Park
Ill
Kerwin
la Crosse
Wis
Michel
Santa Rita
N. M
Schmitt
Mountain Man Wins Government Battle Over Timber
Wilford Metcalf of Cocke County Tennessee cut timber on his mountain farm and was told to leave it, then faced a bill of 1717.52 from the Agriculture Department. Congressman James Quillen secured a survey showing the land belonged to Metcalf and plans to push for repayment to him. A separate note says beef demand is rising by 0.5 billion pounds annually, expanding the market for more cattle slaughter.
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Metcalf
Cocke County
Metaclf
James Quillen
Quillen
Agriculture Department
Successful Safety Test at White Sands Moonship Flight
A dummy moonship flashed over the southern New Mexico desert in an apparent successful test of a safety system for astronauts. The test aims to strengthen the lifeline for astronauts who would rely on the rocket if a Saturn V booster fails during a lunar launch.
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White Sands Missile Range
N.M
New Mexico
Regional temperatures near normal with gradual cooling trend
Temperatures will average near normal in the south and 2 to 5 degrees below normal in the north. Representative highs and lows include Cleveland 82-59, Columbus 86-67, Cincinnati 86-6. Turning cooler Tuesday and Wednesday with little change until warmer toward the weekend. Rainfall will average half an inch or more as showers and thundershowers Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Premier Kadar Avoids Policy Shift After Resignation
In Vienna Hungary's Janos Kadar resigns as premier but keeps the top party post. Gyula Kallai becomes premier while Kadar and his allies reshuffle the Communist leadership to maintain control amid regional political uncertainty.
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Austria
Pi— Communist Party
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Kadar
Gyula Kallai
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Romania
Gheorghe Gheorghui-Dej
Europe
Red
Rhodes cites state waste at Hercules plant dedication
Governor James A. Rhodes told about 300 in Findlay that state government is the largest Ohio industry for waste and red tape. He said the state spends more money by accident than most corporations spend on purpose while dedicating a Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. plant under construction.
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Findlay
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
Hercules Tire & Rubber Co
Unscrutable Television Listing Snippet
Fragmentary OCR shows a garbled television listings page with unreadable lines and names. No clear events or entities are identifiable.
Klan to Open Permanent Ohio Office in Dayton
The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan announced a permanent Dayton office within two weeks. Empress A C Witte of Cincinnati said a membership rally will precede the opening with speakers Hugh Morris and James Venable from Georgia.
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Dayton
The
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
A. C. Witte
Cincinnati
Ohio
Klan
Hugh Morris
James Venable
Georgia
Debt limit raised to 328 billion dollars
President Johnson signed a bill raising the temporary national debt limit to 328 billion dollars for one year. The measure passed as the legal ceiling on outstanding debt would have fallen short of obligations.
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Washington
Johnson
Woman Dies After Pig Liver Therapy In Boston
A 34 year old Boston woman with liver disease died from internal hemorrhage after pig liver transplant therapy reportedly extended her life. Dr William V McDermott Jr said her own liver could not regain function.
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Boston
City Hospital
William V. McDermott Jr
AEC to Choose 15 Sites for World’s Biggest Atom Smasher
The Atomic Energy Commission expects to pick about 15 candidate locations within two to three weeks for the $280 million project. Since its announcement the panel has received 98 petitions from states counties cities or individuals urging specific sites for the large basic research accelerator.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Tiros 10 Weather Satellite Launch Delayed
CAPE KENNEDY Fla The space agency postponed the Tiros 10 weather satellite launch until Thursday night to fix radio frequency problems that prevented proper checkout of the spacecraft from the ground.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Juror Acquits Man Over Water-Bypass Road Trench
In Little Falls Minnesota a municipal court jury acquitted Raymond Wilczek after he dug a trench across a township road to siphon flood water from his farm fields. He had long complained for 15 years that two culverts were too small and received no relief.
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Little Falls
Minn
Raymond Wilczek
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