Viet Cong attack Kannak held. 100 reported dead
About 800 Viet Cong from the north struck the Kannak mountain outpost near Mang Yang Pass, leaving perhaps 100 killed according to government officers. Newsman counted 76 bodies, with 400 irregulars and nine American Special Forces present. 33 defenders and 10 family members killed, 30 defenders and three Americans wounded. Arsenal captured included recoilless cannons and multiple rifles.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Kannak
China
Viet Nam
Mang Yang Pass
U S Considers Using Seventh Fleet to Intercept Viet Nam Arms Flow
U S officials weigh deploying the 7th Fleet to disrupt arms and troops moving from North Viet Nam to guerrilla areas in South Viet Nam. The plan includes expanding carrier presence in the South China Sea as Adm. U Grant Sharpe Jr reviews options amid ongoing escalation. The effort aims to signal the Communists to halt attacks, though there is noted continued aggression.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
7Th Fleet
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
South China Sea
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharpe Jr
Pacific
U.S. Navy
Armed Police Ready to Halt Selma to Montgomery March
Federal judge Frank M. Johnson Jr banned Negroes from marching to Montgomery in a ruling issued today. Approximately 500 armed state troopers moved into Selma ahead of a 50 mile protest led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and supported by ministers nationwide.
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Ala
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Selma
Johnson
James Clark
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
George Wallace
Mont
John Wesley Lord
Washington, D. C
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America
Martin Luther King
Appalachia Way Planning Session Announces Corridor Concept
At Baker Center on Ohio University campus a 80-strong crowd from 20 counties heard Robert Newquest of SEORC say no route is set for the Appalachia superhighway. The proposed path would start with a corridor on the Ohio map and may trigger access roads and a potential Kanauga Henderson bridge.
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Paul Efaw
Appalachia
Ohio
Baker Center
Ohio University
Robert Newquest
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Newquest
B. B. Mills
Ironton
SEORC
Appalachia Commission
Mills
Harry Dust
Athens County
Meigs
Nasser Attacks West Germany Over Israel Ties
In Cairo on Monday President Gamal Abdel Nasser accused West Germany of betrayal treason and treachery for seeking diplomatic ties with Israel calling Bonn a dependent tool of imperialists as Arab representatives gathered for unity talks.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel
Nasser
West Germany
Bonn
Israel
Ludwig Erhard
Supreme Court Upholds Literacy Tests With Limits
The Supreme Court says literacy tests remain legal if not used to bar minorities from voting. In Louisiana tests allowed reading constitutional passages with judged interpretation, but blocked discriminatory use. Alabama and Mississippi cases loom as potential trouble, with Justice Department suits ongoing.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
U. S
Alabama
High Tribunal
Mississippi
Justice Department
Man cites corset as cause in smash case
Kenneth Moonan 23 blamed a stomach bound corset for smashing a $280 plate glass window in a pub incident. He described wearing a size too small, tearing the corset off in a doorway, and the blast as the window shattered. The magistrate dismissed the case.
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London
Kenneth Moonan
Eee
Moonan
Aed
Treasury Secretary Dillon to resign by March 31
Washington reports Secretary Douglas Dillon will step down by March 31. A Senate bill seeks nationwide standardization of Daylight Saving Time, noting 31 states currently observe daylight time.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate
State Department Apologizes for Russian Embassy Incident
The State Department issued a formal apology and pledged compensation after the Russian Embassy in Washington was splattered with a black liquid during a Sunday demonstration by anti-C Castro Cuban protesters.
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Washington
State Department
Johnson Signs Appalachia Bill to Aid Struggling Region
President Johnson signed a 1.1 billion Appalachia aid bill aimed at boosting jobs and incomes for 15 million people across 360 counties in 11 states. Major funds include 840 million for highways, alongside hospitals, timber development, mine restoration, and vocational education.
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Washington
Johnson
Appalachia
House
Senate
Congress
John F. Kennedy
West Virginia
Athens residents donate 161 pints to Red Cross Bloodmobile
Community volunteers in Athens contribute 161 pints to the Red Cross Bloodmobile as page 2 highlights Red Cross efforts
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Athens
Red Cross Bloodmobile
North Gallia
Ares
Albany
Middleport
Nelsonville
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