US forces kill 147 in two day Saigon battle
American ground and air units clashed with North Vietnamese troops northwest of Saigon over two days, killing 147 enemy fighters. U S casualties were eight dead and 13 wounded. The fight centered near 28 miles northwest of Saigon amid wider Allied sweeps uncovering munitions and stockpiles. US officers warned of possible big moves by Hanoi before year end.
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Saigon
U.S
101St
North Vietnamese Army Regiment
Long
South Vietnamese
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Con Thien
Nixon says he would halt or limit bombing to save lives
Nixon pledged if elected not to intensify strikes on North Vietnam and suggested he might halt bombing if it would spare American lives. He called for broader negotiations and a generous peace while weighing actions carefully as president. An adviser noted Nixon favors talks extending beyond Vietnam to regional players.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Richard M. Nixon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Flint
Mich
Summit Sought By HHH
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged a program of annual U S Soviet working summits to foster diplomacy free of publicity He called on the Soviets to push North Vietnam toward serious Paris talks and outlined a six point Middle East plan He spoke at the UPI editors conference amid Nixon and Wallace remarks in Washington He then campaigned in Pennsylvania noting Nixon avoids debates and is cautious this year in Erie Wilkes-Barre and Scranton crowd reactions
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Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Soviet Union
Humphrey
Paris
United Press International Editors and Publishers
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Erie
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Apollo 7 Ready for First Three Man Orbit Mission
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Apollo 7 astronauts entered final orbit preparations aboard the spacecraft with three men Walter M. Schirra Jr Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham rehearsing maneuvers in a simulator for an 11 day earth orbit flight. NASA official George E Mueller called the mission as ready as possible.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
George E. Mueller
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Man seeks caregiver for child in Athens ad
John Seay of 123 Grosvenor St Athens places an Action Act seeking a woman to care for his two year old child. He reports over 30 calls by 5 p.m the first day and praises the quick response from applicants.
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John Seay
Grosvenor St
Athens
Seay
Court Orders Soldiers To Vietnam In 1968-69 Term Start
The Supreme Court opened its term with a ruling allowing 256 Army reservists to be sent to Vietnam, 113 at Ft. Meade and 143 at Ft. Lee, after Justice Douglas’s restraining order was dissolved 8 to 1. The move contrasts with a Wallace ballot bid and broader legal questions over military mobilization and third party access in Ohio.
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Supreme Court
Vietnam
George C. Wallace
Ohio
William C. Douglas
Ft. Meade
Ft. Lee
Douglas
California National Guard
Tacoma
Wash
Pueblo
Supreme
Wallace
Alabama
Eban Presents Israel’s Peace Approach at UN
Foreign Minister Abba Eban outlined Israel position on Middle East peace at the United Nations General Assembly. He avoided specific formulas and urged direct talks with Arab governments if U N mediator Gunnar V Jarring can arrange it. He warned against acrimonious debate that would derail any progress.
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United Nations, N.Y
Abba Eban
Israel
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
Eban
United Nations
U. N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Chicago Disturbances Trigger 15 Arrests at Three High Schools
Fifteen students were arrested and two policemen injured Monday as disturbances erupted at Harrison, Austin, and Morgan Park High Schools on Chicago’s West and Southwest Sides. A Black student’s demand for more influence sparked trouble at Harrison and Austin, while Morgan Park saw the arrest that triggered clashes.
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Chicago
Harrison and
Austin
Morgan Park
Housing cuts seen in Stamps and urban aid bills
Washington AP Administration food stamp and housing program requests face new slashes after a near one billion cut for housing aid and urban renewal. The House Appropriations Committee recommends a 50 million cut to the food stamp program along with reductions in two housing programs and a delinquency project. President Johnson had signed a prior appropriation cutting urban renewal and rent subsidies.
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Washington
Administration
House Appropriations Committee
House
Johnson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Appropriations Committee
Wallace rally draws 10000 at Baltimore Civic Center
A Wallace campaign rally in Baltimore drew about 10 000 attendees with hecklers and a police presence using dogs and horses to separate demonstrators. Wallace thanked supporters, blew kisses, and urged anarchists that after November fifth they would have few days left.
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Baltimore, Md
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Baltimore Civic Center
Advisory Committee chosen to aid new Ohio University president
An advisory committee has been selected to help advise the new Ohio University president. The student body president warned the selection process may lack adequate student representation in the advisory group.
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Ohio University
Deadline Nears In Coal Talks
Washington AP reports negotiators near a midnight deadline reaching a tentative wage and benefit deal in the soft coal sector. The United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association agree on at least a $2.50 daily increase for about 80 000 miners but dispute nonunion coal purchases and dust control. If no agreement by midnight, up to 40 000 more miners may join the strike, extending across West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois and Kentucky with contracts in 22 states.
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United Mine Workers Union
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
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