South Gains Major Victory In Mekong Delta Fighting
South Vietnamese troops claimed a major victory over the Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta aided by U S air strikes, with 137 enemy fighters killed in day long fighting near Saigon. The clash followed Viet Cong attacks on river and road convoys and included heavy U S aggression and a reported government crackdown on cabinet dissent in Saigon.
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South
Mekong Delta
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Co Co
Ba Lieu
Delta
Demonstrations Burn Effigy and Attack Hotel During Johnson Visit
In Kuala Lumpur protesters burn a life size effigy of President Johnson and Chinese demonstrators attack a U S troops hotel. Police crack down on leftists but fail to stop University of Malaysia campus unrest. In Chicago city leaders accused of breaking open housing promises from MLK era. Apollo 1 launch delayed as NASA abandons orbit plan this year.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Johnson
U. S
University of Malaysia
Chicago
Chicago Freedom Movement
Episcopal bishops form council to renew Church for life today
In Wheeling West Virginia Episcopal bishops vote to create a council of leading theologians to rethink and renew the churchs stance in the modern world. A church spokesman likens it to an Ecumenical council and calls the move revolutionary.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Council For the
Episcopal Church
Vatican Aides Visit Saigon With Pope Paul VI
The Vatican press office said two of Pope Paul VI's closest aides visited Saigon, South Viet Nam, in August. The pair were the Pope's private secretary Pasquale Macchi and Paul Marcinkus of Chicago, who has accompanied the Pope on foreign trips.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pope Paul VI
Saigon
Viet Nam
Pasquale Macchi
Paul Marcinkus
Chicago
Athens High Adopts Dress and Grooming Code
Regional developments ahead as Marietta College president leads SOEA session. Ohio U and Dayton clash in a homecoming tilt on Saturday.
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Athens High Schools
Marietta College
SOEA
Ohio U
Dayton
Explosion at ammo dump near Saigon kills two U S service members
A large blast 12 miles north of Saigon killed two American servicemen and wounded ten as an American controlled ammunition dump exploded. The fireball rocked Saigon area causing window breaks. a vast jungle area was leveled and a large hospital operates in Long Binh.
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Saigon
Associated Press
John Lengel
Long Binh
U.S
De Gaulle Says U S Cant Win In Viet Nam
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle declared the American military effort in Viet Nam impossible to win and rejected mediation by France. He warned against bombing North Viet Nam and urged withdrawal of American troops, reiterating his Phnom Penh speech themes.
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Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
Elysee Palace
France
de Gaulle
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Johnsons welcomed by Thailand to start Southeast Asia visit
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson receive a ceremonial Bangkok welcome from King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit as thousands of Thais line the route. Johnson vows to seek peace in Asia and notes allies in the Vietnam effort, stressing regional ties and future history judgments.
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Thailand
Johnson
All
Asia
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Texas
Chamnan Yuvaboon
United States
Red China claims nuclear test via guided missile
Red China said it exploded a nuclear warhead carried by a guided missile, the fourth test since 1964, claiming it offers encouragement to Hanoi. The test, announced by New China News Agency, occurred as Johnson toured Asia. AEC placed the yield in a broad range, with lack of details on range or weapon size.
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Tokyo
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Manila
Peking
New China News Agency
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Lop Nor
Singkiang
AEC
Carmichael Rating Will Be Checked
The draft deferments of actor George Hamilton and civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael are up for re-examination by local draft boards. Carmichael, 25, is classified 1Y and began consultations at St Albans Naval Hospital in Queens, with plans to attend a black power conference at Berkeley.
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New York
George Hamilton
Stokely Carmichael
Carichael
Armed Forces
St. Albans Naval Hospital
Queens
N.Y
University of California At Berkeley
Humphrey Campaigns For Dem Candidates In Ohio Rally
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey campaigns for Democratic candidates in hot election battles across Ohio and Iowa while trying to mend rifts in Minnesota. He uses a Goldwater style slogan urging a choice between the future and the past and backs Rep. John J. Gilligan of Ohio against Republican Robert Taft Jr. in a tight race.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Administration
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Ohio
Iowa
Minnesota
Goldwater
John J. Gilligan
Robert Taft Jr
Jhumphrey
Cincinnati
Gilligan
Erhard’s Leadership Crumbling in Bonn Crisis
In Bonn and Columbus the day opened with a pair of parliamentary setbacks. The Bundesrat rejected a higher share of tax revenue for the federal government, while a $18.5 billion 1967 budget faced a deficit signal. Economics Minister Schmuecker defended the budget as Dahlgruen resignations shake the cabinet. John P. Irwin of the Automobile Club of Southern Ohio to sit on a panel at the Ohio AAA conference.
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Bundesrat
Bonn
Kurt Schmuecker
Rolf Dahlgruen
Dahlgruen
Free Democratic Party
Columbus
John P. Irwin
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
Ohio Aaa
Ohio University leaders set Saigon visit to discuss Viet Nam programs
Dr. Vernon Alden and Dr. Russell Milliken will depart Athens Tuesday for a week in Saigon to meet with U S Agency for International Development officials. They will explore sending a new OU team to Can Tho and expanding Vietnamese teacher training, curricula, centers, and scholarships.
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Vernon Alden
Ohio University
Russell Millikin
Athens
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S. Agency For International Development
Hue
Alden
Milliken
University of Can Tho
Auto profits slip despite record nine month sales
Ford and Chrysler report higher worldwide dollar sales for the first nine months but profits fall in the period. GM says nine month sales are the second best in its history, topped only by 1965’s first three quarters. A western square dance honors Rep. Walter Moeller with Drifters music and Democratic speakers planned.
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General Motors
Pomeroy
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Cleveland
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Ludwig Erhard
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