U S Vietnamese Planes Hit Boats Barracks and Bridges in Seven Raids
U S and Vietnamese aircraft pounded North Vietnamese patrol boats barracks and roads in seven raids. Skyraider pilots claimed multiple demolitions of barracks and buildings, plus sinking junks and damaging ferries near Dong Hoi and at Bai Duc Thon. Viet Cong attacked ranger outposts near Sai gon, killing 35 government troops and wounding 10, amid heavy mortars.
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U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
My Ly
Dong Hoi
Huu Hung
U.S
Quang Khe Naval Base
Quang Khe
Bai Duc Thon
Hanoi
Bao Trai
A_ US
Kien Hoa
Howard University President Blames Reds for Campus Unrest
Howard University President James M. Nabrit Jr says a small group of students influenced by external forces, including two known Communists on a Students for Academic Freedom picket line, fuel protests. He defends student protest rights but warns against lawlessness and diminished respect for authority.
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Washington
James M. Nabrit Jr
Howard University
Howard
Nabrit
Students For Academic Freedom
Steel Officials Move to Fast Track Strike Postponement
United Steelworkers officials, aided by President Johnson, were expected to approve quickly a four month postponement of the strike deadline in exchange for about 11.5 cents an hour raise for over 400000 workers in 10 major firms. The union seeks 3.2 percent raises, about 17.9 cents an hour with a 3.9 cent cost of living boost, as talks continue toward a final settlement and broader public interest.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Johnson
Washington
David J. MacDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
White House
Urge Bill Passage to Repeal County Option Liquor Law
In St Paul AP report the Senate Liquor Control Committee backs a bill repealing the county option liquor law enabling all communities to decide liquor licensing. A companion House bill has committee approval. Henry Soltau opposes, citing Kandiyohi County dry vote patterns. Senator Dunlap says the measure reduces legislative pressure and grants local control.
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ST. Paul
Senate Liquor Control Committee
House
Henry Soltau
Minneapolis
Minnesota Good Government League
Kandiyohi
Willmar
Robert Dunlap
Rochester
Senate
Spe
Woman in Chicago Arson Fire Faces Husband Questioning
Mrs. Gertrude Paige 35 pictured in police station after admitting using gasoline to start a fire in her apartment building. Police say her husband Edward allegedly ordered her to leave after a quarrel. Five people died including a mother father and three children.
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Gertrude Paige
Chicago
Edward
House Committee OKs Bill to Give Mankato U Status
ST PAUL AP A bill to grant university status to Mankato State College won 13 3 in the House State and Junior Colleges Committee after sharp debate. The measure moves to the Civil Administration Committee, with Senate backing and objections from Rep Mahonald and others.
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House
Mankato
ST. Paul
Mankato State College
State and Junior Colleges Committee
Civil Administration Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Education Committee
Finance Committee
Robert Mahonald
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Mahowald
C.A
Gus) Johnson
Vernon Sommerdorf
Kenneth Scott
Fairmont
Scott
Civil Administration
George French
Minneapolis
Board of Regents
Johnson
Weather outlook fair and warmer into Thursday
Fair and warmer through Thursday with lows tonight of 34 to 42 and highs Thursday in the 68 to 76 range. Friday will be above normal with no precipitation.
Late News Update Highlights Regional Markets
Brief summarizes scattered late news items across markets and society pages with small sections on sports and world today notes. The item notes area editors flag editorial perspectives and society briefs, while sports and world today receive concise coverage in brief snippets.
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Society
World Today
Recon plane attacked by North Korea over Sea of Japan
A U.S. RB47 reconnaissance aircraft was attacked and damaged by two North Korean MIG17 fighters over the Sea of Japan about 50 miles from the Korean mainland, the Defense Department announced.
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Washington
Sea of Japan
Defense Department
Land Exchange Bill Heads for Senate Floor
A bill to bar federal state land exchanges in the Superior National Forest for two years moves to the Senate floor after approval by the Public Domain Committee. The measure, with Chippewa National Forest provisions, was altered in the House on Sen. Raymond Higgins’s suggestion. The Supreme Court ruled that comments on an accused’s silence in state criminal trials violate the federal constitution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pay Rise Proposed for Governor and State Officials
In Minnesota a bill to be introduced in the Legislature proposes raises for the governor and other state officials up to 3500 a year, raising the governor’s pay from 22500 to 26000 and his secretary’s by 4500. Civil service employees would get raises averaging 4 to 5 percent under the current budget review.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Treasure hunter finds sunken Spanish galleon off Florida coast
St. Petersburg AP reports a weekend treasure hunter located a sunken Spanish galleon in shallow water off Florida's west coast. Coins two solid gold statues silver bars and silver hiltead swords were later stored in a St. Petersburg bank while two state agents catalogued them. The state opened an investigation to verify authenticity and value could not be estimated.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florida West Coast
Philip Tibedeau
Traffic Deaths State Today Compared to Past
The report shows Iowa traffic fatalities with today’s figures 171 and 193, year-ago 213, and state-wide totals 221 from the previous year, illustrating a shift in roadway deaths and trends over time.
Battle to Hold Center of Santo Domingo Amid Coup Clash
In Santo Domingo, pro Bosch forces battle to retain control as Wessin y Wessin led troops and police press the capital. A military junta dominated by Wessin appeared likely. provisional president Molina Arena sought asylum in the Colombian Embassy while U S ships evacuated 1,172 Americans from Haina.
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Santo Domingo
Wessin
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
Rafael Molina Arena
pro-Bosch
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Soviet Union
Red China
Juan
Pablo Duarte
Ozama
U.S
Molina
Haina
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