Maddox Incident Escalates U S Response in Tonkin Gulf
The initial report of a lone torpedo boat attack on the USS Maddox grew into a major crisis as a second assault on the Turner Joy prompted U S naval air strikes against 25 coastal MT boats and a large oil depot. President Johnson sought congressional support and secured endorsement from Barry Goldwater. The incidents set off a broad U S response and international reactions from the Soviet Union and Red China.
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Gulf
Turner Joy
Washington
Constellation
Ticonderoga
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Newport Beach
Calif
White House
U.S
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Congress
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
State Department
Soviet Union
China
Red China
Peking
United States
FBI Finds Bodies of Three On Mississippi Farm Site
The FBI aided by Jackson investigators unearthed three bodies near the John Townsend place five miles southwest of Philadelphia Mississippi. A bulldozer exposed the site a week after renting the equipment and a crane lowered to the dam base where the corpses were found in marked bags X1 X2 and X3. Pathologists and FBI experts prepared to identify them from dental charts and fingerprints.
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Jackson
Miss
John Townsend
Philadelphia
University of Mississippi Medical Center
FBI
Steel House on Iron Range
Robert Nickoloff watches Mrs. Mary Ann Panichi and Mrs. Lila Kuoppala try welding skills from World War II. A four bedroom home will use steel studding partitions and cabinets.
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Steel House
Robert Nickoloff
Mary Ann Panichi
Lila Kuoppala
Baby dies in one car crash near Grand Meadow Minn
Glen Dominic Selzler six months old died after a one car rollover west of Grand Meadow near Highway 16. Anton Selzler and four other family members were injured or treated at St. Marys Hospital Rochester. The crash raises Minnesota highway toll for the day and involved multiple injured in Scott County and Ely incidents.
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Grand Meadow
Minn
Glen Dominic Selzler
Anton Selzler
Rapid City
S. D
Here
Milwaukee Road
Setzler
St. Marys Hospital
Rochester
Selzler
Ann Selzler
Dewaine Roger Selzler
Marie Louise Selzler
Mower County
Shakopee
Carol L. Prohl
Henderson
Michael Bongard
Turkish Jets Roar Over Cyprus Amid Crisis
Turkish air force jets roared over Cyprus in a second display of support for Turkish Cypriots as fighting raged for days. Greek Cypriots accused Turkey of aggression, while the Italian freighter St. George was hit at Polis harbor. Unverified death tolls stood at 12 Greek and 2 Turkish Cypriots killed with dozens wounded.
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Cyprus
Hal McClure
Nicosia
Polis
Turkey
U.N. Security Council
Peter Garoufalias
St. George
U.N
Tylleria
United States
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Athens
Makarios
Mansoura
Kokkina
Mower County Fair Opens with Big Plans and Acts
The 82nd Mower County Fair launches Monday for a seven day run featuring the Milwaukee Junction Railroad Center with the Oakland depot and Titan missile exhibit. Grandstand acts include the Boy's Town Orchestra, Lawrence Welk stars, Marquis Chimps, and car races. Special days include Kid's Day and Golden Wedding Day with 4-H activities and livestock judging scheduled through the week.
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Milwaukee Junction Railroad Center
Oakland
Monterey
Mexico
Lawrence Welk
Joe Feeney
Larry Hooper
Arthur Duncan
the Marquis
Missile arrives at Mower County Fairgrounds display
A large space engine arrives near the end of its journey at the Mower County Fairgrounds forenoon Friday. It will be erected today and showcased throughout the fair next week with eleven Air Force officers on hand to explain its function and operation.
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Herald Daily
Mower County Fair
P.J. Holand
Mower County Fairgrounds
Air Force
Weather Outlook Mostly Fair With Warmer Weekend
Mostly fair conditions with a modest warmup tonight and Sunday as highs reach 76 to 82 degrees and lows around 52 to 62. Outlook for Monday calls for near normal temperatures and little rainfall.
Chance Lessons for Major Trouble in Viet Nam Vigil to Continue
High U.S. authorities said chances of a major expansion of the Vietnamese war appear to be lessening. No sign of mass troop movements in China or North Vietnam and no evidence that Communist sea forces or planes are targeting. President Johnson had near unanimous support from Congress to employ a flexible mili
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
U.S
China
North
Viet Nam
Johnson
Congress
House
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Eugene B. Siler
R-Ky
Rockefeller Eyes Moderation Push On Goldwater Ticket
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller plans a renewed effort to nudge Barry Goldwater toward a more moderate Republican stance. Rockefeller will not commit to personal campaigning for the Goldwater Miller ticket and will wait for the Hershey unity conference before shaping any political role.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Rockefeller
Goldwater- Miller
New York State
Goldwater
Robert L. McManus
Hershey
Governors reopen grain strike talks in Minnesota and North Dakota
Governors Rolvaag and Guy announced negotiations to end the Duluth Superior grain handlers strike will resume Monday at 2 pm. Federal mediator LaValle and Minnesota conciliator Wanek will lead talks aimed at a swift, equitable settlement as officials threaten to redirect grain to West Coast ports and other outlets.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
North Dakota
Duluth Superior
Karl Rolvaag
William Guy
Charles LaValle
Richard Wanek
West Coast
Quentin Burdick
D-N.d
West
Orient
North Dakota Economic Development Commission
Guy
Commission
Duluth-Superior
Courageous 9 year old saves one dog after near train tragedy
Lorri Campbell dived toward railroad tracks to rescue two dachshunds as a switch engine with one car and caboose passed at about 10 miles an hour. She saved Pogo but Quanda was killed. Lorri suffered a broken collarbone and minor injuries and was reported doing fine at the hospital.
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Associated Press
Belding
Mich
Lorri
Donald Campbell
Bay Truck Driver Dies on Family Farm
STANTON Iowa A tractor overturned on a farm three miles northeast of Stanton killing Paul Peterson 13 the son of Mr and Mrs Ellery Peterson Friday authorities said The tragedy occurred while he was operating the vehicle on the Peterson family property.
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Stanton
Iowa
Paul Peterson
Here
Ellery Peterson
Driver Drowns Off Highway West of Lakota
A car left Highway 9 west of Lakota and landed in a drainage ditch injuring no one else. The driver, Harlan Richard Garrett, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Garrett of Lakota, drowned in the ditch Friday.
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Lakota
Iowa
Highway 9
Here
Harlan Richard Garrett
Richard Garrett
Murder Ends Vacation in Wyoming Shooting Rape Case
Police say 19 year old Andrew Pixley faces murder charges after two suburban Chicago sisters Debby McAuliffe 12 and Cindy 8 were raped and killed during a vacation in Jackson Wyoming. The AP report notes the case linked to a Friday date and directs readers to page two for full story.
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Chicago
Debby McAuliffe
Cindy
Jackson
Wyo
Andrew Pixley
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