Vietnamese Forces Claim 250 Viet Cong Dead in Delta
Vietnamese government units said about 250 Viet Cong were killed in a Mekong Delta sweep 90 miles southwest of Saigon. They reported 156 confirmed and 100 estimated VC deaths, with light government casualties and 38 air sorties against VC positions.
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S. Vietnamese
Delta
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
U.S
Can Tho
Duc- Co-Pleiku
Viet Nam Highlands
Duc Co
Pleikue
Long Dien
Binh Thuan
North
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Vinh
Tan Son Nhut
da Nang Air Base
Weather forecast with scattered showers through Saturday
Partly cloudy through Saturday with scattered showers or thunderstorms ending early Saturday. Cooler highs near 88 to 94 and lows around 7 to 74. Sunday looks mostly fair and mild with continued pleasant conditions.
Schedule of Pages Editorial to Sports and Society
The page list orders sections Editorial Markets Late News Area Church Sports Society Comics and more. It outlines where features appear and how pages are allocated for this edition.
Traffic Deaths Compare Iowa and State Totals
A brief notice shows state traffic deaths today at 448 versus 499 a year ago, while Iowa figures list today at 412 compared with 471 the previous year. The data highlights shifts in fatalities across the region.
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Iowa
Russians Drifted From Siberia Reach Alaska Village
Two men who gave names Peter Kalishenko and Gregory Saracushkin aged 35 and 29 arrived by walrus skin boat near Wales Alaska stating they drifted from Siberia by mistake. Coast Guard later said they had changed their minds about returning home despite earlier wishes.
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Peter Kalishenko
Gregory Saracushkin
Siberia
Alaska
Coast Guard
Grafton ND Station Attendant Killed in Hold Up
Curtis MacFarland 20 of Grafton was shot in the back during a robbery at a Grafton service station. About 150 dollars vanished from a safe. a 1957 red Ford in Minnesota plates was linked to a suspect. An arrest was reported in Alexandria.
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Alexandria
Minn
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Grafton
N.D
Curtis MacFarland
MacFarland
Minnesota
Grand Forks
Lee Robertson
Robertson
Walsh County
Orville Olsen
Kenneth
Leo Feltman
Public Works Bill Passes House 246 to 138
The House approved a 3.25 billion public works and economic development bill after two days of debate. It backs 2 billion in federal grants and 850 million in loans to boost facilities, roads, parks, schools, and airports, plus technical aid over five years. The vote was 246 for and 138 against with 215 Democrats and 31 Republicans in support.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Vermont
Delaware
GOP
Rioting Leaves 120 Wounded in Los Angeles Negro District
Police faced more than 7,000 rioters in Watts and surrounding areas as outbreaks of arson, shooting, and looting left over 120 injured and 80 rioters jailed. Dick Gregory was wounded while attempting to mediate, with National Guard alert but not deployed.
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Los Angeles
Dick Gregory
Gregory
National Guard
Central Receiving Hospital
Watts
No Man’s Land
Central
Imperial Highway
Don Smith
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Smith
Gregory Fell
Locals Press State Mediation in Hibbing School Dispute
Hibbing Minnesota protesters urge state labor conciliator to mediate in a dispute over pay with non contract Hibbing school staff. Pickets march at four schools and repair work halted as workers refuse to cross lines. Unions seek a flat 20 dollar raise on a one year contract or 25 dollars monthly on a two year deal.
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Hibbing
Patricia Neal Goes Home After Birth at Maternity Hospital
Actress Patricia Neal returned home from a maternity hospital where she had given birth to a daughter on Aug 4 and was recovering from three brain hemorrhages. The brace on her right leg was removed, marking a further sign of recovery.
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Oxford
England
Patricia Neal
California
Weather turns hot as records edge higher in many states
Austin area residents felt heat with Thursday highs near 88 and noon readings around 86 at KMMT. Forecasters expected widespread 90s in Iowa Minnesota and cooler air may arrive with Saturday showers. A Lakehurst hangar interior reflects a 100 foot spherical satellite during recent inflation tests.
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Herald
Austin
Iowa
Minnesota
Mercury
KMMT
Lakehurst
N.J
Space Reflections Aims for Near Polar Orbit In 1966
NASA plans launch of Space Reflections mission to seek a near polar orbit at about 2300 miles altitude. The reflective sphere will appear as a bright light in the sky to collect data aiding global location accuracy.
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Art Smith
Kathleen Lynch
Berkeley
Calif
Nam
Edwin Q. White
South
Sheriff's Office
Robert W. Cooke
Avgalon Boulevard
California National Guard
Arests
Bedlam
Valalon Boulevard
CORE
Pat Neal
Red
Credit Union
ST. Paul
State Capitol Credit Union
Tokyo
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Ikeda
Earth
NASA
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