Casualties rise on both sides in highland frontline fighting
Fierce battles flared along Vietnam's northern frontier and central highlands with 157 enemy soldiers killed and 74 allied troops dead as U.S. Marines and air cavalry engaged in heavy actions near Xuan Loc and Hue.
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John Lengel
Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Gio Linh
South Vietnam
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku City
Chicago Cab Strike Shrinks Fleet Ahead of Convention
More than 5,400 Chicago cab drivers walked out, leaving only 20 percent of the taxi fleet in service and threatening convention transportation. Dispute with Yellow and Checker Cab firms over wages and benefits escalated after failed talks mediated by federal officials.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Amalgamated Transit Workers
Johnsons Role at Convention Confronts Democratic Canidates
The 1964 Democratic race features Johnson’s looming draft status and a new candidate, Georgia Governor Lester Maddox. Elliott Roosevelt fuels talk of a Johnson draft as Vietnam bombing pause nears. Nixon gains TV access as Agnew plans outreach to black leaders while Gary mayor Hatcher urges a serious Black candidate consideration.
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Johnson
Associated Press
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Agnew
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
California
Richard G. Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Minnesota grants first ground gas storage permit
Minneapolis Gas Co. wins state Conservation Department permission to inject natural gas underground for storage marking Minnesota’s first such permit. The move enables seasonal gas storage and supply management within the state.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis Gas Co
State Conservation Department
Minnesota
Two MDL Investigators Charged With Liquor Theft
Perham Minnesota AP report states Frank G. Roberts and Donald M. Mealey, two investigators for the Minnesota Department of Liquor Control, are accused of stealing one ounce of whiskey from a motel by swindling and falsehood as alleged by employee Myron Ziegler.
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Perham, Minn
Minnesota Department of Liquor Control
Myron Ziegler
Frank G. Roberts
Donald M. Mealey
Democrats Clamp Down on Floor Demonstrations at 1968 Convention
Chicago AP reporting that the 1968 Democratic National Convention will ban floor demonstrations after nominations unless delegates rebel. Bailey announced limits after Arrangements Committee meeting as Daley defended demonstrations. The plan also sets time limits on nominating speeches and allocates guest passes for state delegations, candidates, host committee, and dignitaries.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
George S. McGovern
Bailey
Daley
Illinois
Humphrey Leads Delegates in AP Convention Tally
The AP tally shows Vice President Humphrey with 851 pledged delegates on the first ballot at the Chicago Democratic National Convention, far ahead but short of the 1,312 needed for nomination. Uncommitted votes and other candidates’ totals are also noted.
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Associated Press
Humphrey
Chicago
West Germany Eyes Void Munich Pact to Aid Talks
West Germany signals readiness to declare the 1938 Munich Pact null from the outset to secure recognition and pave way for negotiations with Czechoslovakia. A Bonn official cited by The New York Times says the move could come today to advance diplomatic relations with Prague.
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New York
The
New York Times
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Edouard Daladier
France
Sudetenland
Prague
Times
David Binder
Bonn
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Forreign
Willy Brandt
Humphrey Updates Pilot Storm Line in Campaign Tale
Vice President Hubert Humphrey reused a flight metaphor at a Union convention to suggest the captain (Johnson) won’t fly again and the copilot (Humphrey) can. He spoke at the United Federation of Postal Workers in Leamington Hotel, recalling remarks from March and mixing political jibes with weather imagery.
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Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
United Federation of Postal Workers
Times
Johnson
Phrey
Leamington
National Farmers Union
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Two White Men Charged in Killing of Ohio Woman
Cincinnati police charged William Harrison and Elvin Billman with first degree murder for the death of Mrs. Willie Roberts 50 in Avondale. Rioting followed with sniping and injuries across several city sections. ten arrests made and weapons found.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Avondale
Cincinnati
William Harrison
Elvin
Willie Roberts
Prospect Place
Reading Road
McGovern urges higher farm output to aid poor and farmers
Sen George McGovern told a Sioux Falls audience that paying farmers to produce more could reduce surpluses and Vietnam costs. He framed farm growth as boosting rural economies and expanding long term markets while aiding underdeveloped nations.
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Sioux Falls
George McGovern
America
McGovern
Vietnam
Youth, 20, Held in Probe of 9 Fires
A 20 year old was detained by police in a mass arson case after nine fires on the South Side of Minneapolis. One blaze killed Alma V. C. Johnson in Glendale California. Three other residents were hospitalized including Anna Nylund and her son John. Miss Mildred Nylund was critically burned. The suspect was wounded by a gunshot while fleeing a basement area on West 22nd Street.
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Minneapolis
1St Avenue South
Alma V. C. Johnson
Glendale
Calif
Hennepin County
Anna Nylund
John
Mildred Nylund
West 22Nd Street
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Wayne Ronning
Robert Johnson
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Maurice P. Blache
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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