Vietnamese Delta Clash Kills or Wounds Dozens in Mekong Attack
Communist guerrillas struck a Mekong Delta hamlet near Can Tho before dawn, killing or wounding about 80 civilians and militiamen. The assault, part of several delta raids, prompted heavy artillery and air support from U S Dragon Ship planes.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
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Can Tho
U.S
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Tan An
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U.S. Command
Pleiku
1St Corps
Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Dodd Defends Honor in Senate Ethics Debate
Senator Thomas J. Dodd defended his honesty and honor as the ethics committee recommended censure for travel expense billing. He acknowledged some campaign costs but denied deliberate double billing, calling the charges a reckless misinterpretation and noting a $1,763.96 payment to the Senate to settle seven trips.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
Ethics Committee
Connecticut
Dodd
Bipartisan
Galler
Dodds Denfends
Russell B. Long
Long
D-La
Milk Stops Blaze in Minnesota Dairy Month
Comfrey farmer Henry Evers saw his farm truck ignite five miles west of Comfrey. A passing milk truck driver halted, poured a can of milk on the fire, and extinguished the blaze.
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Comfrey, Minn
Henry Evers
Comfrey
Evers
Merger of Three Railroads Draws DOJ Challenge
The Justice Department argues that a proposed $2.5 billion merger of Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads would harm competition and service. The three lines dispute the claim saying the deal would benefit competition shippers and the public.
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Washington
Justice Department
Northwestern
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Red Lake to Begin 40 Mutual Help Housing Units
Ground breaking ceremonies in Red Lake Minnesota start the construction of 40 Mutual Help Housing units sponsored by the Red Lake Tribal Council. The event marks the start of a tribal housing project aimed at community housing stability and local employment.
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Red Lake
Red Lake, Minn
Search Underway for St Paul Youth
AP report states a search at Lake Phalen in St Paul for Michael Elwood a 17 year old from Newport Minn who vanished Tuesday evening while swimming with two companions.
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ST. Paul
Lake Phalen
Michael Elwood
Newport
Minn
Riots Continue as 30000 Koreans Protest Rigged Elections
More than 30,000 students defied a government ban and marched in Seoul for the third day protesting parliamentary elections held last Thursday. The demonstrations turned violent as police clashed with protesters.
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Seoul
Tampa police killing ruled justified homicide
Florida State Attorney Paul Antinori ruled the death of 19 year old Martin Chambers at the hands of Tampa Patrolman James Calvert as justifiable homicide amid three nights of race troubles. He cited burglary and flight from police as key facts. Negro leaders warned of renewed violence while the NAACP leader urged prayer.
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Tampa
Fla
Paul Antinori
NAACP
Robert Gilder
Gilder
James R. Calvert
Martin Chambers
Antinori
Chambers
Calvert
National Guard
Claude Kirk
G. FE. Blackshear
Naftalin Wins Fourth Two Year Term in Minneapolis
Naftalin defeats Republican Arne Carlson 56 888 to 53 645 to claim a fourth two year term. The race prompted four alderman defeats and a charter amendment on liquor boundary abolition.
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Minneapolis
Arthur Naftalin
Arne Carlson
Naftalin
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
University of Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Carlson
Guardsmen Restore Order After Cincinnati Riots
Police backed by National Guardsmen in Cincinnati, armed with bayonets, quelled two nights of rioting that caused over 1 million dollars in damages. Fires, looting, and harassment of responders swept several Negro neighborhoods. 800 guardsmen remained to maintain order as officials assess causes and repair aftermath.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jacob Schott
Pease
Walton Bachrach
Bachrach
Walnut Hills
Seybold Paper Co
Polce
Avondale
James A. Rhodes
Walton
Rhodes
147Th Infantry Regiment
Erwin C. Hostetler
Defense Measure Heads to Senate After House Passage
The $70.3 billion Defense Department appropriation sails to the Senate amid all-out support for Vietnam. Passed 407 to 1, it combines $20.3 billion for wartime needs with $43.7 billion from prior bills to fund the fiscal year starting July 1.
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Washington
Defense Department
Senate
House
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Wind and Thunderstorms Rampage Across Minnesota
A small tornado near Brainerd destroys a barn on Jim Olson’s Sylvan Lake farm and damages the Olson home as Duluth and northern counties receive heavy rain. Flooding, downed trees, and road washouts accompany the storm with many areas reporting over an inch and a half to nearly two inches of rain. Police recover liquor during the downpour at a West End Plaza store amid widespread wind and rainfall.
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Brainerd
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Norfolk
Grand Island
Ashton
Duluth
Jim Olson
Syl
van Lake
Olson
Gulf Lake
Skyline Drive
West End Plaza
St. Cloud
Headon Crash Kills 3 Men Near Slayton
A headon collision on Highway 30 about 12:30 a.m. west of Slayton killed Frederick J. Christensen 26 of Slayton Paul Halbur 19 of Iowa and Richard Suedbeck 19 of Slayton. The state tally rose to 334 traffic deaths for 1967.
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Headon
Slayton
Minnesota
Frederick J. Christensen
Paul Halbur
Iowa
Richard Suedbeck
Halbur
State Highway Patrol
Princeton
Betty Jean Shafer
Mora
Isanti
Phillip Hammon
Tamarac
Minn
Anchorage
Alaska
Weather Outlook Shows Light Temps With Showers
Little change in temperature through Thursday with showers and thundershowers tonight. Locally heavy rain possible and a chance of more showers and thundershowers Thursday. Lows tonight near 60 to 70, high Thursday 75 to 85, outlook Friday seasonable with a chance of showers.
Soviet Union Pushes Emergency UN Session on Israel Action
The Soviet Union urged an emergency UN General Assembly session to demand Israel withdraw from territories seized in its blitz against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Secretary General Thant would poll UN members after a rejected Security Council resolution, with Kosygin possibly attending if invited.
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United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Alexei N. Kosygin
Security Council
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Council
Geemral U. Thant
U.N
Thant
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations
Gromyko
Moscow
Kosygin
New York
U.S
New
United Nations General Assembly
Goromyko
Humphrey to Resume Normal Duties Today
Vice President Robert H. Humphrey planned to resume normal duties including a Cabinet meeting after surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He would rest at his Minnesota home later today and said he felt fine but not as peppy as before.
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Washington (Ap
Tobert H. Humphrey
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Humphrey
Waverly
Minn
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