Anti Mao Plots Revealed In Chinese Turmoil Clash In Canton
UPI reports Peking admits two air force coup attempts against Mao during the cultural revolution. Travelers describe a 13 hour street clash in Canton with Red Guards armed by knives and spears. Canton chaos includes arrests of provincial governor Lin Li ming and widespread faction battles.
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UPI
Peking
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Communist China
Red Guard
Canton
China
Peking Radio
Red China
Pearl Bridge
Lin Li-ming
Red Chinese Army
Stennis backs intensified bombing on North Vietnam
Sen. John C. Stennis urged expanded air attacks to end the war as Senate hearings opened on bombing effectiveness. House GOP leader Ford pressed for broader strikes despite risks of widening the conflict. Public debate framed by arguments over target selection and possible escalation with USSR or China.
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UPI
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D-Miss
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House
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Senate
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Ford
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Russia
Vietnam
Johnson
South Vietnam
Senate Military Preparedness Subcommittee
Johnson Administration
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Robert S. McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Defense
Ulysses S. Grant Sharp
Adm
Roy Johnson
John Ryan
Pacific Air Force
Air Force
Stuart Symington
Michigan Republican
North
Plot to kill Lindsay questioned by New York police
An East Harlem storekeeper Robert Lacey and hospital technician Penka Coneva faced weapons charges after Coneva told FBI and city detectives of an assassination plot involving Mayor John Lindsay. Police doubt the story. Coneva held without bail, Lacey bail set at $500.
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New York
UPI
East Harlem
John V. Lindsay
Robert Lacey
FBI
Lacey
Inside Elizabeth Dwyer on poverty reality
Readers speak out on topics of the day and a horse show in Arlington are noted across pages 4 and 8. A Bennington Elks nine caps the 1967 Interstate League crown on page 14, with a music review of an opera at SVAC on page 17.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Bennington Elks
SVAC
Denver Earthquake Shakes Metro Areas
UPI reports a 5.5 magnitude quake centered near Derby area jolting Denver metro area at 7 25 am. Homes damaged refrigerators moved driveways cracked poles lamps dishes knocked from tables. Seismologists say 10 to 15 seconds with most damage in Northglenn and feel across Sterling and Golden about 135 miles away.
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Denver
UPI
Golden
Colo
Sterling
Derby
Colorado School of Mines At
Northglenn
Oct 1 Deadline Set for Junkyard Law Compliance
MONTPELIER UPD Atty. Gen. James L. Oakes said today the Highway Department has given junkyard owners until Oct. 1 to comply with the new law. The rule requires licenses or removal and imposes a $10 daily fine for noncompliance. The 1967 act bans junkyards visible from interstates and primary highways, permitting screened yards to continue if hidden by trees or hedges.
Fire at Globe-Union Plant Prompts State Investigation
The state fire marshal will investigate a fire at the Globe-Union plant in Bennington that destroyed three piles of wooden stacking frames. The blaze was spotted near 10:30 p.m. by Trooper James R. Elrick. the plant suffered no damage. A $500 reward was announced by Globe Union for information leading to arrests in injuring employees or damaging property.
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Bennington
Louis Lavin
U Management
United Auto Workers
Lavin
Philip H. Hoff
John O’rielly
John Maloney
James D. Williams
Arthur Senior
Glenn Davis
Davis
North Bennington Road
Globe Union
Detroit Riot Death Probe Emerges in West Side Shooting
Detroit Police investigate the fatal shooting of William N. Dalton. Witnesses say officers forced him to run and fired as he pleaded for mercy during the riot. The massacre at the Algiers Motel is part of ongoing inquiries into police actions.
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API
William N. Dalton
West Side
Detroit News
Dalton
National
Phillip Hyde
Hyde
Alberta Jones
Ronald W. August
Robert N. Paille
Recorder’s (Criminal
Donald S. Leonard
James Garber
Recorder’s Court
Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office
Michigan
Garber
Algiers
Cavalry Attacks Red Stronghold in Central Highlands
U S cavalry helicopters struck a longtime Communist stronghold in the Central Highlands near the Rae River valley about 320 miles northeast of Saigon. The battle involved two U S Army Air Cavalry divisions against a 200 to 250 strong force entrenched in tunnels and bunkers. Six Americans were killed and 22 wounded in the initial stages as three helicopters were shot down, with heavy fire from small arms, mortars, and 57 millimeter recoilless rifles and air strikes continuing for hours.
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UPID
U.S
Central Highlands
Song Re River
U.S. List Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Duc Pho
Rae River
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