Navy Jets Down Two Communist MIG21s Over North Vietnam
U S Navy Phantom jets used air to air missiles to shoot down two Soviet built MIG21s over North Vietnam. In the Mekong Delta a helicopter gunship error killed 40 South Vietnamese civilians. casualties climbed toward 90,000 American dead wounded or missing since 1961.
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UPS
North Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
UPI
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Navy
Phu Vinh
Vinh Binh
U.S. Navy
Robert C. Davis
el Dorado
Ark
Guy H. Freeborn
Hart
Mich
Constellation
UAW Fights To Avoid Split in Union's Ranks
Detroit reports that the United Auto Workers disowned a large August 23 demonstration by skilled trades members to pressure auto contract talks. Ford and Chrysler committees urged cancellation as ill-timed. GM committee details were not provided.
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UAW
Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers’ Union
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Counteroffensive Launched Against Nigerian Rebels
Nigerian federal troops launched a counteroffensive after rebels claimed control of the midwest region. A bombing raid on Lagos followed the rebel advance from the east, with fighting in Benin Abiaja and Warri as loyal forces regroup to resist.
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Lagos
Nigeria
UPD
Midwest
Eastern
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Independent Republica of
Benin
Yakubu Gowon
Niger River
Asaba
Abiaja
Warri
David Ejoor
Advisors Call for More Negro Guardsmen Nationwide
Washington reports President Johnson's special advisory committee on city riots urged a substantial rise in Black personnel in the National Guard and immediate expansion of riot control training for members of both the Guard and other forces.
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Washington
UPID
Johnson
National Guard
Army National Guard
Air National Guard
Defense Department
David Ginsburg
Cyrus Vance
Defense
Roberts
McNamara
Detroit
Commission
Illinois
Otto Kerner
New York
John V. Lindsay
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
United States
Pentagon
Newark
Agreement Near in Libya Base Evacuation Talks
Diplomatic sources report the United States and Libya near an orderly liquidation of Wheelus Air Force Base near Tripoli after an eviction notice post Arab-Israeli war. Negotiations begin in Libya on evacuation and possible continued U.S. use by Libyan Air Force, with main complex later becoming an international airport. Officials caution on timetable and demands before any final disposition.
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Washington
UPD
United States
Libya
Wheelus Air Force Base
Wheelus
U.S
David Newsom
North Koreans Ambush and Kill Three U S GIs
North Korean soldiers ambushed a U S Army truck just north of the Injin River about 35 miles north of Seoul, using hand grenades and automatic weapons. Three U S troops were killed and 17 were wounded, with unconfirmed reports indicating most injuries were American and two were South Korean.
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Seoul
UPID
U.N
Injin River
Florida Governor Disrupts Black Power Rally Night
Florida Governor Claude Kirk crashed a ballpark rally of about 300 African Americans in Jacksonville, escorted by a Negro National Guard officer, turning fears of violence into a publicity coup.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Florida
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Brown
New York Democrat Slated For Undersecretary Post
CANANDAIGUA NY Howard Samuels an industrialist and former Democratic lieutenant governor candidate refused comment on a Washington report he would become Undersecretary of Commerce under President Johnson later this month The nomination reportedly passed to Senators Kennedy and Javits after White House selection Meanwhile the Commerce post has been vacant since January with acting officials and resignations anticipated later in the year.
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Canandaigua
N.Y
Howard Samuels
Washington
Johnson
Samuels
Mobile Chemical Company
Samuel
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Jacob J. Javits
White House
Commerce Department
Alan S. Boyd
Department of Transportation
J. Herbert Holloman
Editorial eyes Snel ling 1968 run in Progress pages
Inside column discusses the possibility of Richard Snel ling running again in 1968. Editorial reflects on politics and local reaction as Progress pages cover the topic across the Pittsburgh area. The article notes page references and local context.
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Richard Snelling
Rising building costs threaten Stark Street school bond
Seventeen community members studied the September revote for the Stark Street elementary project. Architect Alfred Granger cites 21.50 per square foot versus 18 earlier, boosting the bond to 976000. Enrollment forecasts rise to 1388 with 33 more likely, crowding 54 classrooms plus space for special education.
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Old Citizens Committee
Stark Street
Howard F. Kelley
Alfred Granger
Raymond Roy
Citizens Committee
Molly Stark
Baptist Church
Roy
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New York Democrat
H. Rap Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Manchester Country Club
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Bennington
Stewart Allen
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