North Vietnam Forces Hit as U.S. Strikes Escalate
U.S. forces bombarding troops massed along the DMZ with land sea and air power. B52 bombers flew over North Vietnam for the first time since July 26 despite SAM threats. 35,000 troops reported moved into the area. Marines and 7th Fleet ships shell targets inside the DMZ buffer zone. A new Shelby sweep south of Saigon reports no contact in first 24 hours. Paratroopers and Army units push inland recovering supplies and bodies from recent clashes.
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Saigon
UPI
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Dmz
U.S
Shelby
Vietnam
North
Paul Doumer
Long Bridge
Red River
Hanoi
Tam Ky
U.S. Army
1011St Airborne
National Highway One
4Th Infantry Division
Syracuse Police Move To Prevent More Riots
Syracuse new police chief John F. O Connor plans to recruit Negro youths to counsel peers and curb violence after a third night of unrest. Across cities, racial clashes flare in Painesville and Jamesburg, while Houston sees multiple fires. National Guardsmen are deployed in Louisiana as Baton Rouge guards reinforce marchers heading to the capital.
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Syracuse
University City
Painesville
Ohio
Jamesburg
N.J
Houston
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Baton Rouge
John F. O’connor
John McKetchen
Inside Look at The Recipe for Riots Editorial
Columnist Jean Wassick raises questions about public figures and social unrest. The piece examines causes and consequences of riots with a critical tone and calls for reflection on civic responsibilities.
Forest Fires Threaten Vast Pacific Northwest Region
The year’s worst forest fires in the Pacific Northwest scorched about 38,000 acres across five western states. A broad closure order covered Canada’s lower mainland and Vancouver Island east coast as officials warned the area could flare further.
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Pacific Northwest
Canadian Province
Vancouver Island
Johnson Defends Vietnam Raids and Gulf Powers
President Johnson, at a nationally broadcast press conference, challenged Congress to revoke the Gulf of Tonkin resolution if he exceeded his authority in ordering air strikes near the Chinese border. He defended the action as targeted and warned critics that raids were limited and aimed to protect troops, while insisting he had not overstepped his powers and urged lawmakers to cancel the Tonkin authority if they believed so.
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UPI
Johnson
Congress
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
China
Peking
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Korea
Taft
Tonkin
South Vietnam
Ethan Allen
Day
Warren
Fish and Game
Edward F. Kehoe
Joseph Wilshire
Walter Cabbell
Jim Williams
Bill le Count
Roy Hood
Wayne Hood
Leroy Aldrich
Aldrich
Father Killed, Family Dies in North Dakota Farm Fire
A mother Loretta Hoskins, 29, and her four children Darla 4 Julie Ann 6 Linda 1 David Eli 6 weeks perished in a blaze at their isolated farm home 18 miles southwest of St Cloud Minnesota Firefighter efforts found the bodies mid morning and husband David Hoskins 30 survived shot wounds after being restrained from entering the fire He told authorities six attackers tied him up with clothes line and robbed their home scene included a 22 caliber rifle and a 410 shotgun linked to the family probe continues into the double tragedy
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ST. Cloud
Minn
David Hoskins
Hoskins
Bernard Mueller
Mueller
Jimmy Lipesch
Woodlands
Loretta Hoskins
Julie Ann
Darla
Linda
David Eli
St. Cloud Hospital
Northlands
James Peterson
Shell Lake
Sask
Gordie Hennen
Hennen
Dave
Peter A. Lahr
Lahr
Minnesota National Guard
Dezerk Manufacturing Co
Leo Hoskins
Navy Plane Termed Blunder by Senator
Senator John McClellan called the Navy version of the F111B a multibillion dollar blunder and urged elimination of all funds for its procurement. He cited tests showing performance deficiencies for carrier use and argued no fix is in sight as defense leaders defend the program amid Senate debates on a $70.2 billion defense bill.
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Washington
UPI
John L. McClellan
Senate
McClellan
Navy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
McClelland
Defense Department
John Tower
R-Tex
McNamara
Senate Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Bennington Hearing Debates Doe Season Proposal
At a Bennington County hearing 75 residents debated a Vermont proposal for a special doe and buck season with antlers under three inches from Nov 13 to Dec 6 daily 7 am to 4 pm. Day argued facts on deer kills and winter losses, but the audience overwhelmingly opposed the plan.
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Vermont
Bennington County
Bennington
Benjamin W. Day Jr
Vermont Fish and Game Dept
Dee
Vermont - Massachusetts
Vermont - New York State Line
Vermont - New Hampshire
Vermont-Massachusetts
Brattleboro
Inter
U.S. 5
East Rupert
West Rupert
New York
Day
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Harry S
Doe
ED Bowmaker
Windham
Ben Day At Bay
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