Leaflet Bombings and Raids Mark North Viet Nam Action
UPI reports American planes scattered millions of propaganda leaflets over major North Vietnamese cities and raided radar sites and highways. The operation used F4C jets alongside F105s, while Marines landed at Da Nang bringing total forces to eight thousand. A Saigon tribunal sentenced a Viet Cong youth to death for attempting to bomb the Grand Hotel, and leaflets urged Hanoi to end aggression or face broader air strikes.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
da Nang
le Dau
Dong Hoi
Ha Tinh
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Burglars Take $100000 in Jewelry at Worcester Store
Police report an early morning break in at Diamond Jewelers Co. Inc. on Main Street Worcester. Burglars entered via a fire escape, cut through a wire barrier to access a storeroom, cracked a safe, and stole 33600 in cash along with unset diamonds and other jewelry. Watches and display pieces were taken from cases. Manager Harold Sachs estimated the loss from an earlier inventory.
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Worcester
Mass
Diamond Jewelers Co. Inc
Main Street
Harold Sachs
Those Wonderful Eagle Want Ads Sell Everything Fast
Eagle Family Want Ads advertise a 53 se sectional sofa set with a blond Formica finish three end tables and a cutter. Mrs Richard Ano of 80 First Street Dalton notes three potential buyers and says everything was sold the first day. Try Eagle ads for quick cash.
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Ala Am
Richard Ano
80 First Street
Dalton
Eagle Family
Lemass Holds Narrow Victory After Recount in Dublin
In Dublin the general election result firmed with Vianna fail 72, Fine Gael 47, Labor 22, others 3. Patrick Hogan as Speaker leaves Lemass with a 72 to 71 majority in the 144-seat parliament after a six day delay and two disputed recounts.
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Dublin
UPL
Preyniey
Sean F. Lemass
Vianna Fail
Fine Gael
United Ireland
Labor
Patrick Hogan
Lemass
Sales Tax Passes In New York Amid Budget Crisis
In Albany a bipartisan coalition pushed a 2 percent sales tax through the assembly by 82 to 67. The measure splits Democrats and Republicans and now heads to the Senate for final approval as New York seeks to resolve a budget gap dating from April 1.
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Albany
UPI
Assembly
Senate
Five Day Forecast With Slightly Below Normal Averages
The forecast calls for a five day period through Monday averaging 3 degrees below the seasonal normal of 44. Temperatures approach normal Friday and turn colder over the weekend. Rain is possible Friday.
Johnson Views Midwest Ruin as Mississippi Flood Rises
The Mississippi River flood, the worst on record, surged through Minnesota lowlands and threatened St. Paul as President Johnson planned a visit. More than 31,000 people fled, 600 residents left Riverview, and city officials doubled the emergency flood fund to 300000 while crews strengthened dikes and kept rail traffic moving.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Minnesota
Johnson
St. Paul
Union Railroad
Iowa
Minois
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Montana
Red Cross
Mississippi
Milwaukee Railroad
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Youle
Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Riverview
Heart of St. Paul
George Vavoulis
Man Steals 1809 Lincoln Penny Worth 200 Dollars
Police hunt a well dressed young man who walked into Spruceland Stamp and Coin Co. on Tuesday and examined an 1809 Lincoln penny with a San Francisco mint mark and the engraver's initials for 15 minutes before grabbing it worth 200 dollars. The coin had been stopped from minting after the engraver's initials were found on the die.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
San Francisco
Henry Evanson
Spruceland Stamp
Cain Cy
City Population Falls 1,851 in Year
Pittsfield shows 56,511 residents as current city census counts, down from 58,362 last year and 57,879 in 1960 federal tally. Florence W. Mullaney notes the figures serve as official state census data, with 1955 state total at 55,294, 1,217 lower than 1965.
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Board of Registrars of Voters
Pittsfield
Steel union talks offer two compromise plans
Pittsburgh AP reports union sources say the steel industry proposed two compromise plans to end the contract stalemate. One plan would extend the current contract to August 1 in exchange for guaranteed contract improvements. The other would seek an immediate settlement that could be reopened by either side, but likely not until the union resolves internal issues. Details were not provided.
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Pittsburgh
GE Awarded $1 Million Contract For Poseidon Work
GE ordnance department received a contract for preliminary design work on the Navy Poseidon missile program. The $1,020,051 award funds defining fire control and guidance concepts with MIT support, and sets the stage for future engineering and production, as Lockheed remains system manager.
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General Electric Co. Ordnance Department
Navy
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Gene R. Peterson
Ordnance Department
Peterson
Asner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Poseidon
Polaris
Lockheed
Aeroajet-General Corp
General Tire & Rubber Co
Hercules Paonder
Boston Police Drive Taxis To Counter Mugging Wave
Boston police posing as cab drivers have cut taxi holdups by 3 percent since the start of the year. Lt. Robert Russell said the program began with fleet owners offering cabs to police. Officials contemplated roof alarms and driver passenger protection devices as options after another assault. a 42 year old man was seized nearby.
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Boston
UPI
Robert Russell
Boston Taxi Drivers Association
Noth End
Alger A. Ross
South
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
MBTA
President Johnson vows prompt aid for Minnesota disaster victims
President Johnson toured flood and tornado areas in Minnesota after visiting Indiana and Elkhart. He promised swift federal aid under existing programs, meeting victims like Harvey Laird in Dunlap and urging quick, effective reconstruction with state and local officials. The trip precedes visits to flood zones in Minneapolis Saint Paul and tornado sites near Toledo, Ohio.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Johnson
Minnesota
South Bend-Elkhiart
Indiana
Palm Sunday
People's Will
South Bend
Elkhart
Dunlap
Midwest
Harvey Laird
Minneapolis-St Paul
Toledo
Ohio
Wilaiis
Wisconsin
Concord Township
Tin
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
White House
Buford Effington
Office of Emergency Planning
Florida
Georgia
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Eagle
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New York
Holman Field
Midway Trailer Court
Ind
Associated Press
St. Paul Minn
Fanuary
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Sunnyvale
Calif
Owners
Stea
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
American Newspaper Guild
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