Marines Use Tear Gas Near Qui Nhon Amid Inquiry
A Marine battalion commander used tear gas to drive women and suspected Viet Cong from caves near Qui Nhon, claiming it was unrequested and not to cause nausea. The Viet Cong reportedly used women as shields, but no serious injuries were reported. In Singapore, a British patrol ship sank an Indonesian boat attempting to break a marine screen, four Indonesians rescued unhurt.
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UPS
Qui Nhon
Singapore
Ripuw Islands
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Marx's London Grave Target of Bomb Plot
Police foiled an attempt to blow up Karl Marx's grave at London's Highgate Cemetery. An anonymous caller alerted authorities last Thursday, leading to the discovery and dismantling of a homemade time bomb at the grave.
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London
Scotland Yard
Highgate
Omaha Floods Force Hundreds From Homes
In Omaha Nebraska a heavy downpour caused creeks to flood and evacuations, with about seven inches of rain. The Big and Little Papio creeks swelled, bridges were washed away, roads closed, and westbound traffic routed onto a single interstate highway as residents fled rising floodwaters.
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Omaha, Neb
Youngest Astronaut Feted by Hometown
Capt. Joe Engle, 33, the nation's youngest astronaut, was honored by Chapman Kansas in a hometown parade led by Engle, his wife, and two small children. About 10,000 spectators watched the Air Force officer on the lead float.
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Chapman, Kan
Joe Engle
Chapman
Air Force
Schweitzer Hospital Faces New Rules After Doctor's Death
Dr Albert Schweitzer died at 90 leaving a hospital in Gabon to his daughter Rhena Eckert who seeks Gabonese government talks. Critics doubt Europe style hygiene fit for Africa but supporters vow hospital will continue in his spirit despite regulatory concerns.
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Schweitzer
Charles Michel
Strasbourg
France
Albert Schweitzer
Eckert
French Equatorial Africa
Europe
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Ogooue River
Aquanauts Report High Mood After 10 Days Undersea
Ten days living underwater around the clock left Americas ten aquanauts in good spirits says project psychologist Robert Helmreich. They remain cheerful active buoyant and not blue or distressed. Astronaut M Scott Carpenter notes fatigue with omelettes remains as the team has slept about 79 hours nightly since August 28 in the Sealab 2 mission.
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Calif
UPI
America
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M. Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Lyndon Johnsons Wife Tours West With Daughter
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson begins a four day western trip by car to Grand Teton National Park Wyoming with daughter Lucy and plans to attend garden dedication at the University of Denver before returning to Washington.
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Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming
Lynda
Johnson
Jackson Hole
Wyo
University of Denver
Washington
Soviets Propose Broad Underground Test Ban Move
At Geneva the Soviet Union offered to join a ban on all underground nuclear tests while opposing any on site inspections. Semyon S Tsarapkin tied the proposal to a simultaneous moratorium on remaining underground tests, rejecting enforcement by inspectors. The plan would extend the Moscow treaty to larger underground tests identified by national controls and was first presented August 17 by the United Arab Republic.
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West
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World Health Body Links Lung Cancer to Smoking
The World Health Organization reports an alarming rise in lung cancer deaths in Europe and North America, with European deaths doubling over a decade to 1962 and U S and Canada up 60 and 55 percent respectively. Men show far higher death rates than women, supporting a link to cigarette smoking over air pollution. In Hong Kong, over a thousand American sailors on Viet Nam leave ignore Chinese protests and political tensions escalate after a Marine transport plane crash killed 59 aboard.
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China
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Johnson pledges $20 million aid to new Dominican government
President Johnson formally recognizes the Dominican government and promises $20 million immediately as the first payment on future support. He says the Dominican people have all U.S. backing for elections next May and economic rebuilding after the civil war, and praises Ellsworth Bunker and the OAS mediation effort.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
OAS
Dominican Republic
Career diplomat named lodge aid for Viet Nam mission
President Johnson announced William J. Porter as deputy ambassador to South Viet Nam. Porter was chosen by Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge to succeed A. Alexis Johnson who will return to his former post as deputy under secretary of state for political affairs. Porter’s post ranks fourth in the State Department and coordinates all federal intelligence activities.
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Tex
Johnson
William J. Porter
South Viet Nam
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Henry Cabot Lodge
A. Alexis Johnson
State Department
Lodge Nixon on Viet Nam clash over weekend interview
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said Viet Cong cannot win militarily and progress relies on subversion and economic means. Richard Nixon backed Johnson's Viet Nam action, urged firmness and warned against negotiations. He framed the war as America’s, not Johnson’s or the Democrats’, and said it could shape the 1968 campaign.
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Nixon
Johnson
Viet Nam
U.S
Mr. Johnson
America
Defense Cuts and the Economy
A presidential committee led by Gardner Ackley stated that reduced defense spending would impact some individuals and localities but not the overall national economy. It emphasized confidence in federal programs to sustain growth and lessen adverse effects from defense procurement changes.
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Johnson City, Tex
UPI
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Army Says Army In Best Peacetime Condition In History
Vice Chief of Staff Gen Creighton W Abrams Jr testifies that the Army is in its best peacetime condition despite shortages in equipment and repair parts. Secret testimony released by the Senate subcommittee shows GAO officials criticizing maintenance and repair programs rather than outright equipment shortages.
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Washington
Creighton W.abrams Jr
Army
Abrams
General Accounting Office
Senate Preparedness Investigating
GAO
No Propaganda Claim From New USIA Chief Marks
Leonard Marks, newly sworn head of the United States Information Agency, says propaganda is unnecessary to make America’s case. He cites living standards, school programs, civil rights efforts, medical legislation, and highway building as part of a "tremendous story about America" in his first interview.
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Washington (Ap
Leonard Marks
United States Information Agency
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