Antiguerrilla Division Lands for Drive on Reds
During the Vietnam War, 5000 soldiers from the First Cavalry Division landed at Qui Nhon as 20000 troops of an air mobile strike force moved to a secret inland base to prepare for Viet Cong operations. Ground action in Darlac Province yielded 435 dissidents surrendering, with 3000 rounds found. Air raids totaled 283 sorties, destroying hundreds of buildings and ammunition dumps as US forces press operations.
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U.S. First Cavalry Division
Qui Nhon
South
Viet Nam
First Gav
Saigon
API
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Westmoreland
Mekong
U.S
Soc Trang
Darlac
Vinh Binh
North
Yen Khoai
Hanoi
Chap le
Calvary Division
Johnson
Ft. Benning
Betsy Death Toll Mounts Fearfully
New Orleans coroner reported reports of Betsy killing up to 250 in Plaquemines Parish with lines to the area down. Divers found chlorine on a Baton Rouge barge lost in the Mississippi. Johnson ordered an all-out missing barge search. Officials warned of profiteering as repairs resume and aid flows to flood refugees.
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New Orleans
Blaquemines Parish
Nicholas Chetta
Plaquemines
Betsy
Louisiana
Chetta
Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Johnson
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Red Cross
4A Power Company
Victor Schiro
John J. McKeithen
Democrats Vow To Kill Volpe Sales Tax Plan
Massachusetts Democrats vow to kill Governor Volpe's 3 percent sales tax proposal. Sen. George V. Kenneally Jr. says the committee will recommend rejection and no public hearings will be held. The House Ways and Means Committee continues work on a plan without a sales tax.
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Boston
Massachusetts Legislative Committee On Taxation
John A. Volpe
George V. Kenneally Jr
Kenneally
Volpe
House, Ways and Means Committee
Five Day Forecast Delivers Mild Week With Little Change
The forecast projects temperatures through Saturday averaging about four degrees below the seasonal norm of 59 with minimal day-to-day variation. A lift is expected around Thursday as the pattern holds steady.
Soviet urges world action to end India Pakistan clash
The Tass agency reported Moscow pressed for international efforts to halt the India Pakistan fighting. It warned Communist China may be fanning the war. The Soviet statement urged both sides to stop immediately and warned against incendiary rhetoric.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
India
Pakistan
China
Tass
Indian Subcontinent
Peking
Chou En-Lai
Rule by Law Can Assure Survival, Warren Says
Chief Justice Earl Warren told an inaugural Washington World Conference on World Peace Through Law that a world ruled by law is essential to survive. He compared legal order to the atom and moon missions, urging progress in domestically and internationally strong judicial systems to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
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Washington
Earl Warren
High Court
Mars
Warren
United States
Whyte Attacks Pittsfield Slum Plan for Victory Hill
Rev James Whyte pastor of South Congregational Church urged Pittsfield residents to oppose a S unit low rent housing project at Victory Hill Benedict Road and sign petitions. He proposed scattered housing across the city with rent supplements and rehab, arguing against concentrating aid and condemning economic and social segregation. He called for religious action in civic life and warned of urban renewal tensions aligning housing authority with redevelopment offices.
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Pittsfield
James Rae Whyte
South Congregational Church
Mr. Whyte
Whyte
Federal Urban Renewal Administration
Robert C. Weaver
Negro Pupils in Boston Junior Highs
In Boston, hundreds of Negro parents moved their children to predominantly white junior high schools via chartered buses to ease overcrowding. Three additional schools joined the program, with 242 students enrolled last week. No incidents were reported.
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Boston
Robert G. Shaw
City School Department
Louise Day Hicks
Boston School Committee
Gertrude Rose
Heavy Tanks Wage War of Attrition
The Indian defense ministry said troops intensified attacks on all fronts with two double pronged drives nearing Lahore and Sialkot as jet bombers and fighter bombers supported heavy tank battles. Both sides claimed gains while the war widened from Kashmir to Lahore Sialkot fronts with reports of atrocities, casualty exchanges, and UN mediation efforts ongoing.
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Indian Defense Ministry
Lahore
Sialkot
New Delhi
Pakistan
Raiwalpindi
India
Lahore-Sialkot
Kashmir
Himalayas
Punjab
Karachi
Tithwal
Pakistan Radio
Darhal Malkam
Khashmir
U.N
U Thant
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Harold Wilson
United Nations
New York Daily Papers Face Possible Strikes
In New York a two way strike threat looms as the American Newspaper Guild plans to tell the New York Times when it will strike if a union contract is not reached. The Publishers Association warns that a Times strike could halt all dailies. Separately, Mailers Local 6 seeks ITU approval to strike the papers.
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New York
American Newspaper Guild
New York Times
Publishers Association of
New York City
New York Post
Times
Mailers Local 6
International Typographical Union
ITU
Governor King Skips News Conference Aide Says No News
Concord New Hampshire UPI reports Gov. John W. King did not hold his usual news conference this month because an aide stated the governor does not have any news to share. The remark draws attention to a quieter administration cycle.
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Concord
UPI
John W. King
Twenty Letters Responding to Convalescent Lady Housekeeper Ad
The Eagle reports twenty aspirants answered a housekeeper ad for a convalescent lady, with a live-out, companion role available from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Salary listed at $50 weekly. references required. The advertiser hired a satisfactory person despite advising mail use.
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Advertiser
The
Eagle
Eagle Office
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Reds
Kremlin
Russia
Victory Hill
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Jamaica Plain
Kenney School
Wilson
Thant
Foreign Ministry
Reuters
United Nations Security Council
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