Break Out of Trap Ends in Bloodier Viet Battle
AP reports U S paratroopers killed 455 Viet Cong near Saigon in weekend combat titled Gibraltar. Four American helicopters down and many U S casualties. Viet Cong fighters, linked to the 95th Regiment, pinned down 101st Airborne, with First Cavalry airmobile support. Casualties and body counts rise as operations continue near An Ninh and Ben Cat.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
95Th
101St Airborne
Gibraltar
U.S. First Cavalry Division
UPS
Celerino Balbaboco
An Ninh
Viet Nam
First Cavalry
11St Airborne Brigade
Screaming Eagle
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Ben Cat
South
101St
An Khe
1St Cavalry Division
Vinh Vinh
Delta
101St Airborne Brigade
1At Cavalry Division
Pickets Bypassed At Cape Kennedy
Boeing Co machinists at Cape Kennedy cleared four of five entrances per government order, enabling hundreds to return to work. About half the 3,500 building tradesmen had refused to cross lines last week, halting key Apollo base construction while Minuteman missile testing proceeded under supervision.
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API
Boeing Co
Space Center
Moonport
Boeing
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Cape
Apollo Men-To-The-Moon
Storm Carol Boils Far From Land In Atlantic
Tropical storm Carol, third of the season, forms in the Atlantic far east of Puerto Rico. Forecasts say landfall in the United States is unlikely. At 55 mph winds near the center, gale winds extend up to 150 miles north and 75 miles south. No land areas were threatened for 24 to 48 hours.
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Miami
Fla
Carol
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Gilbert Clark
San Juan
P.R
Mikoyan Praises Olivier After Moscow Othello
Soviet President Anastasi Mikoyan applauded for ten minutes at the Kremlin Theater as Sir Laurence Olivier closed Moscow Othello. Mikoyan and family watched from a box before Olivier greeted the crowd in Russian and thanked them amid a flurry of flowers.
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Moscow
Anastasi Mikoyan
Sir Laurence Olivier
Mikoyan
Kremlin
Olivier
Sealab 2 Underwater Lab Reaches Halfway Mark
LA JOLLA Calif AP The Navy project Sealab 2 at 205 feet depth marks halfway with the second team completing seven of 15 days in place. Cmdr M Scott Carpenter remains on the ocean bottom into his 23rd day, planned to end after 30 days.
York's Buddy To Get Medal 47 Years Late
Otis B. Merrithen, a 69 year old Brookline crane operator, will receive the Silver Star for gallantry in the Argonne Forest battle where Sgt. Alvin York earned the Medal of Honor. The ceremony is set for October 8 at 1st Army Headquarters on Governors Island, marking the 47th anniversary of the engagement.
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Brookline
Mass
Otis B. Merrithey
Argonne Forest
Alvin York
York
Sergeant York
Gary Cooper
Merrithen
William B. Cutting
France
1St Army
Governors Island
N.Y
Betsy Disaster Toll Rises as Cleanup Begins
New Orleans reports a rising death toll as floodwaters recede and salvage crews mobilize. Two more drowning victims bring the state total to 78. National Guard strength is 291 with 2,700 in disaster zones. Red Cross aids include 7,614 evacuees in 11 shelters and 8,000 fed daily by mobile kitchens. A chlorine barge sunk near the Louisiana State campus prompts cautious inspection and river escorts by Coast Guard.
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New Orleans
Red Cross
Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Louisiana State Campus
Coast Guard
Conn. Girl Crowned Queen of Eastern States Exposition
Nineteen year old Diane Byle of Norwalk Conn a University of Connecticut sophomore was chosen queen of the Eastern States Exposition from seven finalists. She was crowned by Bob Hope and received a 750 dollar scholarship and an engraved Paul Revere Bowl.
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West Springfield
Mass
UPI
Diane Byle
Norwalk
Weekend Briefs: Rusk Testimony On Under Ground Relations
Washington AP reports Dean Rusk testified on October 21, 1963, that Otto Otepka supplied Jay Sourwine with classified information about loyalty of prospective State Department hires and provided interrogation questions. Otepka was dismissed in November 1963 but remains on payroll at 19310 yearly pending appeal. Former Sen. Elmer Thomas dies in Lawton Oklahoma at 89 after 24 Senate years. In Berlin New Hampshire a week-long wildcat strike at Brown Co. ends with a six point agreement. Union Local 75 members threatened with no discharge but could face other discipline.
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Rusk
Washington
Dean Rusk
State Department
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Otto F. Otepka
Otepka
Jay Sourwine
Sourwine
Thomas
Lawton, Okla
U.S
Elmer Thomas
Lawton
Senate
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
U.S. Senate
Oklahoma
Berlin
N.H
UPD
Brown Co
New Hampshire
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulfide and Papermill Workers
Afl-Cio
Turncoat Returns Home From China Visit
William C. White, a former American prisoner who defected to Communist China after the Korean War, arrived in Kansas City with his Chinese wife and two children to visit his aunt. He insisted he was not a turncoat, saying he went to China to learn about the country and its language.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
William C. White
China
White
Red
Luci Enrolls at Georgetown Nursing School
Luci Johnson enrolled Sunday at Georgetown University's school of nursing. The note mentions seven U.S. presidents sent sons or nephews to the school beginning with Augustine and Bushrod Washington, nephews of George Washington, but never a daughter.
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Washington
UPI
Luci Johnson
Georgetown University
School of Nursing
United States
Augustine
Bushrod Washington
George Washington
International Bomber Smugglers Arrested
A Frenchman Henri de Montmartin and an Englishman identified as ex Royal Canadian Air Force pilot John Hawke were arrested in Dade County on 25,000 dollar bonds after U.S. customs seized them at Ocala airport with a C46 cargo plane loaded with cases marked U.S. Navy. A third man John Beard fled for Jamaica, details withheld.
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Miami
UPI
Henri de Montmartin
Royal Canadian Air Force
John Hawke
Dade County
U.S
Ocala
U.S. Navy
Pittsburgh
John Beard
Jamaica
Evacuees From East Pakistan Pass Through Bangkok
479 American evacuees halted in Bangkok en route to Manila with clothes on their backs. They report Pakistan Muslim authorities guarding Hindus to avert sectarian violence recalling 1947 bloodshed. Authorities vow to prevent repeats as war fears persist. Churchill Memorial Unveiled in Westminster Abbey with Queen Elizabeth II dedicating stone recalling Battle of Britain victory 25 years on.
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Bangkok
Thailand
East Pakistan
Haven
Manila
Pakistan
Subcontinent
India
Churchill
London
Sir Winston Churchill
Westminster Abbey
Britain
Civil Services Commission Sets Summer Job Examinations
The Civil Services Commission announced competitive exams for most federal summer employment starting next year. Exams will not cover the disadvantaged programs, which refer needy youths via employment service officers or welfare groups. Congress considers state quotas for summer jobs.
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Washington
The
Civil Services Commission
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