Viet Cong Attack Hits Da Nang Aviation Fuel Dump
Viet Cong guerrillas attacked the Da Nang aviation fuel complex early today destroying two storage tanks and heavily damaging two others with an estimated loss of one million gallons. U S warships and Marines answered with shelling while an eyewitness said heavy mortar fire hit a government outpost protecting the tanks. An informant noted a destroyer fired short, injuring a Vietnamese force. No injuries reported. Formation of a U S Army task force to coordinate ground forces in central areas followed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang Air Base
U.S
da Nang
Esso Standard East
U.S. Marine Artillery
da Nang Harbor
Esso
Coun
Viet Nam War Effects on Economy Gain Attention
President Johnson seeks Congress funding for more Viet Nam war costs. An AP survey shows early economic effects in industrial centers with increased production and payrolls. Some regions report little change, while others hint at a broader impact as defense spending rises.
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Congress
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Washington
Hartford
Philadelphia
United States
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Labor Government Scores Success In First Parliament Session
Britain's Labour government closes its first Parliament session with 65 bills passed, more than the prior Conservative parliament. Major actions include tax reforms, rent law, old age pensions, severance pay, tightened monopoly rules, racial violence crime, and abolition of capital punishment for murder.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Wilson
House of Lords
Commons
Labor
Laborites
Saco Hospital seeks Deering fund for 40 bed expansion
The Saco Hospital requests the Deering Fund to fund the expansion planned on North Street in 1959. Trustees say construction costs require the remaining balance of an estimated $500000 for the 40 bed facility, with volunteer groups having raised funds for years.
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Lsste
North Street
Bergeron
Lucia Kimball
Saco Trust Fund Trustees Appointed for Life
Saco City Council handles the Lucia Kimball Deering Trust fund with Bernard C. Brown treasurer and others named. Mayor Paul E. Reny will urge no action on using funds for a new hospital until legal intent is clarified by City Solicitor Ronald Ayotte.
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Deering Trust Fund
Bernard C. Brown
Rufus Doe
Paul S. Hill Jr
Clyfton Hewes
Erwin C. Warren
Joseph G. Deering
Hilary F. Mahaney
Lucia Kimball
Saco
Paul E. Reay
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Lucia Kimball Deering
Ronald Ayotte
Reny
Saco City
Saco Hospital
Rudolph A. Bergeron
Bergeron
Torpedo Pickup by Deep Sea Trawler Off Virginia Coast
A deep sea trawler the New Bedford reported picking up what appeared to be a torpedo about 2 a.m. some 60 miles north of the Snoopy blast site off Hatteras. The object 10 feet long 21 inches in diameter was not brought aboard and the area was declared clear for disposal by a Navy demolition team.
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Hatteras
New Bedford
Fifth District Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Kennebunkport
Maine
Michael Smith
Mass
Portland
False Cape
North Carolina
Edward Doody
Maillet
Doody
Johnson Pleased At Rights Measure
President Johnson hails a voting rights bill as ready to sign into law after Senate approval by 79 to 18. The measure ends literacy tests in much of the South and allows federal oversight of voter registration under conditions. Leaders Mansfield and Dirksen receive praise while MLK Jr and James Farmer voice mixed views on the bill’s strength and poll tax provisions.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
South
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Farmer
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Greek Premier Loses In Vote Of Confidence
In Athens Premier George Athanasiadis Novas resigned after a crushing 167-131 defeat in an eight hour confidence vote. King Constantine asked him to stay on temporarily while party leaders are consulted, amid a crisis raising fears of 1950s instability. Papandreou supporters rallied outside parliament as calls for a general election mounted.
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Athens
Greece
George Athanasiadis Novas
Constantine
Athanasiadis Novas
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
George Papandreou
Papandreou
George Mavros
Center Union Party
Bank of Greece
Xenophontas Zolotas
National Bank
Emmanuel Baklatzis
Dirksen vows another bid on reapportionment amendment
Senator Dirksen announces he will try again for Senate approval of his constitutional amendment on legislative reapportionment after a 57 to 39 defeat. He suggests replacing the administration bill with his proposal allowing geographic and subdivision factors if states approve by referendum, while opponents predict a stronger defeat.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Supreme Court
Dirksen
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Joseph D. Tydings
Senate Judiciary Committee
Douglas
Congress
Snakes Hinder Peru Plane Crash Recovery
Poisonous serpents aboard a Peruvian DC4 cargo plane survived a crash on Wednesday and hampered recovery efforts for seven bodies scattered around the wreck. Troops cordoned the area until the snakes were cleared.
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Panama
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