Fern Surges Into Mexico
Fern, a pocket sized hurricane, moved into northeastern Mexico above Tampico with winds near 75 mph. It caused extensive flooding near Tampico and prompted evacuations as tides six feet high rose along the coast. Weather officials expected rapid weakening after landfall, with the storm likely washing out by coast proximity.
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Brownsville
Tex
Fern
Mexico
Tampico
Inez
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Jack Stewart
Johnson Gets Tax Ultimatum and Spending Standoff
The Ways and Means Committee votes 29 to 5 to delay the tax bill until spending cuts are agreed with the president. The House narrowly refuses to order Johnson to cut $5 billion, while authorizing payroll funding through Oct 10 and approving various appropriations. No administration reaction was reported.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Nickel Quarter Replaces Nickel Cigar in Chuckle
In a playful twist, a nickel quarter debuts as the new prop replacing the nickel cigar in Chuckle. The item appears under trademark and corporate features, with no further detail on origin or usage.
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WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
Siege of Con Thien Reversal Echoes Dien Bien Phu
Saigon reports massive American firepower broke the siege of Con Thien sending North Vietnamese troops into retreat from gun pits near the DMZ. Gen Westmoreland called it a Dien Bien Phu in reverse as U S air and naval bombardment continued and aerial photos showed retreating units.
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Con Thien
Dien Bien Phu
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Red China
Pentagon
U.S. Air Force
Navy
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Westmoreland
Maine Passes Nov 1 Tax Hike in Short Legislative Session
Maine wraps a 22 hour special session approving a $30 million package funded by a penny hike in the sales tax from 4 to 4.4 percent and a 10 cent per pack cigarette tax increase. The measures, along with education subsidies and state employee pay raises, await Nov 7 voter referendums. Governor Curtis lauds bipartisanship and signals a potential January reconvening.
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Augusta
Maine
Curtis
Project Transition aims civilian job training for veterans
Washington AP reports the Defense Department's Project Transition will give returning servicemen marketable civilian skills. Some 750,000 servicemen reenter civilian life yearly with 60 percent seeking job prep. An experimental program runs at Ft Knox and others, with bases in 60 to 80 by next year and job placement services.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Ft. Knox
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Post Office Department
Labor Party Rebukes Wilson At North Vietnam Vote
The British Labour convention rebuffed Prime Minister Harold Wilson on Vietnam policy calling for a swift halt to bombing in North Vietnam. It also urged expulsion of Greece’s military government from NATO and a cutoff of all military aid until a civilian government is restored.
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Scarborough
England
British Labor Party
Harold Wilson
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Wilson
Greece
Northtlantic Treaty Organization
George Brown
Labor Convention
Britain
United States
Brown
Hanoi
New York
Next Fifty Years Hippie Movement Seen As Revolt
Washington AP report on The Next 50 Years conference where 2,500 planners and 65 participants discussed the hippie movement. Speakers warned of antitechnological trends, potential revolts against technology, and the impact on U S life as the movement grows beyond a fringe. Carl Oglesby described the average middle class hippie as educated, employed, and financially secure yet facing a dire future due to self destructive choices.
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Washington
United States
U.S
American Institute of Planners
Carl Oglesby
Antioch College
Oglesby
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