Bombers Pound Communist Artillery Near DMZ Line
High altitude B52 bombers and low sweepers dropped massive shells on Communist artillery near the DMZ. Marines report over 100 wounded in 24 hours of shelling as Con Thien Gio Linh faced deep dug in gun positions. Air support and medical evacuations were rushed while traffic and supplies were disrupted.
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Saigon
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Dmz
Associated Press
Edwin Q. White
U.S
Percy Wins Illinois Backing For 1968 Nomination
AP reports Illinois voters may seal a deal for Sen. Charles Percy to head the state delegation and for Sen. Everett Dirksen to lead the platform group at the 1968 Republican convention. A Percy victory would hinge on Dirksen’s support and could position Percy as a moderate compromise if Romney falters.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
Everett M. Dirksen
Percy
Dirksen
Senate
Vietnam
National Platform Drafting Committee
Adlai Stevenson III
Dirksen-Percy
George Romney
Michigan
Ilinois
Beulah Nears Brownsville as Fatal Tornadoes Hit Texas
Hurricane Beulah approached Brownsville with its eye near Boca Chica as winds reached 150 mph. A tornado near Palacios killed three and damaged five buildings, raising the death toll to 27. Over 30,000 Texans fled inland or to Mexico amid warnings and evacuations.
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Weather Bureau
Boca Chica
Brownsville
Palacios
Houston
Corpus Christi
Matagorda Bay
Sheriff's Department
Atlantic Ocean
Tex
Texas
Mexico
Afun
Matamoros
Mexicanatco
Boeffins Bay
Beulah
Patrol Boats Sunk By Israeli Gunners
TEL AVIV AP Israeli tank gunners sank three Egyptian patrol boats carrying about 45 armed soldiers after Egypt tried to ferry them down the blocked Suez Canal. About 15 Egyptians dived into the canal from each craft as tanks fired at dawn and again 22 hours later. Cairo denied the claim, saying no Egyptian boats were on the waterway.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cairo
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Party Leaders Called By Curtis
Governor Curtis summoned Democratic and Republican legislative leaders to a 2 p.m. Thursday meeting to discuss a possible special session. He plans to present a tentative package, focusing on general fund appropriations for 1968-69 and bond issues from the failed September referendum.
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Augusta
Curtis
Roland M. Berry
Secretary of State
House
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Lucky Ticket Becomes Gift Prize for Nun in New Hampshire
Sister Doris Tardy of St. Joseph's Convent in Biddeford was informed yesterday that she won 292 dollars in the New Hampshire Sweepstakes. She said the winning ticket was bought as a gift by her sister.
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New Hampshire
Doris Tardy
St. Joseph's Convent
Biddefor
Doris
Antimissile Budget To Accelerate Nike-X Deployment
The government has enough funds to begin Nike-X missile defense deployment, with about 1 billion more likely included in Johnson's next budget for the 1968 fiscal year. The Nike-X plan spans five years to counter a potential low scale nuclear attack from China in the 1970s, while current fiscal year funding could reach 700 million for initial Pentagon action.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Congress
Red China
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Pan Am strike begins with legal challenges and partial layoff
A Pan American strike by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks opened amid legal rulings in New York and Honolulu. About 250 Honolulu ground staff walked off hours before the deadline, while flights remained on schedule with supervisory personnel filling gaps. The walkout follows union claims Pan Am rejected a National Mediation Board order for contract talks. negotiations await board decisions on union representation.
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Washington
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Pan American World Airways
Pan American Ground Service
Honolulu
C. Nils Tavares
U.S. District Court
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
District Court
New
Pan American
Miami
New York
Cape Kennedy
Florida
National Mediation Board
Independent Brotherhood of Teamsters
Afl-Cio Clerks’ Union
Yeas
Medicare Cost Increase Seen for Elderly
The government may delay the October 1 notice of a possible two year rise in the $3 monthly doctor bill insurance under Medicare. Officials consider extending the announcement date until Congress acts on the Social Security bill, likely by November. A plan to add prescription drugs could raise rates 50 cents to $1, with the government matching. Gardner opposes drugs added before a task force report next June 1. Open enrollment would begin Oct 1 but could be reopened if extension is granted and rates change.
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Congress
John W. Gardner
Administration
Gardner
House
Senate
HEW
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