Skirmishing Near Saigon Highlights Delta War Difficulties
Skirmishing south of Saigon shows how hard it is to clear Communists from the Mekong Delta. A U.S. Navy Army task force battled a Viet Cong battalion along the Rach Hui River, with 169 enemy killed and 28 American soldiers dead reported among four battles across the area.
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Mekong River
Rach Hui
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
U.S
Delta
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
US Proposes Arabs and Israelis Peace Negotiated With Help
The United States urged Arabs and Israelis to negotiate for peace with third party assistance at the UN emergency special session in New York. President Johnson’s direct talks plan was echoed as Kosygin and Gromyko led a walkout and opposition to Israel.
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N.Y
United States
Alexei N. Kosygin
Israel
Johnson
Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
New Draft Bill Favors Students
The House approved a revised draft bill by 377 to 2 sending it to President Johnson. It preserves undergraduate deferments as a right, extends draft authority to 1971, and allows Johnson to pursue his emphasis on 19 year olds via regulation. Deferment lasts until graduation, age 24, or leaving school, and requires staying in the top half of the class.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Soviet Leaders Push Arab Backing Across World Stages
In Moscow Brezhnev outlines a three-pronged push to back Arab states as Kosygin seeks UN support for Israel withdrawal. Podgorny heads to Cairo for talks with Nasser while reports of new arms shipments to Egypt surface amid Arab discontent with Soviet backing.
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Cairo
United Nations
Soviet Union
Israel
Egypt
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Soviet Communist Party
Middle East
Central Committee
Kremlin
Alexei N. Kosygin
New York
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Yugoslavia
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Brezhnev
Kosygin
U.N. General Assembly
Podgorny
United States
Britain
Red China may have tested hydrogen bomb by missile
Japanese scientists and defense officials speculated that Red China fired a hydrogen bomb by missile and detonated it at 18 to 31 miles altitude. U S data reportedly disagreed, noting far lower figures and questioning the high-altitude event's effects on ionospheric radio signals.
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Red China
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Telecommunication Ministry
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Kamada
Soviet Union
Novaya Zemlya Island
Arctic
United States
Pacific
Women Pass Husbands In Sex Interest
In Atlantic City a psychiatrist says the sexual revolution emphasizes self-respect and humane relations, not orgies. A Temple sociologist reports women may surpass husbands in sexual interest, with 196 college educated wives noting one in four unsatisfied with intercourse frequency, risking marital strain as husbands may fail to satisfy.
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James F. Masterson Jr
New York
Masterson
American Medical Association
Robert R. Bell
Temple University
Philadelphia
Eshkol offers Arab talks for lasting peace in Sinai visit
Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol said he is ready to meet Arab leaders for peace talks at any time and place. He urged cooperation with Egypt Jordan and others, stressing a desire for lasting peace and friendship despite past hostilities. He spoke during a trip to Sharm el Sheikh near the Sinai Strait.
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Cairo
Court rules against Elmire College gift from Dodge estate
New Jersey Supreme Court struck down a $1.7 million donation to Elmire College of New York from Mrs. Geraldine Dodge, citing manipulation by college leaders and her mental incompetence declared in 1963. The case centers on a May 1961 signed letter allegedly conveying title to an art collection valued at $1.7 million from Dodge, niece of John D. Rockefeller Sr. The Dodge estate was worth over $36 million at the time, with income from trusts connected to William Rockefeller.
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Elmire College of New York
John D. Rockefeller
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Geraldine Dodge
Madison
American Appraisal Corp
Dodge
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Avondale Wife Charged in Slaying of Avondale Man
Everett Lockhart, about 50, of Avondale in McDowell County, was shot to death at his home around 7 p.m. Tuesday. His wife faces a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Okey Stafford at Jaeger. She was released on her own recognizance and remained at home as police questioned her late Tuesday. The victim was the father of eight. His body was taken to Fanning Funeral Home in Jaeger.
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Avondale
McDowell County
Benny Helms
Lockhart
Jaeger
Fanning Funeral Home
Murder Charge Dropped for Virginia Tech Student
In Salem AP report Edward H. Richardson says murder charges against Mark Kim Queensberry, 18, a former Virginia Tech student from Hampton, will be dropped. Queensberry will face September trial on a car theft charge and is free on 20000 dollar bond.
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SALEM
Mark Kim Queensberry
Virginia Tech
Hampton
Edward H. Richardson
Roanoke County
Commonwealth
Queensberry
Dallas C. McWaters Jr
Virginia Beach
Joseph T. McGovern
Philadelphia
McWaters
State Penitentiary
Sponsors Redfaced Over Flag Burning Legislation
The House passed by 385 to 16 a bill to make desecration of the American flag a federal crime. The measure is popularly known as a flag burning bill though the word burning does not appear in the text. The bill now goes to the Senate for action.
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Washington
House
Senate
Norfolk and Western Sets Coal Load Record
The Norfolk and Western Railway loaded 35 287 coal cars last week from mines along the line, a record high by 72 cars over the previous peak reached in the week of June 15 1966.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
N&w
Princeton Ll Society and Sports Highlight
A fragmented page mentions Princeton, Ll Society, and sports in brief readers’ notes. It hints at sections covering the Ll Society and sports with limited readable details.
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Princeton
Ll Society
Cassius Clay Sentenced Five Years In Prison
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay now Muhammad Ali was convicted by an all white jury in Houston on contempt of military service charges and sentenced to five years in prison. Judge Ingraham also fined him ten thousand dollars, as lawyers plan to appeal.
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Cassius Clay
Clay
Joe Ingraham
Kentucky
Muhammad Ali
Ingraham
Hayden Covington
New York City
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