U S Air War Sets Record in Vietnam Operations
American warplanes flew 156 missions the highest in the war as air forces struck North Vietnam targets including fuel depots and storage areas. Navy pilots attacked 300 transportation vehicles and watercraft while Air Force jets caused multiple fires in supply zones and staging points. Marines engaged near Cam Lo and a napalm incident north of Saigon caused casualties and a helicopter crew was killed in a noncombat crash north of Saigon.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Panhandle
Cam Lo
U.S. First Division
Anamosa Faces Move to Close Men's Reformatory
Local business leaders react to a plan proposed by Joseph Coughlin to abandon the Anamosa men’s reformatory and replace it with two medium security facilities. Coughlin backs a shift toward education and job training, while residents fear economic impact and job losses.
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Anamosa
Joseph Coughlin
Corrections
Iowa
Coughlin
State Board of Centrol
Jonas
Fort Madison
Kelvin Auger
Charles Haugh
Auger
De Gaulle Arrives in Addis Ababa Amid Djibouti Riots
President de Gaulle landed in Addis Ababa after a bloody riot in Djibouti as crowds gathered to greet him. Emperor Haile Selassie welcomed the French leader at the airport and the two traveled by horse drawn carriage to the palace amid a modest but festive reception.
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Haile Selassie
Djibouti
Gulf ‘of
Aden
de Gaulle
Britain
Elizabeth II
Scientists Cancel Try at Taming Hurricane Faith
Hurricane Faith drifted toward the Caribbean as Project Storm Fury canceled plans to seed the storm with silver iodide due to proximity to land. Officials said activation would resume if Faith veered northeast, while the storm weakened and posed little immediate danger to land areas. Dr Herbert Ley named to top FDA medical post after serving at Harvard school of public health.
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Miami
Caribbean
Bahamas
Virgin
Puerto Faith
Project Storm Fury
Humphrey Son Weds Donna Erickson in St Olaf Church
Vice President’s son Robert Humphrey, 22, married Donna Erickson, 21, in St Olaf’s Roman Catholic church Minneapolis. The bride wore an ivory peau de soie gown with chapel train. Ceremony at the Newman center’s Rev Charles MacDonald officiated as 650 guests attended. 300 outside.
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Lotte Seidler
Minneapolis
UPI
Robert Humphrey
Donna Erickson
St. Olaf’s
Charles MacDonald
Newman Center At
Mankato
Minn
Erickson
Soviet Protest Cites Chinese Provocations Outside Moscow Embassy
Soviet Union lodges formal protest with Red China over a spree of hooliganism outside its embassy in Peking. Tass reports stone throwing, crowd harassment of a Soviet diplomat, and blocked embassy access, with China deemed to neglect police action and ignore international norms.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China
Peking
Tass
Foreign Ministry
China
Zambia
King's housing pact sparks dissident protest in Chicago area
A West Side Organization dissident faction denounces Martin Luther King Jr's open housing agreement with Chicago officials as a betrayal. They plan a Sunday march from Cicero, where officials warn of possible national guard deployment if the plan proceeds. King defended the pact and urged prayers if dissenters march.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King
Cicero
King
West Side Organization
WSO
Christy Berkos
Chris Vlahopojus
Otto Kerner
West Side
Red Sea
Roland Brann
Cicero Police Department
Brann
Crash Kills Five Marines in La Place Collision
Five Marines and a civilian died in a head on crash on US 51 near La Place Louisiana. The civilian was identified as William McIntyre 21 Ponchatoula La. One Marine remained in very poor condition and the Marines were based with a processing unit in Memphis. The northbound car crossed the center line and struck the Marines vehicle head on.
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Laplace
William McIntyre
Ponchatoula
Memphis
McIntyre
Soviet Cosmos 128 Launch Advances Space Program
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched Cosmos 128 on Saturday as part of its outer space exploration program begun March 16, 1962.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Man Buys Back His Own Car In Odd Sale
William Fairman of Banbury sold his 1946 car for 28 dollars and bought another for 35 dollars only to learn later it was his own vehicle. Alterations hid its identity and it broke down near the buyer’s garage. Garage owner John Cooper was fined 42 dollars for selling an unroadworthy car.
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Banbury, England
William Fairman
Fairman
John Cooper
Somali students attack French embassy in Cairo
Hundreds of screaming Somali students besieged the French embassy in Cairo on Saturday. They chanted independence slogans and denounced President de Gaulle's visit to French Somaliland. Police arrested about 50 demonstrators and dispersed the crowd after stones were thrown, with no embassy personnel injured.
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Cairo
de Gaulle
Honeymoon Ends as Husband Steps Out at Drive-In
Brief humorous note shows a husband exiting a car at a drive-in movie to wipe the windshield. The light moment hints at ordinary couple life and domestic quirks.
Heineman lauds open housing pact as progress in Chicago
Ben Heineman, North Western Railroad chair and president, praised the open housing agreement reached by civic and civil rights leaders. He said progress shows negotiation in good faith can tackle tough problems and emphasized ongoing monitoring through Section 10. He credited Tom Ayers, MLK, and city leaders, including Mayor Daley, for their roles.
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Chester Robinson
WSO
King
Richard Daley
NEW York
Lestiel
Fry
Reno
South Deering
Gage Park
Chicago
Ben Heineman
Heineman
The
North Western Railroad
Freedom Movement
Tom Ayers
Martin Luther) King
Feaders
White House
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Gordon Dunn
National Hurricane Center
Faith
Africa
Ley
Humphrey Son
Donna
Hampton
Robert
Larry Coffing
Richard Mathews
Before
James Dwyer
Cosmos
Uel
Leopold Donner
SSUES
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Thomas Ayers
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
Eveereran
Benenes
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Eee
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