Marines land in Viet Cong stronghold near Da Nang
A battalion of eight or more Marines conducted a helicopter assault Thursday into a Viet Cong stronghold near Da Nang, triggering a bitter day-long battle. U.S. paratroops carried out a similar assault 200 miles farther south on Wednesday. The Thursday landing occurred in an old cemetery fortified by Viet Cong positions.
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Saigon
UPS
da Nang
U.S
An Hoa
UPI
Tom Corpora
Battlefront Toll Rises Across Saigon and Coast
U S forces report 166 combat deaths last week with 1 361 wounded including 762 non hospitalized. Seven Americans dead and 24 injured in a Chinook crash near Phu Cat. Marines clash at An Hoa as Viet Cong contest government drives. Paratroopers near Tuy Hoa suffer losses before subduing pockets of resistance. Monsoon weather limits North Vietnam air operations, yet 106 missions fly.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Phu Cat
178Rd Airborne Brigade
Tuy Hoa
North Vietnam
Nissen Sale to Wilson Proposed in Cedar Rapids Deal
An agreement in principle for the sale of Nissen Corp of Cedar Rapids to Wilson Sporting Goods Co of River Grove Illinois was announced. The deal values stock at over eight million dollars and requires stockholders' approval from both firms. Wilson would acquire most Nissen assets and liabilities in exchange for 160000 shares of Wilson stock. Nissen would operate as a wholly owned subsidiary under Wilson with George P. Nissen remaining president and joining the Wilson board.
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Nissen Corp
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Sporting Goods Co
River Grove
Ill
Nissen
Wilson and Co
Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc
Dallas
Wilson Sporting Goods
Wilson
Nilson
William P. Holmes
George P. Nissen
Holmes
United States
Scotland
Puerto Rico
Dirksen Seeks Tournament of Marigolds for Rose Parade
Senator Everett Dirksen arrived in Los Angeles to lead the Rose Bowl parade and floated renaming it the Tournament of Marigolds. He backs marigolds for national flower support in the Senate and quipped I like marigolds and don’t I count for something.
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Los Angeles
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
Chuckle: A pessimist sees a stomach ache in every apple blossom
A witty quip notes that a pessimist finds illness in beauty, comparing bone dry humor to a sour outlook on spring blooms. The line cleverly plays on apples and ailments to provoke a smile.
Johnson signs crime curb and health bills in D C
President Johnson signed crime control and health bills aimed at making the capital a model city and urged Congress to focus on crime in all cities. He backed strict gun control and sought urgent action on his safe streets plan while noting a three hour police questioning provision in the D C bill.
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San Antonio
Johnson
District of Columbia
Washington
Texas
White House
Congress
America
UCS approves 1968 budget of 905800 with LEAP funds noted
The United Community Service board approved a 1968 operating budget of 905800 including 8462 for Linn anti poverty programs for four months. Merger talks with Johnson county groups were urged as LEAP funding runs only to May 1.
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United Community Service
UCS
Hight
Linn
Gazette
Johnson County
Ralph Creger
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Kansas City
Glenn Johnson
Johnson
Jerome Hogarty
Hawkeye Community Action Program
Storm Dumps Four Inches Snow Across Dixie to New England
A western storm spread four inches of snow from northern Mississippi to eastern Tennessee as it moved into the South. Alerts warned four to 10 inches could fall from northern North Carolina to Connecticut, with the system center lingering over southern Georgia in the morning.
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Dixie
New England
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
Connecticut
Clannish Folk the Montagnards
Reporter Bob Hope recalls a 1960s Pleiku visit with Montagnard villagers. The piece describes their independence fierce fighting nature, mixed reception to the show, and a crossbow accident involving Jill St John. Three weeks later Camp Holloway is mortared and overrun by the Viet Cong. General Peers and the Fighting Fourth Infantry Division now control the central highlands.
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Pleiku
Central Highlands
Camp Holloway
Jill St. John
Peers
Ivy Patch
Fourth Infantry
Highlands
Pressure by Board Seen In Bank Act
Washington AP reports business leaders view the Federal Reserve Board move to raise reserve requirements as pressuring the administration and Congress to cut spending and raise taxes. The unanimous action aims to curb inflation and support the dollar, affecting about 2,000 banks and roughly 75 percent of U.S. banking activity.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Martin
William McChesney Martin
The
Reserve Board
Johnson
Ward Krebs
Credit Policy
Wells Fargo Bank of San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Krebs
Associated Press
House ‘Ways and Means
White House
Continuance Granted in Bradley Extradition Case
Edgar Bradley, accused by New Orleans District Attorney James Garrison of conspiring to kill President Kennedy, was arraigned in Los Angeles. Municipal Judge David Alonso granted a 30 day continuance and release on personal recognizance as extradition proceedings may begin, with final decision resting with Governor Reagan of California.
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Los Angeles
Edgar Bradley
New Orleans
James Garrison
Kennedy
David AL Senson
Bradley
Louisiana
Reagan
California
Hickenlooper to retire in 1969 opens GOP race
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids announced Thursday he will retire at the end of his fourth term in 1969 after 34 years in public service. The Des Moines news conference set the stage for a wide open Republican nomination battle with Gov. Harold Hughes poised for the Democratic ticket. State Senator David M. Stanley and former Congressman James E. Bramwell are among Republican contenders.
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UPI
U.S
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Des Moines
Hickenlooper
Kirkwood Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
David M. Stanley
Muscatine
James E. Bramwell
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Stanley
Senator Hickenlooper
Congress
Towans
Bramwell and Stanley in Iowa GOP Senate race bid
U S Senator Hickenlooper will retire at end of term drawing Republican hopefuls. State Sen. David M. Stanley and James E. Bramwell press ahead with campaigns, while Hickenlooper weighs health and timing before any formal declaration after Jan 1. Bramwell reiterates run plans. Stanley campaigns in Cedar Rapids amid party support and speculation of others like Mills and Rigler.
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Hickenlooper
Max Milo Mills
Marshalltown
Robert R. Rigler
New Hampton
Senate
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Creger
Roland Krause
South
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Vietnam
National Geographic
Joseph Coyne
Frank Nye
Bramwell
Ceder Rapids
Second District
G.O.P
Hughes
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Linn County
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