Tear Gas Used in Vietnam Tactics By US Forces
US cavalry and B 52 bombers joined in a daytime attack on a suspected Viet Cong regiment along Vietnam's central coast. A destroyer fired on shore targets while air and sea forces pressed operations against the enemy as casualties and equipment losses were reported.
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Saigon
U.S. Cavalry
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Phuoc Valley
Bong, Son
Dyersville
John Lanham
Guam
Cavalry Division
7Th ‘Fleet
Orlock
U.S
North
South
Vietnam
Three Killed In NE Iowa Auto Crash
A head on collision on highway 20 near Epworth killed three people Donald Feldman 19 of Worthington Lawrence Roling 49 of Dubuque and Pearl Roling 46. Thom as Krogman 19 of Kingsley was killed earlier in a separate crash. The weekend toll rises to nine in the state.
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Rolings
McBride
Dyersville
Feldman
Kenneth Kluesner
Worthington
Iowa
Highway 20
Epworth
Donald Feldman
Lawrence Roling
Dubuque
Roling
Pearl
Midtrial Motions Denied in Mossler Murder Case
The Florida trial of Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Powers continues after Judge George Schulz denied several defense motions including lack of evidence and a directed verdict. The six week case centers on the 1964 murder of multi millionaire Jacques Mossler with the two defendants facing potential electric chair death if convicted.
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Miami
Candace Mossier
Melvin Lane Powers
Jacques Mossier
Powers
Percy Foreman
Texas
George Schulz
Schulz
Mossler
De Gaulle Sets Deadline On NATO Troops In France
President Charles de Gaulle announced that after April 4 1969 any foreign troops in France must operate under French command and that NATO no longer fits France's needs. He called for a gradual withdrawal of NATO units and cited U S troop presence in France. The move targets bases and headquarters near Paris and in Versailles.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
NATO
de Gaulle
United States
Bois de Boulogne
Versailles
Europe
Wilson Arrives in Russia as Reds Cease Criticisms
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrived in Moscow for three days of talks with Premier Kosygin and Soviet leaders. Vietnam and disarmament top the agenda as Wilson seeks Soviet influence for peace in Vietnam and a halt to nuclear proliferation.
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Associated Press
Kosygin
Wilson
Harold Wilson
Great Britain
Alexei Kosygin
Moscow
Russia
Vietnam
London
Sheremetyevo
Vnukovo
Pravda
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Nikolai Podgorny
Peking
Humphrey Arrives For Manila Talks
Vice President Humphrey arrived in Manila to discuss American Vietnam policies. Demonstrators shouted go home as security forces cordoned the airport before his planned talks with President Marcos on Tuesday.
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Manila
Humphrey
Philippine
U.S
Marcos
Vietnam
Apollo Moon Ship Launch Stalled by Weather Threat
CAPE KENNEDY AP Weather Monday threatened the unmanned Apollo mission set for Wednesday as NASA prepared a Saturn 1B launch. Officials warned marginal conditions with clouds and 17 mph winds in the Cape Kennedy area at planned liftoff time.
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Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Birchers Repudiated In Linn County Young Republicans Election
The Linn County Young Republicans split after a special election to name a new president. James A. Albert of Cedar Rapids won 122 votes to C. Charles Lande's 84, with Dudley C. Taylor warning on Birch Society influence and urging GOP unity ahead of the next campaign.
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Cedar Ranlds News
John Birch Society
Land
Linn County
Dudley C. Taylor
Taylor
James A. Albert
Cedar Rapids
C. Charles Lande
Young Republicans
Lande
Albert
Lander
G.O.P. County Central Committee
Birch Society
Tom Riley
Riley
Linn Young Republlicans
Sup
Jim Albert
Jin
Davenport Iowa Faces Major Mississippi River Flood Threat
Davenport activates 75 National Guardsmen to stack sandbags as an ice jam grips the Mississippi River, flooding Rock Island Moline areas. Brig. Gen. Dodge arrives to plan with Davenport and officials. Evacuations and a 1,700 foot flood wall are underway across the Garden addition in Davenport.
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Davenport
Iowa
185Th Field Artillery
Scott County
Rock River
Rock Island
Moline
Roy T. Dodge
North-Central
Army Corps of Engineers
Chicago
MAV
Ajclaim Leguire
Becanewhile
Joseph Dooley
Scott County Civil Defense
Garden Addition
Washington's Birthday Holiday Shuts City Offices Cedar Rapids
Governmental offices in Cedar Rapids Linn County and federal agencies will be closed for George Washington's birthday Tuesday. Mail service will pause while banks stay open and emergency services remain staffed. Municipal court will not meet while post offices and federal offices observe the holiday. Free parking will be available in designated areas. Retail stores run promotions for shoppers.
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Cedar Rapids
George Washington
Linn County
Savings and Loan Associations
Mourning for Adm Nimitz Declared by President Johnson
President Johnson issued an executive order directing the flag fly at half staff on all federal buildings grounds and naval vessels until the burial of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz who died Sunday. The move marks respect for the memory of the five star admiral.
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Washington
Johnson
Chester Nimitz
Court Upholds Ohio Remap Plan By Rhodes Officials
The U S Supreme Court upheld a legislative apportionment plan for Ohio crafted by Governor James Rhodes and Republican officials. A lower federal court had approved the plan for this year’s election after ruling the Ohio Senate was malapportioned.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
James Rhodes
U.S. District Court
Ohio Senate
Vietnam's village defenders train at dawn near Saigon
South Vietnamese youths learn to guard villages and aid peasants at a U S backed farm school near Vung Tau. Capt Liauan Mai leads 40 member teams in a tough 12 hour day split between class and jungle, with emphasis on political action and loyalty pledges.
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17Th Parallel Frontier
J. T. Stanley
New Boston
Texas
Henry Sjogren
Lisbon
Conn
da Nang
Hue
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Washington
UPI
Vung Tau
Liauan Mai
South Vietnam
Symington
D-Mo
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
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Timothy Moyer
Gary Johns
Highway
Burlington
Michael Albert
Steven Folker
Elvoy Mar
Charles City
Cedar River
Charles Zipse
Zipse
Olga Korte
Waverly
Zuella Benz
Frederika
State Safety Department
Mossier Defense
Marion Movies Society
Saeed Eng Nna
Apollo
Birchers
Linn
Nkrumah Enroute
Hanoi
John Jebens
Fian
Harald Witr
Lend-a-Hand Club
YWCA
Red Cross
Accra
Ghana
Nkrumah
West
Adm
Nimitz
Stu
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