West Berlin shooting by East German border guards shocks city
U S protest to Russia called the border guards action a senseless murder as Hermann Doebler and his fiancee Elke Maertens were shot on a border canal near the American sector. George McGhee warned of measures to protect West Berlin residents and bring attackers to justice.
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Russia
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Elke Maertens
U S Plans 70 000 Men In Vietnam
Defense Secretary McNamara announced U S forces in South Vietnam will rise to between 70 000 and 75 000 within weeks. He noted 54 000 now there with 13 000 ground troops in nine battalions and projected 21 000 ground troops after additions. Eight North Vietnamese battalions have moved into the central highlands. He also announced a new airmobile First Cavalry Division to be formed at Fort Benning using 15 787 combat troops and 434 aircraft, with no overall rise in U S troop strength.
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UPI
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South Vietnam
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Army
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First Cavalry Division
Second Cavalry Division
Korea
Epidemic and Heat Kill Over 700 in India
New Delhi reports more than 700 deaths as Assam faces a gastroenteritis epidemic and a severe heat wave grips northern India.
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India
New Delhi
Assam
House approves plan to create housing and urban development department
Washington AP report says the House on Wednesday passed a bill to establish a department of housing and urban development and place the agency in the President's cabinet, giving cities a formal role in federal leadership.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Barry Goldwater to Run for Senate in 1968
Barry Goldwater announced in Scottsdale that he will seek the U.S. Senate in 1968, potentially against incumbent Democrat Carl Hayden, 88, with Hayden’s seat held by Republican Paul Fannin whose term runs to 1971. The move ends Goldwater’s seven months of political hiatus after a European motor tour.
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Europe
Phoenix
G.Q.P
Bombs Hit Saigon Airport Wounding Dozens of U S Servicemen
Viet Cong exploded two bombs at Saigon's airport wounding 36 U S servicemen and 10 others including Vietnamese, Indians and French. A U S advisor was kidnapped. an American flyer was killed and three others wounded when a helicopter was shot down. Another helicopter rescued the injured.
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UPI
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Five Teens Die in Collision Near Mercer
Mercer Pa five teenage occupants perish when their car collides with a steel laden truck during a joy ride Tuesday night. Police say the teens aged between 15 and 18 were residents of the area and the crash happened on a rural road outside Mercer. Investigators are reviewing route and speed factors as emergency crews respond to the scene.
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Fromllinois
Iowa
Waterloo
Australian troops halt Indonesian raiders in night strike
In Kuching Malaysia Australian forces ambushed a party of Indonesian raiders Tuesday night and believe they inflicted heavy casualties.
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Malaysia
Pope Paul VI to visit United Nations in fall
New York Times reported arrangements for Pope Paul VI to visit the United Nations next fall, including an address to the General Assembly. Vatican officials could not confirm, but unofficial overtures and encouragement from U.N. and Vatican sources suggested the plan. The visit would aim to promote world peace and strengthen the U.N. amid internal issues.
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Cody Named Archbishop of Chicago by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI appoints Archbishop John Patrick Cody of New Orleans as archbishop of Chicago succeeding the late Cardinal Meyer. Cody, 57, has held key posts in St. Louis and New Orleans and was a longtime Vatican official. The report notes earlier cardinal elevations and desegregation tensions in New Orleans.
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Meyer
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
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Joseph Rummel
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Lafter
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St. Joseph
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Rummel
Boy Found Dead in Auto Yard After Texas Flood
In San Antonio area, workers recovered the body of the 17th flood victim, a small boy, from a wrecking yard after Friday's flash flood. Authorities identified the death as a result of the disaster and continued search efforts in the aftermath.
Debt Ceiling Raised to 328 Billion by Senate Vote
The Senate approved a bill increasing the national debt limit to 328 billion dollars. Passage was by voice vote, followed by a roll call in which 61 Republicans and 26 others voted to approve.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Philippine Trains Collide Killing Ten in Luzon Crash
Manila AP reports two northwest Luzon trains collided Wednesday, killing ten people and injuring many more. An official investigation awaits details as authorities probe the fatal incident and assess damage.
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Manila
Luzon
Missing 14 year old babysitter still not found after a week
Minneapolis police followed a promising lead about Barbara Iverson a 14 year old babysitter who vanished while babysitting in Shoreview on a Wednesday night. A Fridley house-to-house search and a two dozen department inquiry yielded no trace as investigators assess a tip about two men and a noisy muffler car. The case echoes Evelyn Hartley’s long unsolved disappearance.
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Sheriff’s Office
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Barbara
Glen Hanson
Shoreview
Hanson
Evelyn Hartley
la Crosse
Wis
Evelyn
Six Die in Highway 151 Crash Near Dubuque
A highway 151 crash near Dubuque claimed six lives and left a three year old girl critically injured. Victims aboard the Maag car included Harold Maag 28 his wife Anna Mae 24 their son David 1 and Wallace W Jones 45 of a Dubuque service station. Robert Gieseman 38 of rural Dubuque died in his separate car. Dorothy Jones 43 survived.
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Robert Gieseman
Troop Role Seen For Soviet Plane
Gen. Thomas White, former air force chief of staff, says Russia has developed a 720 passenger transport plane that could rapidly move troops if tensions with China ease. He notes the U.S. is building a slightly smaller craft to counter the potential threat.
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Thomas White
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U.S
White
China
South Vietnam
Chuckle Girls Advantage Over Men Noted
A humorous observation claims Chuckle Girls enjoy an unfair edge over men as they use wit or feigned foolishness to obtain what they want. Copyright discussion frames the playful remark as a social stereotype.
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