Yanks Employ Civil War Tactics Near Saigon Front
U S naval river operations joined infantry in a major battle 17 miles south of Saigon killing 1691 Viet Cong with 28 American infantrymen dead and 126 wounded. Navy Monitors supported troops along the Rach Hui river as air and artillery strikes pounded the battlefield.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
Navy
Rach Hui
U.S. Ninth Infantry Division
First Corps
U.S
Binh Dinh
Dragon
Augustine Marano
Clearfield
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Red
Detroit Police Strike Threatens National Guard Deployment
Detroit faced a six day old sick call strike with 1 068 absentees among 4 700 officers. Mayor Jerome P Cavanagh threatened to mobilize the national guard and urged officers to return to duty as talks continued.
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UPI
Jerome P. Cavanagh
National Guard
Carl Parsell
Detroit Police Officers Association
Boston
Blair Moody
Cavanagh
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Honolulu
George Romney
Johnson Seeks Draft Legislation To Avert Railroad Strike
President Johnson asked Congress to draft emergency strike legislation after failing to secure a quick bill. Senate Leader Mansfield said Johnson would welcome labor committee action in both chambers. The dispute centers on a railroad strike plan opposed by the House and supported by the Senate.
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Cavanagh
Parsell
Michigan
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Mansfield
White House
House
Fire at Viet Ammunition Area Injures 14 Workers in Strike Window
In Saigon and Washington reports unions threaten a strike at a U.S. ammunition depot as conflict over labor bill stalls. Romney urged policing officials to resume duties while Mansfield notes Senate resistance and the House considers nonbinding mediation amid a 60 day deadline and a further 30 day extension.
Kosygin Refusal Dims LBJ Summit Prospects
UNITED NATIONS AP reports that Premier Kosygin declined President Johnsons invitation to visit Washington for a summit. With Kosygin staying in New York for the UN session and Johnson avoiding a trip to the area, hopes for a John son Kosygin meeting faded as time ran short.
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Kosygin
Johnson
Washington
Administration
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U.N
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Camp David
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Moscow
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Gromyko
Llewellyn Thompson
Anatoly Dobrynin
Nam
America
Israel
General Assembly
Weather finally clears as Iowa dries after soggy spell
Most of Iowa ends a prolonged wet spell as a cooling front slowly moves in from the northwest. Humid air and heavy rains ease with a forecast of scattered showers through Thursday and temperatures dipping into the 50s tonight and rising to the upper 70s by Wednesday. Records vary across cities from 52 in Waterloo to 87 in Cedar Rapids. Summer begins at 9 23 p m Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Waterloo
Burlington
Spencer
Charge Against Cuba Probed by OAS Vote
The Organization of American States voted unanimously to investigate a claim that Cuba landed an invasion force in Venezuela on May 8.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Cuba
Venezuela
Area school bill heads toward compromise in capital talks
A conference committee tentatively agreed late Monday on a compromise of house and senate versions of SF616. The panel backed most senate provisions but kept several house additions, and all eight members planned to sign the report once drafted. The measure funds 4.5 million to support area voted schools and community colleges on a current operating basis and tightens state control.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
House
Senate
Legislative Research Bureau
Conference Committee
John Kibbie
Emmelburg
Senate approves higher city share of road funds
In Des Moines the Iowa senate approved a bill by 38 to 19 to raise the cities' share of the road use tax from 13 to 15 percent. The 2 percent increase comes from the secondary road fund, now at 40 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Pri
Methodists Vote Merger With EUB
Delegates to the North Iowa Methodist conference vote 412 to 28 in favor of a national merger with the Evangelical United Brethren church. If approved, Iowa would join a union of 320 600 members in 1 050 congregations. the Iowa EUB conference also supports the plan.
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Davenport
North Iowa
Israel and Arab Leaders Open to Peace Talks at Any Time
In New York and Des Moines, leaders referenced readiness for peace talks with Arab states. Arthur Goldberg urged defusing hostility and removing the explosive. Kosygin attacked U.S. policy while Thant decried Israel’s actions along the border and urged keeping U N forces in place.
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Sharm EL Sheikh
Eshkol
Nasser
King Hussein
Draft Bill Sent to LBJ and deferment plan
Congress sent to President Johnson a bill creating student deferments and authorizing him to direct draft boards to place 19 year olds at higher priority for induction. The measure passed the House 377 to 29 after Senate approval, mandating deferments and aligning with the President’s plan.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Thant Raps Eban Over Troop Exit
United Nations sources report Thant accused Eban of pressuring to withdraw troops while Washington rejected Soviet calls to punish Israel. The U S outlined a five point peace plan urging Arab Israel talks with third party mediation.
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U Thant
Eban
U. N
Egypt
Thant
Sinai Peninsula
United Nations
U.S
Israel
Middle East
Trading stamps pass for safety tag shocks Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City police found Ralph Billingsley’s car displayed a green windshield sticker that looked like a safety inspection tag but was actually a block of trading stamps. The vehicle was impounded after the discovery.
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Salt Lake City
Ralph Billlingsley
G. W. Maughan
Unclear fragment on unemployment incentives
Fragment mentions the United States and unemployment finances but lacks verifiable details or context to form a full news summary. No identifiable people, organizations, or events are clearly present.
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United States
Conyrigh
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