U S Says Red Force Wiped Out In Davy Crockett Action
U S forces claim destruction of a reinforced communist battalion over two days of heavy fighting about ten miles north of Bong Son and 280 miles northeast of Saigon. The First Cavalry reported 416 enemy killed or captured, plus 12 air sorties supporting the operation amid monsoon rain.
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U.S
Bong Son
First Cavalry
U.S. Air Force
Bac Giang
Hanoi
Glenn Nix
Tampa
Air Force
China
Five Sky Divers Die in Pa Plane Crash
Five parachutists and their pilot were killed when their plane crashed in a field shortly after takeoff en route to a skydiving meet in Pottstown Pennsylvania.
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Pottstown
GM Gives Market a Closing Shot in Arm
The week saw the steepest weekly loss since 1962 with the Dow down 30.85 to 902.83 as investors faced inflation and tax fears. A late Friday GM production news sparked a reversal, ending with a modest gain for the day but a weekly decline amid turbulent trading and Wall Street uncertainty.
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General Motors
Dow
Associated Press
Wall Street
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
William M. Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Radio Corp
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Eastern Airlines
Robert Stovall
E. F. Hutton & Co
Sidney Lurie
Josephthal & Co
Baseball star Bing Miller dies after car crash in Philadelphia
Bing Miller, 71, longtime Phillies outfielder and native of Vinton Iowa, was fatally injured when a car windshield struck him during a crash after a baseball game. He played 12 years with the Athletics and finished with the Red Sox in 1931.
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Tucson
Robert Allen
Philadelphia
Imund J
Bing” Miller
Phillies
James Barksdale
Vinton
Iowa
Miller
Philadel t__ phia
Louis
Allen
Griffith
Buffalo, N.Y
Boston Red Sox
Joseph Gre
Powell Attacks AFL-CIO Leaders In Public Burn
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell blasted AFL-CIO leaders as senile sterile old men at a Washington news conference after the labor federation criticized him for not bringing a construction site picketing bill to the House. He accused President George Meany and allies of blocking progress and disrespecting labor.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Afl-Cio
Labor Organi
New York Democrat
Spouse Education and Labor Committee
Powell
George Meany
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Surrender Ends Hunt for Ku Klux Klansman in Georgia
Joseph Sims a 43 year old Klan member wanted after his wife was shot at Athens General Hospital turned himself in to Sheriff J D Polk in Jackson Mississippi? No, Georgia. He was jailed on assault with intent to murder charges. FBI agent Ponder said a federal flight to avoid prosecution warrant was dropped. Mrs Sims mother of eight recovering from a cheek wound. Sims a noted gun collector had been considered highly dangerous.
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Joseph Sims
Sims
Lemuel, Penn
Washington, D.C
J. D. Polk
Athens
FBI
Joseph Ponder
Atlanta
Athers General Hospital
Pear Jackson
Jackson
Marvin Bennett
Ponder
Who’s in School Board Race
A Cedar Rapids Gazette preview notes 33 candidates vying for nine seats on the new Area 10 school district board with voter interest described as low. The Sunday section promises candidate bios, election events, and board expectations, plus features on inter urban transit, hospital volunteering women, and a special friend program for new students.
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Area 10
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Paroled Waterloo man roars through Iowa chase ends in crash
Richard Herman Tholen, 24, of Waterloo, a parolee from the men's reformatory, led authorities on a high speed chase along highway 30. His 1960 Chevrolet overturned after a pursuit that began near Waterloo. he fled on foot but was captured and jailed in Cedar County.
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the Gazette
Smith Tipton
Lowan
Carter
Richard Herman Tholen
Waterloo
Clarence
Lisbon
Virgil Smith
Tholan
Craig Vincent
Smith
Kenneth Carter
Stanwood
Wiluiguealagu Mele
Cedar County
Richard Barden
Olin
Barden
Tholen
Eastern Iowan Not Paid For 15 Years Wins Suit
A Keokuk county jury awarded Ida Mae Mewes 9950 in her suit against former employer Eve lyn Engle after three counts. She claimed board and room for 15 years as a domestic servant from 1950 to 1965, plus damages for an alleged assault in 1965. Engle denied all allegations and said the plaintiff was paid as a baby sitter.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Ida Mae Mewes
Evelyn E. Engle
Miss Mewes
Mrs. Engle
Engle
Pentagon Reverses Pork Purchase Cuts for Troops
The Pentagon announced a reversal of earlier pork purchase reductions as prices fell. Defense Secretary McNamara and Agriculture Secretary Freeman said the department will increase pork buys for feeding troops in the continental United States after months of higher prices.
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Washington
Defense Department
Reynolds Raises Cigaret Prices
Reynolds Tobacco Co announces price hikes on regular and King sized cigarets after rescinding a March increase. Regular brands move from 8.80 to 9.00 per thousand with discounts, King-sized up to 9.20, as lingering winter and regional conditions affect pricing.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
White House
Portland, Maine
Maine
Nolds
Houston
Viet Chief Rules Out Early Exit
Premier Ky says the military government will stay in power at least another year to elect a civilian government. He predicts a neutralist or communist outcome would trigger a fight, but believes the majority are anti communists. Elections are slated between Sept 15 and Oct 1 to draft a constitution and form a civilian rule.
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South Vietnam
Can Tho
Vietnam
Viewsme
Pizzas Stolen At Knifepoint In Paterson
Benny Walker was robbed at knifepoint Friday night in Paterson as a thief took two pizzas he was carrying to his family. The thief did not demand money, and no injuries were reported.
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Benny Walker
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