GI Outfit Faces Heavy Casualties in ambush fight
In Vietnam a company of about 150 American soldiers suffered severe losses after an ambush by North Vietnamese forces. Reports say roughly half the unit was killed or wounded, while 71 enemy troops were reported killed. Helicopters and aircraft supported the defense as battles raged in the central highlands and DMZ area.
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Saigon
U.S
John Wheeler
Highlands
Fourth Division
Wheeler
House votes to extend draft deferments for students
Votes in the House 362 to 9 to extend four years the current draft deferment for college undergraduates. Debates grew heated as lawmakers clashed with a Senate bill, while a conference committee must reconcile differences. Critics called proceedings disgraceful as time ran long and amendments were shouted down.
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Aves Lebreton Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Otis Pike
D-N. Y
Pike
U. S
Eastern Storm Tears Through New England Coastline
A powerful northeast storm battered New England with 75 mph winds and heavy rain and snow. Boats were smashed along Boston harbor with about 1 million dollars in damage. six inches of snow fell in Vermont and New Hampshire saw up to seven inches. power outages and flash flooding warnings affected Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. Greek regime frees 270 leftist prisoners tied to the April 21 coup in Athens.
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Boston
New
England
Vermont
Hampshire
Marbles' Head Harbor
Philip Clark
New England
Cape Cod
Montpeners Vt
New Hampshire
Nantucket Island
Providence
Nantucket
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Athens
Senate Okays School Bill for Atkins in Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers pass SF617 to aid the Atkins Fremont district dispute and similar cases. The bill directs the state board of public instruction to attach or divide and attach non high school districts to districts with high schools if county plans meet approval. The measure, awaiting House action, centers on Atkins Fremont in eastern Benton County near Linn County.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Atkins-Fremont
State Board of Public Instruction
Iowa
Benton County
Linn
Benton Community
Benton County Board of Education
Graduation in Juda recalls tragedy of nine seniors
In Juda Wisconsin the senior class gathers for a solemn baccalaureate as 16 of 25 graduates are boys and girls mourn the nine who died in a New Orleans trip crash. Families recount memories and a town of 300 copes with sudden loss ahead of Friday’s ceremony.
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Juda
Wis
Juda High School
New Orleans
Dan Leaver
Indiana Amish seek unified parochial school system
Preliminary planning underway to establish a unified Amish parochial school system in Indiana. State officials and Amish leaders met to discuss guidelines for buildings teacher qualifications curricula and state advisory support while preserving Amish educational traditions amid concerns over public school funding and enrollment.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
David Schwartz
Richard Wells
Dean Kruse
Wells
Kruse
Schwartz
State Department of Public Instruction
Owners Take Over Montrose Operation
The Montrose Hotel in Cedar Rapids returned to management by The Montrose Hotel Co led by Harold M. Becker after Hofman Hotel Corp of Philadelphia forfeited its interest. Linn County deputies garnisheed a portion of the operation’s bank account to satisfy delinquent sales and withholding taxes totaling about 3,400. E T Burke resumes as acting manager. the hotel remains open and operating.
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Cedar Rapids News
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
The
Montrose Hotel Co
Harold M. Becker
Hofman Hotel Corp
Philadelphia
Hofman Co
Becker
Merchants National Bank
Montrose-Hofman
Linn County
Iowa State Tax Commission
Averill Estate
Sheraton Hotel Corp
Hofman Firm
For
E. T. Burke
Sentencing of Speck Delayed For Brain Wave Tests
CHICAGO UPS Judge Herbert Paschen delayed sentencing Richard Speck on Friday to allow brain wave tests to determine if he has uncontrollable epileptic rages.
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Chicago
UPS
Herbert Paschen
Richard Speck
Soviet Bid For Allied Peace Rule
Egypt says it has achieved its aims against Israel and warns that if war comes Israel must initiate it. The Kremlin urges U S Britain and other western powers to restrain Israel while Egypt and Syria press for peace. Heikal states Egypt blocked Israeli moves and shipping through the Gulf of Aqaba, while Egyptian antiaircraft fire accompanies Mirage jets near Aqaba. Johnson and Pearson discuss UN led settlement with no clear push for a Big Four summit.
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U. S
Britain
Israel
Kremlin
Egypt
Syria
Middle East
U.S
Cairo
al Ahram
Mohamed Hassanien Heikal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Red Sea
East Africa
Heikal
Hanns Neuerbourg
Agha
Lee
Elath
Aqaba
Johnson
Lester Pearson
Canada
U.N
Pearson
The Awkward Age Joke About Counting
A 1967 humor item notes the awkward age when girls are too old to count on their fingers and too young to count on their legs.
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Paul Matzke
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iNelva
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Joyce
Nancy Siegentahler
Jada
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Janice Siedschlag
Janice
Madison
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Linda
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