Haiphong Fuel Dumps Bombed in Narrow Proximity Raid
U S navy jets from the Hancock bombed two fuel dumps near Haiphong just across the Kua Kam river. The operation followed reports that raids on the cities were being scaled back to target weaker sites.
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Saigon
Hancock
Haiphong
Kua Kam River
Hanoi
Washington
U. S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
First Air Cavalry Division
da Nang
Navy
Loi Dong
Cong
Cong My
Chuckle on Fashion and Husbands in a Raise Joke
A lighthearted quip notes that a woman's clothes go out of fashion quickly when her husband gets a raise. The joke plays on shared finances and changing tastes in a humorous domestic scene.
Senate approves tax credit bill on machinery and depreciation
The house approved the compromise last Thursday. Congress completed action by voice vote restoring the seven percent investment tax credit for machinery and equipment and establishing two accelerated depreciation schedules for fast tax write offs on income producing buildings such as factories and apartments.
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Senate
House
Rookie Corpsman Bravely Rescues Wounded Marine on Hill 174
On Hill 174 near the DMZ a Marine tossed a grenade that bounced back and exploded. Hospital Corpsman Walter Marvin of El Dorado Arkansas moved through heavy fire to carry a wounded comrade to cover and treat his injuries on his first day in combat.
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Hill 174
Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Walter Marvin
el Dorado
Ark
Marvin
Fourth Marine Regiment
Medicare to study drug cost inclusion for seniors
The administration will form a high level task force to examine adding prescription drug benefits to Medicare. The panel will study costs and impacts, with a six month deadline for recommendations. Officials note many seniors face heavy drug expenses and limited resources as chronic illnesses rise. Bardier emphasizes no preset stance for or against expansion.
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Bardier
Eastern Iowans On Sifting Unit Named in House
House Speaker Maurice Baringer named 18 members to a sifting committee including Reps. Joan Lipsky Earl Yoder Keith Vetter and John Camp. The panel will wind down the session by handling all bills except appropriations and those on the steering calendar. A Senate steering committee remains active.
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Frank Nye Sarette
Des Moines
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Earl Yoder
Iowa City
Keith Vetter
Washington
John Camp
Bryant
Iowa House
Maurice Baringer
Oelwein
Walt Praised for Job in Vietnam Command Change
Lt. Gen. Lewis Walt relinquishes command of the Third Marine Amphibious Force in Vietnam to Major Gen. Robert Cushman as Westmoreland lauds his leadership. Walt will become Marine Corps personnel director in Washington after two years in Vietnam.
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Peter Dorschel
Manchester
England
McAffer
Dorschel
Britain
Christine Wych
Luebeck
West Germany
U.S
DA Nang
Vietnam
Lewis Walt
U.S. Marine Force
South Vietnam
Marine Corps
Third Marine Amphibious Force
Robert Cushman
Walt
Army
Westmoreland
First Corps
Washington
Wait
Mao to impose military control over defense industry
The Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Tse tung was reported to have decided to place the national defense industry under military control.
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Tokyo
Chinese Community Party
Mao Tse-tung
Nasser Gambles On Fear Of New Vietnam In Middle East
Cairo notes President Nasser is leveraging U.S. fear of broader war to push military moves against Israel. He cites Soviet backing and the Sixth Fleet, while signaling restraint if Washington stays neutral. Nasser seeks return to 1948 borders and Palestinian refugees, implying a long wait with potential for border incidents.
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Republic of Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Cairo
Nasser
Vietnam
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
United States
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza
Syria
U.S
Johnson
Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea
Gulf
Suez
Rains Abate as Iowa Sees Cooler, Wet Weather
Rain in Iowa eases after days of soaking showers with totals from Burlington to Lamont. The Des Moines Weather Bureau expects scattered drizzle western and southern counties into Wednesday night. Lows Thursday in the upper 40s to low 50s. noon temperature 66 after a 55 overnight low.
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Iowa
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Burlington
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Ames
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Lamont
Cedar Rapids
Army clears Major Reno record for Custer massacre
The army corrected Major Marcus Reno's record 87 years after dismissal for conduct unbecoming an officer. Army Secretary Stanley Resor ordered honorably discharged on April 1, 1880 after Charles Reno, the great grandnephew, applied. An army court of inquiry had absolved him of cowardice disobedience and neglect.
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Washington
Army
Marcus Reno
Custer
Stanley Resor
Reno
Resor
Charles Reno
Crisis threat widens as Soviets sail toward Mediterranean
United Nations reports U.S. moves for restraint in the Middle East as Soviet warships head for the eastern Mediterranean. Turkish sources indicate 10 ships will pass the Dardanelles, joining a flotilla shadowing the U.S. 6th Fleet. Western naval buildup grows amid Egypt’s Gulf blockade.
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Mediterranean
Middle East
Israel
Syria
Hussein
Jordan
U.N
Dardanelles
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Black Sea
Bosporus Strait
Istanbul
Sea of Marmara
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Strait
U.S
6Th Fleet
William Martin
Red Sea
Britain
Egypt
Gulf of Continued
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