Yanks fight two battles south of Da Nang in lowlands
U S Marines and Army infantry clashed with entrenched North Vietnamese forces in two nearby battles south of Da Nang. The 26 hour coastal engagement left 14 Americans dead and 106 wounded, while five miles south the 1st Air Cavalry and 4th Infantry suffered 10 dead and 46 wounded as the enemy withdrew after six hours. U S planes logged 153 missions and 35 NVA were reported killed. A U S river patrol boat was sunk 7 miles south of Saigon by Viet Cong fire.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
1St Corps
Mekong
1St Air Cavalry Division
4Th Infantry
Old-Time Chief Quips About Indians and Friends
A fragment praises historical quips about Indians altering stereotypes. It notes a chief who claimed hostile terms in a paradoxical line, suggesting shifting views of Indigenous peoples. No further context or dates provided.
Collins pledge lifts UGN toward Cedar Rapids goal
Collins Radio Co employee donated 195 000 boosting the Linn County United Good Neighbor drive to 864 489 dollars, 94 5 percent of its 914 000 goal. Director Ted Lloyd says the campaign is in a strong position as weekly meetings continue to clear remaining cards and tavern and restaurant sub division nears 102 percent.
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Linn County United Good Neighbor
UGN
Collins Radio .Co
Collins
Ted Lloyd
Cleo Edwards
Edwards
Lloyd
Jennifer Jones Rescued After Near Death Surf Incident
Hollywood actress Jennifer Jones regained consciousness and was reported doing fine after being found near death in the Pacific surf by sheriff deputies. She had called a doctor about an overdose and was revived by resuscitation before being hospitalized, with officials noting she is much improved.
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Hollywood
Jennifer Jones
Pacific
Coutt
Miss Jones
Eldon Loken
Loken
Los Angeles
Charles Bickford
Bernadette
Bickford
Phylis Isley
Tulsa
Robert Walker
Robert, Jr
Michael
Walker
Selanick
Mary Jennifer
Highway 13 plan draws praise at Central City hearing
About 125 residents attended the town highway commission hearing on the 34 mile Highway 13 reconstruction from Marion junction to Manchester. The project aims to complete by 1973 in two phases with four lanes to Central City and two 12 foot lanes onward to Manchester, drawing praise and some dissent over timing and traffic impact.
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Central City
Town Highway Commission
Marion
Manchester
Snyder
Marion Junction
Stewart Chariton
Saturn 5 success brightens U S space prospects
The Saturn 5 test flight lit up American space ambitions after the Jan. 27 Cape Kennedy disaster. NASA officials hailed the feat as proving the nation can reach the moon and return safely, while cautions focus on finishing checks of the Apollo capsule and heat shield before future lunar missions.
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Cape Kennedy
America
Space Agency
Johnson
Humphrey
Moon
Robert C. Seamans
NASA
Stohs
Pacific
U.S
Soviet Union
California
Surveyor 6 Lands Softly On Rough Moon Terrain
Pasadena report notes Surveyor 6 made a soft landing on a rugged Sinus Medii region, capturing striking photos of cliff like peaks and depressions. Milwitzky calls the success a major step toward manned moon landings in 1969 as the Saturn V test also achieves a Pacific splashdown.
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Surveyor 6
Pasadena
U.S
Pacific
Surveyor
Benjamin Milwitzky
Milwitzky
Cape Kennedy
Seeley
Médii - Central
Tay
Sinus Medii
Earth
Burglar Attacks Anamosa Garage Owner
Vernie Michels about 56 of Anamosa was assaulted Thursday evening when he surprised a burglar in his garage. He suffered knife cuts and a head wound but was not hospitalized. Joseph D. Lewis 25 of Anamosa was arrested in Dubuque Friday for armed robbery with aggravation.
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Anamosa
Vernie Michels
Michels
Joseph D. Lewis
Dubuque
August Pearson
Bus Upset Kills One Injures Eleven Near Spencer
A Greyhound bus carrying 11 passengers skidded, overturned into a ditch half a mile from Spencer on route 71. One man, about 35, died pinned under wreckage. driver James Umatum of Bellevue Neb., and ten others were injured, two seriously, as the damp pavement hindered vehicle control. The bus was en route from Minneapolis to Omaha.
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Spencer
Greyhound
Njred
James Umatum
Spencer Memorial Hospital
Umatum
Bellevue
Neb
Minneapolis
Omaha
Apollo Picket Misleads Crew With Lost Day
A lone ABC union picket wandering in a Cape Kennedy swamp delayed by11 miles from the launch site failed to coordinate with strike leaders. The Apollo rocket reached orbit as crews departed after a night of chaos. The picket, unharmed, was told to return to the motel and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cape Kennedy
ABC
Johnson says peace in Vietnam hinges on no enemy encouragement
President Johnson told 15,000 soldiers at Doughboy Stadium in Fort Benning that peace would come faster if Americans give no encouragement to the enemy. He rebuked war critics and styled soldiers as the true burden bearers, quoting Jefferson and a Vietnam infantryman.
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Fort Benning
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Doughboy Stadium
America
Viet‘nam
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Connally Declines Texas Governorship Re election bid
Texas Governor John Connally announced he will not seek a fourth term. A former secretary of the navy and close Johnson ally, Connally cited eight years of public service and a lack of enthusiasm to continue. His decision could affect President Johnson's 1968 Texas campaign and remains tied to the Kennedy assassination era.
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Austin
Texas
John Connally
President Johnson
Connally
Johnson
Secretary of the Navy
Kennedy
Dallas
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David Selznick
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Highway 13
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