Allied drive in central Vietnam routs 2000-strong communist force
American commanders reported the central coast offensive destroyed a 2000-man communist unit northeast of Saigon as part of a major victory. U.S. First Air Cavalry, South Korean and South Vietnamese troops tied the three-pronged attack, with high enemy casualties and many Viet Cong guerrillas captured or killed.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
John Norton
U.S
First Air Cavalry Division
Nuoc
Colorado U Selected for UFO Study
The Air Force named the University of Colorado at Boulder to conduct independent investigations of unidentified flying object reports with a $300,000 research grant. Colorado will recruit other universities to assist, with over 100 scientists involved, and report findings in early 1968 while remaining independent of Air Force direction.
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Air Force
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Brown
Syrians Charge Aggressor Plot Against Syria
Damascus reports that the Syri an press accused the United States Jordan and Israel of planning armed aggression against Syria modeled on the 1956 invasion of Suez with British and French involvement cited as precedent.
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U. S
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Suez
Two Die in Auto Crash Near Keota
Two southeastern Iowa youths died and two others were injured in a one car crash on the Keokuk County line road one mile north of Keota at about 9 p.m. Thursday. Philip David Stewart 19 and James Hammes 20 were killed, Hammes later died at University hospitals in Iowa City. Injured were Bill Malley 20 and Dean Redlinger 19, taken to Keokuk County hospital in Sigourney. Stewart was the driver.
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Keota
Iowa
Jon
Bill Malley
Robert Malley
Dean Redlinger
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Stewart
Hammes
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Malley
State College of Iowa Becomes University in Landmark Vote
The state board of regents on Friday unanimously upgraded State College of Iowa to university status. Officials say the change signals a new organization and goals beyond a name change, while choosing a final new name remains unsettled. SCI President J W Maucker desires a name that identifies with Iowa without overlapping with the University of Iowa or Iowa State.
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Cedar Falls
State Board of Regents
State College of Iowa
SCI
J. W. Maucker
State of Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa State
Judd Urges G O P To Use Salesmanship
Dr Walter Judd urged the Republican party to use salesmanship to counter communism in Asia speaking to about 500 at a campaign banquet. He praised Chinese resilience against communism and pushed for pressure on Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam plus selective bombing targets. He predicted Republicans gaining seats, noted Nixon’s loyalty, and named Bob Johnson as a forthcoming representative.
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Tom Merrymman
Walter Judd
Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
U.S
Jack Miller
Iowa
Moscow
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Ho Chiminh
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Interfaith team urges religion in public schools
A Pittsburgh study by an interfaith committee funded by Ford Foundation urged teaching about religion in public schools. It called for better textbooks and teacher training, noting current materials are deficient and potential expanded study across social studies and arts.
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NEW York
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Pittsburgh
Lawrence Little
University of Pittsburgh
U.S
Dies
Ford Foundation
Terror Grenade Kills Four Viet civilians near Saigon
A terrorist grenade exploded Friday near a police station five miles north of Saigon killing four Vietnamese. The victims include a military male nurse, two teenagers, and a child, according to initial reports.
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Saigon
Critics of Busing Win House Vote
Critics of busing win House vote as the House passes a 5.7 billion measure to fund expanded federal aid to education and adds desegregation amendments, while the Senate approves a 6.4 billion bill for two years. Both bills exceed the Johnson-recommended 4.4 billion.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hickenlooper
Rtown
Miller
A-Iowa
Office of Education
Johnson
Dirksen
IIJ
Lindsay apologizes to Kennedy in police board dispute
New York Mayor John Lindsay apologized by phone to Senator Robert Kennedy ending a heated exchange over support for the civilian complaint review board for police. The panel’s fate hinges on a city referendum next month. Lindsay and Senator Javits backed the board, Kennedy had questioned city hall manners, and all three planned a strategy meeting to campaign.
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NEW York
John Lindsay
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
City Hall
Police Department
Civilian Complaint Review Board
Lindsay
Jacob Javits
R-N. Y
Sen. Javits
Sen
Javits
Washington
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Johnson outlines gradual arms cuts and trade liberalization in Europe
President Johnson unveils a broad European policy including a gradual and balanced reduction of armed forces in Central Europe and easing trade restraints on hundreds of non strategic items to Eastern Europe. He envisions a united Western Europe as an equal partner and prepares for talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko amid plans to study NATO force needs.
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New York
Johnson
Europe
United States
U.S
Atlantic
NATO
Washington
Andrei Gromyko
White House
President Johnson Meets U.N. Secretary General Thant
President Lyndon B. Johnson made a surprise visit to the United Nations on Friday and held a brief discussion with Secretary-General U Thant. The meeting underscored U.S. engagement with the world body during a tense international period.
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Thant
United Nations
Johnson Friday
U. N
Students from China Ousted by Russians
The Soviet Union ordered all students from Red China to leave the country by the end of October in retaliation for China's expulsion of Soviet students last September. The government said exchanges could resume once China shows readiness.
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China
Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China
Dis
Middle Age and The Voices of Why Not and Why Bother
A brief meditation on middle age describing the tug between daring change and resignation. The piece frames life as a quiet inner debate, contrasting impulses toward action with reluctance to commit.
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