Armed Helicopters Pour Fire Into Remnants of Enemy Units
American helicopter gunships pounded remnants of a nearly wiped out communist division 290 miles northeast of Saigon as allied forces encircled the South China Sea coast. Korean troops pressed cave fighting while air units conducted 99 missions and a Phantom jet was reported downed. Capt. Robert W. Clark and 1st Lt. Philip A. Viscasilias ejected over Da Nang bay after their Canberra was shot down.
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Saigon
API
South China Sea
Air Force
North
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nang Bay
Air Force Huskie
Robert W. Clark
Citrus Heights
Calif
Philip A. Viscasilias
Bronx
New York City
Demilitarized Zone
No Man’s Land
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Coast Guard
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Tampa
Kimball
Veracruz
Navy
South
Texas
Bobby Kennedy Visits Cedar Rapids Marion Schedule Card
Cedar Rapids Marion schedule shows Senator Robert Kennedy visiting for a John Culver rally. Timed events include 3 35 arrival at Cedar Rapids airport 3 45 travel to Marion city park 4 00 rally speech 4 45 return to airport 5 10 depart Cedar Rapids for Dubuque.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
U.S
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
Cedar Rapids
City Park
Marion
Park
John Culver
Marion Park
Dubuque
Cuban exile survivor vanishes after sea tragedy
The sole sailor Enrique Gonzalez, 32, missing after a Cuban exile boat carrying refugees vanished during Hurricane Inez. Coast guard planes and ships searched the Atlantic from Ft. Pierce to the Straits, hoping others survived after about 45 lives were claimed.
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Miami
UPI
Enrique Gonzalez
Cuba
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Ft. Pierce
Florida ‘Straits
Adjournment Possible In Ten Days On Vietnam Funds
President Johnson delays Vietnam war funding requests until January first opening the door to a possible adjournment of Congress within ten days. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen anticipate a post election schedule meeting with Speaker McCormack to draft the adjournment plan.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Danger In Mergers Warns of Corporate Consolidation
Washington AP reports AFL-CIO warns merger drive risks turning the nation into a few giant firms. Irving Beller cites tax laws and asset concentration, predicting by 1977 the 100 largest manufacturers may control two thirds of U.S. manufacturing assets. He notes 0.25 percent of firms earned 72 percent of industrial profits in 1965.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
America
Labor Federation
Irving Beller
The
American Federalist
Beller
U.S
Navy and Army Extend Tours for Vietnam War Officers
Orders doubling tours of duty were issued to several hundred navy pilots and selected army officers to sustain operations in Vietnam. The Navy moves affect regular officers, with under 200 pilots immediately facing extended service while most resignations are deferred. The Army similarly retains skilled commanders, focusing on those advising Vietnamese units and holding national and international expertise.
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Navy
Air Force
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Border Zone
Dien Bien Phu
Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Defense Department
Army
da Nang
Riots Over Shipbuilding Reorganization Roil Trieste
In Trieste Italy demonstrators clashed with police in a protest against a government reorganization of the shipbuilding industry. Twenty police and thirty workers were injured as rioters fought with iron bars bricks and tear gas. Police and carabinieri chased hundreds of rioters through downtown and into the San Giacomo district. The city blamed communist activists for the unrest.
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Trieste
Italy
Carabinieri
San Giacomo
Chuckle Says Racket Is Others’ Easy Living Method
A satirical quip notes that a racket represents another person’s straightforward way to earn money. The line implies skepticism about illicit schemes and their appeal in society.
Johnson May Fly Over Vietnam During Thailand Visit
A Bangkok source says President Johnson may visit South Vietnam or overfly parts of it during his October trip to Thailand. Report lacks U.S. confirmation. Thai officials led by Prime Minister Thanom prepare to host Johnson after the Manila Vietnam summit and to discuss Viet Nam policy and bilateral anti-Communist accords.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Johnson
South Vietnam
Manila
Vietnam
Thanom Kittikachorn
Moscow and Hanoi reject British peace conference plea
The Soviet Union refused a British request to reconvene a Geneva peace conference for Vietnam. Foreign Minister Gromyko rejected the plan during an 80 minute UN talk with George Brown, noting North Vietnam had already rejected Brown's six point peace plan. The exchange followed Gandhi's account of Kosygin's stance and prior British efforts to restart negotiations.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
George Brown
United Nations
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Britain
U.N
Brown
Gromyko
Moscow
Indira Gandhi
Alexei N. Kosygin
North Vietnam
Labor Party
Brighton
England
Inez Threatens Texas Coast Evacuation Zone
Killer Hurricane Inez curves toward the Texas coast prompting evacuations for Padre Island and lower coast towns. Winds near 135 mph. 300 Caribbean deaths noted. Sukarno says he knew nothing of 1965 coup plans and Subandrio rumors swirl in Jakarta.
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Brownsville
Tex
UPI
Inez
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Weather Bureau
Padre Island
Caribbean
Gulf
Jakarta
Sukarno
Subandrio
Communist Party
Njoto
Moscow
Peking
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Bobby
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