Reds Push Attacks on Ballot Eve
Communist guerrillas stepped up pre election violence across South Vietnam on Saturday. An attempted attack in Tam Ky left four South Vietnamese dead and six wounded while attackers lost five fighters and weapons. Civilian deaths rose to at least 19 over the past week with 426 wounded and 237 kidnapped. Viet Cong mortars hit a camp near Da Nang, killing one marine and wounding 78. two soldiers died elsewhere. Hostages and voting disruption raised fears of village boycotts as Saigon heightened security for observers from 24 nations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Tam Ky
U. S
Quang Tin
Thua Thien
da Nang
Ilse Koch Dies in Prison Suicide at 61
Ilse Koch known as the "bitch of Buchenwald" killed herself in her prison cell, ending a life sentence for atrocities at the Nazi death camp. She had been jailed in West Germany after earlier U S and German trials and was married to SS Colonel Karl Koch.
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Aichach
Germany
UPI
Isse Koch
Buchenwald
Koch
U. S
Karl Koch
13 Hurt and 14 Arrested In Milwaukee
Milwaukee police cracked down on a forbidden civil rights march Friday night using tear gas at St. Boniface school yard. The clash left 13 injured and 14 arrested, including Rev. James Groppi, aide to the NAACP Milwaukee Youth Council. A spectator died of natural causes.
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Milwaukee
St. Boniface
James Groppi
Groppi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
$25 Million in M16s Ordered by City Council
Washington AP reports the city approved a $25 million purchase of M16 rifles amid controversy over jam-prone weapons. The move follows a night of protest near council headquarters by demonstrators who set a fire Tuesday night and faced a lengthy legal delay before the decision.
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Washington
Vietnam
Henry Maier
Council
Japanese visit by Chief Justice Warren and wife begins
Tokyo report says Chief Justice and Mrs Warren arrived Saturday for a 10 day stay. They were invited by the Japanese supreme court and will meet officials and observe court proceedings during the visit.
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Tokyo
UPI
Mrs. Warren
Supreme Court
Trapped Miner Alive After Eleven Days in Cave
Kim Chang son a 35 year old gold miner in Chongyang South Korea reports via telephone he can endure several more days while rescue teams cut through 9.8 feet of rock to reach him. Eighth U S army crews supply saws oxygen and gear and American soldiers assist. Kim’s wife hospitalized briefly for exhaustion. They have five children.
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Chongyang
South Korea
Kim Chang-son
Seoul
Kim
Eighth U.S. Army
Hurricane in Mexico Fatal to Five Americans
A hurricane struck San Felipe Mexico killing five Americans and leaving two Mexican girls missing and feared dead. Winds reached 96 miles per hour with heavy rain flooding the resort town of 15,000, while communication collapsed and reports remained scarce.
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San Felipe
Mexico
Baja California Peninsula
Ford Parley Near UAW Strike Deadline
Detroit AP report on Ford negotiations as the United Auto Workers push to reach a contract that could set a pattern for the industry. With less than five days left before the GM, Ford, and Chrysler pacts expire at midnight, Walter Reuther led talks with Ford, but progress was limited.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor .Co
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Walter Reuther
UAW
Reuther
Firefighters Battle Northwest Wildfire Like Vietnam War
In Lewiston and across the Pacific Northwest, about 1,000 firefighters endure 12 to 18 hour shifts battling a vast Idaho blaze that scorches 22 000 acres. They fly, shovel, and sweat for low wages while comparing the danger to Vietnam, with veterans and new workers alike driven by duty and pay.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Vietnam
Pacific Northwest
Dallas Smith
Smith
Northcentral
Northwest
Sam Roberts
Elkins
W. Va
Bureau of Land Management
Tim Estabrook
Estabrook
Agents Explain Steps in Printing Counterfeit Bills
Cedar Rapids authorities describe a three step counterfeit operation linked to an arrest of two men in Waterloo. Gearhart and Grant Jr. are charged with attempting to pass counterfeit money after a 233000 total seizure. The printing used ordinary stationery and an offset process from 35mm negatives to transfer currency imagery onto paper.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Lee Joseph Gearhart
Eighth Street SE
J. W
Lee) Grant, Jr
Glassroad NE
Federal Reserve
Nigeria Claims Biafran Ouster
Lagos reports that after ten days of offset printing a green tinted newspaper will be produced for a fighting paper. Nigeria says Biafran troops have been pushed out of western Nigeria except for a few rebel stragglers.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Three Years for Freedom Demand by Writers
A 26 year old poet received a three year loss of freedom sentence. Two young writers were placed on probation for taking part in demonstrations demanding free speech. Sources said in Moscow. Hartford Governor John Dempsey was appointed to head a committee of the National Governors Conference to study racial disorders.
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Moscow
Hartford
Conn
John Dempsey
National Governors Conference
Two Cedar Rapids men charged in major counterfeit plot
Secret Service agents seized a Cedar Rapids printing plant involved in what officials called the largest counterfeiting scheme in town history. J. W. Grant Jr. and Lee Gearhart, both in their 30s, were arrested with nearly $293,500 in bogus $10 $20 and $50 bills. They appeared before Federal Judge Edward J. McManus with bail set at $1,000 each.
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Joh Metvar
Waterloo
Joseph W. (Lee) Grant, Jr
Glassroad
Lee J. Gearhart
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
George Matias
Richard Roth
Secret Service
Citizen- Times
Fourth Street
J. W. (Lee) Grant, Jr
Lee Joseph Gearhart
Secret Service Office
Omaha
Roth
Grant
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Darwin Nelson
Boise
University of Idaho
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West
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Dempsey
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Marion
By Dale Kueter
Citizen Times
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U.S
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J. W. [Lee] Grant, Jr
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