Four Missile Sites Hit By Yanks In Major Raids
SAIGON AP U S air forces bombed North Vietnam Monday in the war’s largest aerial assault to date with 400 to 500 strikes. Four surface to air missile sites were damaged and two Soviet built missiles were destroyed. Ground fighting was limited. one American plane was lost and a Thunder chief was missing. In South Vietnam U S ships hit a storage area a junk and a coastal approach route while Marine and air force pilots damaged extensive bunker and position networks. A new U S armored battalion landed at Vung Tau to reinforce Saigon.
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Dong Hoi
Thanh Hoa
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Vietnam
34Th Armor
Barrett
Vung Tau
Raymond Stailey
Tacoma
Wash
Youth 17 Killed in Wild West Gun Duel
A Waterloo youth, 17, died after a standoff with two deputy sheriffs near Burlington. Paul Christensen allegedly held William Pierson hostage and ordered a call for six highway patrolmen. Christensen advanced with a gun drawn and fired before officers returned fire, dying in the yard of Oak Grove church. Pierson, 62, described as a retired milk truck driver, reported the incident.
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Paul Christensen
Waterloo
Wis
Christensen
William Pier‘son
Pierson
State Highway Patrol
Mt. Pleasant
Oak Grove
Rampage by hundreds of youths in Des Moines after game
About 300 youths caused destruction on Des Moines near northwest side after a Dr ake Stadium benefit football game. Windows broke, cars damaged, and property damaged over an eight block area as police moved in to disperse the crowd. Sgt. Stanton Rodgers injured by shrapnel but not seriously hurt.
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Stanton Rodgers
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Mansfield Wires Demos Show for Rights Vote
Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield urges Democratic senators to attend Wednesday's civil rights showdown vote. Key obstacle is Republican Leader Dirksen’s opposition to open housing, with President Johnson seeking backing and Dirksen sidelined by a broken hip. Johnson says progress depends on Dirksen’s stance and possible concessions.
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Washington
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Illinois
Walter Reed Army Hospital
G.O.P
Cedar Rapids Plans for LBJ Visit at Corn Contest
Cedar Rapids airport commission discusses planning should President Johnson attend the national corn picking contest north of Marion in October. Officials want a definite word before preparations start. past visits by Eisenhower prompted large airport arrangements. Airport manager Hidinger says police notified of LBJ possibility and secret service may have inspected the contest site.
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Cedar Rapids
Secret decisions blamed for edging nation toward war
Rep. Thomas Curtis accused the Johnson administration of guiding Vietnam policy via closed door actions. He pressed Budget Director Schultze and Secretaries Fowler and Connor for working papers and details of planned 3 billion in anti inflation cuts, while failing to obtain a firm spending estimate.
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Curtis
Congress
Schultze
Fowler
Troopers Guard Desegregation in Grenada Mississippi
Federal troopers in Grenada Mississippi protected Negro pupils entering desegregated schools for a second day amid jeering crowds and rock and window smashing. A 12 year old boy with a broken leg, three 16 year olds, two photographers and a newsman were beaten as authorities dispersed rioters with tear gas and riot guns.
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Grenada
Miss
Richard Sigh
Atlanta
Vote Favors School Levy For Area 10
Cedar Rapids voters backed Area 10 school community college levy approving three quarters of one mill for five years for construction and site costs. Incumbent Ben Trickey kept a board seat and Mrs. Fred Bjornson won the second vacancy amid a low turnout of 4159. Milo G. Blahnik led as elected treasurer with no opposition.
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Cedar Rapids
Ben Trickey
Fred Bjornson
Area 10 Community College Board
Milo G. Blahnik
Astronaut Gordon Halts Space Walk After Heat Hinders Vision
Cape Kennedy AP report describes Gemini 11 astronaut Richard Gordon ending his 44 minute spacewalk due to heat and sweat obscuring his vision. Command Pilot Charles Conrad noted Gordon rested and regained sight in his right eye while grappling with a tether and moving to the Agena target. The two planned to test a 100 foot line between Gemini 11 and the Agena for fuel-saving formation flying.
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Richard Gordon
Charles Conrad
Cape Kennedy
Indian Ocean
Gordon
Conrad
Agena
Eugene Cernan
Michael Collins
Leg Reattachment Attempt Underway for Jan Dangora
Boston doctors at City Hospital rejoined the severed left leg of 18 year old Jan Dangora after a motorcycle collision. Surgeons report blood flow is restored but the outcome is uncertain as healing and nerve function work remains to be seen. Jan works as a machinist in Natick and lives with his family in Roxbury.
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Boston
Boston City Hospital
Jan Dangora
Massachusetts General Hospital
Everett “Red” Knowles
Jan
Natick
Roxbury
Bus Ride Pays Off for Underpaid Worker Joke
A man so underpaid he cashed his paycheck on a bus. The punchline lands as a lighthearted workplace quip about pay and timing.
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