North Viet Infiltration Rate Drops Amid New DMZ Tension
North Vietnamese infiltration into South Vietnam appears to ease to about 20 000 in August after earlier months of 30 000 in May and July. U S sources say 25 000 to 30 000 North Vietnamese troops concentrate along the DMZ ready for a possible new push while B 52s hit northern DMZ targets. A Marine helicopter crash injures Brig Gen William Chip eight miles south of the DMZ and he survives.
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South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Defense Department
U.S. Command
William Chip
Arlington
Demilitarized Zone
Chip
Sanctuary
Vance Denounces Hanoi Bid at Paris Viet Nam Talks
Ambassador Cyrus Vance told North Vietnam its bid to terrorize South Vietnam into accepting communism is futile. He blamed Hanoi for creating and controlling the Viet Cong and the NLF, urged Thuy to join Washington in reducing violence and begin troop withdrawal.
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Cyrus Vance
North Vietnam
U.S
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
Vance
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
United States
Johnson
Washington
NLF
Saigon
South Vietnam
Lao Dong Party
Communist Party of
Vietnam
South
Road Unit Acts on Rail Crossing Repair
The Iowa highway commission authorized staff to sign agreements for rail crossing repairs with railroads, with a Milwaukee Railroad pact signed. Hazardous crossings to be fixed within 48 hours of notification and rough crossings within 45 days. no penalties, and some railroads may not sign. The panel also set tentative hearings on highway projects with dates in October through January and approved hiring for the attorney general’s staff.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
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Robert Lego
Delaware
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Hopkinton
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Dubuque
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
Oakland
John L. Kiener
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Small boy hands mother the phone for 6:30 news
A child hands his mother a telephone and announces Mrs. Carter will deliver the 6:30 news. The moment captures a domestic, comic snapshot of a family listening to radio updates.
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Mrs. Carter
Court action looms in New York school strike
In New York, a judge pled swift action to punish UFT head Albert Shanker for contempt as the city seeks to end the walkout. Shanker called for round the clock negotiations, but talks stalled and no talks resumed. The case centers on a state law banning municipal employee strikes and Shanker's prior jail sentence and union fines.
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United Federation of Teachers
Albert Shanker
Rhody McCoy
Brooklyn
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Shanker
UFT
Bernard Donovan
Nixon Won’t Be Fooled by Polls In Cal Campaign
Richard Nixon says polls showing him ahead will not breed GOP overconfidence. He orders budget overhauls and sends a personal emissary aboard as he campaigns in California. He accuses Humphrey of wavering on issues and notes a coming Washington spending reappraisal.
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Richard Nixon
White House
G.O.P
Anaheim
Washington
Humphrey labels Nixon hawk on Vietnam during Rochester stop
Vice President Humphrey accused Nixon of being far to the hawkish side on Vietnam during a Rochester, New York stopover. He attacked Nixon over nuclear nonproliferation treaty comments and potential delays, urging him to be a statesman and focus on housing rather than prisons while criticizing Wallace’s third party bid.
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Nixon
Rochester
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Humphrey
George Wallace
Alabama
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United States
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Pontiff denounces troublesome Catholics at audience
Pope Paul VI warned that some Catholics harm the Church by corrosive criticism and attempted reforms. He condemned cathedral occupiers, birth control critics, revolution supporters, interchurch communion, and approval of films. The remarks at a general audience urged fidelity to tradition.
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Italy
UPI
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Church of God
Reagan to Visit Cedar Rapids for G O P Rally
Gov Ronald Reagan of California is slated to speak at a September 27 fund raising rally in Cedar Rapids for State Senator David Stanley and other GOP candidates. Details including location and ticket prices remain undisclosed. Reagan may speak in South Dakota first, then travel to Iowa.
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California
Cedar Rapids
David Stanley
G.O.P
Lin Count
Jack Walters
Des Moines
Linn County
G.O.P. Central Committee
Memorial Coliseum
Gazette
Reagan
South Dakota
Czechoslovakia Plans KremlinAppeal On Reforms
Dubcek and two other Czech leaders may visit Moscow to seek approval for reforms and two party congresses. The presidium named Dubcek, Husak and Spacek for the appeal and said concrete talks are planned. Timing and trip fate remain undecided as congresses are scheduled for autumn.
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UPI
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Kremlin
Dubcek
Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium
Gustav Husak
Presidium
Josef Spacek
Husak
Czechoslovakia
National
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Senate Rejects Gun Registration Amendment
The Senate defeated a proposal to require registration of all firearms and licensing of owners by a 55 to 31 vote. Senator Tydings argued it would curb crime, while President Johnson had urged registration as part of firearms control legislation. Senator Edward Kennedy voted for the amendment.
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Senate
Joseph Tydings
Dmd
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Edward Kennedy
Tydings
Iowa to seek 100 more road patrolmen in 1969 plan
State Safety Commissioner Jack Fulton says the next legislature should add 100 patrolmen on Iowa highways. He calls it the bare minimum to train, with a request for 5 cents more per man in fiscal 1970 and 50 additional patrols the next year, raising the current authorized strength of 410.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Jack Fulton
Fulton
Franchot Tone Dies at Age 62 in New York
New York reports the death of stage and screen actor Franchot Tone at his East Side home at 62. Born February 27, 1906 in Niagara Falls he was the son of Frank J. Tone of the Corborundum Co. Tone starred on Broadway and in film portraying a suave gentleman of the world.
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UPI
Franchot Tone
Debonair
Tone
East Side
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Frank J. Tone
Corborundum Co
America
Broadway
North South Road Link Proposed for Interstate Route
Cedar Rapids chamber highway committee backs extending the Cedar Valley Expressway to form an interstate linking Cedar Rapids with St Louis and the Twin Cities. A top priority is extending highway 518 toward Rochester Minnesota to serve two cities over 100000.
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Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Twin Cities
Martin Wiley
Don Canney
Canney
Rochester
Minn
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