U.S. planes raid Hanoi area in key bridge strike
U.S. warplanes hit near Hanoi targeting a bridge linking the city to rail lines into China. Four direct hits damaged the Doumer bridge span as the command reports a total of 639 U.S. warplanes downed in the war. Navy pilots claim two MIG 21s shot down, raising MiG kills to 82, with raids also hitting Kep rail yards and Thai Nguyen yards 35 to 38 miles from Hanoi.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Red China
Doumer
Navy
Constellation
Air Force
Kep
Thai Nguyen
F111 Faces New Problems Ahead of Vietnam Deployment
The New York Times reports the F111 aircraft facing new technical issues including excessive vibration near the speed of sound. Sources say the swing wing plane’s problem stems from rack bracing and stiffness, not structural design, while Air Force officials say performance remains unaffected. Deployment target shifts to December or January from an earlier fall timeline.
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New York
Vietnam
New York Times
the Times
FISA
Air Force
Times
Hanson W. Baldwin
Washington
Harlem Cleanup Brings Hope and Doubt in Harlem
In New York two Harlem blocks see cleanup efforts with teens sweeping streets and tidying courtyards while residents debate genuine change. Volunteers remove trash as police and officials note jurisdiction issues and landlords resist enforcement amid lingering fear and skepticism.
Prepared Speech Wins Him Probation
Jon Wilson Smith of Pittsburgh faced a possible prison return for probation violation and delivered an eloquent speech on prison hardships. He read a five page text and, four pages in, Judge John P. Hester granted four years probation stating he did not want to see him again.
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Pittsburgh (Ap
Jon Wilson Smith
Smith
Pittsburgh
Erie mayor pursues anti riot plan amid violence and housing push
Erie Pa Mayor Louis J Tullio declares Congress slow to act on urban crises and unveils a city program to fight unemployment and bad housing. Plans include land from the Redevelopment Authority for low income homes two new youth centers traffic policemen and a police cadet program for high school dropouts. Violent incidents last month in the 16th and Holland district led to a dozen arrests and arson reports as residents sought relief amid federal cutbacks to model cities funding. The mayor also faces a police brutality charge connected to Benny W incident with Jesse Thompson noting alleged brutality and nonresistance.
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Erie
Louis J. Tullio
Congres
Vakeside
Redevelopment Authority
Police Civil Service
Congress
Tullio
Jesse Thompson
Erie National Association For the Rough
Benny Wi
Wall
Thompson
Three Ohioans die in Danish train crash
UDENSE Denmark AP three Americans from Ohio and eight Danes were killed when one passenger train crashed into the rear of another stopped on a bridge on Funen. The American dead were Joseph Nemesh and Mary Jane Nemesh of Cleveland and Alexander Kilbourne Young of Dayton. Two more Americans were injured along with 33 others. The Miami University tour group had split up for a side trip to see Hans Christian Andersen birthplace when the crash occurred.
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Denmark
Ohio
Joseph Nemesh
Mary Jane
Cleveland
Alexander Kilbourne Young
Dayton
Howard Young
U.S
Copehagen
Funen
Schuman
New York City
Lynn Northwood
Dayton Ohio
Young
Miss Northwood
Thad
Miami
Hans Christian Anderson
Copenhagen
Negro Work Crew Upsets Village A Bit
A six man Negro roofing crew staying in the city until Sunday sparked edginess amid racial tensions nationwide. Police reported one incident last night when two girls at Ike's Billiard Parlor said a crew member made advances. the group’s straw boss promised to calm the situation, and no further trouble followed. The workers are from South Carolina en route back to their state. A Fiat auto chief Vittorio Valletta died in Pietrasanta Italy after a brief illness.
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Ike
Ike's
Corry
South Carolina
Aid Riot Call Divides as Negro Guard Debate Surges
A presidential panel urges greater Negro participation in the National Guard amid mixed reactions from leaders and governors. The report highlights state breakdowns of Black personnel in Army and Air National Guards and notes calls for swift law enforcement to head off riots, with Negro and white allies urged for coordinated action.
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Associated Press
National Guard
New York
Washington
Chicago
President's Advisory Commission On Civil Disorder
Fred Harris
D-Okda
James F.K Cantwell
The
Army
Air National Guards
National Advisory Commission On
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Pennsylvania National Guard
Air Guard
Delaware National Guard
Returned Vietnam War bodies sent to states in dignified process
In Saigon, U.S. officers say American casualties are being recovered and shipped home with care, overseen by mortuary officials. The Saigon Tan Son Nhut facility handles receiving, identifying, preserving and shipping remains to next of kin, likened to a funeral home operation.
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Saigon
United States
U.S
Saya May
Joe R. Caldwell
Oakland
Calif
U.S. Army
Tan Son Nhut
Korea
States
Ernest Demester
Nashua
N.H
U.S. Army Mortuary
Continental United States
Low infant death rate at Corry Memorial Hospital in 1966
Dr James D Hileman chair of the nursery at Corry Memorial Hospital announced that 1966 fetal and newborn death rates in Corry were roughly half those of Pennsylvania whites. The state fetal death rate was 16.8 per 1000 deliveries, Corry 9.6. perinatal 31.9 state, 16.1 here. neonatal 15.3 state, 8.5 in Corry. There were 308 live births and three fetal deaths in 1966.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania
James D. Hileman
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Corry Hospital
Corry
Wr. Hileman
New Students Invited to Enroll at Local High School
School principal Leroy Peck says students in grades seven through forty two moving into the Cor ry area for the first time this year may register next week. The main office hours are 8 30 a m to noon and 1 to 4 30 p m. Bring previous high school records to register.
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Corry
Heme
Fritek School
Leroy Peck
Erie Man Killed Near Fredonia
Chautauqua County records a fourth highway fatality of the year on Route 20 three miles west of here. The victim was John C. Dillenburg, 51, of 443 West 17th Street, Erie, recently moved to Erie where he worked for General Electric Co.
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Here
John C. Dillenburg
West 17Th Street
Erie
General Electric Co
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