Trains Derailed Near Saigon Amid Air War Escalation
In Saigon the Communists derailed a freight train near the capital while U S air power intensifies against North Vietnam with multiple B 52 strikes and naval bombardments. Ground fighting remains scattered though several sharp skirmishes leave Communist casualties reported. Vietnamese security forces detect a rooftop sniper and sabotage at Bien Hoa as the DMZ zone sees renewed activity.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
Sath Ya Veitnam
United States
Demilitarized Zone
U. S. Marine
Dmz
DuPont
Hanoi-Haiphong
Thanh Hoa
Skyhawk
Constellation
Bien Hoa
Continued
House Approves Social Security Overhaul Bill
The House passed a sweeping Social Security reform package with raises in benefits and payroll tax increases while targeting welfare reform. Mil ls said the bill would push about 300,000 adult welfare recipients into work, as states face stricter eligibility limits and a cap on children aided, though benefits would rise at least 12 percent. The measure advances despite Senate hesitance, with taxes set to climb from 4.4 to 5.9 percent by 1987 and a one page continuation noted.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sen
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Masonite Strike Enters 18th Week After Fatality
A violent wildcat strike at the Masonite Corp. plant in Laurel Mississippi enters its 18th week. One man is dead and about 1 700 workers have been fired as of today, according to Sheriff Merrill Pickering.
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Laurel, Miss
Masonite Corp
Merrill Pickering
Corry Man Pleads to Unlawful Entry in Theft Case
A Warren jury discharged after Corry resident Owen Jaggs 34 West Main street pleaded nolo contendere to unlawful entry in a burglary case. Two Commonwealth witnesses from Bellefonte declined to testify, citing potential implicating risk. Jaggs will seek sentencing on September 8 and may urge Gov. Johnson to mobilize National Guard to quell further violence.
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Warren
Corry
Corry Plaza by Route 6 Bypass Outlined by Developer
William Dorris of Dorris Realtors outlines early plans for a Corry Plaza between Worth and Hatch streets. The Erie firm, known for the K Mart plaza, cautions the sketch is tentative with floor space and leases uncertain. Community leaders weigh zoning, residential integration, and downtown impact as the project depends on leases and approvals.
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Worth
Hatch Streets
William Dorris
Dorris
Weathree
Troops and police guard march through Klan territory in Louisiana
In Walker Louisiana the state mobilized 650 National Guardsmen and 175 state troopers to escort a Negro march through Livingston Parish a Ku Klux Klan stronghold The march leader AZ Young said the group would continue unarmed and without police protection if needed while the governor defended the action as necessary to avoid a larger confrontation The march aimed for Baton Rouge for a rally with plans for speeches by H Rap Brown and a KKK demonstration scheduled for Capitol grounds Also Oregon Methodists seek to remove restrictive prohibitions from church discipline notes
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Walker
Livingston Parish
John McKeithen
Young
New Orleans
McKeithen
Thomas Burbank
Burbank
Bogalusa-to-Baton Rouge
Bogalusa
Bogalusa Civil and Voters League
Baton Rouge
Universal Ku Klux Klan
Louisiana
H. Rap Brown
Student Nonvio
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of Arek
Monkees
Hds
Journal
Eaton
Wildcat
Paul B. Johnison
National Guard
International Woodworkers of America
S2hacre
Masonite
Robert Anthony Billiot
Wackenhut Investiating Agency
Corry Plaza
James Carrig
William Zaphiris
Salem
Ore
Oregon Methodists
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