Air and Ground War Routs Communists Near Border
American and South Vietnamese troops clashed with Communist forces near the Cambodian border in a five hour ground fight. The 25th Division pressed to destroy bunkers while air operations intensified across Hanoi Haiphong and the southern panhandle with 155 missions reported. Casualties included a Communist battalion with many killed and five captured, and US losses described as moderate.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
25Th Division
196Th
U.S
Tay Ninh
Attleboro
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Panhandle
Massive Italy floods split land in two
Florence and Venice faced extreme flooding as rains swollen rivers across Italy. The Arno inundated historic districts and museums in Florence while Ombrone water rose to second-floor levels in Grosseto. Dozens were missing or dead, and water supplies failed in Florence as rescue teams aided isolated areas.
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Florence
Venice
Rome
Europe
Italian Alps
Grosseto
Bologna
Corry Among First PA Cities in HUD Slum Clearance Plan
Corry is listed by HUD as one of nine Pennsylvania cities as a potential participant in the federal Demonstration Cities program. The initiative, approved by Congress, would rebuild entire slum neighborhoods addressing housing disease unemployment illiteracy and poverty. Mayor William A Peiffer urged HUD for information and applications. HUD officials said planning grant forms and standards would be available within three weeks.
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Council
William A. Peiffer
HUD
Washington
Peiffer
Ralph Taylor
Corry
Christopher Capotis
NBC to Use Ward Returns in Erie County for Governor Race
NBC has wired the Fourth Ward polling place in Corry to its New York computer center for election night. James Wharton of Sharpening Sales and Service says NBC arranged the line and will use a college student to report Shafer Sha ppp results instantly. NBC reportedly installed similar lines in 7,000 polling places nationwide, with Erie County picking ten sites including Corry.
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NBC
CBS
Corry
Fourth Ward
NBC Computer Center
New York City
James Wharton
Gannon College
Wharton
Erie County
County considers 3000 to aid Corry airport work
Erie County officials discussed funding Corry Airport with 3000 while increasing Erie Airport support to 63000 annually. S. A. Long of the Chamber of Commerce relayed the request, with a formal meeting set next week to hear the county’s decision.
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William C. Hill Jr
Erie
Corry
Hill
Lawrence Airport Authority
Corty
S. A. Long
Chamber of Commerce
Airport Authority
Cumberland Farms milk price cut targets Pennsylvania
Cumberland Farms Dairy Inc. manager D. B. Hascotes announced in Philadelphia that the chain will challenge the state Milk Price Control Commission by selling milk at 79 cents per gallon in three Philadel phia area stores and planned new locations. He boasted past victories over price controls in several states and vowed to take any penalties to court, while predicting other dairies will follow suit as Eastern Pennsylvania localities see rapid store expansion.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
D. B. Hascotes
Cumberland Farms Dairy Inc
State
New Jersey
Connecticut
Milk Control Commission
Commission
Milk Commission
Cumberland
Milk Distributors Association
Hascotes
Bucks County
Haresburg
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton
Louden Hills Farms
Johnson signs bill to let Cubans seek permanent residence
Washington AP report says President Johnson signed a measure allowing Cuban refugees to apply for permanent resident status after arriving in the United States. Previously, applications had to be filed at a U.S. consulate abroad, hindering lawyers and doctors who fled the Castro regime.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
U.S
Johnson to undergo throat surgery amid rest before elections
President Johnson faces a throat polyp removal and hernia repair in a planned operation, followed by a two week rest at his Texas ranch. Doctors report excellent general health and no serious medical concerns. He will be hospitalized for several days, with details on hospital and timing still unsettled.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
White House
Columbia Broadcasting System
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Naval Hospital
Maryland
Bill D. Moyers
Pacific
Viet Cong Leave Dead As U S Troops Pursue
U S military officials report Viet Cong are not removing their dead as before amid intensified pursuit by U S and allied forces. General Westmoreland said the trend shows increased battlefield casualties left by the enemy and greater enemy surrender rates, with 191 captured last week versus 455 fewer than the prior week.
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U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Manila
Westmoreand
Westmoreland
Russell Finds Main Leak Behind Water Shortage
Russell workmen solved a water mystery by locating a leak in a main near the Johnny Run bridge that may explain the reservoir emptying of about 37 000 gallons Tuesday night. Firemen lack a reserve as area crews prepare pumping sites along Conewango Creek and continue testing to find all leaks while water use restrictions stay in place.
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Warren
Russell
Frewsburg
Lander
North Warren
Conewango
Johnny Run
William Barrett
Pine Grove Township
Barrett
California
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Flagstaff
8. F. Farnsworth
Maricopa County
Williams
Watt
Rough Language Triggers One Day Mine Walkout
In SADIZ Ohio 300 Hanna Coal miners at the Frankline Mine walked out for a day after a foreman allegedly used rough language toward workers. They voted to return to work Thursday, ending the stoppage.
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Sadiz
Ohio
Frankline
Hanna Coal Co
UN Force Warns North Korea After Slayings
UN Command angrily protests the killing of six Americans and a South Korean near the armistice line. Maj. Gen. Ciccolella warned North Korean communists they are on a collision course. The UN letter to Pyongyang called 12 violent unprovoked attacks since Oct. 15 and demanded cease of such actions. The warning came as Johnson visited South Korea amid an emergency Military Armistice Commission session.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
U.S
Richard Ciccolella
Military Armistice Commission
Johnson
Bonesteel
Ciccolella
Light Snow Strikes Northwest Pa Corry Escapes Heavy Snow
Northwestern Pennsylvania saw an inch of snow in Erie the first measurable snowfall since 1960 while Corry and nearby areas reported light flurries. State Police noted clear highways except Kane area patches of ice. salt crews mobilized as Bureau forecasts call for weekend snow squalls. In Oregon Michael De Han broke his right ankle after slipping on a staircase, and his wife cracked her left ankle trying to reach their dog.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Kane
Erie
Weather Bureau
Mercer
Bend
Ore
Michael DeHan
Powell gets 30 days on two counts in libel case
Supreme Court Justice Matthew M Levy found Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr guilty of two counts of criminal contempt and ordered 90 days in jail. The jail terms run concurrently with a $250 fine. Serving outside New York is allowed, and the order follows a $162,000 libel judgment against Powell.
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New York
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Matthew M. Levy
Powell
New York State
Lavy
Harlem Democrat
Old Love Affair Drops Up In Sheppard Trial
In Cleveland, Samuel H. Sheppard retrial testimony touched on an old affair with Susan Hayes. Police officer Fred Crenkhan testified Hayes, 24, was the only extramarital figure involved, while prosecutors link the affair to Marilyn Sheppard's 1954 death.
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Sheppard
Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Susan Hayes
Marilyn
U.S
Dayton
Rial
U.S. Supreme Court
Fred Crenkhan
Bay Village
Miss Hayes
Star
Santa Monica
Cali
Crenkhan
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Medford
John Dellenback
Congress
William Kreger
Dellenbach
Kreger
LBJ
Bucket Brigade
Tijuana
25Th U. S. Infantry Division
Cu Chi
South
UN Force
Red Korea
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