Napalm Accident Kills U S Troops North Of Saigon
A U S Army company suffered heavy losses when two American F100 jets dropped napalm into their position during close combat with Viet Cong twenty miles north of Saigon. More than a score killed and many wounded as 1st Infantry Division troops replaced the unit and pursued the elite battalion.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
1St Infantry Division
1St Division
Air Force
Highway 16
William E. de Puy
Johnson Urges Soviet Help on Nuclear Threat at Idaho Reactor
President Johnson toured the National Reactor Testing Station near Arco Idaho and urged Soviet cooperation to ease the risk of instant nuclear destruction. He argued Viet Nam conflict should not block cooperation and stressed restraint and resolve in handling rivalry with the USSR. He spoke before about 10000 people toured the site and attended a plaque ceremony declaring the Experimental Breeder Reactor No 1 a national historic landmark.
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Idaho
Johnson
Russia
Idaho Desert
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Atomic Eney Commission
White House
Idaho Falls
Denver
Tulsa
Okla
Pryor
Texas
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Stephen Lawroski
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Denver University
Pocatello
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
mid-America
Faith veers north sparing Puerto Rico from hurricane fury
Hurricane Faith swung to the north in the Atlantic keeping its track northeast of San Juan and away from densely populated Puerto Rico. Drizzle, high seas, and gusts marked the storm as crews considered using silver iodide to attempt weather modification while warnings were eased for Puerto Rico and the Virgin and Leeward Islands.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
Atlantic
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
San Juan
Philipsburg
St. Martin
Washington
California
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
San Juan International
Virgin and Leeward Islands
British Virgin Islands
Plans To Orbit Satellites Fail As Rocket Explodes
The Air Force Titan 3 booster failed 80 seconds after liftoff from Cape Kennedy, exploding over the Atlantic and destroying plans to deploy eight military communications satellites. Officials cited a premature plastic shroud breakup at about 85,000 feet as the cause, with debris scattered offshore.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Defense Department
Earth
Atlantic
David Miller
Titan 3
Canada rail strike halts continent wide network
Ottawa AP 118000 transport workers strike for higher wages crippling Canada’s rail system. Private and public railways halted most services, with telegraph lines linked to railways affected. Parliament to consider back to work legislation as parties clash over wage subsidies and freight rates.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Rail
Way Anm
United States
John Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Diefenbaker
Difenbaker
Pearson
Agreement Reached In Chicago Marches Called Off Temporarily
Chicago faced a pause in civil rights marches after a Friday meeting among Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mayor Richard J. Daley and city leaders. An accord urged open housing and halted certain demonstrations, while King urged withdrawal of an injunction against marches. Governor Kerner promised National Guard for Cicero plan. West Side Organization says a march will still proceed.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Richard J. Daley
Cicero
Otto Kerner
Illinois National Guard
West Side Organization
Chester Robinson
Burglars Loot North Carolina Bank Break In Two Steel Doors
In Bostic North Carolina burglars cut through two steel doors to enter the Northwestern Bank branch early Friday and fled with 10079.51 dollars. Sheriff Damon Huskey said the theft likely occurred after midnight and lasted about an hour with multiple suspects. The town of Bostic sits near Forest City and most Rutherford County mills had paid workers for a two week period the day before.
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Bostic
N.C. W
Northwestern Bank
Rutherford County
Damon Huskey
Forrest City
Robert Carson
Huskey
De Gaulle's Somaliland visit meets violent independence protests
Anger over independence fuels clashes in Djibouti as crowds confront police and troops at Place Lagarde ahead of a planned speech by French President Charles de Gaulle. Dozens are injured. de Gaulle speaks to the Territorial Assembly instead amid heat and tear gas.
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Mars Somaliland
Gen. de Gaulle
Djibouty
French Somaliland
France
Place Lagarde
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Territorial Assembly
Africa
Senate Votes Measure To Up Minimum Wage
The Senate passed a bill to raise the minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.60 an hour by 1968 and extend coverage to about 7 million workers under the wages and hours act. Johnson backed the measure, which heads to conference with the House, with differences on effective dates and coverage. The plan broadens protection to farm workers and adds hotel, motel, restaurant, and laundry workers, while a Republican amendment to limit reach was approved 41 to 38.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Afl-Cio
House
Ralph W. Yarborough
de Tex
Brothers Die In Related Crop Dusting Crashes
FAIRMONT Minn two brothers both crop dusting pilots died when their planes crashed within minutes of each other James Alsworth 19 died when his single engine plane plunged and burned Gene Alsworth 21 died days after injuries from his crash in a field near the Iowa border Jack Mackey the third pilot survived after spraying a cornfield about ten miles south of Fairmont Minnesota offering a tragic close to a hazardous workday
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Fairmont
Minn
James Alsworth
Gene
Jack Mackey
Minnesota
Iowa
Stock Market Sinks Sharply as Averages Drop
The stock market fell sharply on Friday with heavy trading volume. The Dow Jones average declined 11.81 points to 708.56, the New York Stock Exchange index slid to 41.41, and the AP 60-stock average dropped to 280.1. prominent stocks such as AT&T Xerox GM and U.S. Steel shed significant value. The market’s decline follows a period of peak profits eroded and tightened investor gloom. See MARKET, Page Two.
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New York
Associated Press
Weather report signals clearing and warmth in Virginia south
Virginia clears and warms up with sunny skies in the southeast on Saturday while the rest of the state stays sunny. Sunday brings fair and warm conditions. North Carolina sees fair to partly cloudy, mild Saturday with mountains at 7s and 77 to 85 elsewhere, and fair to slightly warmer Sunday. Downtown log shows Friday readings and Saturday morning figures with barometer and wind data.
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Virginia
North Carolina
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