26 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1967
Page
1
AP analysis notes that renewed hostilities threaten a durable peace in the Middle East and foretell a strategic map shift. Egypt faces the heaviest impact from delays in reaching a secure settlement, including loss of an oil refinery complex at Suez and 80 percent of Egypts refined petroleum.
Reports from Vietnam describe raids near Hue and Saigon with ground fighting by the 25th Infantry Division. Casualties include 5 dead and 33 wounded among U S troops, plus 14 enemy killed in another clash. In the Mekong Delta 15 mortar rounds hit My Tho wounding civilians and soldiers. The 1st Air Cavalry found 50 more enemy bodies in Tam Ky, raising total enemy dead to 98. The McArthur operation in the central highlands netted 4 Communist deaths and 16 American wounded. The Saigon regime announced a reward of 850 for catching Viet Cong terrorists on Oct 31 or Nov 1 coinciding with Thieu’s inauguration and National Day. American pilots faced heavy anti aircraft fire, while Hanoi claimed 100 planes shot down. Israel’s actions in the region and the Suez Canal situation affect oil and regional power dynamics amid broader war tensions.
Arcadia area in Florida Everglades region is linked to a gunman who opened fire at Hammermill Paper Co. in Lock Haven and then at his Lon gaton home. James and Vanessa Richardson died on arrival. two children were hospitalized. Investigators pursue whether the incident was intentional or accidental.
Inflation era data show per capita income after taxes rising to 2747 in the third quarter from 2716 in the second, but when adjusted for 1958 prices the third quarter stands at 2395, up only seven from the prior quarter. The smallest gain since 1966’s 23 rise, adjusted downward by inflation. Police confront a shooting spree as Held robs, shoots, and clashes with officers at multiple locations, wounding several, including a 37-year-old operator and a 5-year-old child, before officers subdue him.
A committee including former secretaries of state Dean Acheson and James Byrnes urged restraint and warned against general or nuclear war. They insisted the United States must press on with patient, responsible resistance, without surrender, to signal resolve to Peking and Hanoi.
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