Fighting Develops Near Hanoi And Saigon Airbases
Jets clashed with MIGs while bombing targets near Hanoi amid reports of downed enemy aircraft. US forces suffered casualties in Saigon defense as Viet Cong attacked Tan Son Nhut Airport and 30 Viet Cong were reported killed inside Saigon’s perimeter. The destroyer Ingersoll engaged North Vietnamese shore batteries off Dong Hoi with slight damage to the ship and no major casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nt
APV
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
Seni
U.S
North Viet ‘Nam
Ingersoll
Viet. Nam
U S
Dong Hoi
Rhodesian Cabinet Rejects Wilson Plan
In Salisbury, Ian Smith’s cabinet rejected Britain’s proposed 13 month old independence plan. Smith said the fight goes on and accepted some parts while opposing terms giving the British governor control of police and armed forces and ministerial appointments.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Britain
Smith
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Humphrey Gibbs
Rhodesian _Front Party
Georgia Case Before High Court Today
Supreme Court justices questioned both sides in a Georgia case over who should pick the next governor. The dispute exams whether the state legislature can elect the governor after no candidate won a majority in the nationwide vote. Harold N Hill Jr. argued for legislative selection under the state constitution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Howard Callaway
Lester G. Maddo
Harold N- Hill Jr
Hill
U.S
House
Morgan County Faces $1 A Head Vote Tuesday
Probate Judge T. C. Almon forecasts a costly election Tuesday as Morgan County voters decide on four constitutional amendments. About 2,500 expected turnout from 27,000 qualified, costing roughly $1 per vote with 57 machines in use. Polls run 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. County officials note expenses for ballots and supplies.
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Morgan County
Almon
Almond
Franklin County
Eye Facts Conference On Draft Told By Hershey
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey, director of the Selective Service, told the University of Chicago draft conference it must begin from facts to produce new ideas and avoid faulty assumptions as it weighs the present system. The session aims to weigh advantages and disadvantages of conscription.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Chicago
University of Chicago
Lewis B
Hershey
Selective
Markets At A Glance New York AP Stocks Higher Moderate Trading
Markets at a glance show stocks higher in moderate trading in New York with cotton quiet. Wheat in Chicago steady and firm while corn shows higher demand. soybeans active with thin receipts. Hog prices mostly steady to 50 cents higher, top 22.50. slaughter steers steady to 25 cents lower, top 25.25.
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New York
Chicago
Commerce Department proposes vehicle inspections nationwide
The Commerce Department proposed mandatory inspection of all motor vehicles and periodic examination of all drivers as part of each state's highway safety program. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Georgia Legislature violated Julian Bond's constitutional rights by refusing to seat him.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Supreme Court
Georgia
Julian Bond
Escape From Draper Prison Breaks Out Six Inmates
Six convicts sawed through bars and climbed the fence at Draper Correctional Center in Alabama. Two climbers were shot at when guards fired. Three escapees were recaptured. Injured inmates were treated at the prison hospital. Names included Austin Atchinson, David R. Clark, and Larry Harrison.
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Speigner
Ala
Draper Correctional Center
Frank Lee
Lee
Austin Atchinson
Mobile
David R. Clark
Etowah County
Jefferson
Rain Forecast Brings Hope Though Damp Weather Returns
The weatherman projects a 40 to 60 percent chance of rain tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures ahead. Today’s high around 52 and a low near 46, while other regions face frigid lows like 16 below in parts of the Buffalo area. Oregon and Midwest states report snow or sleet with fog complicating travel from Oklahoma to Illinois.
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Oregon
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa
Ilinois
Bodies of Mobile brothers found in Baldwin County
The body of a second boy, 13-year-old Michael Evans, was found in a pine thicket near Whitehouse Fork Road east of Alabama 225, about a half mile from the first body. The missing youths, Randall and Michael Evans, had been missing since the day after Thanksgiving.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
Mysterioouly
R.E. Evans
Taylor Wilkins
Michael Evans
Whitehouse Fork Road
Alabama
Michael
Randall
Eisenhower to Undergo Gallbladder Surgery
Former President Dwight D Eisenhower will enter Walter Reed Hospital in Gettysburg for gallbladder removal this week. Doctors will determine the exact day and time of the operation and Eisenhower’s office says the procedure is scheduled and the doctors have informed him.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Ike
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