Navy planes raid Viet Cong supply depots near Hanoi
Carrier based U S Navy aircraft pounded two North Vietnamese depots Thien Linh Dong about 75 miles south of Hanoi and Phu Qui 45 miles farther south. Sixteen planes hit Thien Linh Dong with four raids against Phu Qui, destroying buildings damaging rail cars and injuring no one.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Thien Linh Dong Omy
Hanoi
Phu Qui
Hancock
Ku Qui
Midway
Thien Linh Dong
U.S
Dong Phuong
Na Ma River
Inf
Bitter Latin Memories Aroused By U.S. Dominican Action
Latin American reactions at the United Nations criticize U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic. Venezuela's Leoni calls it an invasion while Frei backs action to stop bloodshed and oppose dictatorship. Peruvian and Mexican officials condemn interference and urge restraint.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Dominican Republic
Raul Leoni
Venezuela
Arturo Illin
Eduardo Frei
Organization of American States
Frei
Illia
Fernando Schwalb
Schwalb
Peru
Mexico
Dominican Republic Crisis Deepens as U S Forces Reach 4200
American airborne troops landed, bringing U S forces to 4200 in Santo Domingo amid a civil war. The two day old junta sought U S intervention while Washington weighed action to deter a Communist takeover and restore order.
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Embajador
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Organization of American Rates
Johnson
Washington
Cuba
China
Soviet Union
Juan Bosch
Rusk says Dominican rebellion may echo communism
Secretary of State Dean Rusk paused in a Capitol press conference to say the Dominican Republic revolt may have some aspects of a Communist movement but is not a second Communist front. He spoke after advising Johnson at the White House about the crisis and described the cease-fire and OAS actions discussed at a mixed briefing.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
Dean Rusk
Dominican Republic
Rusk
Capitol Corridor
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
George E. Reedy
Caribbean
White House
Reedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
George W. Ball
Cyrus R. Vance
Central Intelligence Agency
William F. Raborn Jr
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Organization of American States
OAS
Government To Control British Steel
London AP report says Prime Minister Harold Wilson unveiled a plan to nationalize Britain's steel industry. The white paper calls for state ownership of about 70 percent of production and 70 percent of the workforce, risking a heavy rebuke from defecting Labour MPs and possible defeat in Parliament.
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London
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Britain
Actus Nation
House of ‘Commons
Cam
Commons
Woodrow Wyatt
Desmond Donnelly
Senate Okays Warnings By N C Officers
The North Carolina Senate approved a bill allowing state highway patrolmen and other officers to issue warnings for doubtful or minor traffic violations. Senator J Russell Kirby cited 35 states using warnings and said the aim is to foster a more cordial public attitude toward law enforcement. Senator Gordon Hanes noted patrolmen supported the measure.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
J. Russell Kirby
Wilson County
Gordon Hanes
Forsyth
Marine Commandant says U S can handle Viet Nam tasks
Marine Commandant Wallace M Greene Jr says if needed the United States can devote the power to handle any task in South Viet Nam. He notes 35 000 to 40 000 Marines available with 8 000 to 9 000 already in Viet Nam and says reserves won t be mustered just to sit around.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Washington
Wallace M. Greene Jr
South Viet Nam
Greene
Okinawa
Japan
da Nang
Far East
Dominican Republic
Abel Wins USW Presidency in Bitter Election Fight
L. W. Abel was declared victor in the United Steelworkers Union president race. Incumbent David J. McDonald vowed to contest and said he would pursue union procedures and potential appeals. McDonald met Labor Secretary Wirtz to discuss the steel situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel
I. W. Abel
Pittsburgh
Joseph Germane
Chicago
United Steelworkers
Germane
David J. McDonald
L. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
McDonald
Labor
Union Executive Board
Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Landrum-Griffin
International Executive Board
Seattle Earthquake Toll Rises to Five Dead in Pacific Northwest
Washington state officials say five people are dead and damage runs into millions after the area s worst quake in over a decade. In Seattle eight schools closed with some unlikely to reopen soon as tremors damaged roads bridges and public facilities.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington State
Pacific Northwest
Frank Brock
Ensley Llewellyn
Llewellyn
Olympia
Temblor
Raymond Haughton
Eugene Goulet
Fisher ‘Flouring Mills
Haughton
Goulet
Adolphus Lewis
James Johnson
Ethel Webb
Tacoma
Zenda Lorenz
Norman Rasmussen
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Dominican
Essing Center
San Isidro Air Base
By Louis Uchitelle
United States
Santo
W. Tapley Bennett
Su Es Junta
Navy
British Steel
N.C
USW
Sharen
University of Washington
Alaska
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