U S Planes Sink Two Torpedo Boats in Tonkin Gulf Action
U S planes struck four North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin killing two and damaging two others. Navy pilots reported being fired on during identification passes and later damaged a boat with rockets and cannons. Separate Viet Cong actions near Saigon and Haiphong caused minimal U S damage and minor clashes with ground forces.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphong
Constellation
Filters Called Ineffective in Blocking Tar and Nicotine
Buffalo AP reports cancer researcher Dr. George E. Moore says laboratory tests show filter tips fail to protect smokers from tar and nicotine. Eight brands were tested with results varying. some filters let more tar and nicotine through than plain ends.
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Buffalo, N. Y
George E. Moore
Rioting in Waukegan Ends with Deadly Firebomb Attack
A homemade gasoline firebomb struck a car during rioting in Waukegan Illinois burning six passengers. Police report 63 arrests as about 400 to 500 rioters filled South Genesee Street stoning, smashing windows, and throwing firebombs. Esther Albarran, 6, among the injured, was hospitalized in Chicago in serious condition.
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Waukegan, Ill
Walter Riley
Genesee Street
South East
J.W. Johnson
Gabriel Albarran
Mary
Jesus
Esther
Jose Lopez
Nemesia
Waukegan
Esther Albarran
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Senator Magnuson calls FTC probe into filter cigarette study
Senate Commerce Committee chairman Magnuson urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a cancer researcher’s report that certain filter cigarettes carry more tar and nicotine than non filter brands. He cited the Public Health Service and noted Dr George E Moore of New York state cancer research center as the source.
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Moore
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
New York State
Cancer Research and Treatment Center
Buffalo
Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission Today
Public Health Service
Magnuson
George E. Moore
Cancer Research Center
Pall Mall
Red Guards Demonstrate Calm in Beijing Embassies Row
Thousands of Red Guards gathered before the Soviet Embassy in Peking while heeding official calls for discipline. The march aimed at denouncing revisionism and included renamed streets and banners praising Mao, with diplomats and media briefly affected by the demonstrations.
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Tokyo
Peking
Peking People’s Daily
Red Guards
China
Lhasa
Tibet
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Mao Tze-tung
Moscow
Tanjug
Red Guard
TASS
People's Liberation Army
Chu Teh
Chinese Communist Party
New China News Agency
Mao
Humphrey Sees Kennedy as Great Help to Democratic Party
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey says Senator Robert F. Kennedy will be a great help to the Democratic party in the 1968 campaign. He notes polls showing Kennedy popular despite Johnson remaining the likely 1968 nominee. Nixon credits Kennedy’s poll strength to money, work, publicity and organization and suggests Johnson could drop Humphrey for Kennedy on the ticket.
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Humphrey
Kennedy
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Democratic Party
New York
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Faith Flounders North Storm Taming Effort In Doubt
Dr Cecil Gentry of Project Stormfury warned doubt over launching the hurricane disruption mission as Faith wanders northward. Forecasters expect the storm to keep its track for 24 hours while remaining off the Bahamas with winds near 120 miles per hour.
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U. S
Project
Stormfury
Chain of
Bahamas Islands
Market Slides In Heavy Trading As Dow Dips
New York stocks declined again with the Dow Jones average down 5.45 points to 775.11 at noon. Early losses were shared as the New York Stock Exchange ticker fell ten minutes behind in reporting mid day floor transactions.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
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