U S Vietnam War Actions Escalate In Haiphong Attack
U S air raids hit Haiphong power plant cutting 15 percent of North Viet Nam's electric output as the war widens. Reports say 91 U S combat deaths last week, South Viet Nam clashes rise near Saigon, and planes from Enterprise and other units suffer losses in heavy fighting across the region.
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South Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
North Viet Nam
Red River Delta
Uong Bi
U. S
Sai
Gon
Air Force
Quang Ngai
Haiphong
North
Viet Nam
Gemini 6 and 7 astronauts complete first space rendezvous
The Gemini 6 and 7 crews achieved history with the first in-space rendezvous about 185 miles above the Philippines. Stafford and Schirra in Gemini 6 closed to 100 feet from Borman and Lovell in Gemini 7, signaling a milestone on the road to the moon with rapid orbital maneuvers and mission control confirmation.
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United States
Thomas P. Stafford
Philippine Islands
Stafford
Mission Control Center
Houston
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Schirra
Gemini
Indian Ocean
Kraft
Wilson heads to U.S. for talks and UN address
Prime Minister Harold Wilson leaves London for the United States to meet President Johnson and address the United Nations General Assembly. He is expected to push Viet Nam and Rhodesia as key topics and discuss possible oil embargo measures with U S support.
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Harold Wilson
United States
Johnson
U.N. General Assembly
Viet Nam
Wilson
Rhodesia
Assembly
Zambia
Washington
Britain
Wilson weighs Viet Nam peace talks and bombing pause
Wilson told Parliament that Britain would seek talks if North Vietnam accepts the conference table, while the U S would need halting bombing. He favors a simultaneous step in bombing and North Vietnamese interference. He faces internal opposition to backing the American line. The OAU moved to sever ties with Britain over Rhodesia, with Guinea and Tanzania set to break and Algeria possible.
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Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
Britain
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Viet
Organization of African Unity
Ian Smith
Guinea
Tanzania
Algeria
Ice balls from Hong Kong found grossly contaminated
Tests at the State Laboratory of Hygiene confirmed that novelty ice balls from Hong Kong are grossly contaminated. Dr. Martin P. Hines, director of the Division of Epidemiology, said local health departments were asked to advise people to refrain from using them. The department also tested hollow plastic teething rings filled with water.
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Raleigh
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Hong Kong
North Carolina Health Department
Martin P. Hines
Division of Epidemiology
Hines
Communists Work on Delivery Missile Threat to NATO
McNamara warned NATO ministers of a Chinese Communist missile threat within five years. Such missiles could reach from San Francisco to Berlin, challenging Western Europe. He noted Beijing fields about 2.3 million main troops plus militia and a 1,500 aircraft air force.
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NATO
San Francisco
Berlin
Peking
AFL-CIO Boosts Ranks with Eight New Executive Council Members
The AFL-CIO elected eight new Executive Council members, featuring presidents of unions totaling over three million workers. The move aims to make the council more responsive to rank and file and translate worker power into AFL-CIO policy.
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