Deadly ambush at Michelin rubber plantation Vietnam
Vietnamese 7th Regiment fights for survival after a Communist ambush at the Michelin rubber plantation 45 miles northeast of Saigon. U.S. advisers, a U.S. brigade nearby, and heavy air and naval support engage throughout the day, with moderate to heavy Vietnamese casualties and reports of American casualties. MiGs challenge U.S. reconnaissance planes near Yen Bai but escape unharmed.
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Vinese
U. Conshat
AY. S. Navy
Air Force
Michelin Hubber Co
7Th
Michelin
South
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Michelin Plantation
Yen Bai
Hanoi
Johnson orders civilian belt tightening amid Viet Nam spending rise
President Johnson to curb civilian expenditures as defense budget likely grows due to Vietnam war costs. He plans meetings with Ayub Khan and Harold Wilson in December while curbing domestic programs to balance a projected near 120 billion dollar defense bill and a 46.88 billion dollar budget.
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Jack Bell
Johnson City
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Johnson
Texas White House
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Lbj Ranch
Harold Wilson
Pedernales River Estate
Erhard
Totnet
al Sanday Dee
Charles L.J
New “Great Society
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Lorime
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Congress
Peace Marchers Rally in Washington Urge Peace Talks
Throng in Washington for Peace in Viet Nam urges President Johnson to acknowledge Communist peace feelers. SANE and allied groups demand halt to bombing, support Geneva accords, and push for elections in Vietnam. Controversial flags and placards provoke dispute among organizers and counter groups.
Woman seeks annulment over alleged draft dodger marriage
Karen M. Wilson filed for annulment in Santa Clara Superior Court claiming her husband of six months, Kenneth Wilson, 22, married her to evade the draft. The suit accuses him of fraudulently entering the marriage.
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Karen M. Wilson
Midwest Blizzard Rakes Midwest and Plains States
Heavy snow of blizzard proportions hit Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin with 14 inches in Hibbing 25 on the ground and Duluth at 22. Tornadoes and high winds crossed into the South and Southwest. Record highs appeared in several cities while Midwest temperatures plunged below zero in Montana and the Dakotas.
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Rusk says no immediate Viet Nam peace talks likely
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said new statements from North Viet Nam show no chance of negotiations with Hanoi in the near term. He urged peace marchers to press Hanoi to accept unconditional talks and warned the United States will not concede basic South Vietnamese interests.
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SANE
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New York
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Rusk
Hanoi
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U Thant
Huan Dan
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South Viet
Witch Doctor Accusation Is Denied
In Winston-Salem AP report a temporary order restrains Rev J S Mickens of White Rock Baptist Church from church financial duties before a hearing on accusations he wears a contraption from a witch doctor. Mickens calls the claims false saying they are lies and that accusers are under spells amid a dispute with church trustees and members over removal last month.
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Mickens
Hardin
Melvin
Howard
Mountain folk singer Frank Proffitt dies at 52
Frank Noah Proffitt, longtime North Carolina mountain folk singer, died this week at 52 from natural causes. Born in Johnson County, he learned banjo making and traditional songs from his father, recorded albums, and performed at Appalachian venues including the Chicago Folk Festival in 1961, preferring a simple life over professional competition.
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Watauga County
Tom Dula
Tom Dooley
Kingston Trio
Frank Warner
New York
Appalachia
Warner
Appalachians
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