Bombers Hit Infiltration Routes Along Vietnam Border
U S B52 squadrons bomb the old DMZ to block fresh Communist troop infiltration. In one sector last week Allied forces counted 992 Hanoi regulars killed in two months, while 783 enemy dead were tallied 30 miles north of Qui Nhon as forces pursue three Red regiments.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
International Control Commission
United States
Hanoi
Ton Pra‘irie
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Qui Nhon
Keep Busy Advice for Long Life Passes at 107
Mrs. Mary Tinsley Hamlin died at 107 after living by the motto to keep hands busy. Born March 28, 1859 in Rocky Hill, Henderson County, she sewed and braided rugs into old age and hoed her garden. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Ashworth, daughter Mrs. Miller of Bluefield, 11 grandchildren, and many great grandchildren. She attended First Baptist Church in Brevard.
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Brevard
N.C
Mary Tinsley Hamlin
Rocky Hill
Henderson County
John Ashworth
Transylvania County
Rocky Hill Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Hamlin
Ashworth
Marcus J. Miller
Bluefield
W. Va
Principles For War The Same at Kings Mountain
Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze framed the Kings Mountain anniversary talk around shared principles of freedom with the Vietnam era. He noted Tar Heel troops died and were maimed at Kings Mountain, yet their sacrifices helped forge a nation governed by law and freedom, urging unity against forces threatening worldwide liberty.
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Kings Mountain
N. C
Navy
Paul H. Nitze
North Carolina
Viet Nam
Nitze
Istate
Blue Ridge Mountains
Lord Cornwallis
Disease's Decline Shows TB Rates Plunge Since 1900
Tuberculosis of all forms has fallen in the United States from 194 per 100000 in 1900 to about six in the early 1960s. It was the leading cause of death until 1909 but dropped to 19th by 1960.
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United States
Johnson clears path for adjournment of Congress
President Johnson postpones Viet Nam war funds until January and sets a date to end Congress this year. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen plan to meet McCormack to draft adjournment by Oct 22, contingent on defense appropriations and domestic spending. Morse proposes DC home rule, signaling potential filibuster.
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Jack Bell Washington
Johnson
Congressional
Congress
Mansfield
Senate
House
Dirksen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
District of Columbia
Morse
Cavalry Troops Net Largest Prisoner Haul Of War
The U S 1st Cavalry Division on Phu Cat in Vietnam reports over 600 prisoners and 1 400 suspects captured in Operation Irving with allies from Korea and South Vietnam. Capt Ralph Stevens oversees a 300 strong prison compound as intelligence teams classify detainees and separate civilians from fighters. Maj Gen John Norton calls the encirclement decisive and notes enemy numbers overwhelmed.
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Phu Cat
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ralph Stevens
Wolfeboro
N.H
Cavalry
Pleiku
Highlands
Irving
Court of Prison
Ers
Aps
John Norton
1St Cavalry Division
Hope Dims For Pair In Boat Puffin
The British Admiralty said nearly all hope is gone for Britons David Johnstone aged 34 and John Hoare aged 29 in the 15 foot Puffin. Ships and aircraft will continue patrols with Shackleton coastal command planes keeping a lookout over the Atlantic. The pair left Norfolk Virginia on May 26 and were last sighted mid Atlantic August 11 by an American Coast Guard cutter.
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London
British Admiralty
Atlantic
Shackleton Coastal Command
David Johnstone
John Hoare
Norfolk
Mid- Atlantic
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non-Surgical Method
A new healing substance Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H, allegedly shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case reports claim noticeable reductions and statements that piles have ceased to be a problem, with the product sold in suppository and ointment forms at drug counters.
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New York, N. Y
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