B52 Bombers Strike North Viet Nam Near DMZ Again
U S B52 bombers raided southern North Viet Nam near the demilitarized zone for the third time in four days. Smaller tactical bombers hit seven storage areas inside the DMZ while ground fighting in South Viet Nam was limited.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Mu Gia Pass
U.S. Air Force
Canberra
Dong Ha
Peace Proposals Pressed By U.S. In UN Talk
The United States stood by its peace proposals for North Viet Nam at the United Nations. Ambassador Goldberg dismissed Hanoi’s reply as propaganda and urged unconditional talks with a phased troop withdrawal. Thant’s three point plan calls for bombing halt, military scaling back, and negotiations with those actually fighting.
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Viet Nam
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U.N. General Assembly
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Rusk
National Liberation Front
Goldberg
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.N
Generl Thant
Thant
United Nations
Assembly
Mob Attacks Portuguese Embassy in Kinshasa
A mob of about 200 Congolese destroyed and set fire to the Portu guese Embassy in Kinshasa, injuring and vanishing the Portuguese charge d affaires and two aides. Police with sub machine guns contained roughly 1,000 demonstrators as flames consumed the consular area and two cars outside.
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Kinshasa
Congo
Leopoldville
Senators Debate War Costs And Spending Cuts
Senators who work on money bills offered varied estimates of Vietnam War costs from $10 billion a year to $2 billion a month. The discussion followed President Johnson’s meeting with seven governors about cutting overall government spending to ease inflation. Governors cautioned that slowing programs, including highway projects, could affect state economies while considering possible budget restraints.
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Washington
Johnson
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Allen J. Ellender
Dla
Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
Congress
Stennis
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Scranton
Cuss
Glamorous Automotive Dream Electric Car Makes News
Ford tests a battery powered car in England next year expected to be a decade away from U.S. highways. Chrysler pursues a turbine powered experimental car in a 12 year program costing over 1 million dollars with 1.3 million miles logged on 50 cars. Chrysler reports a fifth generation turbine and prefers white kerosene. GM and Ford run turbine engines but see practical use in the 1970s after further research.
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Detroit
Ford
England
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
General Motors
Mercy Train To El Paso Faces Uncertain Future
A 10 car mercy train from Lafayette to a Tarahumara village near Chihuahua teeters between crossing into Mexico and denial by Mexican authorities. Officials cite Mexican welfare limits while Louisiana donors press aid as Tarahumara Indians endure hunger and poverty in the Sierra Madre.
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San Antonio
Chihuahua & Pacific Railroad
Mexico
Treasury Try
Louisiana
Luis Verplancken
Sierra Madre
Chihuahua
Saturn at Closest Approach Draws Star Gazer Attention
Washington reports Saturn is closer to Earth than in 30 years with a Sept. 19 opposition and a near edge-on view of its rings. Astronomers seek sharper images to study whether the rings are ice crystals or solid debris, amid forthcoming moon-shot news.
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John Volpe
Massachusetts
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Washington
Russia
America
Earth
Saturn
High Point sees record building year in 1966 slowdown
The Sunday Enterprise notes housing work slowed but industrial and business construction continues apace in High Point. It forecasts 1966 as a record building year for the city and highlights a music beat aimed at teens amid concerns over song lyrics and a perceived moral crisis in the industry.
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