Minor Action on Vietnam Front Update August 1 1965
The seventh week of battle sees scattered clashes across Vietnam. South Vietnamese forces claim 77 Viet Cong killed near Rach Gia and in Bac Lieu and Long An provinces. U S forces report 18 enemy killed and 61 shelling attacks with two American casualties. Total U S helicopter losses updated to 2893 with 1254 shot down. 2750 U S troops depart for Okinawa and the U S mainland, with 950 more leaving soon including Hawk missile units. Thailand weighs reducing its 12500-man combat division, and five North Vietnamese fishermen are rescued by a U S warship in international waters as repatriation efforts proceed.
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Richard H. Pyle
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
Uull
Rach Gla
Mekong
Bac Lieu
Long An
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
9Th Infantry Division
1St
Okinawa
United States
56Th Air Defense Artillery
da Nang
Chu Lai
South Vietnam
Nixon
Thanat Khoman
Bangkok
Thailand
Thanat
Ghe
Thaiiand
Laos
Youth Council Social at City Park Friday Night
The Negro Community announces a Youth Council social at City Park this Friday starting at 7 p.m. Admission is 25 cents. For details contact Ester Hicks at 777 4678 or 4474.
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Ester Hicks
Youth Council
City Park
Game and Fish Chief likens work to farming
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission director Hulsey, 45, compares wildlife management to harvesting a crop for human benefit. He plans no immediate program changes, praising land purchase as key to services. He notes tourism ties to hunting and fishing, calling the industry a $200 million yearly enterprise.
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Harry King
Associated Press
Little Rock
Andrew Hulsey
State Game and Fish Commission
Hulsey
Hugh Hackler
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Mt. Wa
Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission
Old Joe
Halsey
Hale Sey Saya
Evea
University of Arkansas
Fisheres Division
Story Behind the Surtax S
The Associated Press reports on a 10 percent surtax on higher income and corporate taxes, kept alive by stopgap legislation. Nixon seeks a six to twelve month extension with tax reform linked, House passage uncertain as Senate balks, and Ways and Means drafting broader reform.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Treasury
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Missile guidance job lets commission debate wildlife rules
A commission discusses complex wildlife harvest regulations including dog training rules and court challenges. It cites human judgment and personnel issues, with emphasis on better communication and evidence as cases await the state Supreme Court ruling.
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State Supreme Court
Hulsey
Supreme Court
Commission
Mars the next new world for mankind to visit
Space authorities increasingly advocate Mars as the only feasible new destination beyond the Moon for manned flight, due to hostile conditions and distance. Dr. Robert Jastrow of the Goddard Institute supports the view that manned exploration may be boundless, yet practical limits constrain near-term missions.
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New York
NEA
Mars
Moon
Robert Jastrow
Goddard Institute For Space Studies
Earth
Jastrow
Dr. Jastrow
Air fare hikes eyed by United and several airlines
United Air Lines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for about a 6.6 percent fare increase to align short and medium haul prices with costs. TWA planned a future filing. United proposed 10 percent on medium flights and 3 to 5 percent on long hauls with a 20 percent spread between coach and first class. The Midwest to Pacific Coast fares would stay, with ongoing promotional discounts.
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Washington
United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
New York
Trans World Airlines
TWA
United
CAB
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Apollo 11 Medal by Presidential Art Medals Details
The Apollo 11 Medal by Presidential Art Medals announces a high relief piece honoring the first lunar landing. Sculptor Ralph Menconi crafted the models, with delivery slated for mid September and silver and bronze versions priced at 35 and 5 dollars respectively. Readers may inquire at Presidential Art Medals Incorporated Englewood Ohio 45322.
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Harper
Ralph Mencaoni
Menconi
Cape Kennedy
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
NASA
Presidential Art Medals, Inc
Englewood
Ohio
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Oak Ridge Quartet
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Congress
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Conte
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