Tired Doughboy marches in Kenosha and Vietnam update
Woody Hawkins of Kenosha Wisconsin, a World War II veteran, dons a World War I uniform for parades and hauls a loaf of French bread on his back. Meanwhile, a broader wartime report details heightened Viet Cong attacks near Saigon, U.S. retaliatory rocket barrages, and diplomatic tensions as Czechoslovakia faces Soviet invasion.
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Woody Hawkins
Kenosha
Wis
Hawkins
Creighton W. Abrams
Saigon
Abrams
Carter Newcastle
Long Tau
Saigo
Beebe Searcy bypass bid leads Arkansas highway bids
Late frey Contractors Ind. of Fort Smith submitted the apparent low bid of 2,795,171 for the Beebe Searcy bypass as the Arkansas Highway Commission opened bids on 19 jobs totaling about 9 million. Several firms listed or failed to list subcontracts while others submitted lower bids for miles of resurfacing and grading across multiple counties, with Reynolds & Williams and Jeffrey Contractor among bidders.
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Little Rock
Latefrey
Ind
Fort Smith
Beebe Searcy
Arkansas Iigheway Commission
Bideay
Hallett Construction Co
Crosby, Minn
Craneford County
Dorarest
Commission
D. F. Jones Construction Co, Inc
Lincoln
Arkansas 114
Arkansas 54
Calmer
Palmyra
Deep South Construction Co. Inc
Hamburg
DREW
Arkansas 81
Ashley- Drew
Bituminous Inc
Pine Bluff
POLK
Arkansas
U.S
Mena
Freshout Corp
Sweet Home
Pulaski
White— Sur
U.S. 67
Cabot
Arkansas 5
el Paso
Reynolds A Wink
Beebe-Searcy
Beebe
Searcy
Jeffrey
Sen
Arkansas 31
Floyd
Reynolds & Williams
Sharp and Independence
Cava City
Sharp-Lawrence
Freshout Construction Co
Bradley
Cleveland-Bradley County Lne
Warren Bituminous Inc
Ouachita
Arkansas 9
Eagle Mills
Dallas - Ouachita County
Holly Springs
Rock Co
el Dorado
Washington
Winslow
West Fork
Anchor Construction Co
Fayetteville
Randolph
Maynard
Mississippi Valley Contracting Co, Inc
Paragould
Craighead
U.S. 63
Jonesboro
Arkansas 18
Arkadelphia
Malvern
Interstate
Prairie
White River
Arkansas 3
Des Arc
U.S. Steel Corp
St. Louis
Crawford
Mountainburg
Bob Dills Inc
McCarthy Campaigns Ahead of Democratic Nomination Fight
McCarthy and Humphrey clash over electability as 1968 Democratic convention nears in Miami Beach. McCarthy claims only he can win in November and pushes preconvention hearings and widespread delegate challenges to shape the outcome. Rockefeller and Nixon plots noted as parallels, with Humphrey facing a tough path to unify delegates.
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McCarthy
Nelson Rockefeller
Dirk Nich
Chicago
Hucbert Humphrey
Miami
Humphrey
Johnson
Rockefeller
Nixon
Broston
Stephen A. Mitchell
Miami Beach
159 Americans Killed in Week as Lull Ends in Vietnam
Saigon AP reports 159 American deaths, 609 wounded and hospitalized, 575 wounded and treated in the field for the week ending Aug 17. U.S. total deaths reach 26,793. missing or captured tally falls as staff reclassifies some cases. Enemy deaths cited at 2,102 for the prior week after reevaluation.
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Saigon
U.S
Lsted
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Arockets
Cambodia
Saltron
UN Council
Czechoslovakia
Jacob Malik
U.N
Malik
Britain
Lord Caradon
Caradon
Milik
Alvi Isalah
Alvin Isalah
Dale Fon Jones
Alvin L. Spotanski
Billy Woods
Charles W. Stuart
Fred
Suse
Ronald D. Mclver
Christopher L. Moore
Gary Ated Buwardsy
Ad Sammy Hamilton
Drs
Gary Lamont Edwards
Alvin Isaiah
Dalton Jones
A. G. Kyser
James W. Dennis
Rodney Powell
Rufus Cooper
B. T. Johnson
Audie Mullins
Robert D. Mullins
Howard C. Smith
Thurman Dunn
James G, Tittle
C. M. Faucheux
Jewell
Charles E. Bohannon
L. E. Poteet
Varnice Coley
Frank Frasher
Garnishee
Acton
Thompson
Impson
Dba
Tom’s DX
Service, Station, Electronic Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Democratic Party Platform Committee
Vietnam
Allegaj
Ball
Jan Muzik
Raidio
Prague
Bal
Interstate 30
Nevada Co
Vite
Loro
Lawrence
Strawberry River
Smith, Ville
Moro Lne
Warren
Vic’s Dollar Store
Second & Main Sts
Hope, Ark
Rd Weer
Perma Prest
Blue Jeans
Spee
Gleem
Syoo
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