Viet Cong Down Another F105 North Of DMZ In Saigon Bombing
North Vietnamese gunners shot down a second U.S. Air Force F105 over North Vietnam as B52s and fighter-bombers continued heavy raids. The two-man crew of the shot-down plane was reported missing, while another F105 was downed Sunday northwest of Dong Hoi and the pilot rescued.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Mekong
Delta
Navy
Dmz
Secret Chinese Radio Urges Army To Prepare Revolt
Hong Kong reports a clandestine station calling itself the Voice of the People's Liberation Army urges Red China’s army to revolt against Mao Tse tung. It targets Mao, his wife Chiang Ching and Defense Minister Lin Piao and has been broadcasting nightly for some time.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Voice of the People’s Liberation Army
Mao
Chiang Ching
Lin Piao
Russia urged for return to orthodox communism in Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny, ousted Czechoslovak leader, made two secret trips to Moscow to seek Soviet aid. Prague faces hardline pressure from five East bloc nations demanding liberal leaders resign. Soviet troop reduction progresses with 2,500 of 16,000 left for maneuvers, with all due out by July 21.
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Vienna
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Prague
National travel tax killed in Senate committee
Senate Finance Committee in executive session killed President Johnson’s 30 percent travel tax proposal for Americans traveling outside the Western Hemisphere. Hearings were cancelled, and the panel said discussion would be moved to after conventions, with private signals that it may not be revived when Congress reconvenes in September. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce testified the tax would not noticeably impact the balance of payments deficit.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Congress
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Steel union calls 400000 members to strike vote
United Steelworkers leaders urged about 400,000 members to vote on strike authorization for August 1 to back contract demands. Ballots will be cast next Tuesday at local union offices across the United States and Canada. The move marks the first time rank and file approval is sought as major steel firms have not made wage offers since talks opened June 24.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
U.S
Canada
Congress Gives Up on Early Adjournment
Congressional leaders abandoned plans to adjourn before the August political conventions. President Johnson called for a return after the conventions to finish vital legislation and expected recess from August 3 to after Labor Day.
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Congress
Washington
Johnson
Outlaw Edward Thompson Jr Captured After Virginia Killings
Police captured outlaw Edward Thompson Jr at a Greensboro roadblock in North Carolina after a deadly day in Virginia. Two victims found shot in Ronake cement house preceded Thompson’s arrest as three teen hostages were freed unharmed.
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Edward Thompson Jr
Virginia
Greensboro
N.C
Thompson
Roncake
J. Howard Davis
Brewster Freeman
North Carolina
World sympo sium signals promise for heart transplants
Cap e Town hosts a three day heart transplant symposium with three survivors and Dr Den ton A Cooley of Houston calling the event a great promise for the average man. The University of Cape Town sponsored the meeting.
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Denton A. Cooley
Houston
Cape Town
South Africa
Dr. Cooley
University of Cape Town
Classified ad page details from Long Beach paper
The 1968 Long Beach Independent classified section lists contact numbers HE 5 1167 and HE 2 5959 for ads. It shows publication details, dates, volume and issue, and rates per month with amounts 38 42 36 dollars as part of the ad pricing.
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Sixth St
Pine Ave
Long Beach 12
Calif
Long Beach 2
Superior Court
Los Angeles County
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Hester “Cherry” Freeman
Mathilda Love
Roanoke
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University of California Medical Center
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Susan Bartolomei
Susan
Timothy Luce
Sonora
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Deer Park
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Westport
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Richmond
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Patricia
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Truman
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National Cochairman For Women
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