Ambush repulsed as U S forces face heavy fighting in Vietnam
Reports say enemy troops struck a U S convoy 12 miles east of Tay Ninh and launched mortars against a Nha Trang headquarters and capital. Casualties included one American killed and 34 wounded, while 13 U S and Allied troops were hurt. Nigeria lifts blockade to allow Red Cross airlift aid to Biafran refugees.
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U.S
Tay Ninh
Nha Trang City
U.S. Army Corps
Vietnam
Lagos
Nigeria
Biafra
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Fortas nomination clash returns to Congress
The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider Fortas the nomination for Chief Justice with Hart aiming to report favorably though a filibuster is anticipated. Across the nation Nixon mounts a Chicago motorcade to contrast conventions with open limousine events. A bank heist on City Island ends with no trace of the getaway boat Cheetah. Wallace departs for Miami Beach to resume his third party presidential bid. The Justice Department notes 40 states will receive 3.9 million dollars for riot control programs with California and New York among recipients.
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Johnson
Abe Fortas
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Hart
New York
Long Island Sound
Coast Guard
Justice Department
Wyoming
California
Daley Asks Prime Time To Counter Critics
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley asked NBC CBS and ABC for one hour of prime time to rebalance coverage of antiwar demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention. He said a report on police actions would follow from city investigations and released a McCarthy Hilton raid account. The piece also notes deaths and civil rights updates and legal actions involving Medger Evers widow, Rt. Rev. Arthur Lichtenberger, Matt Cisner, and Mickey Hargitay seeking child support.
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Richard J. Daley
Daley
NBC
CBS
ABC
Eugene J. McCarthy
Conrad Hilton
National Guard
Hilton
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
U.S
India
McCarthy
TUC challenges Wilson on equal pay and austerity policy
In Blackpool Britain the Trades Union Congress presses Prime Minister Harold Wilson for equal pay for women and threatens nationwide strike backing the demand. It also moves toward a showdown with the government over wage and price freezes and austerity measures.
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Blackpool
England
Britain
Trades Union Congress
TUC
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Prague Deputy Premier Sik resigns during West ties push
Prague reports Deputy Premier Ota Sik resigned Tuesday night while in Belgrade Yugoslavia. President Ludvik Svoboda accepted the move after Sik helped push former President Antonin Novotny from the Communist party chief post in January.
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Ota Sik
Czechoslovakia
Sik
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Prague Radio
Ludvik Svoboda
Antonin Novotny
Communist Party
Brandt Urges Worldwide Ban on Aggression at Geneva
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt called for a global ban on all forms of aggression at a 90 nation non nuclear conference. He urged non nuclear nations to be secure without relying on nuclear powers and warned that nuclear states can threaten non nuclear states with conventional weapons.
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Geneva
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Mayhem Record Sets Labor Day Traffic Toll
American motorists set new records for Labor Day traffic mayhem and highway fatalities over a three day summer holiday. A final count shows 666 deaths in traffic between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Monday, surpassing the previous record of 636 in 1966. California led with 50 fatalities, followed by Illinois 47 Michigan 46 Texas 45 Pennsylvania 31 Ohio 30 and New York 28.
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California
Illinios
Michigan
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Beach Avenue court ruling noted in county records
Local notice from May 2 1943 cites Beach Avenue matters in County Court actions. Filing references include case numbers and carrier details, with dates aligning to October. The fragment confirms a probate or civil matter proceeding in the court system.
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SIAN
Pine Ave
Lona
Ong
Beach
Court County
Miss America finalists parade ends reign at Atlantic City
About 100000 spectators on the Atlantic City Boardwalk greet the 50 Miss America state winners and Debra Dene Barnes of Moran Kansas as she makes her final appearance before relinquishing the crown. Sunny 79 degree weather highlights the public finale. Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to Marine Sgt Walter K Singleton for wiping out an enemy squad. Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington. Shirley Temple Black to tour Europe to raise funds and votes for the Republican Party.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Boardwalk
Say Goodby
Debra Dene Barnes
Moran
Kan
Walter K. Singleton
Singleton
George O. Singleton
Memphis
Tenn
Marine Barracks
Washington
Ike's Crisis Appears Over
General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s remarkable will to live saw him through a major health crisis. Doctors on Tuesday stopped daily bulletins as his recovery progressed. The medical team refused to predict if he could resume a normal life, saying it was too early to tell last week.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
TV Couple Linda Henning Mike Minor Seek Marriage License
Linda Kaye Henning and Mike Minor applied for a Los Angeles marriage license and plan to wed Saturday at St. David's Episcopal Church in North Hollywood. Minor is 27 and has previous marriage. Henning is 23, daughter of TV producer Paul Henning. They met on Petticoat Junction two years ago. Indiana Rep. William Ruckelshaus suspended his Senate bid after an intruder robbed and assaulted his wife at knifepoint. his brother John announced the suspension.
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Mickey Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield
Los Angeles
Hargitay
Miss Mansfield
New Orleans
West Hollywood
Linda Kaye Henning
Mike Minor
Petticoat Junction
St. David’s Episcopal Church
North Hollywood
Minor
Miss Henning
Paul Henning
Indiana
William D. Ruckelshaus
U.S. Senate
Ruckelshaus
John
Indiana Senate
William Ruckelshaus
Birch Bayh
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