250 Viet Cong Killed In Delta Sweep
Vietnamese government and U.S. sources report about 250 Viet Cong killed in a Mekong Delta sweep near Can Tho with 156 confirmed by ground fighting and 100 by air strikes. U.S. advisers and air power supported the offensive, while other fronts reported limited contact and light casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
U.S
Can Tho
Duc Co-Pleiku
Viet Nam Highlands
Duc Co
Binh Thuan
North
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Elgart Band to Headline Oktoberfest Dance Night
Les Elgart's 15 piece orchestra will perform at the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium during Oktoberfest running Sept 29 to Oct 2. Tickets via Oktoberfest button and low admission. The event features twin brothers Les and Larry Elgart with a storied jazz lineage and a Band of the Year accolade by 1960.
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Les Elgart
Elgart
Mary E. Sawyer
Otis
Bunny Berigan
Hal McIintyre
Harry James
Charlie Spivak
Astor Hotel
Spivak
Brother Larry
Les
U.S. Navy
Woody Herman
Herman Herd
CBS
Raymond Scott
Rioting in Watts injures 120 including Dick Gregory
In Los Angeles Watts a second night of rioting left more than 120 injured including comedian Dick Gregory who was shot in the left thigh. Police jailed 80 rioters as 700 peace officers and National Guard planned for potential renewed violence.
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Watts
Los Angeles
UPI Telephotos
Dick Gregory
National Guard
Gregory
Central Receiving Hospital
No Man’s Land Central
Imperial Highway
Don Smith
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Smith
Avalon Boulevard
California
California National Guard
Ramp Expansion Study Sought and Library Plans Approved
La Crosse Common Council approves preliminary plans for the new main library at 8th and Main, buys property for a fire station site at 5th Avenue and Market Street, and orders an architect for the library project. Aldermen discuss adding parking ramp spaces, bid music room at Longfellow School, and propose $350,000 bonding for South Side high school.
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Eva Callahan
5Th Avenue
Market Street
la Crosse
8Th
Main Streets
Bernard F. Maney
16Th Ward
Market Square
New South Side High School
Pioneer Labor Hall Association
Maney
Board of Public Works
State Street
4Th
5Th
6Th
Mississippi
Market
Bonsack
Warren Loveland
Q. H. Hale
Library Board
Ellickson
Harry Schroeder
Batavian National Bank
Tto
House Passes 3.25 Billion Public Works Bill
The House approved a 3.25 billion public works and area development measure amid a boon versus boondoggle debate. The bill funds federal grants and long term loans to boost job creation, infrastructure, and industrial expansion, with Senate changes likely. Wisconsin members split along party lines on the vote.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
William F. Arbogast
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Vermont
Delaware
Congress
Wisconsin
Kastenmeier
Race
Reuss
Stalbaum
Zablocki
O'Konski
Byrnes
Davis
Laird
Thomson
Vapors Detected At Titan Site Evacuations Follow
SEARCY Ark Air Force evacuated all unnecessary personnel from the Titan 2 missile complex after abnormal vapors were detected. An investigation is underway by trained specialists in the silo area where 53 civilians died Monday. The spokesman could not specify evacuation numbers or remaining personnel.
Medicare guide available at La Crosse Tribune office
A newly published book What You've Got Coming from Medicare and Social Security is sold in limited supply for $1 at The La Crosse Tribune office. Copies are not mailed. mail orders require sending $1 to Medicare c/o La Crosse Tribune Box 489 Dept. 546 Radio City Station New York NY 10019.
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la Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
Medicare c O la Crosse Tribune
Dept
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Mayo Clinic chief backs allowing death of incurable patients
Charles Mayo of Mayo Clinic and Foundation in Rochester argues that some patients should be allowed to die as well as live. Speaking in Cincinnati at a National Medical Association meeting he urged physicians to decide when to stop all efforts and permit death in peace, stressing such decisions should be made by groups rather than individuals.
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Mayo
Cincinnati, Ohio
Charles Mayo
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Rochester, Minn
Letter found on Viet Cong officer amid Duc Co siege
The letter by Nguyen Chanh Ngoc describes dire hunger and sickness among Viet Cong fighters near Duc Co, detailing near starvation, lack of water, and exhausted troops. Found on his body by government troops, authorities say the letter is authentic.
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Peter Arnett Pleiku
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Chanh Ngoc
Ngoc
Duc Co
Lam, Trung
Dinh
Post Mortem Ordered In Area Death
Camp Douglas Wisconsin authorities ordered a post mortem on Louise Walker 32 after a late night quarrel with her husband. Tissue samples were sent to the State Crime Laboratory with no report yet. Sheriff Pagel noted no evidence of manslaughter or self harm and said the death remains under investigation.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Juneau County
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10Th Ward
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Civic Center
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Titan
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Pese Daily
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