Marines on mop up face Viet Cong fire on Van Tuong Peninsula
U S Marines sweeping the Van Tuong Peninsula after a major engagement faced sporadic Viet Cong fire from tunnels and fortifications. The battle, beginning Wednesday with amphibious and helicopter assaults, left heavy enemy losses and relatively light U.S. casualties, with 563 Viet Cong counted and estimates of 1,200 in the combat zone. Henry Cabot Lodge arrived in Saigon for a second ambassadorship and urged unity to repel aggression as American and allied forces press the campaign in South Vietnam.
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van Tuong Peninsula
Chu Lai
UPI
Ronald I. Deutsch
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
E. W. Snyder
Oceanside
Calif
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Viet Nam
Lodge
Viet
Iverson Reaches Semifinal in Western Junior Golf
La Crosse golfer Don Iverson defeated Roger Puls of Dubuque 3 and 2 to move into the semifinals of the 48th Western Junior Championship at the University of Iowa. This was his third straight win in match play as he prepared for another 18-hole test Friday afternoon with a finals bid on Saturday.
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Iowa City
Iowa
la Crosse
Don Iverson
Roger Puls
Dubuque
Iverson
University of Iowa
Viet Strike Costs U S 1 Million
Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara told a Senate hearing that a strike by 30 B52 bombers against Viet Cong targets costs about 1 million dollars. He said the cost is small relative to the risk and that the operation is warranted to learn what can be accomplished. He noted jungle strikes disrupt bases communications and supplies.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam Jungles
McNamara
Senate
Southeast Asia
White Teachers Fired by Negro Official at Bishop College
In Dallas, thirteen white summer instructors remained on site after an eviction order by Bishop College president Dr. Milton K. Curry Jr. for stirring up students. Walter Johnson said they could stay until Saturday when contracts end. teachers protested alleged newspaper suppression and student intimidation.
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Dallas
Tex
Bishop College
Milton K. Curry Jr
Walter Johnson
Bishop
Curry
Inmate Sit-Down Strike Ends at Louisiana Penitentiary
About 500 inmates staged an overnight sit-down protest at the Louisiana State Penitentiary over the use of inmate guards. The strike ended peacefully as guards cleared the yard and prisoners returned to dormitories. One escape attempt by James Woods from New Orleans resulted in a gunshot to his hand.
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Angola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Wingate White
State Board of Institutions
James Woods
New Orleans
J.D. Middlebrook
White
Eisenhower backs Johnson Viet Nam policy amid UN funding debate
GOP leaders press plan for a white paper on origins of U S military role in South Viet Nam while Eisenhower publicly backs Johnson. He notes current U N peacekeeping funding decisions and says他 would support the President to defend freedom in Viet Nam amid questions of past administrations commitments.
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Johnson
U.N
Walter R. Mears
Washington
House
U.S
Viet Nam
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United Nations
Soviet Union
South Viet Nam
Joseph Laitin
Gettysburg
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Gen
Ford
Truman
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N. Finance
Iowa Gov Dispatches National Guard to State Fair
Gov Harold Hughes ordered elements of the Iowa National Guard to the 107th State Fair amid persistent rumors of civil unrest. About 50 guardsmen were seen at the grounds as authorities refused to reveal numbers or specifics, citing security. No incidents occurred and officials emphasized no civil rights groups were involved.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Fairgrounds
National Guard
Hughes
Arnolds Park
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Junior Miller
Iowa National Guard
State of
Skelton Ordered To Pay 20000 For 1963 Milwaukee Show
Comedian Red Skelton has been ordered to pay $20,000 in a breach of contract suit for failing to appear at a 1963 Milwaukee show. Promoters had sued Skelton for $380,000 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Los Angeles
Red Skelton
Milwaukee
Skelton
La Follette to be Honored in Capitol Funeral
Wisconsin pays tribute to Philip Fox La Follette with funeral in the Capitol on Saturday. He dies at 68 after a three term governorship. body lies in state in the rotunda 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Burial at Forest Hill cemetery with family kin.
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U.S
Wisconsin
State Capitol
Philip Fox la Follette
UPI
Madison
Capitol
Wisconsin National Guard
la Follette
Forest Hill Cemetery
Robert M
Fighting Bob) la Follette
Robert M. la Follette Jr
Alfred Swan
First Congregational Church
Warren P. Knowles
Gaylord Nelson
D - Wis
Knowles
Knowles Celebrates 57th Birthday in Madison
Gov. Warren P. Knowles marked his 57th birthday with a small party for executive office staff state department heads and reporters in Madison.
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Knowles
L A Panel To Probe Cause Of Negro Riot
Los Angeles Gov Brown forms an eight member panel led by John A. McCone to probe causes of the week long Watts riot that left 34 dead. Mayor Yorty criticizes the inquiry as political maneuvering while Martin Luther King Jr advocates police reform and Parker resists resignation. National Guard remains deployed in the 46 square mile riot area.
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Ence
Fairgrounds
Camp Dodge
National Guard
John C. McCone
Los Angeles
Brown
UPI
Edmund G. Brown
Watts
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McCone
Washington
Yorty
William H. Parker
Martin, Luther King Jr
King
Parker
Congress of Racial Equality
Farm Bill Passes House Amid Opposition Over Dairy and Wheat Changes
The House approved a four year omnibus farm bill 221 to 172 after lengthy debate. It estimates cost at 16 to 18 billion dollars and includes new dairy and land retirement provisions. Wisconsin Democrats largely supported the measure while several opponents warned of impacts on small dairies and consumer prices.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Agriculture Committee
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
General Treasury
Wisconsin
Kastenmeier Race
Reuss
Stalbau
Zablocki
Byrnes
Davis
Laird
Thomson
O’konski
Gemini 5 Flight Delayed. Saturday Target Now Set
Flight officials moved to a Saturday launch after a thunderstorm disrupted Thursday countdown. Engineers resolved electrical problems and replaced a telemetry programmer. The mission aims for nearly 192 hours in space and 3.12 million miles with astronauts Cooper and Conrad.
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John Barbour
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Space Agency
Cooper
New Premier Tsirimakos forms cabinet in Greece crisis
In Athens Premier Elias Tsirimakos and his cabinet were sworn in as rioting and political tension rose. Ten of 14 cabinet members defected from George Papandreou's Center Union, and Tsirimakos sought a parliamentary vote of confidence next week to solidify a majority.
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Athens
Elias Tsirimakos
Greece
George Papandreou
Center Union Party
Tsirimakos
Constantine
NATO
Papandreou
Tsirimokos
Foreign Ministry
Center Union
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Goldberg
General Assembly
L.A
Sacramento
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Weer
Secretary of Agriculture
Gemini
Conrad
Storm
Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles
Conrad Jr
Donald K. Slayton
Bloomington
Ill
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