Viet Cong stronghold attacked by South Vietnamese troops
South Vietnamese forces advancing from Go Cong Province in the Mekong Delta clashed with Viet Cong units in a major gunfight. Marines from carrier Valley Forge pressed the battle near Da Nang as air power worked gaps in enemy lines and reports cited light Marine casualties with Viet Cong losses uncertain.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Go Cong
Mekong
U.S
South China Sea
Valley Forge
Viet Nam
Bonhomme_ Richard
Kitty Hawk
Dong Hoi
da Nang
Joseph Thurmond
Chicago
Thurmond
Acquittals Rise From Selma Trucker Rights Case
In Selma Alabama three white men were acquitted of first degree murder in the fatal beating of a Boston minister. The verdicts after 95 minutes of jury deliberation sparked expected protests and warnings from civil rights leaders about possible renewed unrest in the city.
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Selma
Ala
Boston
Martin Luther King Jr
Andrew Young
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
James J. Reed
Broad Street
Alabama
Birmingham
Elmer L. Cook
Namon O'Neal Hoggle
William Stanley Hoggle
Joseph T. Pilcher
Former Nun Sentenced In School Protest
Milwaukee AP report: Marilyn Morheuser, 41, a former nun with 20 years in teaching orders, jailed 30 days after a sixth day of protests against construction of MacDowell elementary in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Morheuser refused to promise to stop demonstrations. Ivy Morgan also charged with disorderly conduct.
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Milwaukee
Marilyn Morheuser
MacDowell
Miss Morheuser
Christ T. Seraphi
Ivy Morgan
Morgan
Astronauts Endure Cold Night On Tumbling Gemini 7
Gemini 7 pilots Frank Borman and James Lovell survived a cold night as their craft tumbled. Cabin temps dropped about 20 degrees as they slept in undershirts before suits. They halted tumbling with attitude control jets and prepared for a mid mission milestone in their endurance flight.
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Ronald Thompson Space Center
Houston
Tex
Frank Borman
Borman
James A. Lovell
Gemini 7
United States
Red Cliff clash as VISTA workers clash with CAP project
Red Cliff Indian Reservation elders seal the tribal hall and bar Judy Rothman and Jill Hunt from entry over a dispute with CAP and VISTA plans. Sheriff Embertson delivers the eviction threat as council votes 7 0 to expel the volunteers who had started a youth club while elders favor a nursery program.
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James R. Polk
Red Cliff
Wis
Judy Rothman
Service To
America
VISTA
Henry Bresette
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Duluth
Minn
Tribal
Bayfield County
Ellsworth O. Embertson
Bertson
Judy
University City
Jill Hunt
Kewanee
Ill
Visita Workers
Henry G. Daley
Indians’ Community Action Program
CAP
Bresette
Jill
Bre- Lee
United Fund Campaign Near Completion At 99 Percent
The United Fund has reached 271611 dollars of its goal, 99 percent, according to co chairs Ralph Steele and Kenneth Dahl. They urged quick completion by Friday and asked businesses to have envelopes ready as volunteers will collect between now and Friday.
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United Fund
Ralph Steele
Kenneth Dahl
Dahl
Steele
Weekend Weather Outlook With Clouds And Rain
A cloudy pattern continues Saturday night with possible drizzle. Sunday brings diminishing rain and cooler temperatures with a low in the mid 30s and a high near 40. Monday remains mostly cloudy with a small temperature drop and a low around 20.
$1.75 Billion Seen to Convert F111 Fighters to FB111 Bombers
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara plan a $1.75 billion shift to convert F111 fighters into FB111 strategic bombers aimed at a 210-plane fleet by 1971. The FB111, built by General Dynamics Fort Worth, would fly faster, carry 50 bombs, and add penetrating capability with nuclear options.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Johnson
Secretary of
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
Air Force
Texas
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
Fort Worth, Tex
General Dynamics Corp
TFX
Truck Crash Near La Crosse Injures Three
TV truck drivers suffer injuries when their vehicle rolled off Highway 16 near La Crosse. Pennington from St Paul escapes with minor arm injuries while Svee from White SD sustains severe head cuts and knee injuries. Gillan of Onalaska uninjured but jailed for drunken driving.
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Highway 16
la Crosse
Lawrence G. Pennington
St. Paul
Shirley A. Svee
White
S.D
St. Francis Hospital
John Gillan
2Nd Ave
Onalaska
Pennington
Monegan
Gillan
Svee
Johnson warns of curbs on Great Society to fund Vietnam war
President Johnson moves to reassure voters and Congress that civilian programs will be trimmed to finance Vietnam. Officials outline budget cuts across agencies including Appalachia and economic development, with McNamara proposing a 1.75 billion long range plan to replace aging bombers by 1971.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Congress
White House
United States
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Four Hurt as Cessna Crashes Near Walworth in Fog
A single engine Cessna 172 crashed in a cornfield near Walworth late Friday in heavy fog and drizzle. Joseph LeMere and Bernard DuChateau, both 40 and 44 from rural Green Bay, were taken to Rockford Memorial Hospital in poor condition. their wives, in fair condition, were also aboard. Police say the plane rolled over as it struck the field. wreckage scattered among wrapped gifts. Sheriff's office noted the couples were returning from a Florida convention. Authorities say the two men and Mrs DuChateau were pulled from the wreckage.
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Walworth
Joseph LeMere
Bernard DuChateau
Green Bay
Rockford
Ill
Memorial Hospital
Donald Craig
Walworth County
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Waukon High School
S. Viets
By Thomas A. Reedy
REEB
Rex Thomas
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
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Bor
Lovell
Red Cliff Reservation
CAP Project
LBJ
Lawrence Pennington
Tribune
Strategic Air Command
Connor
Orville L. Freeman
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