Marines Kill 201 Reds Near DMZ in Four Days of Fighting
U S Marines report 201 North Vietnamese soldiers killed along the eastern DMZ in four days of clashes near Gio Linh. B52 bombers pounded targets around the DMZ as officers warned of a potential major allied push and a possible two front war as Viet Cong forces attacked Khien Cuong and nearby bases.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Huynh van Cao
South Vietnamese
Senate
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Dmz
North Vietnam
North
Gio Linh
Aet
Khien Cuong
Hau Nghia
Maj
Allen Pasco
Monterey
Calif
Mekong Delta
Vietnam
Bangor Youth Killed In Third County Fatality In Three Days
Paul E. Mahan, 21, of Bangor was killed when his car went off County Highway B near Highway 162 and overturned after entering a ditch. Passenger David Anderson, 18, of Rockland, sustained chest injuries and was hospitalized at St Francis.
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Bangor
la Crosse County
Paul E. Mahan
R. 2
Mahan
David Anderson
R. 1
Rockland
St. Francis Hospi
Tal
Paul Mahan
Britain secures $2 billion credit to steady pound
Britain raises about 2 billion dollars in medium term credit from 14 nations led by Western central banks to stave off a second pound devaluation. Bank of England officials say the move signals confidence as the pound gains on foreign exchanges and France withholds formal participation.
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London
Britain
Leslie O’brien
Bank of England
Basel
Switzerland
O’brien
Bank For International Settlements
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
West Germany
Holland
Italy
Japan
Norway
Sweden
United States
France
Bank of France
Zurich
La Crosse Hospital plans $1 million steam plant expansion
La Crosse Lutheran Hospital announces a $1 million upgrade including a new steam generation plant across Swift Creek on Shelby Road and a larger parking lot increasing capacity from 400 to 575. The project, starting April and finishing by August 15, will double steam capacity with three boilers and space for two more, plus a dredged, blacktop parking area and a hospital tunnel linking to the main campus.
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Lutheran Hospital
Swift Creek
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Stanley Sims
Shelby Road
Fauver Dredging Co
Bainbridge St
U.S. Traffic Toll Falls Short Of Holiday Projections
The four day Fourth of July weekend saw 615 traffic deaths nationwide, below the National Safety Council’s forecast of 700 to 800. A spokesman called the results a faint glimmer of hope, noting this is the third major holiday period to come in under or near the estimate.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Man Buried in Salt in Storage Tank at Jolivette Inc
A 35 year old La Crosse man, Gerald Gullickson, was crushed under salt in a 19 foot deep storage tank at Jolivette Inc on Front Street. He was rescued by firefighters after a rope descent and given oxygen and chest massage but remained in critical condition at Lutheran Hospital.
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la Crosse
Joli
Olson
Richard Knoll
Knoll
Gullickson
Division Street
Tribune
Gerald Gullickson
Mayor Suggests City Skip 1969 Bond Issue
Mayor Warren Loveland and Finance Committee Chairman L Peter Groves advocate avoiding a 1969 bond issue as the City Plan Commission opens hearings on the capital improvements budget. Loveland cited debt capacity at about seventy percent and noted major projects may have to wait including 2.5 million for site plans and a new South Side junior high school.
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Warren Loveland
Finance Committee
L. Peter Groves
Loveland
City Plan Commission
South Side
la Crosse
Race for Congress Sees Domini can College Assistant Professor enter First District race
Jerald E. Maiers, 27, an assistant professor of religious studies at Domini can College, announced candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin's First District. He cites Sen. Eugene McCarthy's primary victory and desires an alternative to the Johnson administration's direction.
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Racine
Jerald E. Maiers
Dominican College
Congress
Maiers
Eugene McCarthy
Henry C. Schadeberg
McCarthy
Wisconsin
LBJ In Brief Visit To Five Latin Capitals
President Johnson begins a Central American tour touching the capitals of five nations including Managua San Salvador and the route home to the LBJ Ranch. He praises partnership with the region while cautioning that progress faces no easy rainbow.
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LBJ
Johnson
Central America
Managua
Las Mercedes
el Salvador
Costa Rica
Honduras
Guatemala
LBJ Ranch
San Salvador
U.S
United States
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza Jr
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John- Lee Johnson
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