Planes Shot Down Over North Viet Nam
Three U S Air Force planes were shot down Tuesday over North Viet Nam with four airmen listed as missing. An F4C Phantom and two F105 Thunderchiefs were downed during raids on Lang Hep depot and Lang Met bridge. heavy anti aircraft fire was reported.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Lang Hep
Hanoi
Lang Met Bridge
Radio
North
Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Mekong
Quang Nam
Hoi An
U.S. asks regional help to move Cuban refugees
In Washington the United States urged Latin American nations to join in what it calls a humanitarian effort to move Cubans who wish to leave the island. Ward Allen said up to 50,000 Cubans could be granted asylum, at 5,000 monthly, if an agreement with Castro is reached.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Ward P. Allen
U.S
Organization of American States
OAS Council
Fidel Castro
Johnson
Allen
OAS
Ambassador Criticizes Japanese Press on Viet Nam Coverage
Edwin D. Reischauer, U.S. ambassador to Japan, urged Japan to shed apathy toward the Viet Nam war and acknowledge its role in Asian affairs. In Osaka he faulted Japanese media for bias, noting South Vietnamese statements received little play while North Vietnamese remarks were widely reported.
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Tokyo
Edwin D. Reischauer
U.S
Japan
Viet Nam
Reischauer
Osaka
15 Year-Old Rescued From 24 Hour Cave Ordeal
Morris Baetzhold, 15, emerged exhausted but stable after spending a day trapped face down in a foot wide passage at Whipps Ledges. He was on an outing with 14 other children from the Methodist Children's Home when a bus tire forced a detour to the cave. Rescuers inch by inch freed him and he was rushed to a hospital.
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Medina
Ohio
Morris Baetzhold
Morris
Chil
Dren
Recue
Whipps Ledges
New Philadelphia
U.S. 21
Raymond Baetzold
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Johnson
Middleburg
President to Undergo Gall Bladder Surgery Friday
President Johnson plans gall bladder surgery Friday with surgeon reporting very low risk and a healthy heart. The White House notes the medical procedure is routine and unrelated to his broader public health agenda and the Vietnam mission discussion highlighted by Dr. Howard Rusk.
Presidents Health Problem Total Surprise To Newsmen
President Johnson’s gall bladder trouble and upcoming surgery surprised White House reporters who see him daily. Moyers said no signs of slowed pace and the president appeared fit and rested despite earlier signals of fatigue.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Texas Sun
Bill D. Moyers
George G. Barkley
Barkley
James
Johnny Cash Freed on Bond After Drug Smuggling Charge
El Paso AP report says country singer Johnny Cash, 33, released on $1500 bond after a night in jail on smuggling and concealing illicit drugs. Customs found 668 tablets of a stimulant and 475 tranquilizers in his possession at El Paso International Airport.
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EL Paso
Tex
Johnny Cash
U.S
Colbert Coldwell
Woodrow W. Bean
Cash
Casitas Springs
Calif
Memphis, Tenn
el Paso International
President Johnson to undergo gall bladder surgery Friday
President Lyndon B. Johnson will have major gall bladder surgery Friday with 10 to 14 days in hospital and weeks more on reduced duty. Mayo Clinic surgeon Dr. George A. Hallenbeck will perform the operation in Rochester Minnesota and White House doctors say the risk is low for a man of Johnson's age.
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Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Bill Moyers
J. Willis Hurst
George Burkley
George Aaron Hallenbeck
Mayo Clinic
Bethesda Hospital
George G. Barkley
Douglas B. Cornell
George A. Hallenbeck
Rochester
Minn
Emory University
Atlanta
Bethesda
Navy
Test Vote Friday On Union Shop Test Vote Friday On Union Shop
U.S Senate set 1 pm Friday for the first test vote on ending state bans on the union shop. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield aims to table the measure then vote against his own motion, while Republicans plan to continue the filibuster. Johnson plans a return to regular duties after heart attack concerns, with Humphrey acting if needed.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Ques
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Dirksen
Madison Marine Killed In Viet Nam
Marine Staff Sgt. Roscoe Ammerman, son of Mrs. Ann O. Ammerman of Madison Wisconsin, was killed in action in Viet Nam, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.
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Madison
Viet Nam
Washington (Ap
Roscoe Ammerman
Ann O. Ammerman
Wis
Defense Department
Northern Illinois University enrolls 14,688 this fall
Northern Illinois University in De Kalb reports a record fall enrollment of 14,688, doubling the 7,042 students five years earlier. The current figure shows a 15.9 percent rise from 12,672 enrolled last year.
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DE Kalb
Ill
Northern Illinois University
NIU
George Pritchard
Clash in Central Java Troops Crush Red Rebels
Indonesian troops reported by Radio Jakarta crushed Communist backed rebels in Jogjakarta after a collapse of the coup attempt. Loyal forces, including the Diponegoro Division, pressed on as fighting continued in central Java and surrounding areas.
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Tony Escoda
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Radio
Jakarta
Jogjakarta
Central
Java
Col
Suherman
Diponegoro
Sukarno
Pro Sukarno
Bogor
Radio Malaysia
Knowles To Address Northwestern Leaders
Gov. Warren P. Knowles will address community leaders from nine northwestern counties Saturday at the Northland College auditorium in Ashland, according to the executive office.
First Rural Mail Carrier Remembers Harsh 1898 Winter Ride
In 1898 Joshua N. Corbin rode 34 miles through snow up to his horse Harry’s breast to deliver mail. He was among four carriers in Carroll County Maryland in the nation’s first rural free delivery program started Oct 1, 1896. He earned $25 monthly and later became widowed.
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Baltimore
America
Joshua N. Corbin
Harry
Corbin
Carroll County
Johnson
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