Heavy fighting rocks Mekong Delta and central highlands
Heavy fighting erupted in the Mekong Delta near Can Tho as a Vietnamese ranger battalion faced about 500 Viet Cong with at least four reinforcing battalions. U.S. losses were light. 60 Viet Cong killed per Vietnamese sources, seven confirmed by U.S. officials. Meanwhile 12,000 to 14,000 troops ended a major operation near An Khe, with Viet Cong casualties.
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U.S. 1St Cavalry
Soui la Tinh
U.S
UPI Radiotelephoto
Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Can Tho
Associated Press
Huynh Thanh My
1St Cavalry Division
Central Highlands
An Khe
Air Cavalry
Harry Kinnard
Kinnard
Suai Ca
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Iron Triangle
Guam
U.S. Navy
da Nang River
da Nang
PLAN DRAWN UP IN MADISON Protests Across U S In 100 Cities
In Madison the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Viet Nam outlined a 48 hour protest plan with demonstrations in about 100 cities this Friday and Saturday. Organizers expect 60,000 to 100,000 participants and claim involvement from groups in 20 foreign lands. A splinter group at Truax Air Force Base plans a Citizens arrest of the base commander, but organizers say civil disobedience will not be part of the main actions. The Berkeley and Cleveland events are among the largest planned actions with speeches, parades, and induced disruptions facing possible legal penalties for draft card destruction.
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Madison
U.S
Viet Nam
National Coordinating Committee
Frank Emspak
Yonkers
N.Y
University of Wisconsin
Emspak
National Committee
Truax Air Force Base
Lester Arrowsmith
Albany
Atlanta
Austin
Baltimore
Berkeley
Boston
Charleston
W. Va
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Haven
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Syracuse
Trenton
California
Thomas C. Lynch
U. S
United States
Bernard
Students For A Democratic Society
Federal
Milwaukee school system study proposed in racial equality plan
The Milwaukee Board of Education committee unanimously recommended a study of the system including its ethnic characteristics and referred an integration experiment to the superintendent for a 60 day report. The plan, supported by Mayor Maier, amid a civil rights boycott, would use external researchers and be considered at the November 2 board meeting.
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Berkeley
Oakland Army Terminal
University of California
Milwaukee
Board of Education
Henry Maier
December draft call 45224 biggest since Korean War
The Defense Department requested a December draft quota of 45 224 men the largest since the Korean War. The Army would receive 40 200 with the Marine Corps at 5 024 and the Navy and Air Force not requesting inductees for December.
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Washington
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
Local Guard Reserve Units to Undergo Intensified Training
Wisconsin units including Onalaska Companies C 389th Engineer Battalion and A B Headquarters Company 173rd National Guard Engineers join 35 statewide units in a Defense Department plan to form a 150000 strong reserve combat force. Weekend training replaces weekly night duty as mobilization back up to the regular Army is targeted within eight weeks.
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National Guard
Army
Onalaska
Wisconsin
Defense Department
389Th Engineer
173Rd National Guard Engineers
Pentagon
Guard changes to speed training pace in Wisconsin units
Capt Chris Nielsen of the 173rd Engineer Battalion says changes to drill and training timing will take effect after Jan 1 1966 with full implementation by Oct 1 1966. The 389th and 173rd will see increased manpower and 8 hour multiple drills plus 16 hour unit training assemblies monthly, alternating weekends and Saturdays. Training may occur at Camp McCoy or local armories with two Sunday drills monthly and homeward return. Equipment is at about 80 percent strength with some older trucks. See GUARD Page 2.
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Chris Nielsen
173Rd Engineer
Wisconsin Army National Guard
Omer Shell
Onalaska
389Th Engineer
Dubuque
Iowa
Dodgeville
173Rd
Prairie du Chien
Capt. Nielsen
Sgt. Shell
Charles J. Persall
Farm Home Administration
la Crosse
389Th
Nielsen
Department of Defense
State Adjutant General’s
Madison
National Guard
Camp McCoy
Pearsall
Byron Spiece
Trane Co
Shell
Onalaska Based
397Th Engineer Battalion
Training To Be Stepped Up For 150000 Men
Washington AP reports the 150000 Army National Guardsmen and reservists forming the first line backup force will undergo about three times as much training next month. The guard dominates with 119000 men, while the Reserve grows to 31000. readiness aims for eight weeks deployment and 72 drills annually.
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Washington
Army National
McNamara
Senate Passes Freedom of Information Bill For Public Access
The Senate approved a freedom of information bill by voice vote to broaden public access to federal government activities. The measure requires government materials to be published or released unless explicitly exempted, and moves to the House for action. A similar bill passed previously but was not acted on by the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower at 75 A busy happy birthday year
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower marks his 75th birthday in Phoenixville with grandchildren. Secretaries in Gettysburg handle about 500 birthday telegrams daily while fund raising dinners run in 19 cities. He discusses politics, writing plans, Viet Nam concerns, and moral worries in a wide interview.
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Phoenixville
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Juneau
Alaska
Atlanta
Weather Halts Cuban Refugee Exodus Off Florida Coast
Squally seas halted the mass emigration of Cuban refugees as four exiles were rescued by the Titan after their boat broke apart twenty five miles off the Florida coast. A Coast Guard cutter took them to Islamorada for immigration processing amid ongoing U S Havana talks on refugee movement.
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Key West
Fla
Washington
Havana
Titan
Florida
Coast Guard
Islamorada
Florida Keys
Cuba
Camarioca
Astronaut to walk around world at end of tether
Astronaut David R. Scott will walk around the world at the end of a 100 foot tether outside Gemini 8 early next year. He will remain outside for one orbit about 90 minutes after docking with an Agena satellite, sharing daylight and darkness exposure.
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ST. Louis
David R. Scott
Edward White
Richard S. Johnston
Space Agency
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Scott
Johnson
Neil Armstrong
Coffin Shaped Satellite Conducts 20 Space Experiments
At Vandenberg California the OGO 2 satellite, described as a coffin with fishing pole like booms, launched to study space particles rays and waves. The 1150 pound craft aimed for polar orbit and 7:30 am confirmation noted a minor guidance fault may alter orbit but experiments likely proceed with data expected later in the week.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Ter
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sor
OGO
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By Relman Morin
New York City
Robert L. Scholz
John Meoney
Biltmore
U.S. Army
US S. Army Chorus
U.S. Military Academy
Schulz
U.S. Army Band
Fort Myers
By Theodore A. Ediger
Fidel Castro
Castro
State Department
Marshall Wright
Weather Bureau
Miami
Air Force Rocket Test Center
OGO 1
Cape Kennedy
Earth
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