Six Naval Air Squadrons to be Deactivated
Six Naval Air Reserve squadrons called to active duty after the Pueblo seizure will be released by Nov 1, the Pentagon said. About 600 officers and men are affected. The Air Force may release 4,200 other Guard and Reserve members as it studies transition plans.
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Naval Air Reserve
Pentagon
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Navy
North Korea
U.S
Panmunjom
NAVAL
City Man Is First Winner In Packer Picker Contest
Jerry Thompson of Onalaska won $25 as the season’s first Packer Picker contest winner in The La Crosse Tribune. He tied with Charlotte Sbraggia on Packers score but won on the first tiebreaker by guessing the overall total of Vikings 37 and Falcons 47. Thompson’s guess of 54 matched closest to the final total. he noted trusting a hunch on the Packer score.
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Jerry Thompson
Charles Sr
la Crosse Tribune
Thompson
Charlotte Sbraggia
Onalaska
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons
Sbraggia
Atlanta
Tribune
Two Officials Refuse Testimony On Fortas Nomination
Two Johnson administration officials refused to testify at Senate hearings on Abe Fortas nomination to chief justice citing executive privilege. Undersecretary Joseph Barr and special counsel W. Devier Pierson sent letters to Senate Judiciary Chairman James Eastland, noting confidentiality of executive conferences. Fortas had already declined further interrogation and Defense Secretary Clifford asked to be excused. Allott remained the lone witness ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
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Johnson
Senate
Abe Fortas
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
The
Treasury
Joseph W. Barr
W. Devier Pierson
President Johnson
Barr
Appropriations Committee
Pierson
Fortas
Earl Warren
Allott
Negro General Promoted In Army In Vietnam
Brig. Gen. Frederic Ellis Davison, first Negro Army general to lead an infantry brigade in combat, is promoted in Vietnam as Gen. Creighton Abrams Jr. lauds his merit. Davison, 51, commanded an all Negro unit in World War II and now leads the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
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Vietnam
America
Frederic Ellis Davison
Davison
U.S
Creighton Abrams Jr
199Th Light Infantry
Abrams
199Th
Abram
Howard University
Italy
Frederic E. Davison
Creighton Abrams
Washington, D.C
Monorail crash at HemisFair leaves 1 dead 49 hurt
Eleven minimonorail cars derailed near HemisFair infirmary after a rear collision on a curve. One woman died Emily Schmidt 65 of Ellisville Missouri and 13 others remained hospitalized with some in serious condition. Fire damaged cars during testing and police blamed faulty brakes while officials debated causes.
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Hemisfair
San Antonio
Tex
Richard Beene
San Antonio, Tex
Chris Slg
Akron
Ohio
Emilee Schmidt
Ellisville
John Moore
Worst Flood In Country In 15 Years
London and southern England face extreme floods with the army assisting relief and rescue. Kent to Dorset suffer widespread disruption as roads and rails fail and thousands are displaced. One woman swept away in Sussex. her daughter survived. High tides and northeast gales threaten the Thames Estuary as weather officials cite a freak air pattern.
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London
England
Army
Ino
Kent
Dorset
Thames Estuary
Britain
Sussex
Rockets Seized After Big Viet Cong Losses Near Da Nang
South Vietnamese and U.S. forces reported 184 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in two fights south of Da Nang and near the Duc Lap camp. Allied casualties totaled 44 dead, 109 wounded, 11 missing. A large stockpile of rockets mortars and a rocket launcher was found near Saigon as air and ground operations continued in the region.
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U.S
da Nang
Duc Lap
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
1St Corps
U.S. Air Force
Ex-cop Erler surrenders in Hollywood murder case
Former Florida murder suspect Robert John Erler Jr. surrendered to authorities after an off duty deputy persuaded him to give up. He is charged with killing 12 year old Marilyn Clark in Hollywood and later confessed in a telephone call. Erler handed his revolver to deputies and was taken to Maricopa County jail.
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Erler
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert John Erler Jr
Hollywood
Fla
Martin Pintz
Dave Koelsch
Koelsch
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Florida
Marilyn Clark
Force
Danny
Carl King
Dee Dee
Kansas City
Patricia Erler
Dorothy Clark
Clarks Iton
Marilyn
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Surrey
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