Scorched Draft Records Salvaged Amid Milwaukee Protests
Federal officials filed new charges against 14 Vietnam war protesters jailed on state counts of burglary theft and arson for burning draft records seized from a Selective Service office. Officials predicted a high salvage rate as fire crews saved many records. Protest leaders pledged to shut down the draft.
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Milwaukee
Selective Service
United States
Col
Bentley Courtenay
Col. Courtenay
Americal Division mauls North Vietnamese force in three week sweep
U.S. officials said Americal Division tank and helicopter units pressed a rapid two day battle in Quang Tin Province near Tam Ky. They reported 312 enemy killed, 92 Tuesday and 220 Wednesday, plus stockpiles seized including rockets and antitank mines. U.S. losses were four dead and 48 wounded. In Saigon a terrorist grenade attack near a police station killed a woman and wounded over a dozen.
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Saigon
U.S
An Vietnam
South Vietplainnam
Americal
Iaters
Tam Ky
Quang Tin Province
Artilery
Demilitarized Zone
Duc Lap
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Eau Claire Firm Wins Army Projectile Contract
The Army awarded National Presto Industries Inc. of Eau Claire, Wisconsin a 13.894 million dollar contract for 585000 eight inch projectiles. Rep. Alvin E. O Connell announced today.
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Washington
Army
National Presto Industries Inc
Eau Claire, Wis
Alvin E. O’konski
R-Wis
Clifford denies troop cuts in Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford says the United States will maintain a 549000 troop ceiling in Vietnam and has no plan to reduce that level soon. He rebutted Melvin Laird Jr and Nixon in Seattle and reiterated there are no timetables for bringing troops home.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
United States
Vietnam
Clifford
U.S
Melvin Laird Jr
R-Wis
Richard M. Nixon
Seattle
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Laird
National University
Olympic Village
Brother denies acting as college spokesman in Milwaukee arson case
A Roman Catholic brother who heads the economics department at St. Mary’s College in Winona says he did not speak for the college or its operators in the Milwaukee burning of draft board records. Brother K Basil O’Leary was among 14 people arrested in the incident.
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Winona, Minn
St. Mary’s College
Draft Board
Milwaukee
K. Basil O’leary
Caetano named Portugal premier as Salazar nears end
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, near death, is replaced by Marcello Caetano as Portugal's new prime minister designate. Caetano, a longtime ultraconservative adviser, must satisfy the army and faces calls for cautious liberal reforms if he consolidates power. Officials say there may be limited immediate change.
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Lisbon
Antonio Salazar
Marcello Caetano
Portugal
Caetano
Americo Thomaz
Salazar
Thomaz
Violence Flareups Continue in Mexico City Strikes
Violence rose in Mexico City as students protest university autonomy amid police and troops confronting demonstrators. Buses and a police motorbike were set ablaze near the capital’s center while reports of shootings and kidnappings circulated.
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Stratford C. Jones
Mexico City
Mex
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Cleaning Woman Unplugs Liverpool Radio Merseyside
Margaret McConville, a new cleaner at Radio Merseyside in Liverpool, unplugged the 3,250-watt studio circuit while vacuuming. After 15 minutes she reconnected it, saying she thought the outlet was a normal electrical point. The station resumed broadcasting and the studio manager explained the technical hitch to listeners.
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Liverpool
England
Margaret McConville
Britain
Radio Merseyside
Michael Hancock
Cost Of Living Up In August
The August rise in living costs was three tenths of 1 percent, led by higher food and housing costs. The CPI reached 121.9, costing $12.19 per $10 of 1957 59 dollars. Average weekly earnings hit $109.16, up 29 cents, but purchasing power fell slightly. Mortgage rates and real estate taxes boosted housing costs, while groceries and clothing also rose.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Chase
Titan 3 launches four satellites including Lincoln Experimental Link
A Titan 3 rocket lifted off from Cape Kennedy carrying four military research spacecraft. LES 6, built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, will relay communications among aircraft while other payloads study heat transfer and radiation effects in space. The mass launch placed satellites into orbits ranging from 11,300 to 22,300 miles high as the mission completed after about 61 hours.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Launch Control Center
Lincoln
Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Strategic Air Command
Space
Defense Department
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Florida
Air Force
Equator
South America
Earth
Filibuster Start: Fortas Nominations Face Senate Deficit
Senate foes of Abe Fortas said a majority may vote to block debate on his nomination. Sen. Howard Baker Jr. reported 52 senators leaning against cloture and 36 committed to opposing debate limits, signaling a possible early showdown next week.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Fortas
Baker
Chrysler Rolls Back 1969 Car Prices After Initial Hike
Detroit Chrysler Corp trimmed its 1969 price rise to about 52 dollars per car or 1.8 percent after an initial 84 dollar, 2.9 percent increase. The rollback aligns Chrysler with Ford and General Motors in price changes as American Motors prepares to announce next week.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
U.S
Johnson
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
American Motors
Deer Hunters Stand All Night For Party Permits At BRF
Deer hunters waited at the Jackson County Courthouse in Black River Falls starting Wednesday for party permits. Officials opened at 1 pm Thursday and by 11 am the line stretched three blocks with about 1 600 waiting. About 10 percent were women.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Virginia Emerson
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Werner Radke
Fortas Nomination Debate Pivots on Cloture Vote
Senate debate over Fortas nomination to succeed Warren centers on cloture. Mansfield seeks to bring the motion to debate amid opposition led by Griffin and Hart warns a filibuster could block action.
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Senate
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
Fortas
Griffin
Earl Warren
Mansfield
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
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