Viet Cong Raid and Hastings Operations Report
The briefing notes a Viet Cong mortar attack wounding service members at a helicopter base and a naval hospital, with lighter damage than the Oct 29 raid. It covers Marine Hastings operations northwest of Marble Mountain, 582 confirmed and 542 probable North Vietnamese KIA, 1,124 total, and DMZ crossing fears.
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Ong Dong
Saigon
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U.S
South Viet Nam
Marble Mountain
A. U.S
Demilitarized Border Zone
Dmz
North Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
U.S. Air Force
Quang Tri City
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Navy
U.S. Marine
Riots Roil Hough Area as Violence Surges Across 50-Block Zone
Police grapple with a wave of arsons and looting as vandals strike a 50 block area in Cleveland’s Hough district. Mayor Locher resists martial law while thousands of officers and National Guardsmen confront unrest amid claims of a master plan and allegations against a local youth center.
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Hough
Ralph S. Locher
East Side
National
Cleveland Area
Lewis G. Robinson
Jomo Freedom Kenyatta
JFK
Robinson
Rochester
Philadelphia
President Johnson Urges Civil Protest Over Violence in Midwest Tour
At Fort Campbell and Indianapolis stops Johnson urged Americans to match soldiers in resolve and to protest peacefully. He warned against civil violence while urging ballot box action, civic groups, and reforms to address two centuries of injustice. He pressed business and labor to restrain inflation.
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Fort Campbell
Viet Nam
Indianapolis
Johnson
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Cleveland
Chicago
Brooklyn
Jacksonville
Fla
Debate on Jacksonville integration progress report actions
NAACP leader Rutledge Pearson said talks with Jacksonville officials left mixed feelings about the city’s progress report on integration. A decision on resuming street demonstrations will be postponed until ongoing meetings are finished and reported to the branch and community at a mass meeting this afternoon.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Rutledge Pearson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Pearson
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