U S Defoliates Saigon DMZ to halt infiltration
U S planes dropped plant killing chemicals on the DMZ to turn it into a barren no mans land. Marines advanced beyond a fortified village taken after five days of heavy fighting and pushed North Vietnamese troops toward the DMZ. In MIG Alley North Vietnamese jets launched 19 MIG fighters in the day’s air battle. U S planes shot down two MIGs and crippled three others.
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Upi
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
Viet Nam
No Man’s Land
U.S
Combat losses rise as US toll hits 5160 dead
The week saw 96 American servicemen killed in action and 583 wounded, raising the U S combat death toll to 5,160. American air raids by B52s from Guam struck Communist targets along the six mile border area in Vietnam. Defoliation drops were used to remove vegetation in the 45 mile strip between North and South Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
North
Viet Nam
United States Proposes Viet Nam Peace Talks At UN
The United States urged negotiations on the Viet Nam War possibly including the Viet Cong, offering to halt bombing of the North and withdraw troops if Hanoi reciprocates. Ambassador Goldberg stressed no attack on China and invited Peking to join meaningful talks on disarmament. Premier Ky of South Vietnam said he would attend a General Assembly session in November.
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United Nations
UPI
United States
Hanoi
U. S
Arthur Goldberg
Red China
Peking
Viet Nam
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
General Assembly
Santa Claus in the Herald ad causes debate
A New York Herald editor recalls the Santa Claus question from a nine year old and discusses how horror movie advertising unsettles audiences and mirrors modern fears. The piece notes shifting tastes from wholesome stories to chilling thrills and references Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms versus Frankenstein in why audiences seek nightmares.
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New York Herald
Santa Claus
Solomon
George
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farms
Virginia Woolf
Frankenstein and the Wolf Man
Showdown on Birch Infiltration Fears Ties Las Vegas Officials
Nevada Equal Rights chairman Bob Bailey mobilizes a plan for a showdown meeting with Mayor Oran Grayson and Police Chief Lorin Bunker over fears the John Birch Society could infiltrate the Las Vegas Police Department. Bailey sends letters to civic groups to join in pressuring city leaders to confirm or deny Birch ties among officers. Mayor Grayson denies Birch presence in the force, while noting possible member spouses and agreeing to discuss the issue with the city manager.
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John Birch Society
Las Vegas
Nevada Equal Rights
Bob Bailey
Oran Grayson
Lorin Bunker
Bailey
Gragson
Sheriff's
Yom Kippur Observance Starts Today
Observances begin at sundown and end at sundown tomorrow. The Day of Atonement involves fasting prayer and self examination following Rosh Hashanah, with Kol Nidre opening Eve and Yizkor at 4 p.m. to memorialize the dead.
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Germany
Weather Outlook With Clear Skies And Warm Temperatures
Some cloudiness and clear spells with gentle winds. Fall is due at 4 45 a m. Today’s high 100 and low 70. Sunrise 5 28 a m Sunset 5 38 p m Yesterday’s high 100 low 68 and noontime humidity 29 percent.
Fremont Attorneys Offer Deal in Wiretap Suit
Fremont Hotel lawyers pressed a court to stop the FBI from disclosing conversations heard by bugs at the hotel. They asked Judge Mowbray to bar Elson and other agents from testifying about transmissions received and forbid publicity of leaked materials.
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FBI
Dean Elson
Herbert Jones
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John Mowbray
FBI and Central Telephone Co
Fremont Hotel
Jones
Elson
Cosa Nostra Chieftains Swept Up in Big Raid
Detectives raided a basement room in a New York restaurant and seized 13 members of the Cosa Nostra hoodlum family, including hometown and visiting affiliates, in a major daytime operation led by police.
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Cosa Nostra
New York
UPI
Crime Syndicate Beefs Up Government Crackdown
The Sun reports a major raid sweeping up many infamous crime figures. Named among the arrestees are Thomas Eboli and Mike Miranda with others including Joseph Columbo Carlo Gambino Santo Traficante Albert Anastasia and Anthony Corallo among the list tied to the Cosa Nostra network and related activities.
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Tommy Ryan
Eboli
Mike Miranda
Cosa Nostra
Our
Vito Genovess
Joseph Columbo
Joseph Profaci
Brooklyn
Carlos Marcello
New Orleans
Louisiana
Frank Costello
Santo
Louis Santos
Traficante
Murder Inc
Albert Anastasia
Cuba
Carlo Gambino
Joseph Gallo
Don Alongsi
Aniello Fella Grosso
Anthony Corillo
Frank Gagliano
Anthony Corallo
Joseph Marcello
Did Long Fell Katzenbach A Cabinet Shakeup Spark?
Washington observers discuss Senator Long of Missouri pressuring policy makers over federal agents and the possible removal of Nicholas Katzenbach from attorney general to a State Department post. The rumor hints at Rusk stepping down and Katzenbach returning to the cabinet.
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Johnson
Nicholas Katzenbach
State Department
Rusk
Katzenbach
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