General Motors Joins Auto Price Hike Wave
GM boosted 1967 car prices by an average of 56 dollars, aligning with Ford and Chrysler increases. Range 29 to 89 dollars per model, citing standard safety equipment as the cause. Ford's and Chrysler's hikes averaged 113 and 92 dollars respectively, with GM on sale September 30. President Johnson urged restraint but acknowledged market freedom. The move heightens inflation fears while GM maintains lower increases on some models.
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Plane crash kills 23 aboard in Australia
Winton, Australia United Press International reports an Australian National Airways Viscount airliner crashed on a sheep farm near Winton killing all 23 aboard. The plane carried 19 passengers and four crew en route to Brisbane. An engine was in flames before the disaster and a full investigation is to be conducted.
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Melbourne
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Botany Bay
Queensland
Cuban Embassy Bombing in Ottawa Stuns City
A bazooka shell bomb exploded outside the Cuban embassy in downtown Ottawa injuring no one. The device, packed with dynamite and a clock, was partially detonated. one shell exploded as police neutralized the second. Cuban Nationalist Association in Miami claimed responsibility saying more actions would follow.
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Canada
Lawmakers hail offer to end bombing in Viet Nam
U.S. Senate leaders praised Arthur Goldberg for offering to end bombing of North Viet Nam and to withdraw troops from South Viet Nam if the Communists reciprocate. Mansfield called it a good first step toward peace talks, and Fulbright supported the move as a compromise in line with fewer bombings. Kuchel saw an opening for U.N. involvement in a possible settlement.
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Mont
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Goldberg
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Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
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North Viet Nam
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Glen Canyon Dam Is Praised By First Lady Johnson
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated Glen Canyon dam near the Utah border praising its role in water conservation. The 710 foot high Colorado River dam overlooks Lake Powell with governors Goddard and Rampton and other officials present during her western tour. She will visit Santa Fe before continuing to Texas.
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Institute of American Indian Arts and Crafts
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U.S. Casualties Rise Amid Marine Offensive Patrols
U S military spokesmen reported 96 Americans killed in action last week, with total U S casualties for the period at 679 killed or wounded. South Vietnamese losses reached 172 killed and 424 wounded, a combined 596. Kill ratio stood at 2.7 to 1 in favor of the allies amid heavy U S Marine battles with North Vietnamese near the DMZ.
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