Marines Hold Amid Heavy Fighting Near Saigon
Two U S Marine platoons held out for four hours against waves of North Vietnamese troops just south of the 11th parallel while covering withdrawal of the rest of their battalion. Allied casualties remained light overall as air and artillery strikes drove off the attackers.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
11Th Paralle
Central Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
Ieee
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Baden
17Th Parallel
Haiphong
Air Force
James R. Mitchell
Ogden
Utah
Baden Depot
U.S. Air Force
James Drum
Venice
Fla
Drum
Associated Press
Bob Gassaway
Cam Lo
Henry
International Control Commission
Demilitarized Zone
India
Poland
Canada
Radio
Ho Chi Minh
London
Red China
United States
Peking
Washington
Soviet Union
Harold Wilson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Wilson
Moscow
Britain
Geneva
Viet Nam
Lawrence names Winter as city chamber manager
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce selected Winter as its new manager after a screening of about 50 applicants from the U.S. He succeeds in Angleton where Winter has led the Chamber of Commerce for four years. Winter is a railroad, geology graduate from Baylor and a first lieutenant in the Army Reserve. He is a cousin of Kansas State coach Tex Winter. The selection committee praised the high quality of candidates and invited them to visit Lawrence for interviews.
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Angleton
Houston
Lawrence Chamber
Winter
Hamilton, Tex
Lawrence
Angleton Rotary Club
Texas Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Owens
Chamber of Commerce
Rivers deposit two billion tong of salt to oceans yearly
A report states that rivers contribute about two billion tong of salt to the world's oceans each year, highlighting the global scale of freshwater discharge and mineral transport.
Union Vote Due On Airline Plan
The striking machinists union plans a Wednesday vote on managements latest offer if no agreement is reached in the 12 day old walkout. 35 000 machinists at Eastern National United Northwest and Trans World Airlines would vote over 3 to 5 days on a 53 cent hourly raise across 38 months, against a 48 cent raise offer over 42 months.
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Washington
James J. Reynolds
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
Reynolds
Eastern
National
United
Northwest
Trans World Airlines
Sinatra Farrow to wed at Sands in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow plan to marry at 5:30 p.m. today at the Sands Hotel. An unidentified source says the ceremony will proceed unless an emergency or media arrives. Warner Bros. says Sinatra is in London for a new film, The Naked Runner.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Las Vegas Review Journal
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Sands Hotel
Warner Bros. Studio
Hollywood
Sinatra
London
City Sees Minor Crash at Central Street Intersection
A two-vehicle collision in front of 1705 Ht St injures no one. Margaret C. Schweda 50 of 1606 W 22nd St Terr and Larry D. Waner 23 of 1303 Del St collided at 4 38 p m causing 145 dollars damage to Schweda car and 350 dollars to Waner car.
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Margaret C. Schweda
W. 22Nd St. Terr
Larry D. Waner
del. St
Ht. St
Schweda
Waner
Hercules to Rebuild Carthage Plant in Missouri
Rep Durward Hall says Hercules Powder Co will spend about 7 million dollars to replace buildings and facilities at the Carthage plant after last Thursday explosions. Hall, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the statement from his Springfield office.
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Springfield
Durward Hall
R-Mo
Hercules Powder Co
Carthage
Hall
House
Armed Services Committee
Man Beaten, In Fair Condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
A 38 year old man, Robert Hall of 1220 R I, was listed in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after Citizens Ambulance took him there shortly after midnight. Police say he was beaten by unknown persons near 500 Locust Street and are investigating the incident.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Citizens Ambulance
Robert Hall
R. I
Locust St
Budget Up for Approval for Unified District 497
The 1966 67 budget for Unified District 497 will be published for approval at 7 30 tonight at the district school board meeting at the Administration Center. Also on the agenda are new school site discussions educational specification workshops for secondary and elementary levels approval of a federal funds application including library personnel special services and reading projects secretarial service and evaluation funds and the Work Training Program to aid high school students in financial need.
Toll Up Despite Light Actions Across Saigon Reports
The AP notes official Saigon briefings claim light ground action though casualty summaries show over 100 Americans killed weekly and 500 wounded in the six weeks ending July 9. Officials cite Viet Cong lull and reporting definitions to explain the discrepancy.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Astronauts Abort Takeoff at El Paso Airport
Astronauts Edward White and Russell Schweickart abort their takeoff when a jet trainer suffers engine failure at El Paso International Airport. The T38 ran off the runway but the pilotswere uninjured and proceeded to Los Angeles by commercial airliner, per Houston’s Spacecraft Center.
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EL Paso, Tex
Edward White
Russell Schweickart
el Paso International Airport
Los Angeles
Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Black Suit Out The Hague Rules South Africa Verdict
The world court rejected six year lawsuit by black African nations challenging white rule in South-West Africa. The 8-7 ruling drew widespread anger in black Africa while Johannesburg hailed it as a major victory for South Africa.
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Hague
Netherlands
World Court
South Africa
South-West Africa
Johannesburg
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Skelton's Wife Shot in Chest in Las Vegas Hotel Room
Georgia Skelton was shot in the chest in her hotel room on the Las Vegas strip and taken to Sunrise Hospital in satisfactory condition. Deputy Lt. Glenn Simmons said the gun rested on a night stand and fired accidentally. She was found by a man identified as Art Coleman as Red Skelton began his midnight Sands show.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Red Skelton
Las Vegas Strip
Clark County Sheriff's Office
Georgia Skelton
Sunrise Hospital
Glenn Simmons
Simmons
State Chamber of Commerce Board to Meet in Lawrence
The Board of Directors will hold its summer quarterly meeting in Lawrence next Monday and Tuesday. The group rotates meeting sites to become familiar with local businesses, according to Russell Mosser, a local board member. Routine state operations will be discussed.
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State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Lawrence
Russel Mosser
State Board
Move To Probe Douglas Faces Distant Action
Two committee chairmen signaled any action on Rep. Andrews resolution to probe Justice William O. Douglas would come far in the future. The measure, referred to the Rules Committee, aims to direct the Judiciary Committee to examine Douglas moral character amid questions about his marriages.
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Washington
House
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
George W. Andrews
D— Ala
Douglas
Cathleen Heffernan
House Judiciary Committee
Andrews
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
Senate
Paul Findley
Ill
Gooseprairie
Wash
Red China
Lawrence Woman Grows Huge Tomato in Garden
Mrs. C. S. McClure of 1632 Crescent Rd. reports picking a tomato weighing almost a pound from one of six Big Boy plants in her garden. The fruit was harvested Saturday and reflects her love of gardening in Lawrence.
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C. S. McClure
Crescent Rd
Javits Named Amid Dodd Ethics Hearing Claims
Julius Klein testified that Sen. Jacob Javits aided him with West German clients, alongside Sen. Thomas Dodd. Klein said Javits did not receive a memo, while Dodd pressed for Klein’s interests and shared background papers before a 1964 trip to Germany. The Ethics Committee continues to probe Dodd’s finances and alleged campaign fund diversions.
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Washington
Julius Klein
Thomas J. Dodd
West Germany
Jacob K. Javits
Senate
Klein
Sen. Dodd
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Germany
Javits
New York
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Benjamin R
Jack. Anderson
Internal Security Subcommittee
Associated Press
Fulbright
Ethics Committee
Pearson
Anderson
New York City
Congress
Budget Additions Over LBJ's Limit
President Johnson urged Congress to keep nondefense spending in line with his recommendations and warned of a tax increase if needed. After House and Senate appropriations committees met, Senate Leader Mike Mansfield said Johnson warned of higher deficits or a tax hike without cuts. He noted additions already total about a billion dollars and could rise to 5 to 6 billion, nearing 120 billion against 113 billion requested.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Appropriations
Capitol Hill
Mike Mansfield
Montana
In Memoriam William Snavely One Year Remembrance
In loving memory of William Whitey Snavely who passed away July 19 1965 one year ago today. Sadly missed by wife Helen children Linda Billy Snavely brothers sisters nieces and nephews.
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William
Whitey) Snavely
Helen
Linda
Billy Snavely
Neices
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Group Eal of Fepester
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Harry Hunn N. N. Brown
McAlister Boy
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Tewart Indersen
Gary Beasley
Don Francise
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B. J. Rosner
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Low
Miller Furniture CO
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