Marines Pursue North Vietnamese After Battled Capture near Da Nang
US Marines engaged about 6000 North Vietnamese troops in bloodied paddies near Da Nang after 750 Viet Cong opposed encirclement through the night. At least 121 Communists were killed. Marine casualties were moderate. Three American planes hit a US Coast Guard patrol boat, killing two and wounding seven, including a British correspondent. The Point Welcome cutter was involved as part of the patrol along the northern coast. Lieutenant Colonel Harold J Coffman described near-surrounded fighting in a coastal hamlet 35 miles south of Da Nang.
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Saigon
da Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S
Coast Guard
Coast
Mekong Delta
Marine
Harold J. Coffman
Huntingdon
5Th Marine Regiment
Chu Lai
Associated Press
Bob Gassaway
Cua Viet River
Hue
Truong Thanh
Mekong Delta Corps
Can Tho
United States
Hanoi
James H. Kasler
Indianapolis
Kasler
Coleader
Moon Scout Zips Toward Lunar Orbit
Lunar Orbiter mission aims to insert into lunar orbit from Cape Kennedy Florida after a midcourse maneuver. If successful it will photograph 352 lunar surface images starting with the limb on August 18, while tracking amid past Soviet lunar efforts and ongoing Vietnam conflict casualty updates.
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Moon Scout
Lunar
Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Space Agency
Russia
Bridge Collapse Strikes Rideau River Site Killing and Injuring Dozens
The new Heron Road bridge over the Rideau River collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, sending 160 feet of span into the river. At least seven bodies were recovered and 53 injured, 18 in critical condition. Rescue teams faced mud and rain with limited equipment, delaying the search for hours. Mayor Don Reid vowed a thorough investigation as survivors recalled the sudden fall and a past Vancouver Harbor bridge disaster.
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Heron Road
Rideau River
Niagara Falls
Don Reid
Weather Report Skies Cloudy With Showers Tonight
The forecast calls for clouds with occasional showers and thunder tonight and mild lows near 65. Friday looks milder with mid 80s to around 90 high, overnight low near 68, and a 1 a.m. temperature of 73. Middletown reports 1.4 inches of rain before 8 this morning, with monthly rainfall at 1.85 inches, about half of August 1965’s total.
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Middletown
Beatles Aboard Flight For U S Tour Amid Fans Hysteria
London AP reports the Beatles depart for the United States to begin a third American tour as fans mobbed airports. A Chicago stop leads to Memphis city officials weighing cancellation over local radio bans and growing controversy surrounding John Lennon.
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London
United States
Boston
John
Jesus
Chicago
Memphis
Tennessee
Eae
Lennon
Conn Elected General Overseer of Church of God
Dr. Charles W. Conn of Shelbyville Tennessee has been chosen as general overseer of the Church of God denomination in the United States. He will lead the 700000 member church for the next two years.
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Memphis, Tenn
Charles W. Conn
Shelbyville, Tenn
Church of God
United States
GOP Rift on Civil Rights Split in House Vote
AP report notes a 1966 civil rights bill split among Republicans with 76-62 in favor on final passage and 86-50 on keeping open housing provisions. The rift spans the party, driven by Northern suburban voters and concerns over open housing, with Ford-led moderates aligning with Southern conservatives. The piece highlights regional patterns and leadership tensions.
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John Beckler
Washington
Ceme
North
House
Abraham Lincoln
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Inna
McNamara's TFX Plan Faces Range and Cost Doubts
Washington AP reports the TFX bomber family including the B1111 and F111B faces limited range, high cost, and development overruns. The Air Force eyeing 210 B111s at about $2 billion, using an elongated air frame to boost internal fuel for a 3,300 mile ferry range, with 16 of 23 aircraft produced and the program now billions over initial estimates.
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Washington
Air Force
FISA
Navy
General Dynamics
Teenage girls and changing curves and angles observed
A reader notes how adolescent girls appear to develop curves and angles around the same period, observing this common phase in youth and physical growth.
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Mike Graham
London, Ont
Vancouver Harbor
Ottawa
Ann Landers
Eenee
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