Napalm Accident Hits U S Troops North of Saigon
U S Air Force napalm accidentally dropped on soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division during jungle fighting north of Lai Khe. Seven Americans killed and more than 20 wounded as Maj. Gen. De Puy confirms the incident and notes close air support but no request for napalm on own troops.
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House Plans Its Own Bill On Reserves
The House aims to vote early next week on a reserves bill as a response to a Senate amendment granting the President power to call up individual reservists and guardsmen with less than 24 months active duty. The measure passed the House 381 to 1 after a 378 to 3 rejection of the defense funding bill.
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F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Johnson
Hurricane Faith Threatens Caribbean And Florida
Hurricane Faith nears the Leeward Islands with forecasts showing a track that could bring tropical fury toward Florida. Scientists from Washington and California prepare silver iodide bombardment to weaken the storm, aiming for a target zone off the Atlantic coast as Faith, then near Anguilla, moves east of Puerto Rico and closer to San Juan.
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Atlantic
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Weekend Weather Outlook With Cool Temperatures
Forecast calls for a fair and cool weekend with a tonight low near 60 and tomorrow's high in the lower 80s. Next week may bring more cool air and showers Monday and Wednesday. Yesterday peaked at 70 with a 55 low. current 1 a.m. reading was 73.
Five killed as gunman attacks New Haven apartment
A gunman, enraged after his girlfriend left him, shot seven people in a six room New Haven apartment, killing five and wounding two. State police in Newark later said Arthur Davis, 37, of New Haven, was detained as a suspect after a multistate alert. A survivor described the killer as wearing a cowboy hat and calmly exiting the scene.
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Youngstown Officers Dispute NBC Organized Crime Portrayal
Mayor Flask and Police Chief Terlesky rebut NBC's American White Paper claim that Youngstown is crime ridden. They say progress has been made, note limited bookmaking, and contest the depiction as indicative of a citywide crime system. NBC cited gambling as a major crime driver.
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Youngstown
Anthony B. Flask
John Terlesky
America
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Herman G. Spahr
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Titan 3 rocket explodes delaying Air Force satellite launch
At Cape Kennedy the Titan 3 rocket exploded after about 80 seconds, wrecking an Air Force plan to orbit eight communications satellites. No cause given. fiery debris fell into the sea off Florida. The 12 story booster valued around 20 million dollars carried satellites priced at about one million each for a global network linking Washington and Saigon.
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Florida
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Saigon
White House Man Hidden in Campus Protest at URI
At the University of Rhode Island a nurse said a White House man ordered two nurses to escort economist Dr. Elton Rayack as he walked out during President Johnson's honorary degree ceremony. Rayack stated he was protesting Vietnam policy, not ill.
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