Toe to Toe Encounter as Allied Forces Press Viet Cong
American infantry and South Vietnamese Marines trapped a Viet Cong battalion in the Mekong Delta, reporting about 200 enemy killed. Allied losses were four dead and 38 wounded, with 15 South Vietnamese dead and 50 wounded. The fight involved U.S. 9th Infantry Division and Vietnamese Marines, artillery, air and naval support, and continued into nightfall with prisoners taken and weapons captured. Additional clashes included attacks near Long Binh and Phu Bai, a Marine ambush, and a Caribou crash killing 26 aboard.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S
Delta
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
5Th Vietnamese Marine Battalion
Long Binh
Phu Bai
3Rd Marine Division
North Vietnam
Northwest
Red China
Hanoi
Wild Ride on San Francisco Cable Car Hurts 27
A six ton Hyde Street cable car ran wild down a steep San Francisco hill in heavy rain, rammed a car, causing a fire and crashing into nine others. Ambulances carried 27 hurt, including James Van Baalen 30, with burns and bruises. Investigators seek cause while witnesses recall loss of brake grip.
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San Francisco
James van Baalen
Hyde Street
Powell
Market Streets
Hyde
Bay Street
Jim Kosek
Clarendon Hills
Ill
Kosek
Vietnam
Lorena Matson
North Point Street
Frank Coombs
Arthur Coats
Lou Abels
Andrew S. Hallidie
Supreme Court Upends Ohio Districting Plan
The Supreme Court, in a 6-2 ruling, invalidated Ohio's 1964 congressional districting for the 1966 election, citing a landmark 1964 decision on equal population. Justices Harlan and Stewart dissented. Marshall did not participate. The case was brought by citizens challenging population variances amid state measures aiming for practical equality.
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Ohio
High Court
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
William B. Saxbe
Weather Outlook For Miami Valley And Southwest Ohio
The forecast calls for clear skies and cooler temperatures with a tonight low around 30 to 36 degrees. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and mild. Yesterday’s high reached 37 degrees with a 23 degree low. Weekend precipitation totaled 1.32 inches across the area.
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Miami Valley
Ohio
Port Authority Talk Planned After Election
Gov. James A. Rhodes will join Indiana and Kentucky governors in mid December to discuss a possible tri state port authority on the Ohio River. The Cincinnati area meeting is set for the Greater Cincinnati Airport in Boone County Kentucky after Louie Nunn takes office December 12.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio River
Greater Cincinnati
Boone County
Loui B. Nunn
Heart Transplant Completes First Successful Operation
CAPE TOWN South Africa AP Louis Washkansky 55 Lithuanian born businessman remains in satisfactory condition with a heart from a 25 year old woman pumping his blood after Groote Schuur Hospital reported Sunday the first successful human heart transplant Doctors warn acceptance by the body remains to be proven while world heart specialists monitor the patient progress and potential rejection Medical team led by Dr Jacobus G Burger notes the longer Washkansky survives the better the outlook for the experimental procedure Denises last name Darvall was an accounting machine operator killed in a car crash Feb date not provided
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Pital
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Jacobus G. Burger
Sor
Jan. H. Louw
Chris Barnard
Miss Darvall
Weshkansky
Dr. Louw
Stanford
Shumway
Michael DeBakey
Houston
Kenneth Sell
U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute
Bert Lahr Dies At Age 72 In New York
Actor Bert Lahr famed as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz died in New York at 72 after a massive internal hemorrhage. He had been treated since November 21 for back trouble and pneumonia and had a 50 year career on stage and screen including Waiting for Godot and Shaw plays.
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Bert Lahr
New York
Lahr
Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center
Cowardly Lion
Estragon
Waiting For Godot
Shaw
Moliere
Lion
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Private letter sparks tense domestic quip
In a witty exchange a wife teases her husband about opening a letter marked private, revealing a playful yet cautious domestic dynamic and hints at private correspondence within the marriage.
Jewish Vet Becomes Buddhist Monk in Vietnam
Stephen J. Schlafer a 25 year old New Jersey native who came to Vietnam with the U S Army has become a Buddhist monk near Saigon adopting the name Thich Velnerable Thien Hien His mother in Springfield N J says he told her he expects to return to the United States next year to resume studies at the University of Washington Schlafer who arrived in 1963 as a Vietnamese interpreter later studied Vietnamese literature at Van Hanh University with support from the University of Michigan and the University of Washington
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New Jersey
Vietnam
Stephen J. Schlafer
Saigon
Thich
Pat Schlater
Springfield
N.J
United States
University of Washington
Schlafer
Army
Monterey
Calif
van Hanh University
University of Michigan
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Dong Hoi
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Norman E. Shumway
Stanford Medical Center
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Santa
Donald C. Iredell
N. Royalton, Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Parma
350Th Psychological Operations Co
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