Yanks Bag 107th Mig Over Saigon Area
North Viet Namese forces clash near Saigon with about 200 guerrillas halted by government troops. U S pilots claim shot down a MIG 17 over North Vietnam the 107th such victory in the war. Phantoms destroy trucks and barges in Dong Hoi area as a Khe Sanh base incident leaves an F105 down. Marines near Con Thien uncover a large enemy cache of ammunition and gear.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Las
Vinh
Panhandle
Cmdr
John Nichols
San Diego
Calif
Nichols
United States
Johnson
Air Force Phantom
Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Czech Heart Transplant Dies Five Hours After Operation
Elena Horvathova, 54, the first heart transplant patient in Communist East Europe, died five hours after receiving a heart at Bratislava University Hospital. CTK said no further details were available. A 46-year-old donor died after a fall, the graft came from that victim. Horvathova had been in critical condition with a faulty heart valve. seven of 24 prior transplants survive.
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Czechoslovakia
Elena Horvathova
East Europe
Bratislava University Hospital
CTK
Tors
Karol Siska
Peace Effort Rehosts U S Aid link to Southeast Asia
In Paris Ambassador Harriman urged peace talks and revived a plan for U S financed development that could include North Vietnam if peace is achieved. He stressed progress only under peaceful conditions and urged Hanoi Saigon talks to end the war impasse after 12 rounds.
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Paris
W. Averell Harriman
North Vietnam
Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Johnson
U.S
John Hopkins University
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Saigon
Bui Diem
South Vietnam
Shootout Involving NY Officers During Expressway Car Trouble
On the Cross Bronx Expressway two off duty New York City patrolmen were shot and wounded in a gunfight with a detective after a minor car mishap. Probationary Ptlm Nicole J. Danisi was in critical condition after a head wound, and Ptlm John Dalton was seriously wounded in the chest. Detective Frederick Gibson returned fire, wounding Dalton as the trio, all in civilian clothes, confronted each other. Chief Inspector Sanford Garelik led the investigation.
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Cross- Bronx
Nicole J. Danisi
John Dalton
Jacobi Hospital
Frederick Gibson
Bureau of Special Services
Dalton
East
Bronx
Danisi
Gibson
Sanford Garelik
Police Department
Senate backs gun bills licensing and registration
Senate leaders from both parties endorse a gun control measure requiring registration of all firearms and licensing of owners. President Johnson and Sen. Tydings push for nationwide gun registration, with House action pending and a conference possible on differences. House Rules Committee clears a bill banning interstate mail order sales of shotguns and rifles.
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Ate
House
Johnson
Joseph D. Tydings
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tydings
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
House Rules Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Disowned Firearms Bill Debates Registration and Licensing
A House Judiciary ally rejects registration and licensing expansion while Tydings proposes federal registry with state licensing only where laws are weak. The House Rules Committee approved the measure 10 to 5. The bill would extend handgun sale limits to rifles and shotguns and bar nonresident OTC sales across state borders unless adjoining states are involved.
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House Rules Committee
Army sees sharp drop in Negro re enlistments study sought
Washington AP report shows Negro re enlistments in the Army fell from 66.5 percent in 1966 to 31.7 percent in 1967. Pentagon officials say the decline is puzzling and a study is launched to determine why officers are cautious linking it to racial unrest.
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Freds. Hoffman
Washington
Army
Pentagon
Army study shows drop in re enlistment amid Vietnam risk
A senior official cites mystery behind abrupt shifts in re enlistment among Negro soldiers and whites. The Army notes a broader fall in first term re enlistments, from 20.0 percent in 1966 to 12.8 percent in 1967, with deaths or injuries and repeat tours in Vietnam cited as major factors.
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Vietnam
Big Top Collapses At Circus in Auburn injuring 85
A Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers circus tent collapsed during a thunder storm in Auburn New York injuring about 85 of 800 spectators. 24 hospitalized with broken limbs and one person with a broken jaw. The 300 foot tent held 4000 and collapse followed pole loosening and water rush above center ring.
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Auburn
N. Y
Clyde-Beatty-Cole Brothers
Cirscus
Finger Lakes
Reagan Guards Foil Bomb Attempt Outside Governor Home
Secret Service agent fired a warning shot at two youths approaching Governor Reagan's Sacramento residence as two bombs with rag wicks were dropped nearby. The devices did not ignite and neither youth was captured. Authorities linked the incident to earlier disturbances two miles south west, with Reagan and Nancy unaware of the events.
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Sacramento
Calif
Secret Service
Ronald Reagan
Lyn Nofziger
Reagan
Nofziger
Nancy
Miami Valley Forecast: Cooler with Showers Tonight
Partly cloudy skies bring cooler temperatures with scattered showers and thundershowers in the Miami Valley. Highs reach the 70s today, with a low near 65 tonight. Thursday remains sunny and cool.
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