Strikers Clash With Police in Newport News Riot
Police stood by as 3000 striking Peninsula Shipbuilders Association members clashed with officers outside Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. A car was set ablaze, stores looted, and about 20 people treated for injuries. The general strike involves 15000 of 21500 workers over grievances including benefits and overtime suspensions.
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Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
Yanks Press Red Forces In Ia Drang Valley Clash
American and Communist forces clash in heavy fighting in the Ia Drang highlands near the Cambodian border as U S air and naval strikes expand against North Vietnam. U S units including the 4th Infantry fight on multiple fronts with reinforcements pouring in and reports of sizable Red forces engaged.
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North Vietnam
Red
U.S
la Drang
Saigon
South Vietnam
4Th Division
Viet Nam war updates near La Drang Valley and Can Tho
Reports from the La Drang Valley area describe ongoing combat actions with heavy losses two years earlier. In the delta, guerrilla forces attacked outposts near My Tho and Can Tho as American planes and South Vietnamese forces repelled assaults on pacification workers encamped near Can Tho.
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Batttlefield
la Drang
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Delta
My Tho
Can Tho
Chuckle on money and lifetime security
A lighthearted remark assures enough money for life if one resists purchases. The speaker quips that wealth lasts only if no new items are bought, framing frugality with humor.
Weather Outlook With Cooler Temps And Scattered Showers
A clearer and cooler night is in store with a low in the 50s. Thursday brings sun and mild conditions with highs in the upper 80s. The forecast calls for cooler-than-normal weather through Monday with scattered showers possible Sunday or Monday and highs near 80. Overnight low around 70 and yesterday reached 89.
Retired chiefs challenge Pentagon on nuclear superiority
A Pentagon rebuttal disputes a group led by Gen Bernard Schriever Gen Curtis LeMay and Dr Edward Teller claiming the Soviet Union is closing the lead in strategic weapons. They urge deployment of an ABM system to deter a general nuclear war and warn U S deterrence relies too much on offensive missiles.
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United States
Soviet Union
Air Force
Bernard A. Schriever
Curtis E. LeMay
Edward Teller
Schriever
U.S
Israelis and Egyptians clash on land and sea
At sea the Israeli navy sank two Egyptian torpedo boats off El Arish in the Mediterranean as Israel says Egyptian fire targeted a patrolling flotilla including the destroyer Elath. Egyptian claims speak of Suez area fighting and two Israeli armored cars disabled with no Egyptian casualties.
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Israel
Middle East
Mediterranean
el Arish
Elath
West Bank
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Ismailia
Parochial School Aid Rumors Stir Columbus Statehouse
Rumors in the Ohio Statehouse link Gov. Rhodes aides and leaders to potential state financial aid for parochial schools amid talks of a $25-$30 million set aside for the 1967-69 biennium. Executive aide John McElroy said no proposal has been seen despite meetings at the governor’s mansion.
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McElroy
Rhodes
Charles F. Kurfess
Senate
Theodore M. Gray
Statehouse
Hong Kong braces for curfew as gangs target city
Police impose dusk to dawn curfew on Hong Kong Island for the second night as Communist led violence escalates. Water rationing limits supply to four hours every four days to cover potential fall short.
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Hong Kong
Red
Public
Michael Wright
Red China
Peking
State Department silent on US Britain Hong Kong defense ties
State Department officials avoided comment on any private US Britain understanding for defending Hong Kong amid rising violence. No formal US commitment exists, though a policy may exist if Hong Kong is attacked. About 6,000 Americans reside there with 1,000 to 1,500 visitors.
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State Department
Hong Kong
United States
Britain
China
Cer
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
McCloskey
Island
Senate
Congress
Taiwan
Pescadores Islands
Stowaways Give Up On Hijacking Off Miami Beach
An armed group of stowaways seized a freighter near Miami Beach and later fled to shore after a 30 minute struggle with lifeboats. They left after hearing the captain's jokes for two hours and vanished with a taxi unseen. Captain Ramon Carpio said the men aimed to hijack another ship and the motive remains unclear.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Beach
Ramon Carpio
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