Three Americans Die In Viet Nam Ambush On Route 13
A Monday ambush on Route 13 north of Saigon killed a major and two captains, all U S officers, plus 16 Vietnamese Rangers. Twenty one government troops were wounded as Viet Cong fire hit seven trucks, four armored cars, and five jeeps during about an hour of fighting. The major led the province advisory team in Binh Long while the captains were the province intelligence officer and a Ranger adviser to the army’s 3rd Battalion.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Long Province
3Th Batallion
Th Graf Tals
Reign Of Terror Starts In South Viet Nam Campaign
South Vietnamese government squads begin covert night operations targeting Viet Cong officials in the Mekong Delta. Teams assassinate leaders, leaving a white eye symbol on victims. Officials say the aim is to create Viet Cong like front-line militants using rapid intelligence and census driven probes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Rights Act Tests Set In Courts
In Atlanta two federal cases under the Civil Rights Act test the law’s validity and its enforcement. Motell owner Moreton Rolleston sues to strike down the act while three Negroes seek an injunction against Lester Maddox for refusing service. A three judge panel has been established for the motel case and may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Atlanta, Ga
Heart of Atlanta
Moreton Rolleston
Justice Department
Lester Maddox
John Milano
Washington
Maddox
US. Supreme Court
Bastille Day Observances Open With Paris Military Review
President Charles de Gaulle led a Champs Elysees military review before thousands as Bastille Day celebrations mark the 175th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. Festivities include theater, fireworks, and street dancing continuing through the night under a hot sun.
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Charles de Gaulle
Champs Elysees
Bastille
America
Five die of heat in Arizona labor camps
Arthur Kent of Cleveland Ohio was among five farm laborers who died Sunday at labor camps 25 miles north of Yuma. Authorities attribute the deaths to extreme heat with temperatures reaching 119 degrees.
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Yuma, Ariz
Cleveland, Ohio
Arthur Kent
Here
Mikoyan Promoted In Russia
Anastas I. Mikoyan the first deputy premier is reported to be moving toward the Kremlin presidency in an announcement expected this week during the Soviet Parliament session. The shift would finish his public career and reshape Kremlin leadership with Kosygin already handling premier duties during Khrushchev absences. Brezhnev is said to have taken Khrushchev’s party post and works closely with Kosygin.
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Anastas I. Mikoyan
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Cairo
Khrushchev
Alexei Kosygin
Mikoyan
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Kosygin
Two Bodies Found in Muddy River Offshoot
Federal, state and local investigators probed an Old River offshoot of the Mississippi River after discovery of portions of two bodies. One body section was found near the surface about 17 miles south of Tallulah, Louisiana, on Monday.
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Tallulah
Mississippi River
Old River
Louisiana
First body found linked to missing civil rights workers near Philadelphia
Discovery of the first body sparked speculation it could be one of three civil rights workers who disappeared June 21 near Philadelphia Mississippi. Officials traced marks to Charles Moore of Meadville Mississippi who left home May 20 to seek work in Louisiana. Police sources in Jackson say the second body is believed to be Henry Dees, another Meadville Negro who vanished about two months earlier. Sheriff Seaman located the second body on the Mississippi state side of a slow-moving channel once a main branch of the river.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Charles Moore
Meadville
Louisiana
Jackson
Henry Dees
Madison Parish
W. M. Seaman
Mississippi
Local Government Complaints and Viet Cong Activity Question
In a Q and A style excerpt residents are asked about complaints toward admin officials and any needs they have. The dialogue also probes knowledge of Viet Cong activity. The response indicates numerous varied answers.
Six Turkish Cypriots detained amid hospital transfers
Greek Cypriot police detained six Turkish Cypriots as UN troops escorted them between hospitals. Police suspected they were Turkish army soldiers landed secretly on Cyprus, while government officials protested to Turkey over the alleged landing. Britain warned Greece faces risk over plans to set up a new judiciary.
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U.N
Cyprus
Turkey
Cysius House of Representatives
Richard A. Butler
Greece
Taylor Replaces Lodge as U S Ambassador in Saigon
U S Ambassador Max D Taylor arrived a week ago and presented credentials to South Vietnamese chief of state Maj Gen Duong Van Minh. He was accompanied by Gen Westmoreland and deputy A Alexis Johnson in a brief ceremony signaling formal replacement of Henry Cabot Lodge who returned to Washington to campaign for Governor Scranton.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Duong van Minh
Taylor
William C. Westmoreland
A. Alexis Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Hatfield Urges Rally Behind GOP Banner at Convention
Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield addressed the Republican National Convention urging cross party support for a faith based campaign. He linked faith to civil rights progress and attacked bigots while criticizing Democrats for obscuring foreign policy during the Vietnam era.
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Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
America
Hatfield
Ernor
South Viet Nam
Attorney to Attack Convention Calls for RNC Replay
Paul Zuber a New York attorney and former GOP NH primary candidate says he will ask a federal court in San Francisco to declare the Republican National Convention unconstitutional and demand a complete replay. He alleges systematic Negro exclusion from Southern delegations and pledge tests in Northern states claiming 14th Amendment equal protection. Zuber notes the convention as quasi governmental and says he will file for a restraining order while remaining in New York.
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San Francisco
Paul Zuber
New Hampshire
Zuber
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Englewood
N.J
New Rochelle
N.Y
Alarm prompts hour search of United plane in Dayton
A passenger warning of a heavy bag possibly containing dynamite sparked an hour long search aboard a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Washington. A stewardess had commented on the bag’s weight. No bombs were found and the plane resumed its journey.
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Dayton, Ohio
United Airlines
Chicago
Washington
Program of Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace
The Associated Press presents today's and Wednesdays schedule for the 1964 Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace. Activities include calls to order, pledges, national anthem, invocations, committee reports, introductions, speeches by Morton Eisenhower Laird Murphy Nixon and others, roll calls, nominations, and benedictions.
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San Francisco
Cow Palace
John A. Love
Colorado
Eisenhower
Nicholas B. Bosworth
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Robert L. Pierce
Wisconsin
Fletcher Swan
United States
Benediction
George McNeill Ray
Trinity Cathedral
Phoenix
Ariz
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater Gains Momentum At GOP Convention
Sen. Barry Goldwater sharpens delegate lead as Scranton forces mount a last stand. Former President Hoover proposes a brief eight point declaration in place of the full platform while Dirksen honors Hoover with an ovation.
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Sen
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Goldwaters
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
America
United States
Platform Committee
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Hoover
Republican Party
Dirksen
Cow Palace
Eisenhower
College
Newton Steers
Maryland
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Steers
Curtis
Goldwater Piling Up More Votes
The AP survey shows Barry Goldwater at 781 delegates with 24 hours before balloting, well ahead of rival William Scranton at 166 and 655 needed for nomination. Rockefeller 107, Lodge 45, Smith 20, 105 favorite sons, 84 uncommitted. Byrnes holds 30 Wisconsin delegates. another caucus is set for Wednesday morning before roll call.
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Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Ohio
Wisconsin
John Byrnes
Byrnes
Weather fair and cool with mild temperatures
The area can expect a calm weather period with fair skies and cool conditions. Temperatures will be similar to Monday’s 75 degree high, while tonight and last night’s low are forecast at 60 degrees.
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