Infantrymen Overran VC Near Saigon in Fast Action
U S infantrymen using helicopters overran entrenched Viet Cong bunkers 25 miles from Saigon in a fast action. Marines south of the DMZ reported 55 more North Vietnamese killed, raising eight day toll to 576. Thunderchiefs clashed with MIG17s in air raids on oil depots and bridges. Australian troops began a new clearing operation 38 miles southeast of Saigon as Thailand forces arrive.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Thailand
Black Beetle Jet Train Trials Spark NYC Shuttle Plan
North west Ohio hosts a high speed jet train test with twin Air Force engines and a prototype expected to accelerate passenger service. Alfred Perlman and top NYC executives attend, as a 30 mile track between here and Butler Indiana is prepared for tests and potential 225 mph runs. The Wall Street Journal notes NYC plans to shift from long haul to rapid shuttle service to boost profitability.
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Alfred Perlman
Northwest
Ohio
Wall Street Journal
Central
Johnson Seeks Expanded Viet Nam Support With Voter Tours
President Johnson lands in the midlands for a seven stop tour through Indiana Illinois and Kentucky to meet voters ahead of November congressional elections. The White House calls the trip nonpolitical and invites governors and lawmakers from the three states and nearby Tennessee to join the stops.
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Johnson
Congress
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
White House
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Jeffersonville
Ind
Lawrenceville
Ill
Ft. Campbell
Louisville
Weekend Miami Valley Forecast Warm and Wet
The Miami Valley expects a warm weekend with possible showers. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low near 70, and Sunday highs around 90 with a chance of scattered thundershowers.
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Miami Valley
Cleveland Riots Intensify With Shooting In East Side
Benoris Toney, 29, a father of five, was critically wounded when a gunman fired from a passing car as rioting in Cleveland’s East Side Escalated to its tenth gunfire victim. Police and National Guardsmen expanded patrols, curfews, and searches amid tougher tactics to curb violence.
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West Side
Toney
Hough
Huff
Two Men Shot in East New York Racial Tension Spike
In East New York Brooklyn two white men on a street corner were shot from a speeding car carrying four Negroes. Frank Toledo, 24, is in critical condition with an abdomen wound. Gregorio Cruz, 35, is in fair condition with a wound to the right buttock. Police chased away a group of about 45 Negro youths after a clash in a racially tense area. Debris covered streets, 10 fire bombs were found, and several officers were injured during the response.
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East Side
Nationa
Olice
New York
Brooklyn
N.Y
Frank Toledo
Gregorio Cruz
Second Street Tops as America’s Most Common Name
Detroit event notes R L Polk & Co list shows Second Street as the No 1 street name in 6500 cities. Park, Third, Fourth, Fifth follow. Main ranks sixth and First seventh in the firm’s computer tabulations.
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Detroit, Mich
America
R. L. Polk & Co
Polk
United States
Pork
Park
China vows total victory in Vietnam war at massive Beijing rally
Liu Shao-chi proclaimed that China will fight on to total victory in Vietnam and drive out U.S. forces. He warned Washington not to misjudge Chinese resolve and said Geneva accords on Indochina are non-existent. The rally drew about a million people and denounced diplomacy with the USSR and Western leaders.
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China
Peking
Viet Nam
Liu Shao-chi
U.S
Liu
Hanoi
Radio Peking
Moscow
Indochina
Air Strike Talks Grounded
Washington negotiators failed to end a 16 day airline walkout as losses mount. Federal efforts to rescue talks with a government takeover plan had no effect and negotiations resumed midmorning with only a grim remark that it is a sad day.
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Washington
Congress
Senate inquiry planned on drug prices and medicare
Senator Russell Long announces a public probe by the Senate Finance Committee into prescription practices under medicare and federally funded health programs. He argues brand naming inflates costs and pushes a bill to require chemical names on medicare drugs, citing wide price gaps between brand and generic equivalents.
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Russell B. Long
Louisiana Democrat
Long
Senate Finance Committee
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