Marines Hit Reds In DMZ In Second War Invasion
U S Marines entered the southern half of the DMZ for the second time in the Vietnam War to hit North Vietnamese mortar and artillery positions south of the zone. U S air and ground actions followed with a dogfight over North Vietnam in which a MIG 21 was believed downed and eight MIG kills claimed against twenty U S losses.
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Saigon
U. S
Ben Hai
Air Force
Hanoi
Haiphong
17Th Parallel
South Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Detroit Strives for Racial Peace Amid Sniper Incident
In Detroit optimism for racial peace spreads despite violence on the Near West Side. Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh escaped unharmed when his car encountered gunfire from multiple directions as police and guardsmen attacked an apartment house. The city endures ongoing rioting with 38 dead and 1,300 fires since Sunday.
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Detroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Near West Side
Watts
12Th Street
Johnson Proclaims Day of Prayer for Racial Peace
President Johnson announced a national day of prayer for racial peace and formed an eleven member Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to study riot causes and propose remedies. He urged law enforcement action and emphasized law as the remedy while calling for order and reconciliation nationwide.
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Washington
Johnson
Detroit
White House
Commission
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Whites Threatened By Phone After Aiding Negro Refugees
Detroit residents who opened their home to a displaced Negro family report threatening phone calls. A white couple, part of a citywide aid effort, lament the social rebuilding challenge as more refugees arrive and some leave due to threats. A mayoral aide notes housing is not a problem.
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Detroit
Johnson
Good Samaritans
United States
George
Romney
Jerome Cavanagh
Committee of Human Resources Development
Marine Escapes From Captivity After Jungle Battle
A 19 year old from Chelsea Maine in the 4th Infantry Division was captured during a clash along the Vietnam Cambodia border. He bit through crude ropes binding him and dragged himself to safety after a fierce firefight that left 19 Americans dead and 170 enemy combatants killed.
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Vietnam
Andrew York
4Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
York
Chelsea
Maine
Lynch
Johnson calls national day of prayer for racial peace
Washington President Johnson proclaimed a national day of prayer to halt violence quickly and permanently. Detroit reported no major rioting for a fourth day with 38 deaths. Philadelphia's mayor imposed limited emergency powers allowing arrests in groups of 12 or more unless in organized activity. National Guardsmen were deployed in Lorain Ohio and patrols were noted in Albany Poughkeepsie Peekskill Waterbury Sacramento Seattle South Bend Cambridge.
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Johnson
Philadelphia
James H.J. Tate
Albany
Poughkeepsie
Peekskill
N.Y
Waterbury, Conn
Sacramento
Calif
Seattle
Wash
South Bend
Ind
Cambridge
Southwest Ohio Forecast Shows Warm Humidity With Showers
The region faces variable cloudiness and warm humid air with a chance of thundershowers through Saturday. Tonight low expected in the 60s and recent rainfall totals around .4 inches. Through Wednesday temperatures remain near normal with highs upper 70s to low 80s and little change until a cooling trend by Monday. scattered showers mainly over the weekend average about .5 inch.
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Ohio
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