General Sternberg calls for 500000 more troops in Vietnam
Maj. Gen. Ben Sternberg, commander of the 101st Airborne and Ft. Campbell, dismissed a Nashville Banner quote that Ky must go. He said a robust U S effort could close South Vietnam to infiltrators but did not predict a collapse or alternative government. He praised American advisers and noted no near term civilian rule possible.
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Viets Dig In Fight 1800 Men in Central Highlands Clash
U S paratroopers from the 101st Airborne engage entrenched North Vietnamese forces in Kontum Province as helicopters rush in two battalions to aid the amid heavy combat days. Casualties and enemy strength are reported rising with the operation Hawthorne ongoing. Air and naval air power strike targets around Saigon and the coast while the 1st Infantry Division begins El Paso Two north of Saigon.
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Sonic boom blamed on Wright-Pat jet near Washington Court House
A Wright-Patterson AFB F4C Phantom may have caused a sonic boom that shattered 20 to 30 downtown windows and damaged dozens of homes. City officials estimate downtown losses at about 19 000 with total damage possibly 20 000 to 30 000 as Wright Patterson officers assist residents and process claims.
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Alma Soaks Georgia as remnants of Alma sweep north
The remnants of Hurricane Alma move through Georgia with forecasts of up to eight inches of rain and possible flooding. Winds drop to under hurricane strength but damage reports emerge from rural areas near Albany and Augusta. Eleven soldiers were injured when a bus overturned near Fort Gordon. Fatalities total 47 across Honduras Cuba Florida.
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Crash Transcript Details XB70A Collision With Chase Plane
ABTO recording reveals mid air collision between XB70A bomber and a T38 chase plane piloted by Maj. Carl Cross and ace Joseph A Walker. Walker was killed along with Cross while XB70A co pilot Al White survived with minor injuries Blue Edwards AFB California.
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Joseph A. Walker
Los Angeles Times
Aerospace
Marvin Miles
Miles
Air Force
Joseph Cotton
Chase
Walker
Carl S. Cross
al White
Gals' exams go to GI not wastebasket in Atwater
In Atwater California AP report Pvt Curtis Mason stationed in Viet Nam will receive letters from 30 girls in his hometown. The girls’ final high school English exam is sent to him as a keepsake. Teacher Larry Wentz says exams would normally end in the wastebasket but this act values talent.
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Clear skies and cooler temps after tonight
Forecasters expect clear skies and a low in the 40s tonight followed by a sunny and warmer Saturday with temperatures near 75. The yesterday weather roundup appears on Page 13.
Chuckle In Hollywood If You Don’t Have a Psychiatrist
The fragment suggests a humorous Hollywood remark about public perception of mental health. It hints at social attitudes toward celebrities and therapy without detailing names, events, or outcomes. The readable text remains fragmentary and lacks clear, reportable facts.
Packaging and Bail Reform Bills Move in Congress
In a busy session before a long weekend, the Senate passed a fair packaging and labeling bill 72 to 9, sending related disaster planting and bail reform measures to President Johnson. The House advanced a Communications Commission authority bill for CATV regulation and approved a $6.6 million two year aid program for agricultural development and population control with a Peace Corps style farm aid plan.
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Dr Sam Sheppard to be retried on second degree murder
In Cleveland, prosecutors announce Dr Samuel H Sheppard will face a retrial on a second degree murder charge for the 1954 killing of his wife Marilyn. He has served nine years of a prior sentence and has been free on bond pending the retrial decision by Cuyahoga County.
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Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
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