US Manpower In Vietnam Steady At 541 000
American manpower in Vietnam has held at 541 000 for three months and may not reach the 549 500 ceiling. Officers say progress in the war and Paris peace talks support a steady level with minor rotations, while replacements of 40 000 to 50 000 monthly continue.
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Pentagon
U.S
Paris
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Hanoi
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Explosion at Chicago CTA depot injures seventy
An explosion at a Chicago Transit Authority bus refueling depot injured about 70 people and destroyed four buses. Six remained hospitalized, two in critical condition. Fire officials blamed a leaking propane fuel shed for the blast. damage to property exceeded 200000 dollars and glass covered streets up to three blocks away.
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Chicago Transit Authority
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Emmett Doss
Kedzie Avenue
Tolleson Woman Adopts Orphan Kitten
In Tolleson Arizona a woman named Mom found a stray orphan kitten and nursed it back to health. She now treats the animal as her own and forbids other pets from approaching. AP report.
Allied Guns Thwart Red Border Raid In Vietnam
North Vietnamese forces attacked American patrol bases along the Cambodian frontier in the heaviest clash since the border war reopened. The 1st Division pressed rocket and mortar strikes on bases within 20 miles, but U.S. Air Cavalry and B52 strikes pinned them, with 119 enemy killed and 29 surrendering. American losses stood at 13 dead and 87 wounded, as the Air Cavalry moved through War Zone C with 12 guns, while refueling air power and artillery kept up pressure on the enemy bunkers.
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U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Hamboo
Carolyn
Pointblank Range
Cambodia
1St Air Cavalry
Beef Costs Climb as Meat Supplies Rise
The Agriculture Department links higher beef and meat prices to stronger consumer incomes and population growth amid abundant livestock supplies. Officials expect total food costs to rise about 3 percent this year, with cattle prices at a 17 year high and sirloin steak averaging 1.23 a pound in March. The CPI also jumped 0.8 percent in March.
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Sealy Expects No Rhodes Endorsement in Gov Race
Albert H. Sealy, Dayton attorney and Republican candidate for governor, says an outgoing governor should not pick a successor and expects GOP county leaders to shape the field. He promotes tax reform, a cabinet level department of corrections, centralized prison planning, and trained guards. He avoids commenting on capital punishment and parole.
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Albert H. Sealy
James A. Rhodes
Dayton
Sealy
General Assembly
Ohio
Department of Corrections
No Punishment For Bucher Pueblo Crew
Navy Secretary John H. Chaffee announced that no disciplinary action will be taken against Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher or Lt. Stephen R. Harris despite a court of inquiry recommending general court martial for Bucher. Harris led the Pueblo research detachment during the North Korea seizure.
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Navy
John H. Chaffee
Pueblo
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
Bucher
Stephen R. Harris
Chafee
Harris
North Korea
Court of Inquiry
Summer steady heat brings calm sunny days
Weather outlook shows warm conditions with clear skies tonight and mild temperatures in the 50s. Wednesday turns partly cloudy with highs in the 70s to 80s and a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Middletown recorded 86 degrees at 2 pm yesterday and a low of 56 at 3 am today.
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Middletown
Violence in Madison Rages Through Third Night of Clashes
Police fought with students and hippies for a third night in Madison as flaming barricades and tear gas filled Mifflin Street. Mayor Dyke urged residents to stay indoors while fire bombs appeared and traffic clogged State Street amid arrests, bringing total detainees to about 10.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
William Dyke
Mifflin Street
University of Wisconsin
State Street
Ohio primary dominated by school finance questions
Voters in 55 Ohio counties faced operating levies in 117 districts and bond issues in 46, as state leaders monitor primary results for tax reform signals. In Youngstown a crucial 12 mill levy faced a tight decision while Columbus voters weighed a repeal of a recent ordinance allowing 18-year-olds to work as entertainers.
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Youngstown
Frank X. Kryzan
Anthony B. Flask
Columbus
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