Arabs Risk Explosion as Tensions Rise Across Middle East
The article outlines a tense Arab stand off with Syria and Egypt threatening Israel with incursions while Saudi Arabia and Jordan confront Nasser. It notes Egyptian troops near the Israeli frontier, UN forces warned to withdraw, and possible wider conflict affecting oil economies and Western Europe. A separate UCLA campus clash over a United Nations flag ends with injuries during a Nazi flag dispute.
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Labor Says New Contracts Push Wages Up
The piece notes 917,000 workers gained new contracts in Q1 with average wage boosts around 5 percent, lifting hourly pay from about $2.90 to $3.04. GNP rose $4.4 billion to an annual $763.7 billion, but price increases offset growth, leaving a small quarterly decline when adjusted for inflation. Corporate profits fell $4.5 billion in Q1 to $77.3 billion before taxes.
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Top Hungarian quits defectors in hiding in Washington
Janos Radvanyi the Hungarian charge d affaires and the highest ranking Communist diplomat to defect to the United States seeks permanent asylum. His wife and son also received refuge. Radvanyi said he will resign and the family is in a safe hideaway as federal officers question them.
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Marines Chase N Vietes After Rocket Barrage
Marines from Con Thien pursued North Vietnamese forces after a predawn rocket attack. Weeklong combat in the northern I Corps area produced 253 American deaths and 1,942 enemy fatalities, with 140 mm rockets inflicting the heaviest damage at Dong Ha.
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Johnson seeks broader Asian troop role in Vietnam
AP report notes the Johnson administration pressed allies to send more combat troops in Vietnam. Senators Percy and Byrd discuss Asian participation and pace of allied forces. Percy argues more Asian troops could deter North Vietnamese and Viet Cong, while Byrd cites Americans, South Vietnamese, and Koreans as core combat forces.
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Weather Update for Middle Town Area
Cloudy and mild conditions with a low in the low 50s tonight. Friday stays cloudy with a chance of rain and mild temperatures. Yesterday reached 71 with a 49 overnight low and about 0.05 inch of rain in Middle Town. At 11 am today a temperature of 64 was recorded.
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Marines Dig Deeper After Dong Ha Rocket Attack
George Esper reports from Dong Ha Vietnam on a night assault near the DMZ. N Vietnamese rockets struck a forward command post killing one Army officer and wounding 38 Marines. Marines answered with artillery and jets as medics treated the injured and Esper himself sustained injuries before evacuation to Da Nang.
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