Third shooting targets Armco steel truckers on Bypass 50
State Patrol reports a third shooting of Armco Steel Corp truckers early today on New Haven Road U S 50 bypass in western Hamilton County. Ernest Pitts, 49, says a dark car fired at his truck denting the fender and starting a small fire. two other drivers report bullet strikes on Bypass 50 near the Butler County line. The incidents appear linked to a labor dispute and are under investigation.
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Armco Steel Corp
State
Highway Patrol
Ernest Pitts
Brentwood St
Armco
Pitts
New Haven Road
U.S. 50 Bypass
Hamilton County
Ing
Butler County
Davie G. Stacy
Parker Drive
Springboro
John Stapleton
Richmond
Ind
Stacy
Steel layoffs rise as truckers strike spreads
Warehouses and docks jammed as layoffs increase in the steel industry amid an eight state trucker strike led by independents under the Teamsters contract. Republic Steel in Cleveland idled 500 workers and Armco in Ambridge laid off 300. Lakes Steel halted 75 percent of deliveries, and Crucible Steel noted some operations cut back by as much as a quarter due to backlogs and protests. Gunfire marked the spread, with a Gary Indiana driver injured by shattered glass near East Chicago as shootings hit four states.
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Detroit
Teamsters
Republic Steel
Cleveland
Ohio
Armco Steel Corp
Ambridge
Indiana
William Ward
Gary
Ind
New York
American Broadcasting Co
Radio and Television Technicians
Afl-Cio National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
NABET
National Broadcasting Co
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
ABC
San Francisco
KGO Radio
Kgo-Tv
Chicago
Annapolis
Pentagon Says Antimissile System Costs 1 Million Per Missile
Washington AP reports the Pentagon estimates the first antimissile system will cost about 1 million dollars per missile. The claim anchors a defense funding debate as officials discuss the program and potential deployment timelines.
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Washington
Pentagon
America
Nike X missile defense plan aims at China threat
The Nike X program with a $5 billion price tag targets a possible small scale Chinese nuclear attack in the 1970s. Officials refuse to reveal missile counts or site locations until construction begins. Initial contracts are due in about five months as McNamara announces the plan.
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Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Rio Grande Run Flood Isolates Border Town in Beulah’s Wake
The Rio Grande flood, the biggest in three decades, threatens the International Bridge at Rio Grande City Texas and worsens conditions across South Texas. Up to 30 inches of rain from Hurricane Beulah sent crests down rivers, isolating about one million people across a 40,000 square mile area. The 14 day hurricane death toll reached 36.
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Rio Grande City
Tex
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Beulah
Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
W. E. Walker
International Boundary and Water Commission
Camargo
Moving siren to protect ill boy sparks local accord
Lindenwold officials tentatively back relocating a fire siren 500 feet from the home of 8-year-old Thomas Roselli who has heart disease. The plan, supported by the firemen's association, awaits ratification and aims to spare the child from dangerous noise while sparking debate over hearing the siren.
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Lindenwold
N.J
Firemen’s Association
Thomas Roselli
Fire Association
Herbert Steelman
Thomas
Nicholas Roselli
David Ernst
Weather shifts as Beulah floods Three Rivers area
Cloudy warmer weather moves into the Miami Valley with a low near 50 and weekend highs in the 70s. Rescue workers halt at the edge of floodwaters covering a highway leading to downtown Three Rivers Texas after heavy rain from Hurricane Beulah.
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Miami Valley
Three Rivers, Tex
Senators Clash Over Johnson Vietnam War Stance
President Johnson defended the war as worth the price amid protest. Sen. Frank Church urged South Vietnam to share the burden. Sen. Clifford Case urged more peace options. Sen. Edward Brooke called for tying further U S deployments to Saigon’s improved leadership and resolve.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Sen
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Foreign Relations Committee
Westmoreland Sees Vietnamese Army Improving but Flawed
General William Westmoreland says the South Vietnamese army is not fully effective but improved over a year. He cites corruption fear of night fighting and leadership weakness as major problems and notes U.S. officers can provide support as much as possible.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Associated Press
Soviets Promise More Aid To North Vietnam
The Soviet Union agreed to send warplanes antiaircraft guns missiles artillery and other weapons to North Vietnam in 1968 under aid agreements signed with a Hanoi delegation. Tass said the accord also covers equipment vehicles oil products and other goods to boost defensive capacity and economic development. Leaders Brezhnev and Kosygin hosted the North Vietnamese Deputy Premier Le Than Nghi after talks begun Aug. 14.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tass
le Than Nghi
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
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Camden County
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Charles Spence
San Antonio
Case
Senate
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
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