Casualties Reach Harsh Peak In South Viet Nam Week
U S forces suffered their heaviest weekly toll of the war last week with 970 casualties including 142 killed and 825 wounded amid heavy fighting south of the demilitarized zone. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths totaled 1,165 as Marines pressed Prairie operations near the zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U. S
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
la Drang Valley
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Nguyen Huu Tho
National Liberation Front
Wilfred G. Burchett
Viet Nam
United States
U.S. Marines
Maddox Wins Georgia Democratic Runoff in Segregation dispute
In Georgia, segregationist Melvin Maddox defeated racially moderate Arnall in the Democratic runoff. Republicans had aided Maddox by voting in the Democratic primary to help an easier November opponent for Callaway. Maddox touted liberty and efficiency while Arnall stressed law and order amid racial rioting discussions. Maddox claimed national support and predicted a November victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnall
Maddox
Howard H. Callaway
Atlanta
Gationist
Callaway
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Georgia
God
People
Scripps Posts Reward For Bricca Murderer
In Cincinnati region authorities hunt a maniacal killer after the stabbing deaths of Jerome Bricca a 28 year old engineer his wife Linda 24 and their 4 year old daughter Deborah The Bricca home was found in Bridgetown with evidence including fingerprints tape restraints and a sock stuffed in the victim s mouth WCPO TV offers 1000 reward with police approval and the same amount for four other unsolved slayings since December
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Jerome Bricca
Bridgetown
FBI
Washington
Briccas
Bricca
Linda Jane
Deborah
Frank Cleveland
Herbert Vogel
Hamilton County Police
Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co
Wcpo-Tv
Robert D. Gordon
Doctors claim 39 straight sex predictions before birth
A Boston based team from Albany Medical College reports 39 consecutive correct determinations of fetal sex using amniotic fluid cells and chemical tests. They caution the test should not satisfy parental curiosity and note the work arose from RH incompatibility studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Albany
N.Y.) Medical College
New England Journal of Medicine
Weather outlook: cool, cloudy with chances of showers
The forecast calls for cloudy cool conditions with a shower chance tonight and a low in the upper 40s. Tomorrow remains cloudy and cooler with a high in the 50s. Yesterday peaked at 72 with a 52 overnight low. At 11 a.m. today the temperature is 64.
Chuckle At Prices In A Meat Market
A humorous note compares a vegetarian's outlook to examining meat market prices, highlighting amusement at the cost of meat through a playful regional voice.
Inez Pounds Dominican Peninsula With 160 MPH Winds
Hurricane Inez batters the Barahona Peninsula dumping 160 mile per hour winds and 10 to 15 foot tides. The Weather Bureau warns of severe valley flooding across Hispaniola as Guadeloupe reports rising casualties with 23 dead and 500 injured. Police evacuate shoreline families while hundreds more brace for the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Inez
Dominican Republic
Barahona
Beata
Weather Bureau
Hispaniola
Guadeloupe
Barahona Peninsula
Orbout
Florida
Here
Bay
Haitian
Navy
Army
Guardsmen quell San Francisco riot with shoot to kill order
National Guardsmen moved in as rioting flared in San Francisco with 95 degree heat. After curfew and state emergency, police and guardsmen conducted stop and search sweeps in Hunters Point, Bayview and the Fillmore, injuring 42 and arresting over 80 while looting was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
National
Harland Smith
Los Angeles
Watts
John F. Shelley
Edmund G. Brown
Hunters Point Bayview
Fillmore District
Market Street
Hunters Point
Also Mentioned on This Page
Top Viet Toll
Gop
Backlash
Bibb County
Macon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Socialist Great Society
Lester Maddox
God and the People
Scripps
Ann Landers
Crane Er
Eee
Sie
Valley News
Eee Ene
Seeesee
Women’s News
Sere Re Ee Reese
Alvin Johnson
Matthew Johnson
California
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!