U.S. Marines press Viet Cong on Ba Lang An Peninsula
U.S. Marines and free Vietnamese troops said they killed 198 Viet Cong and captured 59 in the Ba Lang An Peninsula sweep near Chu Lai during Operation Piranha. Guam-based B 52s bombed Phuong Xa Tay, a claimed Viet Cong communications center, with little effect.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Ba Lang An
Chu Lai
Arent Tee Eearbeeraes
Phuong Xa Tay
da Nang
South
Viet Nam
Guam
Quang Nam
Hoi An
Ramblin' notices visitors from New Orleans and Pittsburg
Mr and Mrs John Adair spent last weekend in Baton Rouge with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Lytle Matkins of New Orleans. In West Monroe Jonesboro Road visitors included Mr and Mrs Curtis Jacks of Pittsburg Kansas, uncle to Mrs Whitlock.
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John Adair
Baton Rouge
Lytle Matkins
New Orleans
Jonesboro Road
West Monroe
Troy Whitlock
Curtis Jacks
Pittsburg
Kan
Jacks
Mrs. Whitlock
Betsy fades after rampage leaves deaths and damage
Hurricane Betsy weakened to a tropical storm but left several dead and extensive damage across the region, with pictures of destruction compiled in the edition. The report also notes a bogus San Jose kidnapping hoax, Viet Nam war raids, and Do minican Republic crisis coverage on Page One.
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Dominican Republic
At Least 16 Known Dead In Louisiana
Story lists at least 16 confirmed dead in Hurricane Betsy damage across Louisiana. Names span New Orleans Baton Rouge and Gramercy with victims including Jo Ann Mayeaux Bernie Cain Therese Wessing and others. Additional missing persons and unidentified bodies are described along flooded streets and storm shelters.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Jo Ann Mayeaux
Gramercy
Baton Rouge
Philomene Brown
Alvin Gant Jr
Carl Gant
New Zion Baptist Church
Therese Wessing
Marrero
Florida Avenue Canal
Monroe
Black Bayou
Betsy Storm Strikes Monroe Area Causing Heavy Damage
Tropical Storm Betsy swept through Monroe and northeast Louisiana bringing property and crop damage, downed trees and widespread power outages. No direct deaths locally but minor accidents occurred. two people died in an unrelated Delhi auto crash. Eye passed Monroe at 2 35 pm with 29 03 inches barometric pressure. rainfall 4 34 inches in Twin Cities.
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Betsy
Monroe
Louisiana
Twin Cities
Delhi
Arkansas
Memphis
Tenn
Ohio Valley
FAA
Selman Field
Most Wanted Fugitive Dies In Car Crash
Warren Cleveland Osborne a top ten fugitive from Tennessee died in a high speed crash on U S 31 E twenty five miles south of Louisville after a police chase. Investigators found 22000 dollars in the car and a .38 pistol plus a Detroit dated letter saying he might surrender. The FBI had him on the list for murder and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He disappeared after shooting Anna Corlew in Nashville fourteen months earlier.
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Louisville
Warren Cleveland Osborne
Nashville
Tenn
Detroit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Osborne
Anna Corlew
Carrie Dean Osborne
India Faces Setbacks as War Widens Across Subcontinent
Reports from New Delhi warn of Pakistani advances in the north and cross border air and paratrooper actions near Gauhati and Baghdogra. U Thant journeys from Rawalpindi to seek peace while India laments reversals and debates cease fire prospects.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Red China
Y B. Chavan
Ferozepore
Punjab
Chavan
Amritsar
Darjeeling
Assam
Pakistan Holds Up Evacuation of Americans
The United States awaits Pakistan's clearance to land U S Air Force planes for evacuating Americans from the Lahore and Dacca areas. State Department said planes standby in neighboring countries such as Iran while discussions with Pakistan continue.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Pakistan
Lahore
Dacca
State Department
Friey
Robert J. McCloskey
Iran
U.S
McCloskey
Thant Ends First Half Of Peace Talks
U N Secretary General Thant concluded two days of talks with Pakistani officials in Rawalpindi with no progress toward peace. President Ayub Khan warned the war would go into India unless Kashmir plebiscite conditions are met. India has refused such a plebiscite, and Thant will proceed to Bombay for the mission’s second phase while Pakistan argues Kashmir favors Pakistani rule.
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New Delhi
U.N
U Thant
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Thant
India
Bombay
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Kashmir
Ayub
Ayub Khan
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Arab League
Johnson visits Louisiana as Betsy disaster unfolds
President Johnson toured New Orleans after Hurricane Betsy devastated Louisiana and Florida. He declared Louisiana a disaster area and pledged full federal aid while meeting with officials. The death toll rose with at least 16 in Louisiana and eight in Florida, with many missing as floodwaters trapped thousands.
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New Orleans
UPI
Arkansas
Johnson
Louisiana
Florida
New Orleans’ International Airport
Tme
Betsy
Dominicans Question New Regime After Wessin Dismissal
In Santo Domingo President Hector Garcia Godoy ousted Gen Elias Wessin y Wessin to quell mutiny fears and satisfy conservatives. Critics say he relies on outside help from the OAS and Inter American peace force, risking alienating conservatives as civilian disarmament looms.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
Wessin
Garcia-Godoy
Dent
Organization of American States Political Committee
inter-American Peace Force
Prorebel
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