U S Planes Hit MIG Airfields in North Vietnam
U S Air Force and Navy planes attacked two MIG jet fields in North Vietnam near Hanoi and Kep as part of a broad ground assault in War Zone C. Ground forces swept enemy areas, reporting 91 enemy killed and uncovering supply caches amid advancing armored units.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
U.S. Air Force
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Kep
South Vietnam
Manhattan
25Th Division
1St Infantry Division
Ben Cat
Ben Suc
Java
Cedar Falls
Junction City
Red China
General Warns Antiwar Protests Could Cost Lives
General Westmoreland told AP reporters at the Waldorf-Astoria that antiwar demonstrations risk fueling enemy aggression in Vietnam. He praised U.S. troops and urged continued support, warning of bitter fighting ahead and a need for renewed allied backing.
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New York
William Co. Westmoreland
United States
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Associated Press
Waldorf-Astoria
U.S
Army
Congress
Sens
Charles H. Percy
R-Mdl
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Supreme Court Rejects Clay Induction Challenge
The Supreme Court refused Cassius Clay's bid to block his selective service induction and to force a federal panel to hear his challenge. The decision left intact the planned Houston induction and offered no comment on the appeal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cassius Clay
Houston
Clay
Muhammad Ah
Trucking Pact Trails in Union Voting Nationwide
Unofficial counts from about two dozen Teamsters locals show 20 000 voting against the three year national contract and 10 000 in favour. The deal would affect 450 000 drivers and other workers at 12 000 trucking firms. Local Chicago area associations impose a lockout amid scattered strikes.
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Washington
Teamsters
Chicago
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Labor Department
Neelys Enjoy Caribbean Vacation Return Soon
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Neely and his wife Helen are in Nassau for a Caribbean vacation and plan to return Wednesday. Neely presides over the West Monroe Civitan Club whose members expect him back with a sunny tan and stories from abroad. Also, James Mac Russell II, son of James M. Russell Jr., was promoted to electronics technician third class at U S Naval Air Station Glynco Georgia after Navy tech training at Treasure Island California.
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Helen
Nassau
West Monroe
James “‘Mac’’ Russell II
James M. Russell Jr
St. Miro St
Monroe
U. S. Naval Air Station
Glynco
Russell
Neville High School
Navy
Treasure Island
Calif
Indonesia Expels Chinese Envoys After Jakarta Riots
Jakarta expelled two Chinese embassy officials Charge d Affaires Yao Tenshan and Consul General Hsu Jen after anti government demonstrations and deadly riots. Authorities arrested more than 20 Chinese for subversive actions while Indonesian leaders warned violence against Chinese citizens would harm the nation.
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Jakarta
Yao Ten-shan
Hsu Jen
Adam Malik
Malik
Indonesia
Donesia
Hsu
China
Antara
Indooe
Antara Add
Johnson postpones major West German talks after Adenauer funeral
President Johnson meets with West German leaders in Bonn but delays substantive discussions until after Konrad Adenauer’s state funeral. White House spokesman calls the visits courtesy calls. Johnson expresses sorrow and notes ties with Adenauer and Germany’s rebuilding era.
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Bonn
Germany
Johnson
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Heinrich Luebke
Konrad Adenauer
White House
Cloudy Cooler Weather Expected in Monroe Area
The Monroe forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures today and tonight with highs 70 to 78 and lows 50 to 58. North winds 10 to 20 mph veering northeast tonight. Sunday record high was 82 and a trace of rain was reported at Selman Field.
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Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Greek Junta Sets Up Military Courts in Greece
Athens reports the new Greek junta established special local military courts in 10 cities to try all crimes under a state of siege. King Constantine reportedly resists endorsing the regime while diplomats say he signed to avoid executions and remains largely a prisoner at Tatoi Palace.
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Athens
Greece
Constantine
Constantine Kollias
London
Tartoi Palace
Anne-Marie
Junta
Stock ‘Exchange
Brigylanos Patakos
Chuckle: Middle Age Truths About Mornings
A light quip notes middle age as that period when one can feel unwell in the morning without any recent revelry. The wry insight frames aging as a steady, humorous struggle with daily vitality.
Togo President Shot In Hand By Honor Guard
President Etienne Eyadema was wounded in the left hand by an honor guard at the presidential palace. The assailant, related to former army chief Emmanuel Bodjolle, was subdued after firing as Eyadema exited his car. Eyadema described the shot as ineffective.
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Togo
Lome
Etienne Eyadema
Eyadema
Emannuel Bodjolle
Bodjolle
U S Surveyor 3 Documents Eclipse From Moon
Pasadena AP report details Surveyor 3 turning its camera earthward during the eclipse to capture the first American lunar eclipse photos. The images show a bright ring with a stone-like highlight, and the craft continues to gather data on temperature, terrain, and soil stability as it digs and photographs, with over 1 600 pictures already archived.
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Pasadena
Calif
Surveyor 3
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Explorer
Surveyor
Webb Urges Space Flight Cooperation After Soviet Tragedy
NASA chief James E. Webb appeals for realistic U.S.-Soviet space cooperation after the second 1967 space tragedy. He notes President Johnson is ready to act and calls for shared goals to prevent future losses while acknowledging the Komarov case and prior Apollo-like ambitions.
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Johnson
U.S
Linuts
Ting
Ussr
United States
NASA
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