Nixon Scores Gains In First Bullet Win Push Viet Cong Wounds General
Viet Cong wounded Brig. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr. and shot down a helicopter during clashes 24 miles southwest of Saigon. U S forces killed 41 Viet Cong and captured 19 weapons while 2 Americans died and 13 were wounded. Davis, from Waltham Mass, survived with facial wounds. His son Stephen Davis was killed in Vietnam in 1967.
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Nixon
Saigon
U. S
Franklin M. Davis Jr
U.S
199Th Light Infantry
Davis
Waltham
Mass
Vietnam
Stephen Davis
U.S. 9Th Division
Nixon Opens 1960 GOP Convention As Front-Runner
Nixon arrives in Miami Beach with strong support for first ballot presidential nomination. Rockefeller and Reagan jockey for delegates as favorite-son candidates seek to delay a clean up front. Rhodes Agnew and Fong politics influence Ohio and Maryland delegations as Nixon presses for running mate endorsement.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
John F. Kennedy
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Rockefeller
Reagan
Alabama
Rocky Mountain
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Czech and Soviet Bloc Leaders Reach Truce
In Prague observers sensed renewed strain between Czech leaders and hard liners like Ulbricht and Gomulka, but Dubcek touted Bratislava gains. He pledged to continue liberal reforms, said mutual socialist internationalism and sovereign rights were affirmed, and emphasized no fears for Czechoslovakia's sovereignty.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Poland
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Slovakia
Republic
Hungary
Bulgaria
Antonin Novotny
Party
Old Guard
Algeria to discuss Israeli airliner hijack with pilots group
Algerian authorities said they are ready to meet International Pilots Association representatives in Algiers to discuss the El Al hijack case. Twelve Israelis remain aboard the plane with crew. 20 passengers were released, ten of whom were women and children. The plane was seized after taking off from Rome en route to Israel.
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Algiers
International Pilots Association
el al
Europe
Algeria
Israel
Pilots Association
Ola Forsberg
Finland
James O’grady
Ireland
Foreign Ministry
Rome
Eleven Men Slain In Korea Shooting
A surge of border shooting kills one American and one South Korean plus at least nine North Koreans with five Americans wounded. North Korean infiltrators and clashes leave at least 18 NKs killed this year. Seoul reports additional ambushes and one American wounded in the DMZ.
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Korea
Seoul
Panmuniam Ne
2Nd
U.S. Infantry Division
U.S. Army
Gilbert N. Woodward
U.N. Command
Park Chung
Seoul Defense Ministry
Demilitarized Zone
Gunners Battle in the Mideast Escalates Across Jordan
TEL AVIV reporting ongoing cross border fire as Israeli planes strike guerrilla bases near Salt Jordan. Jordan reports civilian and soldier deaths, 82 wounded, and an American jet downed while Israel claims no losses. Premier Eshkol vows retaliation.
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Jordan River
Bananantes TR Milac
Lilla Vasdy Vily dv
Amman
Beisan
Jordan
Israel
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Salt
Haim Bar- Lev
Levi Eshkol
Gaza
Top Recruiter Award For July Won By Air Force Recruiter
Twin Cities Chit Chat reports Sg t Billy G Cotten local Air Force recruiter earned the Top Recruiter Salesman Award for July. He competed with 23 recruiters from north Louisiana Kansas east Texas and Arkansas. Supervisor Sgt Ernie Dube called it an outstanding accomplishment. Cotten has served at the Monroe Recruiting Office since September 1965.
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Billy G. Cotten
Air Force
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Cotten
Ernie Dube
Shreveport
Monroe
Quads' Parents Face Feeding Marathon After Birth
Irvine quadruplets A Byron Corey and Dale born June 21 at Home Hospital Lafay ette require three hour feedings totaling 32 daily. Parents Allan and Mrs Irvine cope with diaper costs and space changes while Jasper County residents donate diapers money and aid for a three bedroom addition.
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Irvine
Allan J. Irvine
Home Hospital
Lafayette
Allan
Byron
Corey
Dale
Irvines
Jasper County
Chicago
April Yvone
April
Eight Die in Louisiana Weekend Mishaps
The Associated Press reports eight accidental deaths in Louisiana over the weekend six in traffic plus a Louisiana resident killed in an out of state crash. Victims include Ft. Polk soldier James L. Gibson near Pitkin. Jimmy Lee Hayes of near Downsville. Kenneth Day of Baton Rouge. Beatrice Cox and her daughter Kathleen of Jena. Suzanne Elaine Riley of Haughton. and a Homer couple, KK Wafer and his wife, in Lake Claiborne tragedy.
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Louisiana
Ft. Polk
Pitkin
James L. Gibson
Gibson
Morgan City
Kenneth Day
Baton Rouge
Day
Louisiana State University
Jena
Beatrice Cox
Kathleen
Suzanne Elaine Riley
Haughton
Homer
Lake Claiborne
KK. C. Wafer
Trains Crash in Florida Injuring Dozens Near Winter Haven
Two Seaboard Coast Line passenger trains collided head on near Winter Haven Florida injuring many riders. Fire and rescue crews aided victims as ambulances ferried the injured from the wreck. No deaths reported.
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Florida
Winter Haven
Fla
Seaboard Coast Line
Sheriff’s Office
Ed Lockwood
Sheriff's Office
Bartow
Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana Hot and Cloudy
Partly cloudy skies and hot temperatures expected today tonight and Tuesday in Northeast Louisiana. Scattered mainly afternoon thundershowers in the northern part of the state with highs 90 to 94 and lows 72 to 76. Monroe FAA reported 94 high and 76 low with no rain, winds southeast to variable 5 to 15 mph.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Johnson Eyes Steel Price Replay To Clamp Rises
President Johnson seeks to use competitive pressure from U.S. Steel to curb broad steel price hikes similar to 1966. White House actions target Bethlehem and Republic while FTC convenes an emergency session over pricing practices amid a wave of 4 to 7 percent increases.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
McLouth
Kaiser
Paul Rand Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Rand
South
White House
Defense
United Steelworkers
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Agnew to Endorse Nixon for Republican Nomination
Gov Spiro T Agnew will formally endorse Richard M Nixon as the Republican presidential candidate. The Maryland delegation favored Nixon with 15 votes to Rockefeller's 11. Nixon reportedly asked Agnew to deliver the nomination speech at a 6 15 p m news conference in Miami Beach Florida.
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Gov. Agnew
Nixon
Miami Beach
Fla
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Agnew
Families Reunited With Freed Pilots
Three U S pilots Maj James F Low Maj Fred N Thompson and Capt Joe V Carpenter were released from North Vietnam and returned to the United States. They underwent medical checkups at Andrews Air Force Base before heading home. They expressed optimism that more airmen will be released and discussed their experiences and meals in prison.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
James F. Low
Sausalito
Calif
Fred N. Thompson
Taylor
S. C
Joe V. Carpenter
Victorville
Air Force
Low
Carpenter
Andrews Air Force Base
New York
New York- Washington
Bangkok
Hanoi
Thompson
Thailand
River Stage Readings at Camden Monroe Show Changes
River stages at Camden 267.1 fall with 9 change while Monroe reads 40 rising 13.9 and .1. Measurement notes indicate stage shifts, signaling flood risk and rising water levels in the vicinity.
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Camden
Monroe
Chuckle Nowadays Jokes on Modest Dress Ambiguity
A brief quip remarks that today it is hard to tell if a girl’s outfit is a high miniskirt or a low lobster bib, reflecting playful gendered fashion banter of the period.
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