Night helicopter assault in Nam Yen marks first large warm surprise
Under a full moon and flares a fleet of helicopters landed U S Marines in Elephant Valley for a night search of Viet Cong. The operation, called Midnight, aimed to surprise guerrillas with dawn searches as Marines used wax camouflage makeup. One enemy dead, about 20 prisoners taken, and plans for future night raids discussed by Marine commanders.
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Nam Yen
South Viet Nam
Elephant Valley
da Nang
Ca de River
David Clemente
Jacksonville
N.C
3Rd Marines
Clement
Marc Moore
Dallas
Tex
Public Works Bill Passes House With 3.25 Billion Price Tag
The House approved a 3.25 billion public works and economic development measure aimed at boosting economies in distressed areas. It allocates 2 billion in federal grants and 850 million in long term loans for facilities, roads, parks, schools and airports, plus technical aid. Opponents call it a boondoggle while supporters say it will spur long term growth across states. The bill moves to the Senate where a slightly different version awaits.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Vermont
Delaware
Rioting Roils Watts as Police Hit by Fire and Looting
In Los Angeles Watts district rioting flared anew with 700 officers restoring order after dawn. A market on East 103rd Street was attacked as looters struck a post office station and buildings including a liquor store and lumber yard were burned. Dick Gregory, 32, was wounded in the left thigh during the clashes while mediating between police and rioters.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Gregory
No Man’s Land Central
Imperial Highway
Beatles Police Clash With Photographers at London Airport
Police clashed with 40 photographers at London Airport as The Beatles prepared to depart for New York on a coast to coast tour. A plainclothes supervisor and uniformed officers pushed photographers back from the Rolls Royce convoy while 300 teenage fans watched in alarm. One photographer said he was punched on the chin as cameras flew during the confrontation.
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London
UPI
New York
London Airport
Plainclothes
Personnel Taken From Searcy Site
SEARCY Arkansas AP The Air Force evacuated all unnecessary personnel from the Titan 2 missile complex after 53 civilians died Monday Abnormal vapors were detected in the complex An investigation is being conducted by specially trained personnel The vapors were detected today in the control center the farthest from the launch silo The number evacuated and remaining could not be stated by officials
Hospitalized Alumni Leader Undergoing Tests in Shreveport
Hospitalized David Kahn, president of the Northeast Louisiana State College Alumni Association, is undergoing examinations at Doctor's Hospital on Louisiana Avenue in Shreveport. He lives in Monroe and became ill last weekend, initially hospitalized locally before being moved for further tests.
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David Kahn
Northeast
Louisiana State College Alumni Association
Doctor’s Hospital
Louisiana Avenue
Shreveport
Kahn
Monroe
Viet Cong Atrocities Told To People In Saigon
Saigon officials publicize Viet Cong abuses to counter antiwar propaganda. They report 38 civilians abducted by Viet Cong bands in three incidents and four civilians wounded by grenades in Tra Pho village, Kien Giang Province, 120 miles southwest of Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Tra Pho
Kien Giang
Cross Burned Near Home Of Maine Governor
A seven foot cross wrapped in kerosene soaked rags was burned in Capitol Park Augusta near Gov. John Reed's mansion at about 9 p.m. Police said residents reported the burning cross, a Ku Klux Klan symbol, and a group of men or youths fled after lighting the rags.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Capitol Park
John H. Reed
Officer Wounds Man in Brooklyn Traffic Stop
New York AP report says a police officer shot and wounded Walter Fields, 37, of Brooklyn after Fields allegedly bit him five times and knocked out a tooth during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Thursday night. Fields was listed in fair condition at Cumberland Hospital.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Walter Fields
Cumberland Hospital
Pretty Girl Like a Melody Says Chuckle Line
A playful commentary notes how a pretty girl is likened to a melody amid musical metaphors. The piece weaves drums and saxes with pop references to evoke mood and rhythm.
Birds Make Numerous Journeys for Nest Materials
Natural History Magazine notes some birds undertake more than a thousand trips to collect materials for a single nest. The finding highlights the extreme effort and resourcefulness involved in avian nesting behavior.
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Natural History Magazine
Mystery Stains on Monroe Southside Linked to Gas
Health officials say hydrogen sulfide causes brown and black stains and a foul odor plaguing residents between Jackson and South Grand Streets. Tests indicate the gas, linked to certain atmospheric conditions, is present but not at dangerous levels. Exterior stains fade with sunlight while interior marks may require cleaning or repainting.
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Monroe
Jackson
South Grand
Health Department
Olin Mathieson
New
Papandreou Loses Support in Greek Crisis
Athens sources say 26 Center Union members plan to leave Papandreou's party, backing Stephen Stefanopolous in a failed bid to form a new government. A further 24 allied with Athanassiadis-Novas also appear out of the ranks, narrowing Papandreou's majority to about 120 of 300 seats as he vows to press for democracy.
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Athens
UPS
George Papandreou
Constantine
Papandreou
Center Union Party
Stephen Stefanopolous
Center Union
George Athanassi
Popular Front
NATO
Little Change in Area Weather
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures for the Twin Cities this afternoon and Saturday. Afternoon and evening thundershowers are expected across about 30 to 60 percent of the area with precipitation of one quarter to one half inch, locally heavier. Highs 86 to 92, lows 68 to 72. Winds southeast 5 to 15 mph. The Monroe area high Thursday was 86, low 69, and Selman Field recorded 0.38 inches of rainfall Thursday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
Monroe
FFA
Selman Field
Rivers calls for readiness to attack Red China
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, urged that the United States must be prepared to strike Mao Zedong's homeland with everything in its arsenal if forces move in Vietnam, while denying a plan for a first nuclear strike on Communist China. He warned that fighting in South Vietnam could be useless without destroying China's nuclear capability.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
United States
Peking
Mead
Rivers
Armed Services Committee
Hartford
Conn
China
Don Edwards
D-Calif
House
Edwards
River
South Viet Nam
Red China
Friday 13th Lucky Day For Couple
MAYSVILLE Kentucky AP notes Friday the 13th brings luck to Frank and Mary Bisotti as they celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary. Married Aug 13, 1913, the couple had 13 children and 13 grandchildren after meeting in La Follette Tennessee. The wife’s true age revealed by an Italian birth certificate shows she was 13 at the wedding.
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Maysville
Frank Bisotti
Viet Cong officer writes of siege and hunger near Duc Co
Cong writes of terrible conditions and hunger as Viet Cong political officer Nguyen Chanh Ngoc recalls daily mortar and air attacks near the Duc Co Special Forces camp. He says half their force is sick, food is scarce, and doctors lack pills while duty attendants fall ill. authorities consider the letter authentic.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Chanh Ngoc
Ngoc
Duc Co
Lam, Trung
Dinh
Heavy fighting in Mekong Delta as Viet Cong suffer high casualties
In the Mekong Delta 90 miles from Saigon a US military spokesman said fighting near Can Tho left about 256 Viet Cong dead with armor and air support. In Pleiku the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Infantry Division dug in as U.S. forces moved to strengthen defenses around Due Co and Highway 19 to counter Viet Cong pressure near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
APS
USS
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
Delta
Central Highlands
Pleiku
U.S
Duc Co
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Besieged
Due Co
U. S
173Rd Airborne
1St Infantry
Dac Co
Kontum
Cambodia
South China Sea
Accident Takes Fourth Victim In Swiss Ski Leader Train Crash
The Thursday wreck of a luxury trans European express train in Lampertheim Germany killed a fourth person. Rene Zysset 65 president of the Swiss Ski Association died early today in a Mannheim hospital. Forty five injured with six in serious condition.
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Lampertheim
Germany
Rene Zysset
Mannheim
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Tokyo
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Cross
Solon
Red
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