Allies Find Huge Arms Caches Of Viet Reds
In Paris AP dispatch reports US Ambassador Harriman presenting evidence of planned large scale attacks in South Vietnam. He accuses Hanoi of misleading peace talks while Thuy counters that US policy obstructs a political settlement. Both men review talks begun May 13 as battling continues.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Vietnam
South
Harriman
Hanoi
Johnson
North
Crank Opposes Rockefeller In Arkansas Governor Race Debates
Marion H. Crank, survivor of the Arkansas Democratic primary, challenges Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to a debate ahead of the November 6 general election. Crank led with 211,560 votes to Virginia Johnson’s 122,603 as Rockefeller seeks re election after renomination in July.
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Marion Crank
Virginia Johnson
Crank
Polly
Winthrop Rockefeller
Little Rock, Ark
Marion H. Crank
Rockefeller
Arkansas House
Jim Johnson
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Johnson
Arkansas
Reconstruction
George C. Wallace
Little Rock
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Bill Alexander
Osceola
Congress
Jack D. Files
Brinkley
Alexander
Guy Newcomb
Newcomb
Target Date Set For Tax Session Start
Gov. McKeithen set Oct 1 as the target for a special legislative session to pass a new tax program. A 60 member committee in Baton Rouge is drafting details led by Sen. Jamar Adcock. Critics like Leander Perez oppose new levies and urge spending cuts before any tax rise.
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Baton Rouge, la
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Baton Rouge
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Leander H. Perez Sr
Perez
Tax Committee
McMeuhen
Dolly Strengthens to Hurricane as Winds Reach 75 MPH
A reconnaissance plane measured winds of 75 miles per hour in Dolly and the Weather Bureau raised its status from tropical storm to hurricane. The storm, now 1,000 miles northeast of Bermuda, is moving east-northeast at 25 mph and is expected to weaken to tropical storm tonight or Thursday.
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Miami
Fla
Air Force
Dolly
U.S. Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
E.D.T. Dolly
Bermuda
Three Koreans Die In Clashes Across DMZ
South Korean troops guarding the central sector of the DMZ killed three North Koreans in clashes Tuesday night and this morning. No South Korean casualties were reported, bringing this month’s confirmed North Korean death toll to 29 along the armistice line. One American and two South Koreans have also been killed in the clashes.
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Seoul
Demilitarized Zone
Defense Ministry
Twin grandsons born to Chap mans in Alabama
Mr and Mrs W J Chapman celebrate news that their daughter Ann Chapman and son in law Capt Douglas R Jones of Fort Rucker Alabama welcomed twin boys John Gregory and Neal Chapman on August 2 Their mother and babies are reported doing well Grandparents from both sides traveled to Alabama for the first meeting.
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W. J. Chapman
Capt
Douglas R. Jones
Fort Rucker
Ala
Grandpapa Chapman
Ann Chapman
John Gregory
Neal Chapman
Five Die From Hydrogen Sulfide On Boat Hold
Lethal hydrogen sulfide gas killed five men who peered into the hold of the fishing boat Novelty at Charlotte Harbor docks. Sixth man Lawrence Finley was revived. others named include Francis Webb, Francis Winters, Joseph Winters, Kenneth Smith, and Steve Richmond.
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Fort Myers, Fla
Wallace M. Graves Jr
Ort Myers
The
Novelty
Protein Product Co
Charlotte Harbour
Lawrence Finley
Francis D. Webb
Peace Dale
R.I
Graves
Lee County
James Loeffler
Webb
Francis Winters
Joseph Winters
Punta Gorda
Kenneth Smith
Fort Myers
Steve Richmond
Wakfield
Police Restore Order In Chicago Heights After Violent Night
Police from state county and local agencies ended a night of rock throwing and firebombing by roving bands in the East Side Negro district. Thirteen youths, ages 19 to 22, were arrested on disorderly conduct charges after stones were thrown at officers searching for firebombs. One minor injury reported as four firebombs caused minor damage. The area was declared very secure and quiet as a roadblock on 14th Street was withdrawn before daybreak.
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Chicago Heights
Ill
East Side
Cook County
Chicago
George Sprague
14Th Street
Showers Continue Across Northeast Louisiana This Week
Forecasters expect lingering showers and thundershowers in Northeast Louisiana today tonight and Thursday with a 60 percent rain chance in the afternoons and 30 percent at other times. Highs will be 88 to 92 and lows 70 to 74. Monroe reports a 77 high and 71 low Tuesday with 2.06 inches of rain. Dew points rise into the upper 60s to mid 70s and sunshine ranges from 20 to 30 percent. Winds 5 to 15 mph be variable.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delta
Shafer backs Nixon Agnew but rejects exclusionary campaign
Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer pledged to campaign for Nixon and Agnew but said he would oppose any strategy inviting white backlash or excluding minority groups. He plans a Harrisburg meeting with Nixon and met with GOP leaders including Sen. Hugh Scott and former Gov. Scranton.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Raymond Shafer
Shafer
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
Hugh Scott
William W. Scranton
GOP
Scott
Scranton
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Johnson Signs Funds Measure
President Johnson signed a bill allocating 1.99 billion dollars for the State Justice and Commerce Departments and related agencies for the new fiscal year. The measure exempts FBI agents from the general hiring cutback, part of a law with a 10 percent income surtax, and totals 305.3 million dollars below Johnson’s requests.
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Austin
Tex. AP
Johnson
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
FBI
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe
River stages show Camden rising to 269.57 with a .2 increase while Monroe reaches stage 4 with 14.8 and a .2 rise. Flood indicators remain present as levels update.
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Camden
Monroe
Greek premier narrowly survives assassination bid in Athens
Greek police widened searches and arrested suspects after a bomb targeted Premier George Papadopoulos as he left a sea shore villa for a cabinet meeting. Anas tassios Peponis and journalist George Drossos were detained amid inquiries into a right wing plotted attack linked to the 1967 coup aftermath.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
George Drossos
Anastassios Peponis
Athens State Radio
Drossos
Peponis
Center Union Party
George Papandreou
Andreas
Stockholm
Papadopoulos
George Panagoulis
Saronci Gulf
Panagoulis
Median age at 27.7 in U S population
The Census Bureau reports the national median age was 27.7 years as of July 1, a signal that the long decline since 1952 has halted. The 15 year drop from 30.3 began after World War II as the post war baby boom shifted the age balance downward.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Chuckle: Stone Age Dating Rules Spark Wide Laughs
A humorous line about dating preferences uses a playful paradox from a faux Stone Age setting. The joke notes the larger the stone, the more someone will like it, delivering a quick punch in a lighthearted newspaper amusements spot.
U.S. Considers Freeing 14 North Vietnamese Seamen
U S officials tentative to release 14 North Vietnamese sailors held since 1966 after their capture near North Vietnam. Hanoi's acceptance awaited at Paris peace talks. if approved they would fly to Vientiane then IC C could move them to Hanoi.
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da Nang
Saigon
Paris
Vientiane
International Control Commission
Hanoi
Harriman
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
Weapons caches found as Saigon area sees Viet Cong offensive
Allied forces uncovered large caches north of Saigon near the Cambodian and Laotian borders amid efforts to spoil a third Viet Cong offensive. In one find 72,000 rounds for automatic weapons and 500 rockets were seized, with 10 Vietnamese killed in the raid and 17 captured. Other operations near Cau Dat and Chanh Luu yielded rifles, mortars, grenades, and TNT, with air strikes triggering secondary explosions.
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Saigon
Teading
U.S. Ulth Armored Cavalry Regiment
Cau Dat
Itrain Ymen Wie Aig
6Th Infantry Division
Chanh Luu
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
South
Laos
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
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Pilots Union
Algeria
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
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Nixon-Agnew
Psius
Aapetsucu
U.S. Command
Rose
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