U S Forces Sustain Casualties as War Toll Rises
AP reports a weekly Vietnam casualty update showing 173 American soldiers killed in action, 788 wounded, and a rise in enemy deaths to 1 642 last week. South Vietnamese losses totaled 178 killed with 839 wounded. U S troop strength in South Vietnam reached 543 000 as additional units arrive.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
5Th Mechanized Infantry
Thailand
Black Panther
Johnson
Bombers Hit North Vietnam From Air Carriers And Land Bases
U S fighter bombers pressed attacks on North Vietnam from Tonkin Gulf carriers and land bases. 105 missions targeted supply lines while B52s struck troop concentrations and anti aircraft sites. Skyhawk pilots disabled or damaged 13 supply boats and transports along coastal routes.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Rose
Tonkin Gulf
America
Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
Vinh
Skyhawk
Carrier
Intrepid
Thailand
U.S
Dong Hoi
Man Survives 10 Floor Fall in Elevator Shaft
Hollywood, Florida AP report details William F. E. Abell, 41, who plunged ten floors from the 16th into an elevator shaft during a stuck car. He gripped a greasy cable, slipped, and was saved by two repairmen. He suffered a burned hand and bruises after hospital treatment.
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Hollywood
Fla
William FE
Abell
Home Federal Building
Doctor Reports on LBJ X rays
President Johnson's personal physician said abdominal X rays show no significant change in his physical condition since 1966. Vice Admiral George G. Barkley conveyed the update to newsmen at the Texas White House through press secretary George Christian.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
George G. Barkley
Texas White House
George Christian
Pueblo Crewmen Issue New Appeal
North Korea said the 82 crew members of the U S intelligence ship Pueblo issued a second joint appeal for help to win their release. Cmdr Lloyd Bucher led 24 crewmen at a news conference as they said they are being well treated and described daily routines and medical issues.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
Pueblo
Cmdr
Lloyd
M. Bucher
Lincoln
Neb
Wonsan
United States
Bucher
Johnson
Edward S. Russell
Glendale
Calif
Steven A. Woelk
Alta Vista
Kan
Woelk
Bayous Bartholomew DeSiard Set For Restoration Fight
A two year plan to clear aquatic growth in Bayous DeSiard and Bartholomew will be discussed at an Aug 27 meeting at Jack Hayes School Ward 1. Louisiana officials from four agencies join chemists from the Army Corps of Engineers to compare chemical treatment versus temporary drainage. Pending work could start Sept 1 with 90 days of defoliation and bank clearance. The aim is to restore Northeast Louisiana’s best fishing and boost nearby property values.
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Bayous DeSiard and
Bartholomew
Louisiana
Sterlington
Minor C. Oglesby
Allen Ellender
Oglesby
Jack Hayes
Ward 1
William D. Brown
Erate
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Department of Public Works
Louisiana Highway Board
James W. Moore
Highway Department
Ogilesby
Ebiender
Calvin T. Watts
Bayou Bartholomew
Bayou DeSiard
Awl leads fishing trip to Canadian lakes from Detroit
W B Awl a retired state police lieutenant from Monroe joined five companions in Detroit and traveled to White River Ontario. A plane transported the group to Nameigos Lake where they fished about eight days while his wife and daughter stayed in Detroit to attend ball games.
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W. B. Awl
Monroe
Detroit
Mich
White River
Ontario
Canada
Nameigos Lake
Weather Bureau Honors Five Observers for Milestone Service
The Weather Bureau awarded the 1968 Thomas Jefferson Awards to Tirzah Spiggle and four other long serving volunteer observers for 40 to 53 years of daily meteorological reporting. Winners include Fleming of Ashwood Tennessee Noon of Nogales Arizona Rice of Los Banos California and Taylor of Merrill Mississippi. The group joins a 12000 strong network that supplies data despite no pay and harsh conditions.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Tirzah Miley
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Tirzah
Tirzah Spiggle
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Spiggle
Thomas Fleming
Ashwood
Tenn
Milford L. Noon
Nogales
Ariz
Roger C. Rice
Los Banos
Calif
Sarah M. Taylor
Merrill
Miss
Taylor
Weather
John Campanius Holm
New York Police Chief Denies Go-Soft Riot Policy
Police Commissioner Howard R. Leary rejected claims that Mayor Lindsay ordered a go soft approach to riots. He ordered all officers to follow written orders and the department chain of command. The police union president cited TV footage of looting and called for accountability.
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New York
Howard R. Leary
John V. Lindsay
John J. Cassese
Lindsay
Leary
Philadelphia
Warm Weather Returns to Area After Showers
Thunder showers dropped 0.29 inches on the Twin Cities. skies clear and temperatures rising. Through Friday expect partly cloudy conditions with warm highs near 88 to 94 and lows from 71 to 77, with 40 percent sunshine and scattered mainly afternoon showers.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Cubans Steal Soviet Plane and Seek Asylum in Florida
Fourteen Cuban refugees hijacked a Colt AN2 crop plane at Varadero and landed near Homestead Florida seeking asylum. The group said they fled Cuba to avoid persecution, with the pilot flying low to dodge radar and water splashes noted. Cohorts included 5 women 3 children and 1 teenager among the 14 aboard.
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Homestead
Fla
Florida Straits
U.S
Rudolph Wanderen
Dade County
Miami
Wanderen
Angel Ricardo
Charles Callum
Callum
Varadero
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Florida
US S. State Department
Havana
Cyclist Killed In Oak Grove Rain Accident
A 12 year old Oak Grove boy Larry Burch died when his motorbike struck a car in heavy rain just west of the Oak Grove community. The car driver Mrs Garland Tyson was uninjured.
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Oak Grove
Larry Burch
Joe Burch
Garland Tyson
River Stage Levels Noted at Camden Monroe
River stages at Camden show 26 and Monroe 40 with a .4 fall in stage readings. Present flood conditions not listed.
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Camden
Monroe
Saturday Election In Area Sets Voters for Wide Primary
Twenty four candidates seek eight national state district and parish offices in a dense Democratic primary. Key races include U. S. Senator Russell B. Long seat, Fifth District Congress, Fourth District judgeship, new circuit judgeship, and Ouachita Parish School Board seats across wards. Voter rolls reach 156,014 in the Fifth District and 3,257,022 statewide.
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Ers
Washington
U.S
Russell B. Long
Otto E. Passman
Ouachita Parish
Long
Maurice P. Blache
New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Lea S. Thompson
John McKeithen
Thompson
Barham
Carl F. Walker
Ward 5
Chester P. Holloway
Fred M. Bayles
Jerry L. Ford
Larry S. Green
Tommy F. Reagan
E. C. Roark Jr
Stanley R. Wall
W. O. Wilson
Gerald R. York
Sterlington Grocer
C. Oglesby
David Hall
Jewell L. Harris
O. L. Hart
É .D. Elmore
Charles T. Johnson
Jimmy R. Towery
W. E. Palmer
Henry Hammonds
Fred McVay
Defense Chief Says No Bombing Cutback Without Pact
Secretary Clifford said the United States will not reduce bombing of North Vietnam until an agreement protects American servicemen near enemy territory. He noted the current ceiling of 549,500 U.S. troops remains in place and that about 5,000 more have arrived, raising the total to 543,000. He warned of a likely third North Vietnamese offensive and cited ongoing high combat losses.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
United States
North Vietnam
Clifford
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Wish Of Orphans May Be Granted
The 10 Morris orphans in Madera face a Friday decision on staying together as a family. They have 100 adoption offers and $50,000 in gifts worldwide, with Judge Jack Hammersberg to name a permanent guardian after declaring them wards of the court. The case follows their parents’ deaths in a head on crash on U S 99 near Fresno.
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Madera
Calif
Morris
Madera County Superior Court
Jack Hammerberg
Robert G. Morris
U.S. 99
Fresno
Kathy
Linda
Today's Chuckle Its witty wife misses a missing button
A light humorous note about a wife who sees through her husband yet overlooks a missing button on his shirt. The joke plays on perception and small domestic quirks for a playful punchline.
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Homestead Fla
Fleming
Mrs. Spiggle
Woodstock
Herbert
Adylongale
Cassese
Louisiana Delta
Passman
Anthony J. Bruscato
Ouachita
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carroll
East Feliciana
Franklin
Jackson
Madison
Morehouse
Richland
St. Helena
Tensas
Union
West Carroll
West Feliciana
Second Circuit Court of Ap
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Chil
Dren
Clifford Salmon
Porterville
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Gertrude Graves
Concord
Bank of America
Salvatore Bentivegna
Sam
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