Paratroopers clash with Viet Cong in jungle fighting
U S paratroopers and Viet Cong guerrillas fought a day long battle 30 miles northeast of Saigon with light to moderate American losses and eleven Viet Cong bodies counted. Earlier another ambush left several Americans killed or wounded and two guerrillas killed. Civil rights filibuster efforts in Washington shield repeal of Taft Hartley union shop ban with Southern Republicans forming a rotating blockade.
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
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Dixie
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New York
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73Rd Airborne Brigade
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1St Infantry Division
Mekong
An Xuyen
Phu Cu
Binh Dinh
Qui Nhon
Western Experts Speculate About Soviet Moon Shot
Moscow reports Luna 7 sped toward the moon amid Western speculation it seeks history's first soft instrument landing. The 1.5 ton station launched Monday for scientific work, with Tass saying its scientific gear is functioning and data are being processed.
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Soviet Union
Earth
Tass
India accuses Pakistan of frontier intrusion in Kashmir
New Delhi reports Pakistani troops crossed the international frontier and penetrated about 100 yards into Indian territory in southwest Kashmir. The Defense Ministry said intruders entered a position north of Suenen tgarh in Akhnar sector and were foiled as clashes linger. The August skirmish sparked a brief war lasting 22 days.
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India
Kashmir
Defense Ministry
Suenetgarh
Akhnar
Foreign Aid Bill Clears Senate for White House Signature
The Senate approved a $3.218 billion foreign aid bill by voice vote after a 40-23 roll call on the conference report. The measure funds $1.17 billion in military aid, $2.048 billion for economic aid, and $714 million for the Peace Corps and related programs, bringing total authorizations to about $3.93 billion.
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
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Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
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Viet Nam
Chihuahua mother bears unusual litter in Monroe
Carolyn Duelar reports her chihuahua at 2202 Gordon Ave. Monroe gave birth to four male puppies, a rare litter for the breed with three black pups and one white. Capt. and Mrs. M. E. Kidd of 618 Lakeshore Dr. Monroe recently returned from a weekend trip to Houston and the Astrodome.
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Gordon Ave
Monroe
Houston
Tex
Astrodome
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Lakeshore Dr
City Board Weighs 3.65 Million Budget Plan
The Monroe City School Board meets at 2101 Rose Lawn at 3 p m to review a 3 648 057 26 budget up from 3 489 255 50 last year. Most of the rise funds teacher salaries with some for bus transportation as the district adds more buses. Officers to be elected include president and vice president amid leadership changes.
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Monroe City
Supt
van Dodom
Odom
Tragedy at Korea Stadium Opening Kwangju Stampede
In Kwangju near Seoul a stampede outside a new stadium during the six day national sports games killed sixteen people, many of them children and elderly women, with scores injured as about 100000 spectators surged around the venue.
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South Korea
Kwangju
University Bans New Fad Dances at BYU
Brigham Young University bans the swim jerk and other suggestive fad dances on campus. Student leaders say violators will be asked to leave. president Ernest Wilkinson plans intramural dancing classes with skilled teachers and no academic credit.
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Chicago
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Ernest Wilkinson
Wiper
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Pope Paul VI Returns From Historic World Peace Journey
Pope Paul VI lands in Rome after a 30 hour transatlantic pilgrimage and vows to continue working for peace. In a red carpet welcome he thanks God for the voyage and pledges the Church to aid efforts toward reconciliation. He thanks U.N. Secretary General U Thant and sends a message to world peoples reaffirming his mission of peacemaking.
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Scientist urges nuclear powered Mars spaceship plan
Nobel laureate Dr. Willard Libby proposed a $20 billion nuclear powered spacecraft to reach Mars in two weeks and Jupiter in 17 months. He said construction could take 10 to 15 years and the craft would be assembled in Earth orbit over several years. He noted feasibility studies will inform government plans and emphasized atomic energy as essential for U.S. space leadership.
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Willard F. Libby
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Weather Scene Still Unchanged Twin Cities
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are predicted for the Twin Cities today and tonight. Occasional rain ending tonight is forecast. Highs 68 to 72, lows 58 to 62. FAA Selman Field recorded 72 and 57. Traces of rain Monday, winds northeast about 8 to 15 mph.
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Pakistan Breaks With Malaysia Over Kashmir Policy
Rawalpindi Pakistan broke all relations with Malaysia Foreign Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto announced Malaysia supported India during the three week India Pakistan war Bhutto called the move moral opposition and a violation of Afro Asian solidarity citing Kashmir self determination as the issue
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India
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Kashmir
Cold Brings North Cities Record Lows
A cold front pushed temperatures to record lows from Indiana to Rhode Island. Atlantic City tied a 1883 October 5 record at 37 degrees while Boonville New York hit 20 and Saranac Lake saw 24. Snow and hard freezes dotted much of the Northeast and Midwest as gusts topped 60 mph in Montana. Temperatures dropped into 30s across the region with Pellston Michigan at 16.
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U S Plane Shot Down Over China Claims Beijing
Tokyo based AP report says Communist Chinese air force claimed a U S fighter was downed over Kwangsi Province at 12 28 pm after intruding over the mainland. Peking said the other three planes escaped and branded the mission military provocation. Pentagon in Washington said no information and was examining the report.
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Washington
Pentagon
Tragic Durban Train Derailment Kills 81. 130 Injured
A work train derailed near Durban in South Africa killing at least 81 Africans and injuring 130. A white signalman, W Hartshef, was killed while trying to aid the injured as chaos erupted with a mob attacking rescuers. The Natal North Coast line derailment occurred at 6 p.m. Monday with over 1,500 workers aboard.
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W. Hartshef
Natal
Betsy Insurance Loss Sets Record
New York reports Betsy hurricane caused the greatest single loss to the U S insurance industry surpassing the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and Chicago fire. Louisiana losses exceed 600 million with 115 million more in Florida and Mississippi.
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Carol
Edna
Hazel
City Treasurer's Wife Succumbs After Lunch Heart Attack
Mrs. Mel Cook wife of Monroe's secretary treasurer died about noon today after suffering an apparent heart attack while lunching with a friend. Her husband was in New York with Mayor How ard on a bond selling trip. She served at Ouachita Parish Welfare Department and was an officer of the Twin Cities Council on Alcoholism. She was born Mary Helen Broadway of Gilbert. Survivors include her husband two sons a daughter her parents and her brother James Broadway of West Monroe.
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Monroe
New York
W. L
Jack) Howard
James Broadway
West Monroe
Chuckle on Government Forms
A humorous line contrasts governments in two forms, short and long. The quip points to difference in length and complexity between quick governance and more extended bureaucratic systems.
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