B52 Bombers Hit Hidden North Vietnam Missile Sites
American B52s struck three sites inside North Vietnam where missiles were being prepared, part of heavy raids that followed the DMZ line. Reports say 242 Americans died last week with 1,490 wounded and seven missing, as fighting continued in the north and Mekong delta.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnamese
South Vietnam
Weeck
U.S
Tam Ky
Dmz
Con Thien
Mekong Delta
Soviet Troops Stationed in Mongolia Amid China Tensions
Soviet combat units have entered Mongolia to guard the satellite nation between Russia and China amid rising tensions. China claims tens of thousands of troops occupy Mongolia, while the Soviet Foreign Ministry denies the accusation. Mongolia restricted Chinese propaganda in Ulan Bator, triggering clashes and worsening ties.
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Moscow
Mongolia
Russia
China
Ulan Bator
Red Army
Firing Across Sikkim As India, China Clash Near Gangtok
Sikkim mobilizes for war after China threatens air raids in support of Communist troops. Chinese howitzers shell Nathula Pass toward Gangtok as Indian forces counter fire from high ground. Casualty reports are unclear but initial tallies exceed 130 with both sides claiming progress.
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Gangtok
Sikkim
UPI
Peking
Himalayan
Shangri-la
Tha Tinw
Wilvet Queen
New York
Hope Cooke
Civil Defense Organization
Nathula Pass
New Delhi
Peking Party
Peoples Daily
India
United States
Soviet Union
McNamara Pushes New Plane Program While TFX Proceeds
Secretary McNamara orders preliminary work on a new high performance aircraft designated VFAX to supplement the F4 and the TFX. Navy officials say the swing wing fighter dive-bomber would carry advanced engines and weapons, with a multi billion dollar potential. Pentagon officials acknowledge Navy’s F111B is two years behind schedule and test models show significant combat deficiencies with per unit cost around ten million dollars.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
U.S. Air Arsenal
Adm
T. F. Connolly
Naval Operations
Senate Appropriations
Paul H. Nitze
Secretary of Defense
Nitze
TOPS Girth Control Named by Monroe Weight Watchers Club
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes Monroe Weight Watchers members chose TOPS Girth Control as their club name and will meet weekly at 7 p.m. at the Ouachita Parish Health Unit. The group just affiliated with National TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Mikel Michele De Ville marked a birthday with siblings Ted and their father. The De Ville family lives at 1207 Walton Lane.
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Monroe
Mikel
Michele de- Ville
Ted
Don F. de Ville
Walton Lane
Mills Urges Spending Cuts Before Tax Hike
Rep. Wilbur Mills of the Ways and Means Committee demands concrete spending cuts before any 10 percent income tax surcharge. He warns a permanent tax increase would follow if domestic spending remains high and Vietnam costs persist, citing overwhelming opposition to higher taxes from constituents.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
Vietnam
Johnson decries agitators and calls for swift justice
President Johnson urged the International Association of Chiefs of Police to condemn agitators who incite riots and crime. He argued for fair law enforcement, swift justice, and strong local responsibility, stressing no double standards and a policy of action against crime in the streets.
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Kansas City
Johnson
International Association of Chiefs of Police
America
Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Republic
FCC Allows AT&T Rate Cut Delays Amid Board Ruling
The FCC ordered a 100 million dollar rate cut to take effect November 1 with a further 20 million delayed to May 1, scaling back a prior 120 million plan. It kept a 7 to 7.5 percent interstate return, while revising the rate base adjustment and noting potential future changes.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
FCC
At&t
Communications Combine
Commission
Thundershowers Expected Here
Partly cloudy through Friday with widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers in the Monroe area. Highs 85 to 89, lows 68 to 74. East and southeast winds 8 to 16 mph. Yesterday’s FAA Selman Field high 87, low 70. Around 0.4 inch of rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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Monroe
Faa
Selman Field
Strikes Hold Back Over Million From Schools
Strikes by teacher unions in New York City Detroit and other districts keep education stalled for about 1.4 million students while Broward County Florida ends a week of vacation as teachers accept a $5 600 starting salary.
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Associated Press
New York City
Detroit
Florida Sun
Broward County
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Supreme Court
Albert Shanker
Detroit Board of Education
Michigan
Houston
Tex
Providence
R.I
State Supreme Court
Emilio Nunez
Nunez
Shanker
Gladys Canty
Michigan Supreme Court
DFT
Fla
Chuckle Sign on Church Bulletin Board
A church bulletin board displays a humorous sign offering a playful take on heaven. The message reads Interested in going to heaven Get your flight training here with a pun on aviation terms.
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Heaven
Beulah Threatens Becomes Large Dangerous Hurricane Again
Hurricane Beulah grows to dangerous size again over the western Caribbean as it eyes the Yucatan and Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Robert Simpson of the National Hurricane Center warns of further intensification while Haiti and the Dominican Republic clean up from prior floods. Chloe and Dora trackers reel in the Atlantic as Beulah roars past with 140 mph winds on Monday.
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Miami
Fla
Beulah
Caribbean
Robert Simpsot
National Hurricane Center
Haiti
Simpson
Honduras
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Mexican Weather Bureau
Central America
Chloe
Doria
Atlantic
Bermuda
Dora
Cape Cod
Mass
Cape Hatteras
Dominican Republic
Louisiana Crime Probe Ordered
Gov. John McKeithen announced an investigation into charges of criminal influences in state government. He will meet with special state police investigators and an FBI agent, along with the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission, to review the commission's evidence next week.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
McKeithen
FBI
New Orleans
Children Drawings Show Happy Doctors In NYC Summer Study
About 1,000 drawings by young patients across 31 Health Plan centers depict doctors as friendly with smiling faces bright offices and caring staff. Winners included 20 first prizes 70 seconds and 944 honorable mentions as part of a program to entertain kids during waits and gauge feelings toward physicians.
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NEW York
Leslie Garrison
Lori Levine
Dr. Gillman
New York Area
Greater New York
Michele Savron
Bronx
Staten Island
Alice Gross
Milton Gold
Norman Eisenberg
Queens
Gold
Senate Finance Committee approves presidential and senate campaign funding plan
The Senate Finance Committee backed a plan to provide 14 million dollars to each major party presidential nominee and 26 million dollars to Senate candidates in 1968. The measure, approved 10-7 largely along party lines, would allow candidates to use federal funds or private contributions. Republicans warned costs would burden future generations and oppose the bill in Senate debate.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Treasury
White House
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Treasury
Texas
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Sen. Long
Johnson
U.S
Finance Committee
Gore
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LBJ
Robby Robinson
Bethesda, Md
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Toowe
Louisiana Crime Probe
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
News-Star — World
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Choice
Ruger
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