Major Viet Cong Death Toll in Binh Dinh Battle
In Binh Dinh Province near Saigon, U S officials claim up to 200 Viet Cong guerrillas killed in a major battle with Vietnamese marines. Earlier, 276 Viet Cong were killed and 33 captured in a Mekong Delta fight. six Americans and 16 South Vietnamese died. A Saigon mutiny by junior naval officers targeted Adm Chung Tam Cang, while a Skyhawk was shot down in North Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Binh Dinh Province
Mekong River
Yong
Chung Tam Cang
Cang
Nguyen Khanh
Air Force
U.S. Navy
Viet Nam
Navy
Adm
Chung Tan Csng
Gun Duel Erupts in Louisiana
In Bogalusa Louisiana civil rights workers and unidentified assailants clashed in a gun duel near a CORE house as James Farmer was to speak. A brick was thrown from a car and dozens of shots were fired with no injuries reported. Police and CORE workers described two waves of attackers.
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Bogalusa
James‘ Farmer
William J. Yates
Buffalo
N.Y
Farmer's Congress of Racial Equality
Yates
Asst
L. C. Terrell
Waterloo Battles Rising Waters Of Cedar River
Heavy showers and thunderstorms hit southern Iowa as central and eastern regions faced likely locally heavy rains later Thursday. Waterloo faced Cedar River flood threats with volunteers and National Guardsmen aiding levees, while Des Moines area prepared for the Des Moines River crest. Over 400 families displaced in Waterloo Evansdale and Cedar Falls, Red Cross aiding nearly 500, and Cedar River crest around 22.66 feet.
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Towa
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Bloomfield
Keasaugua
Centerville
Athia
Don- Aiticials
Perison
Waterloo
Cedar River
Des Moines
National
Harold Hughes
Federal
State Highway Commission
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
State Demonstration Backs Ellsworth Teachers in Iowa Falls
AP reports Ellsworth Junior College students joined about 685 peers in a protest demonstration and picketing in support of seven teachers who resigned claiming a threat to free speech. The event reflected campus discontent with alleged infringements.
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Ellsworth
Iowa Falls
Ellsworth Junior College
Afl
Nf 685
Three Men Held In Tavern Holdup In Rock Island
In Rock Island Illinois three men including an Iowa resident were jailed on armed robbery charges for a $200 holdup at the 500 Ranch Tavern Tuesday night. Suspects Willie Sykes 25 of Waterloo Iowa and Rock Island residents Nathan Horton and Alvin Brown were each held on $15,000 bonds. Separately Agriculture Department charged John Morrell & Co with unfair trade practices for gifts to retail clerks to boost meat sales.
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Rock Island, Ill
Willie Sykes
Waterloo
Iowa
Rock Island
Nathan Horton
Alvin Brown
Washington
Agriculture Department
John Morrell & Co
Chicago
Midwest
Ottumwa
Towa
Johnson offers to talk Viet Nam peace and boost Southeast Asia aid
President Johnson said the United States is ready without preconditions to negotiate an end to the Viet Nam war and to launch a large cooperative economic development program for Southeast Asia including North Viet Nam. He asked Congress for 3.1 billion for the plan and proposed UN aid coordination with an American team led by Eugene Black. He stressed no withdrawal and a settlement ensuring South Viet Nam’s independence free from outside interference.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
U.N
A. Thant
Soviet Union
Faming
Eugene Black
World Bank
U.S
South Viet Nam
Suc
Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
White House
Iran Curtain
Berlin Autobahn Closures During Communist Harassment
Berlin reports indicate the autobahn was closed for three hours then briefly reopened for a U S Army convoy before closing again. A Soviet officer said patrols would continue until April 11, with further traffic disruptions likely and air corridor activity noted. Separate Des Moines fire forced Iowa legislators from the Martin Hotel briefly, with 65 evacuees and no injuries.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
U.S
East Germany
Hamburg
Soviet Union
Bundestag
Bundegraf
Hotel Des Moines
Iowa
Storey-Kenworthy Office Supply Company
Des Moines
Martin Hotel
Contol
David Stanley
Muscartine
Battle Lines Forming For Property Tax Relief
DES MOINES AP battle lines form as Iowa lawmakers study a bill to raise state taxes to reimburse local governments for tax losses caused by exemptions. The Iowa Taxpayers Association opposes several revenue ideas, calling three factor tax formula, higher personal income tax, and broader taxes self-defeating. A severe thunderstorm and tornado forecast covers parts of Iowa and Missouri as the debate continues.
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DES Moines
Iowa
House Ways and Means
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Towa
North
Missouri
West Central
The
Association
Senate OKs bill to raise workers compensation benefits
In Des Moines the Town Senate approved a measure to boost workers compensation benefits. The chamber also advanced a separate bill to raise license fees for hotels and restaurants by about 300 percent, generating roughly $29,500 last year. Additional funds would finance closer inspections by the Department of Agriculture and support sanitation training for industry workers.
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DES Moines
Town Senate
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Guardsmen Called To Mankato Flood Battle
National Guard troops were mobilized as Mankato battles rising Minnesota River floodwaters. Seven feet above the dyke stage, officials fear dike failure amid an ice jam from Blue Earth River. At least four deaths and 18 highways closed in southern Minnesota. Governor Rolvaag planned a plane survey as Weather Bureau warns for record crests four to five feet above previous highs.
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Mankato
Min
National Guard
Minnesota
Blue Earth
St. Peter
Karl Rolvaag
Weather Bureau
Minneapolis
Minnesota Valley
Mendota
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Bogalusa Voters League
Kansas University
Hicks
AP Photofax
Louisiana
Terrell
Associated Press
Little Sioux River
Spencer Wednes
Larry McKeever
Spencer
Coe College
Lorne Worthington
Lucas County
Bertha B. Blanchard
Chariton
Packing Firm
LBJ
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Congress
Zumbro
Kellogg
Minn
Highway No. 61
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