Navy Pilot Downed Mig in Viet Nam Air Battle
A U S Navy pilot crippled by enemy fire shot down a Communist MIG7 northeast of Hanoi as four Navy Crusaders tangled with four MIGs. Ground fire also downed a Navy photo-recon plane. five American aircraft were lost in Viet Nam in 24 hours amid a broader clash near Tuy Hoa.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Viet Nam
South
U.S
Associated Press
Bob Poos
Tuy Hoa
Dodd Aims to Aid Klein Tied to Germany Visit
Former aide James P. Boyd Jr testified that Senator Thomas J. Dodd traveled to Germany in April 1964 after Julius Klein pressed for help with Klein's clients. Boyd said Dodd stayed at Klein’s Essex House suite and filed material at Klein’s request, while noting no known valuable gifts beyond perfume to Mrs. Dodd. Weather and river readings followed.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Germany
Julius Klein
James P. Boyd Jr
Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Klein
Boyd
Essex House
New York City
Congressional
Chicago
Ethics Committee
David Martin
Hershey Opposes Lottery Plan For Drafting Youths
Lt Gen Lewis Hershey testified at the House Armed Services Committee hearing that a lottery system for drafting youths is an illusion and would substitute chance for judgment. He defended deferment policy powers and urged judgment in allocating manpower to the armed forces and economy. The session, led by Chairman Rivers, weighed the need for draft reform and possible future inquiries.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Rivers
Hershey
South Carolina Democrat
Selective Service
Fire damages five story Quaker Oats plant bin
Cedar Rapids AP reports a fire and explosion damaged a five story feed and grain bin at the Quaker Oats plant. Several firemen were overcome by smoke but revived on scene. About 500 workers were idled but officials expect operations to resume by Friday. Also from Des Moines Iowa State Bar Association elected David M. Elderkin of Cedar Rapids president and Floyd E. Page of Denison as vice president. In Alameda California an Enterprise crewman met his 3 month old son on return from Vietnam duties.
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Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
Alameda
Calif
Enterprise
Viet Nam
Charles Cany
Otuimmwa
Charles
Nancy
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
David M. Elderkin
Iowa State Bar Association
Elderkin
Edward W. Dailey
Burlington
Floyd E. Page
Denison
Three Hurt Seek Source Of Bullets At Des Moines Park
Des Moines police investigated whether stray bullets from a shooting gallery caused injuries to three people at an amusement park Tuesday night. Clarence Van Ryswyk, 38, Bondurant, was struck in the neck and taken to a hospital awaiting word on bullet removal. Ruth Laurens, 22, Des Moines, treated for a cut on the hand, and an unidentified youth with cuts to the arm and hand after a pop bottle exploded.
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Des Moines
Clarence van Ryswyk
Bondurant
van Ryswyk
Ruth Laurens
Viet Hero: Howard Ready to Go Back If Orders Come
Staff Sgt. James E. Howard of Burlington Iowa says he is ready to return to Viet Nam if orders come. He and Marine Corps corporal Robert Martinez await transfer to San Diego Naval Hospital after heroically holding Hill 488 near Chu Lai against a Viet Cong assault. Martinez credits Howard with saving the group, praising his leadership and teamwork.
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Cali
James E. Howard
Burlington
Iowa
Hill
Viet Nam
Howard
Marine Corps
Robert Martinez
Garden City
Kan
San Diego Naval Hospital
Chu Lai
Martinez
Patrol Seals Off Negro District After Shooting
Highway patrol sealed off a small Negro neighborhood in Philadelphia Mississippi after gunfire between Negroes and whites left a white man wounded. Local police and civil rights march plans tied to nearby Mississippi actions frame the incident as tensions rise ahead of King led protests.
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Negro District
Philadelphia
Miss
Bruce Latimer
Stanley Stuart
Freedom Democratic Party
Stuart
Highway Patrol
Latimer
Gibson Eakes
Eakes
Yazoo City
Martin Luther King
King
Neshoba County
Negro Riot In Florida Renewed In Pompano Beach
In Pompano Beach a new mob of about 600 Negroes surged into the streets renewing rioting sparked by a Tuesday alleged assault. Police reported fights and rock throwing, two store windows smashed, and homes damaged as the crowd grew to 600 amid tense police protection. Store owner Artur Marks, 42, was charged with assault and battery and released on bond. The unidentified boy remained unnamed.
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Pompano Beach
Fiee
Negro District
Miami
Artur M. Marks
Armed Man Robs Des Moines Bank At Noon
A well dressed middle aged gunman robbed the Iowa Des Moines National Bank in the noon rush. Bank officials did not know the amount taken. The bandit, described as wearing a blue suit, left on foot at Sixth and Walnut streets. teller Jo Ann Bargerio 24 was robbed.
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Des Moines
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank
Sixth
Walnut Streets
Jo Ann Bargerio
Matt
Ammonia Leak Forces 12 Families to Evacuate CAMANCHE
An ammonia leak at Hawkeye Chemical Co. prompted evacuations for twelve nearby families. A truck driver and a farmhand were treated for exposure, neither needing hospitalization. A separate bank robbery report mentions a nickel plated gun and a suspect who fled after demanding money.
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Camanche
Hawkeye Chemical Co
Albert Payson
De Gaulle and Brezhnev Share Viet Nam Views in Moscow
MOSCOW AP President Charles de Gaulle met with Communist chief Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow and French sources say their views on the Viet Nam war were similar. De Gaulle was critical of U.S. policy while Brezhnev accused the United States of savage aggression and both noted convergence of their positions on the Viet Nam situation.
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Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
Leonid I. Brezhnev
de Gaulle
U.S
Brezhnev
United States
Charge Filed In Abduction At Rockford
Police arrested Sanford Norman Harris 43 of Rockford on aggravated kidnapping charges in the abduction and beating of Charlene Kay O'Brien 27, missing since Saturday. O'Brien, found in a field near Belvidere, is in fair condition at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Harris, a Chrysler plant worker, was identified by a tip from a Rockford woman and held without bond in Winnebago County Jail. In Nebraska, Bertha Chamberlain 60 of Winnebago was found dead with knife wounds. a 17-year-old youth is helping police inquiry.
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Rockford, Ill
Rockford
Sanford Norman Harris
Winnebago County
Harris
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Belvidere
Charlene Kay O'Brien
Farm Field
O’brien
St. Anthony's Hospital
Mrs. O’brien
Tan
Mrs. O'Brien
Winnebago
Neb
Bertha Chamberlain
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9Th Regiment
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thick Tin Quang
Hue
Sebastian St. Kresge
Canada
Puerto Rico
Kresge
AP Phototax
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la Crosse
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Ottumwan
Viet Hero
Travis Air Force Base
Asj
San Diego
Theresa
Edith Schnedler
Sharpnes
Maynard King
Freedom Democrat
Florida
Red Chieftan
Newport, RI
Newport Beach
Newport, Rel
Nebraska
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