Viet Troops Crush Red Groups in Northern Viet Nam
South Viet Nam’s 1st Army Division ended three days of brutal combat by destroying one Communist battalion and crippling another in the northern province. Government forces reported 319 Communists killed, 96 captured, 68 weapons seized, with light own losses. Captain said to reveal luring tactic. Buddhist insitute crackdown followed as Ky sent rangers and plainclothesmen into the compound, seizing a draft-age youth and arresting monks and others. Thich Tri Quang continued his fast amid limited monk opposition.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
1St Army
North
Viet Nam
N. E. Andersen
Cranston
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tri Quang
Unified
Buddhist Church
Mississippi Bomb Blast Reported
The Mississippi march to promote Black voter registration spread to several fronts after reports of a gunfire explosion near Canton civil rights headquarters Wednesday night. Police said a white man was shot and a bomb exploded in that vicinity as the protest activity continued.
Johnson backs state order amid Philadelphia protection appeal
The White House cited Mississippi governor's assurance that order would be maintained after Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. appealed for federal protection for a Philadelphia rally. A Negro leader C. C. Chinn was arrested while a white man was injured. details unclear. Canton lies about 25 miles southeast, near march headquarters. Civil rights workers were slain years ago in Philadelphia and rally plans on Friday drew leaders, with lawyers seeking swift federal injunction to stop interference.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Martin Luther King
Philadelphia
Aaseranen
C. C. Chinn
Thompson
Canton
Miss
Multiple Disappearing Homes In Kansas City District
AP reports a fresh cave in in a Kansas City district where five houses have vanished into an abandoned underground quarry. Nearby Davenport proposes a water rate hike of 50 percent effective August 1. Alvin Leahy, 19, died and his brother Thomas, 9, was critically injured in a farm tractor truck crash near Raymond. Lawrence Day, 14, of Des Moines drowned in a gravel pit while swimming with two companions. Senate approves pet theft prevention for research with a 50 vote, sending to the House.
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Kansas City
Kan
Waterloo
Alvin Leahy
Thomas
Raymond
Leahy
Des Moines
Lawrence Day
Here
Washington
Senate
House
Rain Expected Across Iowa With Warm Weekend Swing
Scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast to move into Iowa by tonight and may carry into Saturday. Temperatures were projected to reach around 90 degrees, with Lamoni reporting a low of 66 and Sioux City at 71 early today. Wednesday highs ranged from 85 in Lamoni to 90 in Davenport.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Lamoni
Sioux City
Davenport
Misappropriation charge leveled at Sen. Dodd by former aide
James P. Boyd Jr. testified before the Senate Ethics Committee that he believes Thomas J. Dodd misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. He linked the alleged misconduct to Dodd's association with Julius Klein, a West German agent, and noted concerns about gratuities from a foreign agent. Dodd's camp prepared to call witnesses as the investigation continues.
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Washington
James P. Boyd Jr
Thomas J. Dodd
Boyd
Senate Ethics Committee
Tion
Connecticut, Democrat
Dodd
Julius Klein
Bi US Partisan Committee
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Klein
Dodd Washington
D.conn
Germany
West Germany
Ffor
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Asst. Atty
John F. Sennett
Muscatine Mother Raped as Serial Assaults Continue
A pregnant Muscatine mother was raped in her East Hill home while her husband worked, the fourth such incident in two months in the West Hill area. The attacker, described as a drunk, tall young man in a white T shirt, entered through a ground floor window and warned her not to call anyone. She and two other victims survived prior attacks when they fought back. Police, led by Assistant Chief Joe Maher, reported the intruder fled by a door after the assault. The victim sought medical care and her husband searched with a shotgun before police secured the weapon. Weather: partly cloudy tonight with a 10 percent rain chance, and high 80s to 90s expected. River stage 6.5 feet.
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East Hill
Joe Maher
Maher
Meher
Herbed
Sheseroudtre
West Hill
Pompano Beach Smolders After Violence Sees Riot Patrols
At Pompano Beach a precarious truce among rioters and police held after a day of violence in the Negro district. Riot squads with riot helmets and carbines moved down streets to disperse bands of youths who threw rocks and bottles and jeered police. No arrests were made and only a shattered patrol car window was reported.
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Pompano Beach
Fila
Fore
Newest U S Hero Is Quiet and Shy Lieutenant
Charles C. Williams, 32, a Special Forces lieutenant, receives the Medal of Honor for heroism at Dong Xoai in Vietnam June 9–10, 1965. He led a detachment after his commander was wounded, defended the outpost, and says he merely did his mission. Williams, born Charleston, South Carolina, enlisted in 1953 and remains reluctant to return to Vietnam.
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Washington
America
South Viet Nam
Charles C. Williams
Green Beret
Army Special Forces
Williams
Dong Moai
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
Charles Q. Williams
United States Army
Dong Xoai
Charleston
S. C
Opposed to Lower Draft Ceiling by Selective Service Chief
Lt. Gen. Lew B. Hershey testified to the House Armed Services Committee opposing lowering the draft liability age from 26 to 24. He suggested focusing on education, minor defects, and arrest records, and rejected lottery selections while supporting broader service standards. The committee floated studying a 24-year ceiling as more young men become available.
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Washington (Ap
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Hershey
Senate panel backs Muscatine bridge bill
U S Public Works Committee in Washington approved HR 3976 by Rep John Schmidhauer to authorize constructing a new Mississippi River bridge at Muscatine. The bill sets no funding, but lets the Muscatine bridge commission or successor build the span with construction due within three years and completion within five.
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U. S. Public Works Committee
Washington
John R. Schmidhauser
Mississippi
Muscatine
Senate Public Works Committee
Schmidhauser
Senate
House of Representatives
Public Works Committee
House Public Works Committee
House Conference Committee
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Keokuk
Sen. Dodd
Arthur Marks
Marks
Miami
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