Marines battle for hilltop near DMZ in Lam Son 64 action
Marines and South Vietnamese forces engaged a heavily defended hill south of the DMZ as part of Lam Son 64. Reports said Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fire halted a prior attempt, with air power and artillery later unleashed to support renewed assaults. casualties and full details remained unconfirmed.
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Saigon
Upid
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Lam Son
Con Thien
Camp Carroll
Laurel High set for Rockwell official to give commencement speech
Howard C. Collins, general manager of Rockwell-Standard Corp. Leaf Spring division, will deliver Laurel High School’s commencement address Monday at 8 p.m. He will speak on Conformity versus Individualism. The ceremony features local clergy, school officials, and the presentation of diplomas by Thomas L. Allen.
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Howard C. Collins
Leaf Spring
Rockwell-Standard Corp
Laurel High School
Collins
Lees
Burg
T Twp
Volant
Clen Moats United Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Elks
United Commercial Travelers
New Castle
Rebecca Johnston
Cecil C. Bailey
Oak Grove United Presbyterian Church
Dale K. Cameron
Alfred F. Barnes
Thomas L. Allen
Laurel Board of Education
Bailey
Clarence T. Drake
Evangel Community Church
Rebecca Johnson
Aorel High School
Robert Downs
Eastbrook U.P. Church
Typhoid outbreak hits Stanford 16 students
Sixteen Stanford University students, including Olympic swimmer Dick Roth, contract typhoid fever with eleven hospitalized. Authorities trace the source to the kitchen of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. a cook is the likely origin. Roth may miss Pan American Games and faces nine months out, but could try for 1968 Olympic team.
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Stanford
Calif
UPI
Stanford University
Dick Roth
Maurice Osborne
Stanford Health Service
Beta Theta Pi
Osborne
Mike Hibler
Mountain View
Tim Sheehan
Delano
Bob Conrad
Los Angeles
George Haines
Roth
Winnipeg
Playhouse production Arsenic And Old Lace delights
The Playhouse brings a funny tragedy with a lively cast and sharp humor. Filled with wit and stage chemistry, the comedy charms audiences and showcases strong performances.
Shafer tax plan hits political roadblocks in Pennsylvania
Governor Shafer presents a 1.791 billion dollar 1967 68 budget with a reserve personal income tax option and 13 bill package. Democrats warn of constitutional questions and demand budget talks while lawmakers assess a potential 30 million in further cuts and multiple new taxes.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Arthur F. Sampson
House
Rep
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
Senator backs bigger Viet Nam troop push 600000 by year end
From Washington UPI Sen Peter Dominick after a Vietnam trip calls for 600000 U S troops in Vietnam by year end as 453000 serve now and 480000 planned by December 31 Westmoreland discussed increases with President Johnson but no plan change Dominick urges renewed bombing of Hanoi with caveats and recommissioning a battleship to shell North Vietnam He contrasts with Sen Clifford Case who warns escalation risks and limits bombing to targets tied to infiltration. Israeli Syrian border clashes kill one Israeli and two Syrians as Mideast tensions rise with Egypt warning US Britain over Gulf of Aqaba blockade and de Gaulle urging four power talks. Weather notes: Presidio Texas tops 103 and Flagstaff Arizona low 30.
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Washington
UPI
Peter Dominick
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Dominick
North Vietnam
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Senate
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
South Vietnam
Israel
Mideast
Egypt
United States
Britain
Gulf of Aqaba
Cairo
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Lester Pearson
Suez
Suez Canal Zone
Sinai Desert
France
U.A
Mahoud Riad
Middle East
MENA
Charles de Gaulle
Israeli High Command
Moshe Dayan
Kfarhansi
Safad
United Nations
Security Council
U.A.R
Southwest storm brings high winds and hail across region
Rugged thunderstorms with possible tornadoes sparked strong winds and hail in the hot humid Southwest. Texas endured twisters on Thursday and faced winds up to 9 miles an hour today while some areas logged up to five inches of rain. Lubbock recorded 5.10 inches in three hours late Thursday night as snow returned in the Sierra Nevada passes and mountain roads iced over in Nevada.
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United Press International
Texas
Lubbock
Texas Panhandle
Sierra Nevada
California
Nevada
Fineman Attacks GOP Picks for Convention Executives
Harrisburg reports that Rep. Herbert Fineman accused Republicans of turning the December constitutional convention into a political football after John W. Ingram was elected executive director of the convention preparatory committee by a seven to six party line vote.
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Harrisburg
UPI
John W. Ingram
Ingram
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania Economy League
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
House
Thomas R. Balaban
Dickinson Law School
Carlisle
David Stahl
Pittsburgh
David Kurtzman
University of Pittsburgh
Governor Maddox bans mod styles for his executives
Governor Les Maddox orders his executive staff to wear skirts to the knee for women and hair up to the ears for men. He says the dress must suit the dignity of the office and not resemble street fashion seen in the city.
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Maddox
Atlanta
UPI
Lester Maddox
Deaths in area listed in Friday record
Death record notes six local residents with ages and addresses including Chester Sherer 49 of Charleston West Virginia and Edith May Gillespie 92 of McKees Rocks Pennsylvania. Other names include Thomas J. Durbino 85 Blinley Harris 64 Riley Paden 80 Fred Fulkerson 84 and Rose McCandless 85.
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Chester Sherer
Charleston
W. Va
Thomas J. Durbino
Boston Ave
Brinley R. Harris
Galbreath
Riley Paden
Enon Valley
Fred Fulkerson
Boyles Ave
Edith May Gillespie
McKees Rocks
Rose McCandless
Ellwood City
Driver survives 200-foot plunge from Koppel Bridge
Ellwood City resident Robert Lindsay, 61, was rescued after his car plunged 200 feet off the Koppel Bridge into a ravine on Rt. 351. He is in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital, with four motorists and Ellwood City Ambulance staff pulling him from the wreckage. Investigators cite possible steering failure or a collision with another car as causes. A witness, Thomas Corcoran, reported fog and swerving brakes before the crash.
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Ellwood City
Robert Lindsay
Clearview Rd
Koppel Bridge
Rt. 351
St. Francis Hospital
Thomas T. Corcoran
DeHaven Rd
Beaver Falls
Corcoran
Tioga County Soldier Killed in Dutch Auto Crash
UPI reports Sgt. David E. King, 31, of Elkland Tioga County Pennsylvania, died when the car he rode in crashed into a tree near Steenwijkerwold in the Netherlands. Dutch military police said the vehicle was driven by a Dutch civilian.
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Zwolle
the Netherlands
UPI
David E. King
Elkland
Tioga County
Steenwijkerwold
Six Soldiers Die When Flagpole Hits Tension Wire
Six soldiers were electrocuted while erecting a 50 foot flagpole at a Little League field in Springfield Virginia. The pole toppled onto a high tension line and sparked deathly when the force caused clothes to burn. Names of the deceased and details of the incident were provided by local officials and the medical examiner.
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Springfield
UPI
Bob Ramey
Ramey
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