Heavy casualties on both sides in border battle
U.S. forces suffered a record 274 dead and 1,748 wounded in Vietnam last week, with fighting near the DMZ. The Communists lost about 1,903 killed, while U.S. Marines pressed two-pronged assaults on a hill fortress southeast of Da Nang, aided by napalm and artillery.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South
Vietnam
da Nang
Chu Lai
UPI
Robert C. Miller
Miller
Col Kenneth Houghton
San Francisco
Leatherneck
Peking Radio
China
Mao
Peking Daily
Peking
Shanghai
Communist Party
Peking People’s Daily
Szechuan
Liu Shao-chi
U.S. Destroyer Bumps Soviet Krupnyy Class Warship
The U S destroyer Walker brushed sides with a Krupnyy class Soviet destroyer 300 nautical miles west southwest of Hokkaido Island Japan. There were no casualties and light damage reported. The incident followed a similar collision with a different Soviet destroyer on Wednesday.
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Walker
U.S
Pentagon
Hokkaido Island
Japan
United States
Washington
Weather for Western Pennsylvania after a warm, windy day
Cloudy conditions give way to wind and showers with scattered thunderstorms and highs in the 60s. Tonight the sky stays windy with light showers and a low in the 40s. Friday remains cloudy and cooler with a chance of more showers.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
UPI
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Roanoke
Youngstown
New Castle Area School Board Approves 1967 68 Budget
The New Castle area school board tentatively approves a 5.54 million dollar budget for 1967 68, up 733 749 from this year at 48 mills. Starting teacher salaries rise to 5100 with an equalization policy, admin raises range 500 to 2200, and key costs include administration 182 090 instruction 3 513 368 etc.
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New Castle Area
Russell L. Horchler
Superin
Horchler
Calvin DiCarlo
William E. Thompson
Walker Associates
Western Pennsylvania National Bank
WPNB
Lawrence Savings and Trust
Draft extension in Senate faces uncertain fate amid reform debate
The Senate nears a decision on extending the draft for four years while considering Hatfield’s plan for a volunteer army and a two year alternative. Chairman Russell argues voluntarism is impractical due to cost and expansion limits in wartime.
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Senate
Mark O. Hatfield
Hatfield
Oregon
Congress
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Russell
UPI
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
House
Washington
Hershey
Philip J. Philbin
D-Mass
L. Mendel
Baseball Leaders Fall As New Castle Shenango Lose
Summary notes that New Castle and Shenango suffer defeats in baseball action. The page references a Tri County track meet with 14 records broken, indicating a day of notable performances and record performances across multiple events.
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New Castle
Shenango
Tri- County
Westmoreland to lead pacification in Vietnam amid policy shift
Gen. William C. Westmoreland takes charge of the pacification program in South Vietnam with MACV directing civilian development efforts, as U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker emphasizes security first and broader resource use. The move centralizes control over the controversial effort long run by State Department agencies.
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Saigon
UPS
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
State Department
Jhonson
Westmoreland
Bunker
Republic of Vietnam
USS. Military Assistance Command In
MACV
Henry Cabot Lodge
Scott cites steel and coal fears over canal use
Sen. Hugh Scott released letters from L B Worthington of U S Steel and L J Huegel of Consoli dation Coal showing they do not intend to use the proposed Lake Erie Ohio River Canal. He urged blocking further funding until studies establish who would use the canal and its real benefits. The hearing featured 16 opposing witnesses from railroads, cities, unions and other groups.
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Margaret A. Kilgore Washington
UPI
Hugh Scott
Senate Public Works Appropriations
Scott
L.B. Worthington
U.S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
L. James Huegel
Consolidation Coal Co
Ohio-Pennsylvania
Congress
Cleveland
Youngstown
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Worthington
United States Steel
U.S. Steel
Clairton
Pittsburgh- Youngstown
Huegel
Tri-State
Obituary Fragments List local residents
Mrs. Guy H. Wimner aged 68 of RD Mrs. Florence M. Lipp 77 of Fnon Valley RD 2 Walter A. Ames 83 of 223 E. Fairmont Ave Mrs. Lawrence Shearer 62 of Volant RD 3 Roger Jones 70 of 751 Altman Rd involve local residents listed in obituary snippet reading like a community notice.
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Guy H. Wimner
Florence M. Lipp
Fnon Valley
Walter A. Ames
E. Fairmont Ave
Lawrence Shearer
Volant
Roger Jones
Altman Rd
ACLU official opposes federal crime for flag desecration
Lawrence Speiser of the ACLU told a House subcommittee that laws criminalizing ripping burning trampling or spitting on the flag would violate first amendment rights. He warned that even contempt or critical discussion of the flag could fall under free expression and urged caution against federal penalties.
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Washington
UPI
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S
Lawrence Speiser
ACLU
Congress
House Judiciary
Speiser
Robert McClory
R-Nl
Vietnam
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U. S
Shenango River
Castele
Theodore R. Castele
Athletic Fund
Hong Kong
Peking Daily Today
Mao Tse-tung
Midwest
United Press International
Upper Midwest
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
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Tecumseh
Montana
Minnesota
Business World
Eee
Cross Word
Ee Ve Editorial
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U.S. Steel Cool
The
Grange
Joseph M. Barr
William Moorhead
Noel Painchaud
Gilbert Teitel
Allegheny County Labor Council
Beaver County
James E. Ross
Eli G. Corak
Russell O. Wright
New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hawaii
Alaska
Presidio
Tex
Butte
Mont
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