New Jersey Returns To Action Shelling North Vietnam
The battleship New Jersey, reactivated in 1967, fired 29 rounds from 16 inch guns at North Vietnamese targets 12 miles away in three missions, with 45 rounds from its secondary battery. Observers reported destroyed positions, caved trenches, and damaged roads while U.S. pilots and officers described precise, heavy strikes. The action came amid broader air and ground activity across South and North Vietnam.
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John Lengel
Associated Press
New Jersey
Vietnam
South China Sea
Sinch
Navy
Patrick Orrocco
Youngstown
Ohio
John Clark
Omaha
Neb
Peter Roane
Winona
Wonsan Harbor
Sam Moore
Rugby
Tex
7Th Fleet
U.S. Command
da Nang
Elaine
North Vietnam
Mondorago South Vistnam
Saigon
Newsprint Prices Raise In Three Zone System
Newsprint prices rise in a three zone system effective January 1. East of the Rockies and west of the Rockies already in two zones, a new southern and southwestern zone sees a smaller increase. Original $5 per ton boost trimmed to $4 in portions of the south and border states. other areas keep $5. Current prices run about $142 per ton east of the Rockies and $137 west of the Rockies. Major producers involved include International Paper and Canadian International Paper along with several others.
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New York
United States
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Southland Paper Mills, Inc
Lufkin
Tex
Price Co
Domatr Ltd
MacMillan Bloedell Ltd
Bowster, Inc
Consolidated-Bathurst Ltd
Abitibi Power & Paper
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Great Northern Paper Co
Johnson urges bankers to push global economic cooperation
President Johnson addressed more than 100 nations at IMF World Bank meetings urging continued momentum in international cooperation and warning that misaligned policies increase mutual restrictions. World Bank head McNamara pressed for doubling aid to Africa, Asia, and Latin America over five years as IMF chief Schweitzer noted shocks tested the system and warned against harmful controls. Johnson avoided pledges on U S foreign aid amid opposition at home.
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Tom Stewart
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Robert S. McNemera
World Bank
Africa
Asia
Latin America
International Monetary Fund
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
IMF
Puting Dale
Schweitzer
United States
U S auto industry urged to back compact cars
AP Business Analyst notes American firms lead in large scale production but lack a truly compact low priced car. Government official John R. Petty says imports drain wealth and jobs, urging new thinking as Detroit firms including GM Ford and Chrysler study small cars after years of neglect.
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John Cunniff
New York
Gomes
General ‘Motors
General Electric
Boeing
Detroit
Japan
Britain
Isea
United States
Navy
U.S
John R. Petty
Treasury Department
Petty
American Motors
General Motors
Ford
Chryslers
World Bank chief calls for doubling lending to 10 billion
Johnson's ex defense secretary MecNarrara, in his first address as World Bank president, warned of growing discontent with aid among developed nations. He urged a doubling of World Bank lending to about 10 billion over the next five years, signaling a special challenge for the bank.
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House
Senate
MecNarrara
Johnson
World Bank
Can the Profit Survive the Low-Cost Car Surge
The text argues that even with a sub $2000 price, U S auto makers face profits issues as labor costs differ from imports. It questions whether demand will sustain or grow in the future, whether a compact model will expand total sales or cannibalize existing lines, and notes the huge investment needed for design tooling and new engines before domestic production can compete.
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United States
Detroit
U.S
Court News Marriage Licenses Packed With Names
Court notices list George K. Pearson Jr. of Aldie Virginia and Connie L. Boyce of Purcellville Virginia among licensees. Also named are Tonald W. Haines and Joyce K. Anderson of Newington Connecticut William W Coleman Jr. of Sabillasville and Lindla D Wolfe of Smithsburg and Robert E Renn Jr. of Fredpet.
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George K. Pearson Jr
Aldis
Connie L. Boyce
Purcellville
Tonald W. Haines
Joyce K. Anderson
Newington, Conn
William W.coleman Jr
Sabillasville
Lindla D. Wolfe
Smithsburg
Robert E. Renn Jr
Fred
Property Deed Transfers and Local Notices
The clipping lists multiple property deeds transferring ownership within Frederick and surrounding counties, naming grantors and grantees such as Walter 8 Johnson to Robert W Ambush and wife, and Andrew L Bissett to William M King and wife, among others, with locations in Frederick and the county. It also notes a short foreign item about Mae Miullory of the African American Sisters United visiting Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for study, and a line about Alanue City in New Jersey as a resort with conventions. It references Beth Sholom Congregation of Frederick in the city.
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Erick
Mary Jo Wynkoop
Clarksburg
Richard Walter Rinehart
Billie Elizabeth Bowers
Frederick
Walter 8. Johnson
Robert W. Ambush
Andrew L. Bissett
William M. King
Frederick Cichort
LaRue A. Harman
Meredith M. Barger
Paul F. Baker
George T. Keech
Andrew
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Bulldozer Cuts Armored Cable Under Monocacy River
A bulldozer from C W Winpigter Construction faultily severed a 300 pair armored cable owned by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company while laying gas lines under the Monocacy River at the 70S overpass. About 60 pairs were cut, and workers expect the line to be repaired later the same day.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Monocacy River
C. W. Winpigter Construction Company
Frederick
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