Marines Report White American Led Reds Into Combat
UPI reports a Leatherneck patrol near Phu Loc southeast of Phu Bai killed a white American male identified by four of nine Marines as a missing Marine. The man wore green fatigues and a red sash, carried an M14, and was thought to be leading Viet Cong troops. one Marine believed he was a civilian missing since 1965.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Charles H. House
Glendora
Calif
Charles Gerretsen
House
1St Marine Division
Phu Loc
Phu Bai
NVA
Walker
Gordon
Fouryear-old Mandy Leary Swallows Pills in UK Incident
Mandy Leary aged four is treated after swallowing 18 of her mother's birth control pills in Sheffield England. She tells reporters she liked them and they tasted like candy.
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Sheffield
England
UPI
Mandy Leary
Senate approves limits on foreign aid in 1969 bill
Washington reports a Senate accord on a 1.95 billion dollar foreign aid authorization as House approves 1.99 billion, ensuring the 1969 aid program stays below two billion for the first time in two decades, aligning with wartime costs and domestic needs.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
Johnson
House
U.S
Kurfess to Lead Pledge at GOP Convention Opener
Ohio House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening session of the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Florida on Monday. He was asked to perform the honor by GOP National Chairman Ray C Bliss from Akron.
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Columbus
Rhodes Leaves Ohio for Republican Convention
Gov. James A. Rhodes departs Columbus for the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach with four family members. Rhodes travels with his 18-year-old daughter Sherry his son in law Dick Moore and John and Sandra Rhodes Jacobs. Mrs Rhodes and the couple’s daughter Sue Moore stay home.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Miami Beach
Rhodes
Sherry
Dick Moore
John
Sandra Rhodes Jacobs
Port Columbus
Florida
Sue Moore
Arenal eruptions kill dozens across Central America
Mt Arenal volcano eruptions lift deadly gases and ash over Costa Rica and surrounding nations. The toll rose to 78 with eight killed in a station wagon incident near the volcano. The tragedy claimed relatives of public figures including a Costa Rican congressman’s brother and a San Jose council member. In New Orleans, the Urban League conference ended without Mayor Stokes after he cited events in Cleveland and other duties.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
Mt. Arenal
America
Central America
New Orleans
National Urban League Conference
Carl Stokes
Cleveland
Stokes
Weather and local marriage and death notices
Clear and cooler tonight with a low in the 50s Sunny and mild Friday High Wednesday in Norwalk 80 Low 64 Rainfall 0.3 in Humidity 66 percent 2 pm 55 8 pm 60 24 hour precipitation 0.08 in Sunrise 6 22 am Sunset 8 45 pm Moonrise 2 17 pm Moonset 11 29 pm Marriage license applications Russell A Holmes Jr Norwalk US Marines and Vicki Kay Meek Norwalk Teddy Lee Coey New London electrician and Juanita Kay Miller New London beautician Deaths Gay Marietta Pittenger 3 Norfolk VA Anna E Miller 83 Norwood Ave James Lawson Billups 57 Berlin Heights
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Norwalk
Russell A. Holmes, Jr
U.S. Marines
Vicki Kay Meek
Teddy Lee Coey
New London
Electrician
Juanita Kay Miller
Beautician
Anna E. Miller
Norwood Ave
James Lawson Billups
Berlin Heights
Suit Filed To Stop Rate Hike In Auto Insurance
The Ohio AFL-CIO and United Workers sue 129 auto insurers in federal court over a July rate increase tied to the Insurance Rating Board. They seek a preliminary injunction to halt the raise, rescind the hike, and bar further filings until the case is decided. The suit cites Sherman Anti Trust Act violations and claims lack of meaningful state regulation and actuaries.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Afl-Cio
Warren Smith
Ray Ross
United States Auto Workers
State Insurance Department
Smith
Insurance Department
Ross
Labor Organization
Southern District Court, Eastern Division
City Rec Program Keeps Kids Busy
City recreation department runs a come-when-you-can summer program for school children ending Aug. 10. Guided by recreation director Austin Shadle, with helpers Janet Fisher and Sally Kocher, activities include playground games, tennis clinics, arts and crafts, swimming, and lifesaving. A youth track team recently competed at Bellevue and will travel to Milan next week. more boys are needed.
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Mike Anderson
City Recreation Department
Austin Shadle
Janet Fisher
Sally Kocher
Pleasant Street Park
McGuan Park
Whitney
Pleasant Parks
Joe Vattorella
West Monroe
Bellevue
Milan
Polls Show Rockefeller Led in Harris Survey
Campaign workers tout a Harris poll from the Washington Post placing Nelson Rockefeller well ahead of Humphrey or McCarthy, while Nixon trails Rockefeller against both. Gallup had earlier suggested Nixon leads Rockefeller against them. In Washington, Nixon, Humphrey, and Wallace spoke at the National Association of County Officials convention amid mixed receptions.
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United Press International
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Harris
Washington Post
Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nixon
Gallup
Miami Beach
George Wallace
Washington
National Association of County
Wallace
Supreme Court
Hanoi
Forgery Probe Tells of $435 Check in Norwalk
Huron County investigators probe a forged signature on a $435 check cashed at Schild's IGA Norwalk. The check to Mike B. Simmons bore Delbert Barnes's forged signature from the New London Department Store. Deputy John Warner follows several leads.
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London
Norwalk
New London
Mike B. Simmons
Schild
IGA
Delbert Barnes
John Warner
Condemn New London Apartments In Huron County
The Huron County Board of Health ruled a downtown New London building with six second floor apartments unfit for human habitation and ordered the owner Delbert Barnes to abandon the units. Sanitary issues cited include shared bathrooms among four tenants and broader housing code concerns. The board may pursue legal action against two other homeowners over deficient sewage systems and approved creating a county home nursing service.
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New London
Huron County Board of Health
Delbert Barnes
Clarence Ellett
Huron County
Collins
North Fairfield
Johnson signs 5.3 billion housing bill to aid poor buyers
President Johnson signs a landmark 5.3 billion housing measure authorizing construction or rehab of about 1.7 million homes over three years. It expands home ownership subsidies for low income families, funds riot and flood insurance, and extends rental supplements while outlining broader federal housing programs and limits.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Bill Boosts Urban Program Authorizations Across Agencies
The outline proposes caps and boosts for several programs. It sets a $250 million limit on aggregate outstanding guarantees for all projects. It would add safeguards to Lane Sales to protect land buyers from misrepresentation in mail order land purchases. Public housing funding rises by $400, and urban program authorizations for model cities increase by $1 billion with $1.4 billion for urban renewal, plus expansions in water and sewer, mass transit and open land buying programs.
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Baldwyn, Miss
Wice
Lance Cpl
Kim Wilker
Waseca
Minn
Whitney Young, Jr
National Urban League
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Linen
League
Time-Life, Inc
UP Telephoto
Kurfess
Marietta Pittenger
Norfolk
TOTS
Steve Myers
Barb Smith
Huron County Sheriff’s Department
Berlin-Milan
Huron County Board of Elections
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