Heavy Fighting in Red China Near Civil War Described
Heavy fighting across Manchuria to Chungking and Wuhan described by Russians as near civil war in China. Hospitals in Wuhan filled with wounded as Red Guards and Maoist authorities clash. Reports say up to 20,000 involved, with violence spreading to Kweichow and Shanghai amid a power struggle between Mao Zedong and Liu Shao chi.
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Red China
Hong Kong
UPI
China
Manchuria
Chungking
Wuhan
Kweiyang
Kweichow
Mao
Southwest China
Institute of Technology
Peking Radio
Red Guards
CTK
Yangtze River
anti-Mao
Ankiang
Anhwei
Kirin
Chinese
Communist Party
Liu Shao-chi
Communist China Today
Red Army
Mao Tsetung
Few Congressmen Favor Tax Boosts
Washington AP reports Congress mostly lukewarm to President Johnsons request for a 10 percent income tax surcharge. Democratic leaders offer limited support while opponents warn of harm to business growth. Prospects for action by Oct 1 appear unlikely, with hearings set for Aug and talks linking the plan to Vietnam costs.
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Washington
Johnson
William Proxmire
D—Wis
Senate—House Economic Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
Dog Tied Durham Pup Leads To Odd Rescue
A Durham woman phoned police saying cuffs on a dachshund could not be removed. Officer Haywood Honeycutt found a sleeping 4 year old dog with an old pair fastened on neck and paw. A second key unlocked the restraints, while a 3 year old boy watched from inside, having played cops and robbers with the pup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N.C
Haywood Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Record Missions Flown in Vietnam
American jets flew a record 197 bombing missions against North Vietnam as 800 to 900 fighter-bombers participated. One American warplane was reported lost, with a pilot missing and Hanoi claiming capture. B52s struck the A Shau Valley and targets in central highlands as Marine positions were hit and rail bridges targeted.
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Saigon
Air Force
Navy
Forrestal
Philippines
North Vietnam
Hanoi
ILS
Vietnam
Bac Giang
Haiphong
South Vietnam
A Shau
Laos
Highlands
Oshkosh Council Approves Fox Valley Council Membership
The Oshkosh city council approved joining the Fox Valley Council of Governments and gave the go ahead for downtown parking expansion. It also heard a proposal to build five new city fire stations.
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Oshkosh
Fox Valley Council of Governments
Curfew and patrols ease Milwaukee unrest probe widens
Senate testimony links federal funds to a Nashville summer school accused of teaching Negro history with anti white sentiment. OEO denies payroll ties to SNCC leader Brooks though a contract with Nashville's Metropolitan Action Commission supported the project.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Antipoverty
Nashville, Tenn
Len Hugh Scott
R.pa
Nashville
John A. Solace
Sorace
Senate Judiciary Committee
OEO
Fred Brooks
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Brooks
Africa
St. Anselms Episcopal Chapel
Metropolitan Action Commission
Johnson
Senate
House
Sargent Shriver
Capitol Hill
Newark
N.J
SNCC
Liberation
Liberation School
George MacCarthy
Congressional Relations
Judiciary Committee
McCarthy
NSCC
Nashville Antipoverty Commission
St. Anselms
Scool
Oshkosh Votes to Join Fox Valley Council of Governments
The Oshkosh Common Council unanimously approved joining the Fox Valley Council of Governments effective Jan 1 1968. Councilman Zahn urged delaying for study, but City Manager Crawford suggested attending FVGG meetings in the interim. Wright argued cooperation saves money while noting city limits will approach Neenah, and the group now includes 12 communities between Neenah and Kaukauna. The council also authorized a water rate reevaluation after auditors urged increases. Harry Miller, former council president, appeared at the meeting.
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Oshkosh Common Council
Oshkosh
Fox Valley Council of Governments
Regional Planning Organization
Wallace Zahn
Zahn
Angus Crawford
FVCG
Leonard I. Wright
Neenah
FVGG
Kaukauna
Airplane Crash Injures Two Men Near Duke Lake
An AP report from Eagle River says a single engine pontoon plane crashed about 40 feet above Duke Lake while circling for a landing. Pilot Jeff Trowbridge of Sheboygan Falls and passenger Florence Johannning of Plymouth were taken to Rhinelander hospital with noncritical injuries.
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Eagle River
Duke Lake
Rhinelander
Jeff Trowbridge
Sheboygan Falls
Florence Johanning
Plymouth
Milwaukee Strife Eases After Curfew And Riots
Milwaukee police kept order with curfews and patrols after a fatal shooting of Clifford McKissick, a Whitewater State University student, as demonstrations by Negro residents intensified. Mayor Maier met with businessmen while civil rights leaders pressed for talks on reforms and the shooting death. Police reported few gunfire incidents and arrests were down about 50 percent as the night wore on.
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Milwaukee
Henry Maier
O¢Nally
North Side
Milwaukee Youth Council of the Nations’ Association For the Advancement
Clifford McKissick
Whitewater State University
Maier
McKissick
MecKissick
Bryan Moschea
Moschea
Troop Boosts Strain Budget
Washington AP reports higher draft calls and a possible $2 billion supplemental defense request as President Johnson orders additional Viet Nam troops. He announced 45,000 to 50,000 more to be deployed, with 1968 defense outlays potentially exceeding $73 billion by up to $4 billion.
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Vietnam
Jack Miller
Lowa
Johnson
Miller
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Defense
Robert McNamara
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Cyrus Vance
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Romney
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Winnebagoland
Charge Ceo
Robert White
Brenda
Midwest City
Oklo
St. Louis
SUP Tetantrala
Common Council
Fox Valley
Will Assisi
Harry Miller
Nicwaresp
Ghent
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