Siege Lifted In Viet Nam
U S and Vietnamese troops ended a 70 day siege at Duc Co near the Cambodian frontier. Air operations targeted Viet Cong in jungle areas along Highway 40. A Navy A-4 Skyhawk was shot down 50 miles south southwest of Hanoi. pilot presumed killed. Mekong Delta fighting reported 15 miles south of Can Tho with 156 Viet Cong killed and light government casualties. US forces provided support to a relief column advancing toward Pleiku as paratroopers made brief contact with guerrillas at Pie. Continued on Page 8 Col. 1.
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Duc Co
Hanoi
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Vinh
Ba Binh
Dien Bien Phu
Air Force
Mekong
Can Tho
173Rd Airborne Brigade
1St Infantry Division
Pleiku
2Nd Corps
Central Highlands
Pie
AR Winnonsig
Tom Sanaga
Reminder on policy payments for Reader Insurance holders
Saturday marks the final day for Reader Insurance policy holders to pay their premiums at ten cents per policy. Present policyholders are urged to send remittances to transfer their insurance if not yet done.
Wisconsin leaders pleased over delay on 32nd guard plan
MADISON AP National Guard and Army reserve commanders in Wisconsin showed restrained optimism over a House subcommittee action that apparently halted this year a merger plan of Army reserve units into the National Guard The delay tempers expectations about future reorganizations while leaving open what Congress may do later Continued on Page 8 Col 4
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National Guard
Army Reserve
Wisconsin
House
Congress
32Nd National Guard
Airport Park Site Is Favored
A proposal to establish a park or prime area on the airport grounds gained support at the County Board Aviation committee meeting. Oshkosh Junior Chamber of Commerce chair David Sennholz urged using future Airport Day profits to equip the park, with land set aside by the county. He noted Aug 1 success and handed a 3530 check representing one third of parking revenue. The plan would create a family viewing area for planes, funded by Jaycees. The committee did not indicate reaction and discussed runway obstruction lighting, approving $850 for separate lights. The session showed little progress on long standing programs and no word from the state on airport matters.
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County Board
Aviation Committee
David Sennholz
Oshkosh Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Sennholz
Sennsolz
S. J. Wiltman
Businessmen and Industry Asked to Display Flags
Wisconsin Governor Warren Knowles urged state business leaders to fly both the American and state flags. In a brief ceremony he presented flags to the Wisconsin Power and Light building and called on firms to honor national heritage during troubled times.
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UPI
Warren Knowles
Knowles
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Power and Light
Gemini 5 Rendezvous To Be Early in Flight
Caped Kennedy Florida NASA outlined Gemini 5 plan ahead of launch with Lt Col Gordon Cooper Jr and Lt Cmdr Charles Conrad Jr aiming to rendezvous with a satellite named Little Rascal in the first six hours. The mission seeks a record orbit and duration near eight days, circling Earth 121 times before landing southwest of Bermuda.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter M_sehirra Jr
Air Force Ma
Thomas P Stafford
Space Agency
Atlante
Bermuda
Cooper
Conrad
Globe
Valery Rykovski
James McDivitt
Edward H White
Suit Filed Challenging Voting Law in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS AP An attack on the constitutionality of the new federal voting rights law was filed in a Louisiana federal court. Gov. John J. McKeithen said the suit has a good chance and the Orleans Parish registrar AP Gallinghouse filed the test case. State Atty Gen. Gremillion discussed potential additional suits with several district attorneys.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Deep South
Orleans Parish
AP Gallinghouse
State
Atty
Jack P. F Gremilion
Gremillion
Old Milwaukee Road Depot Gutted by Fire
A historic Milwaukee Road railroad station downtown was gutted by a fire in the early morning. About 80 firefighters fought the blaze for nearly three hours before bringing it under control. The cause was not immediately determined. The station had been abandoned on August 4 as service moved to a new depot.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Riots in Watts Leave Dozens Hurt and 15 Arrested
In Watts Los Angeles 1500 rioters mostly teenagers clashed with police for about eight hours. More than 100 officers were injured or attacked while 15 rioters were arrested. Officers reported 40 vehicles damaged including a bus. Marquette Frye 21 and Ronald Frye 22 were held on drunken driving and assault charges.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Roger E. Murdock
Murdock
California Highway Patrol
Marquette Frye
Ronald
Rena
Booker
Water Crisis Team Begins Drought Study
Washington reports that a federal water crisis team led by Interior Secretary Udall and Army Engineers chief Cassidy will begin a drought study in the northeast. Meetings are set in Philadelphia Camden Newark and New York with follow up teams to work with state and local officials. President Johnson ordered the machinery during a White House governors conference to address four years of drought.
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API
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L Udall
W. F F. Cassidy
Army Engineers
Philadelphia
Camden
N.J
Newark
New York City
Johnson
White House
Congress
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Deferment Rules To Be Tightened In Vietnam Draft
AP reports several Selective Service boards plan tighter scrutiny of student deferments as draft calls rise. States including Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Kansas Michigan North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Washington West Virginia consider requiring transcripts and grades to prove full course loads and effort. Some boards, like Amarillo Texas, say they will not change policy.
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Viet Nam Origis
Associated Press
Wayne Rhodes
Indiana Selective Service System
Johnson
Pentagon
Navy
Col
Harry 0. Smith
Selective Service
Georgia
Virgaria
Don Schomburg
Amarillo Tex
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Gearald Indian
Karsas
Oregon
Pennssvania
Washington
West Virgina
Lousiana
Senators Ok 11th Cabinet Unit in Housing Bill
The Senate passed the Cabinet Department of Housing and Urban Development 57 to 3 after House approval 217 to 184. Johnson praised bipartisan support while Dirksen urged caution. Weaver, Wagner, and Rains surfaced as possible appointees as the department’s creation nears final action.
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Washington
House and Urban Development
House
Senate
Johnson
America
Rverett M. Dirksen
Koreans to Debate Treaty With Japan
South Korea faces a national assembly debate on a treaty normalizing relations with Japan as deputies resign from the opposition and critics accuse the government of making too many concessions to Tokyo. President Chung’s plan aims to proceed despite the turmoil.
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Seon South Korea
Chung the Paths
Sahonal Assembly
Japan
Vbnjung
Minune
Parks
Student Dies On Highway Beloit College student dies in crash on Highway 81
Kathryn E Schmidtke, 20, of Columbia Missouri, a Beloit College junior, died after the car she rode in missed a curve, left a pasture, and struck a tree. The accident 15 miles west of Beloit raised Wisconsin 1965 highway toll to 566 with two other Beloit students injured but in satisfactory condition.
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Associated
Ralon
Beloit
Carol L Kalata
Riverdale
Lauri Ann Tennant
New Canaan
Conn
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Airport
Jaycee
Conrad Wall Catry
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Robert Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Robert F. Wagner
Albert Rains
Ala
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