Marines mop up Reds in major Vietnamese battle
U S Marines swept back across Van Tuong Peninsula after the biggest American battle of the war amid Viet Cong fire from tunnels and fortified positions. The spokesman said 563 guerrillas were counted killed, with more than 1,000 wounded and 52 captured. Casualties among Americans were light, though described as the heaviest loss in a single engagement. Henry Cabot Lodge arrived in Saigon for his second tour as ambassador.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
van Tuong
Chu Lai
Maj
E. W. Snyder
Oceanside
Calif
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Sargon
Foreign Aid Bill Heads To Senate Fight After House Passage
The House approved a one year foreign aid bill by 243 to 150, authorizing 17 billion dollars in military aid abroad with remaining funds in economic loan and grant programs. Sen Wayne Morse plans to block the bill and send it back to conference. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield may bring it up Monday.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate House Conference Committee
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Oshkosh Man Shot In Viet Nam
Baerwald Pfc. Baerwald 23 Oshkosh wounded by sniper fire in Viet Nam while driving an Army vehicle. He serves with the First Battalion 18th Infantry. He joined the Army in 1964 and attended Oshkosh High School. Continued on Page 10 Col. &
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Oshkosh
Viet Nam
Pic
Orlando
Baerwald
Department of Defense
Clarence Baerwald
15Th Ave
18Th Infantry
Army
Pfc
Oshkosh High School
House OKs sweeping four-year farm bill in House vote
Washington AP reports the House passed a broad four-year omnibus farm bill 221 to 172 after three days of debate. It covers wheat, feed grains, cotton, wool and dairying with major changes to wheat cotton and a new dairy program and a long-range land retirement plan aimed at 40 million acres. Four Wisconsin Democrats backed the bill while Zablocki opposed it. several Wisconsin Republicans also voted against.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Agriculture Committee
Wisconsin
Kastenmeier
Race
Reuss
Stalbau
Zablocki
Byrnes
Davis
Laird
Thomson
O'Konski
Johnson
Hell Post Office Reports Brisk Stamp Business
Hell Michigan reports brisk mail volume as the new Dante commemorative five cent stamp goes on sale today. The stamp marks a cultural event drawing attention from customers and collectors alike at the local facility.
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Hell, Mich
UPI
Hell
White House Says Ike's Endorsement Is Eloquent
Former President Eisenhower endorses Johnson's Viet Nam policy and U N financing stance. He told House Republicans he supports the President and denied opposing the administration's moves, while a GOP plan to publish a paper on U S Viet Nam origins proceeds with Eisenhower's likely blessing.
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White House
Ike
Washington
House
U.S
Viet Nam
Dwight B. Esenhower
Johnson
Eisenhower
United Nations
Soviet Union
South Viet Nam
Gettysburg
U.N
Joseph Laitin
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Gen
Ford
New Cabinet Sworn in To Lead Greece
In Athens Premier Eli Tsirimokos and his cabinet were sworn in amid crisis efforts. Ten of fourteen members defected from former premier Papandreou’s Center Union. Tsirimokos may lack a parliamentary majority and aimed for a confidence vote next week. Rioting and demonstrations followed the ceremony delays. Papandreou planned a provincial tour to oppose royal moves.
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Athens
Elias Tsirimokos
Greece
George Papandreou
Center Union Party
Tsirimakos
Constantine
NATO
Papandreou
Tsirimokos
Foreign Ministry
Center Union
National Radical Union
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Families Play Waiting Game
Families of astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. waited as space agency officials said Mrs Cooper would stay in Florida for the 9 am launch window on Saturday while the Conrad family planned to be at Timber Cove Texas for the original date. Neither Mrs. Cooper nor Mrs. Conrad spoke after the postponement on Thursday.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Space Agency
Cooper
Florida
Conrad
Timber Cove
Conraddl
Gemini 5 Flight Delayed by Storm and Tech Fixes
Cape Kennedy AP reports engineers resolved multiple electrical problems and a taped spacecraft computer memory issue after a thunderstorm delayed Gemini 5 countdown. A new programmer was replacing a telemetry system component as a cable fire risk was scrubbed. Weather outlook shows afternoon showers but 9 am CDT launch target remains. Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad Jr. faced disappointment but returned to routine with smiles and humor, awaiting the revised countdown.
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Cape Kennedy
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Fla
Spac
Burrier
Guard Units Are Ordered To Iowa Fair
Gov. Harold Hughes called National Guard units to Iowa for security at the Iowa State Fair amid rumors of civil demonstrations or riots. He cited unidentified suspects and racial tension, ordered elements to enforce laws and protect life and property, and said officials visited fairgrounds and Camp Dodge after a briefing. The report notes no incidents occurred at the fair opening and mentions prior July Fourth unrest at Arnold’s Park. Also included are brief items from Madison and Beloit about Knowles birthday events and a Marine death in Vietnam.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
National Guard
Hughes
Arnolds Park
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Miller
Towa National Guard
State of
Fairgrounds
Camp Dodge
National Guards
Senate Clears Poverty Funds War on Poverty gains
The Senate approved a $1.65 billion second year funding for the war on poverty after four days of debate, with 129–? votes. Republicans attacked waste and disorganization while Democrats cited openings for 36 million underprivileged Americans. Wisconsin senators Nelson and Proxmire joined the majority.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Senate
Pilot and two aboard hurt in Big Stone Lake crash
Three people rescued after a light amphibious plane struck water at Big Stone Lake near Three Lakes Wisconsin. Pilot David B. Radke 43 of Hickory NC wife Claire 40 and Julia Ann Thing of Brookfield WI were injured but stable at Eagle River Memorial Hospital. The craft sank in ten feet of water after gear deployment error. Nearby priests helped pull them to shore.
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Three Lakes
Big Stone Lake
Eagle River Memorial Hospital
David B. Radke
Hickory
N.C
Claire
Julia Ann Thing
Brookfield
Wis
Radke
Radkes
Hartland
Nixon Predicts Johnson Defeat From Domestic Issues in 1968
At a Republican rally in Gettysburg Nixon warned Johnson’s defeat would come from domestic failures, not Vietnam. He supported escalation limits but opposed concessions that could empower Communists or jeopardize Saigon’s government. Nixon avoided questions about 1968 nomination.
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Gettysburg. Pa
API
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Viet Nam
Republican National Finance Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
South Viet Nam
Saigon
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Donald K. Slayton
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Chi Lai Republic
Senate Clears Poverty Funds
Everett M. Dirksen
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