Senate OKs 70.1 Billion Defense Bill Amid War-Policy Debates
The Senate approved a 70.1 billion defense bill 85 to 3, shaping a compromise with the House. Changes include cuts to personnel funds, Navy ships, and aircraft programs, with emphasis on ballistic missile defense and limited funding for amphibious ships. Wisconsin jobless benefits reported for July: 2,366,700 in benefits for 21,600 unemployed.
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APW
Senate
House
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Sen
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Robert McNamara
Marine Corps
McNamara
Congress
Soviet Union
Madison
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Wisconsin
Intensified Bombing Pressure Continues
Saigon reports American warplanes increased raids from Hanoi suburbs to near the Chinese frontier targeting rail and road bridges. The principal strike centered on the Canal des Rapides span five miles from Hanoi, marking the fourth attack on that bridge. Pilots faced heavy anti aircraft fire as battles continued with no confirmed American losses.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Withhin
Canal Des Rapides
China
Red River
Henai
Red China
Bombing of Hanoi Kills Numerous, Destruction in Haiha District
United States warplanes hit central Hanoi as North Vietnamese authorities reported numerous deaths. Rescue workers and fire crews cleared rubble from Haiha streets near Hue Street and Chohorn Market after bombs collapsed houses shops and offices. Civilians evacuated as barriers and police kept onlookers back. heavy raids continued in the Hanoi area.
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Hanoi
North Vietnam
Agence France-Presse
United States
Haiha
National Education Authority
Chohorn Market
Hue
Waupaca Boy Leads Officers In High Speed Chase
A 12 year old Waupaca boy led Winnebago County sheriff's deputies on a late night chase in a stolen car from At. 1. Larsen farm through Neenah to County Trunk AG. He evaded officers, struck a road block, drove into a ditch, and was turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Waupaca
Winnebago County
County Trunk AG
Larsen Farm
Neenah
Highway 110
Milwaukee Riot Study Is Planned
The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee will sponsor an independent study of Milwaukee's recent riots. Sociology and social welfare associate professor Jonathan Slesinger will coordinate a 500-resident survey to analyze riot causes and public attitudes, with interviews starting later this week.
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Milwaukee
UPI
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Jonathan Slesinger
Milwaukee County
Slesinger
Teen girl crawls for help after being shot five times
Susan Bartolomei, 17, of Ukiah California, crawled up an embankment after five bullets struck her head neck and chest. She directed police to two Washington drifters suspected in three slayings including the murder of her boyfriend Timothy Luce. The suspects Thomas Braun and Leonard Maine, both 18, were arrested near Groveland.
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Calif
UPI
Washington
Susan Bartolomei
Ukiah
Susan Diane Bartolomei
Timothy Luce
Miss. Bartolomei
Oregon
Thomas E. Braun
Odessa
Wash
Leonard E. Maine
Ritzville
Here
Groveland
Russell Jubie
Snohomish County
Deanna Buse
Redmond
Samuel Ledgerwood
Portland
Ore
Braun
Maine
Luce
Highway 101
Bartolomei
Highway 120
Gerald Enster
British Mission in Peking Burned by Red Guards
Red guards burned the British diplomatic chancery in Peking after sealing the compound and beating diplomats including charg de affaires Donald Hopson. Most Britons sought refuge inside the compound as police and soldiers failed to halt the attack and fire spread to Hopson's residence.
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Peking
Agence France- Presse
Red Guards
Chancery
Britain
Cherze
Cherge Deffeires
Donald C. Hopson
Hopson
Hong Kong
China
Mao Tse-Tung
Tele
New York Times News Service
Britain imposes restrictions after Peking mission fire
London condemns the burning of the British diplomatic mission in Peking as an outrageous act. China’s diplomats in Britain face exit visa requirements. Chinese staff are limited to travel within five miles of central London and diplomatic radio use is suspended until reciprocal limits are lifted.
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London
British Foreign Office
Peking
Britain
Red China
Hong Kong
Whitehall
China
Foreign Office
Shen Ping
Crews Near Exhaustion in Northwest Timber Areas
Embattled fire crews faced near exhaustion as hundreds of blazes raged across the Northwest, with 50 900 acres burning in British Columbia Montana and Idaho. Oregon and southern Idaho reported 30 000+ acres controlled while Washington warned of possible outbreaks. Glacier Park region saw about 5 000 acres burning for almost two weeks as crews brace for resource limits and improving weather.
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Associated Press
Northwest
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
British Columbia
Montana
Washington State
Othe
Ted Thompson
Glacier National Park
Glacier Park
Polio Case First in Wisconsin in Three Years
City and county health officials report a non paralytic polio case in Eleva involving a 3 year old boy. Doctors at Sacred Heart Hospital confirmed the illness after Sunday diagnosis. The child had received Salk vaccine but not the Sabin oral vaccine.
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Eau Claire
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Donald Hopson
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