Thirteenth Plane Downed in Week in Saigon War Update
American warplanes pressed deep into North Vietnam firing on rail yards near Hanoi and Port Wallut while suffering the week’s 13th jet loss. reports say 19 fliers missing this week with 3 rescued. Marines near the DMZ faced mortar attacks. eight Marines killed and 22 wounded. US bombing extended to Haiphong area and Hoa Lac MIG field as Navy ships bombed Haiphong transit routes. A civilian ticket urged no new U.S. troops for South Vietnam.
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UAW votes to authorize strike against Big Three
Detroit AP reports overwhelming UAW majorities support strike authorization at Ford, Chrysler and likely General Motors. Ford results show 32,976 in favor to 966 against. Chrysler 36,492 to 1,532. GM margins expected 90 percent in favor. Local unions totaling 622,000 members ordered to complete balloting with results due tonight. Leaders warn a heavy yes would trigger a strike, as the union seeks higher wages pensions and benefits plus equal Canadian wages.
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Brennand Loses Case Over Airport Lease Terms
The FAA ruled Winnebago County did not discriminate against William Brennand in airport operation negotiations. In a letter to Brennand, FAA official Enoch W. Anderson said county lease terms are reasonable and align with airport standards. The county is not required to provide special facilities as Brennand is displaced by airport expansion and has been compensated.
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Catfish Mayfield presses Urban Coalition at Washington meeting
At the Shoreham Hotel the 20 year old Rufus Mayfield led Pride Inc. as Urban Coalition members including Lindsay Cavanagh Daley and Ford executives debated city crises. The group urged private industry to hire hard core unemployed and backed a federal emergency work program to create one million jobs at once.
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Plane Loss Rate Below Prior Wars
Pentagon sources say U S aircraft losses in Vietnam are lower than Korea and World War II due to improved tactics and new electronic countermeasures. Between Sunday and Thursday U S forces lost 13 planes over North Vietnam amid more than 8 missions and up to 3,200 flights. North Vietnam’s defenses, including antiaircraft guns and missiles, have downed 659 American planes this year, with Hanoi Haiphong area described as the greatest concentration of antiaircraft weapons in history. General McConnell notes the North’s air defenses have quadrupled since 1965.
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Assassination of American Nazi Party Leader Rockwell
Arlington Va AP George Lincoln Rockwell head of the American Nazi party was shot and killed by a sniper in a parking lot near his headquarters Arlington police said A white man was arrested for questioning but authorities provided few details The victim struck in the chest and Rockwell was identified as 47 by Officer John E Mitchell The story notes further details continue on Page 12 Col 3.
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City actions approve park plaza project and new fund transfers
The council agreed to vacate three downtown streets for the Miles Kimball Park Plaza development. It transferred 400000 to the storm sewer separation construction fund. It voted to seek approval from the American Insurance Association on firehouse building plans. Plans for a traffic signal at Algoma Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue were dropped.
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