Three Die In 1-Car Mishap
Three boys aged 14 to 15 died and two others were injured in a one car crash in Sheboygan County. The victims were Ron Laack Kevin Knowles and Charles Beaudry with injuries to Michael Beaudry and Edward Groteau. The crash happened on Sheboygan County Trunk A near Glenbeulah as the vehicle struck a bridge abutment after a high speed approach.
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Associated Press
Sheboygan County
Wisconsin
Ron Laack
Rt. 1
Glenbeulah
Kevin Knowles
Plymouth
Charles Beaudry
Rt. 2
Michael Beaudry
Edward Groteau
Escanaba
Mich
Glenheulah
Typhoon Billie Leaves Japan in Deadly Floods
Kyodo reports 239 killed 120 missing 446 injured across 16 western Japan localities Kyushu Honshu Shikoku as floods and landslides devastate Hiroshima and Nagasaki areas Rescuers fear totals may rise toward 1957 level after Kure casualties and widespread slides.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Kyodo
Kyushu
Honshu
Shikoku
Kure
Ford Opposes Johnson Tax Hike Request
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford said President Johnson’s tax hike request is not justified and would likely fail if voted today. Fellow GOP leaders Melvin Laird and John Byrnes gave cautious support, while Byrnes urged tax action to curb deficits and borrowing. Ford accused the administration of outlays that sustain inflation and deny restraint on nondefense spending.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Ford
Melvin R. Laird
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Laird
House Republican Conference
Byres
Byrnes
Treasury
Johnson sends planes and troops to Congo crisis
President Johnson ordered three large U S military transport aircraft and about 70 personnel to the Congo to aid the central government against mercenary forces aligned with Moise Tshombe. The operation is noncombatant, with logistics and plane guards provided by the Pentagon.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Moise Tshombe
State Department
Pentagon
Skydiving Mockingbird Roams Euclid Avenue Area
Miami Beach residents on Euclid Avenue and 16th Street have faced a two week siege by a bold mockingbird. The bird targets pedestrians from above, swooping down to strike from behind and even perches in a 15 foot palm tree for surprise sorties.
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Miami Beach
Fla.ap
Euclid Avenue
16Th Street
Eight GOP Congressmen Propose Stepwise Vietnam De escalation
A group of eight Republican congressmen unveiled a unilateral U S de escalation plan for Vietnam calling for a 60 day halt to bombing north of the 21st Parallel in North Vietnam with Hanoi included and Haiphong excluded If North Vietnam deescalates within 60 days the U S would halt bombing north of the 20th Parallel for another 60 days and follow five steps The plan aims to reduce military risk and foster potential peace talks without tying to the Johnson administration policy The eight congressmen named are Morse Dellenback Esch Mathias Masher Schweiker Stanford and Horton none aligned with House GOP leadership
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Rep
F. Bradford Morse
Massachusetts
South Vietnam
Morse
Johnson
GOP
John R. Dellenback
Oregon
Marvin J. Esch
Michigan
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Maryland
Charles A. Masher
Ohio
Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Frank J. Horton
New York
House
Westmoreland plans to attend mother's funeral
Gen William C Westmoreland commander of American forces in Vietnam returns home early this week to attend his mother's funeral in Columbia South Carolina His mother Mrs James R Westmoreland died at 81 in their suburban home Westmoreland was in Vietnam with Robert McNamara and had last visited Columbia in April after meeting President Johnson and receiving a hero's welcome A Pentagon spokesman said he might leave Saigon today to attend the funeral.
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Columbia
S. C
UPD
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Pentagon
Saigon
Westmoreland
Hawaii
South Carolina
James R. Westmoreland
Haiphong Air Strikes and Viet Cong Attacks Rise
American forces bombed Haiphong oil dumps and quality targets as two planes were shot down with both pilots lost. McNamara toured the Mekong Delta while Viet Cong strikes killed 30 and wounded 45, including 24 Americans, with 22 Vietnamese dead on a Da Nang bus mine incident.
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Saigon
UPS
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Defense
Robert McNamara
Mekong Delta
Iate
McNamara
U.S. Marine
da Nang
Peel Deal Chicago Strips Tip on Gaza Strip Dance Debut
UPL-Vice detectives Ed Rifkin and Martin Eshoo say they are investigating a tip that a north side peel parlor plans to introduce a new dance named the Gaza strip. Rifkin notes Rifkin is Jewish and Eshoo claims Arabian descent as part of the docket.
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Chicago
UPL
Ed Rifkin
Martin Eshoo
North Side
Gaza Strip
McNamara completes Vietnam battlefield inspections
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara finished spot checks of battle zones in South Vietnam and expressed doubt about recent North Vietnamese troop buildups. He noted the pacification program moves slowly but cited improvements in organization and expected further progress. Continued on Page 13, Col. 8.
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South Vietnam
McNamara
Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
Mekong
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