US Helos Sink 71-Boat Communist Convoy Near Saigon
Reported by U S officials three American rocket firing helicopters destroyed a 71 boat Viet Cong convoy on the Giang River near Saigon. The action followed a Coast Guard strike on a North Vietnamese arms trawler and amid Marines fighting in the area. Major William Armk led the Firefly helicopters delivering rockets and machinegun fire.
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Ups
U.S
South
Maj
William Armk
Springfield
Giang River
South Vietnam
U. S. Navy Coast Guard
Neuyen Fo Hanh
Cem
North Vietnam
Don Son
Haiphong
Hanoi
da Nang
Hanh
Hoi An
Sed
U.S. Army Ey
Moree
South Viet
Warsaw
Col
Gordon A. Larsen
UN observers report cease fire holds along Suez Canal
United Nations observers on both sides of the Suez Canal report Israelis and Egyptians honoring the cease fire. Four observers on the Israeli side and four on the Egyptian side began patrols, with no direct contact between teams as Egypt opposes such communication.
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Jerusalem
UPI
United Nations
Suez Canal
Middle East
Cairo
al Ahram
Algeria
Iraq
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Houari Boumedienne
Abdel Rahman Aref
Alexei Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
U.N
Egypt
LBJ backs 6 percent income tax surcharge
President Johnson stated at a White House briefing that he still supports a 6 percent income tax surcharge and believes a tax increase will be needed this year. He urged Congress to consider a tax bill next month, despite House delays amid war costs and other fiscal pressures.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Congress
House
State Feels Full Effects Of Rail Strike
Milwaukee area industry bears the strike impact as Miller Brewing delays third shift, Inland Steel reports critical mood with 99 percent of steel arriving by rail, A O Smith warns of possible 350 layoffs and tubular product stoppage, American Motors halts many model 1967 cars, Pabst and Schlitz shift to truck, post office limits service beyond first class and airmail within an 18 to 71 mile radius.
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Milwaukee
Miller Brewing Co
Inland Steel Products Co
A. O. Smith Corp
American Motors Corp. Het
Pabst and Schlitz Breweries
C and N W to Build Iron Ore Terminal at Escanaba
Chicago and North Western Railway plans a 12.3 million dollar iron ore transfer and storage terminal at Escanaba Michigan. The year round facility will handle up to 10 million tons of ore annually with a 1.9 mile low level dock and capacity for 1.4 million tons of iron ore pellets. Chairman Ben W Heineman says it will triple the use of the railroad’s single car fleet in serving Upper Peninsula mines.
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Chicago
North Western
Upper Peninsula
Nonsense Teller Foils Bank Robber at Drive-In Window
A would-be robber handed a note to a Security National Bank teller at a Won't Play branch in Wantagh New York and demanded money. The teller, described as in her 40s and very level headed, told him to get lost and he fled. Local officials confirmed the incident and withheld the teller's name.
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Wantagh
N. Y
Security National Bank
Long Island
Britain to cut forces and scrap carriers by mid 1970s
Britain plans a 75,000 reduction in armed forces and scrapping of the carrier fleet by the mid-1970s. The white paper calls for complete troop withdrawal from Singapore and Malaysia with further cuts in the Far East, and a Rhine army reduction of 5,000. U.S. concerns cite regional impact and strategy uncertainty.
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London
UPI
Britain
Far East
Harold Wilson
Singapore
Malaysia
United States
Wilson
Suez
Washington
U.S
Asia
Newark Looter Killed In Police Shootout Amid Riots
Rioting across New Jersey left 27 dead as Newark faced fresh bloodshed when Raymond Gilmer 20 of Newark was shot in a gun duel with four police officers after fleeing a wrecked store. A patrolman was also wounded in Jersey City as looting and arson spread.
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Newark
N.I
Jersey City
New Jersey
Plainfield
Elizabeth
Paterson
New Brunswick
Raymond Gilmer
Gilmer
John Romano
Freddie Lee Jones
Wisconsin approves first major air pollution bill
Madison Wisconsin Governor Knowles signed Wisconsin's first major air pollution control bill creating a seven member advisory council with $229000 initial funding. The act covers auto graveyards exhaust stacks and allows emergency orders to protect public health. The bill takes effect August 1.
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Madison
API
Warren Knowles
Wisconsin
Air Pollution Council
Department
Knowles
Barn Fires Destroy Barns in Oshkosh and Melrose Park
Two separate fires, one in Oshkosh and another in Melrose Park, caused heavy animal losses and damage. In Oshkosh a barn on David McBrair’s farm burned after 3 p.m. discovered by his six year old daughter. spontaneous combustion is listed as the cause. A second fire at Melvin George’s residence in Melrose Park killed a duck and 45 pigeons, discovered by seven year old Larry George. the Algoma Township department cites spontaneous combustion with no electricity.
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David McBrair
B. Snell Rd
Oshkosh
McBrair
Julie
Melvin George
Sherrin St
Melrose Park
Winnebago County
Larry George
Algoma Township
Obey Law Signed By Pres. Johnson
The first nationwide rail strike in 20 years ended as a federal back-to-work law forced a settlement. President Johnson signed the measure late Monday, mandating compulsory settlement if needed to end the wage dispute, and unions began returning to work while pickets diminished.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
White House
W. Willard Wirtz
J. E. “Doc” Wolfe
Southern Railway
Frank W. Wilson
U.S. District Court
Chattanooga
Temm
Union Pacific
Great Northern Railroad
Burlington Railroad
J.A. Nesbett
Pine Bluff
Ark
How They Voted Wisconsin Members Vote On Rail Bill
Washington AP reports Wisconsin lawmakers split on a House measure to halt the railroad strike. Republicans for Byrnes Davis Laird Schadeberg Thomson. Democrats against Kasten Meier Reuss Zablocki. Republicans against Steiger Nok. O Kon ski R recorded as voting.
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Washington
Wisconsin
House
Johnson
Byrnes
Davis
Laird
Schadeberg
Thomson
Kastenmeier
Reuss
Zablocki
Steiger
Nok
O'Konski
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