B53 B52 Strike Hits Demilitarized Zone in Viet Nam
U S forces based in Guam used eight engine Stratofortress bombers to hit an ammunition dump a weapons storage area 26 gun positions and fortifications inside the demilitarized zone near the North Vietnamese border The operation marked the first pre planned raid on the neutral zone The North Vietnamese 224th Division had been moving infiltrators south while U S Marines and Vietnamese airborne units battled near Hastings Two battalions of enemy were reported killed about 830 enemy dead and allied casualties were light The raid suggests a shift toward hot pursuit as infiltrators flee toward Laos or North Viet Nam
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Laos
North
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Highway Toll Rises to 541 in Wisconsin
The death toll from Wisconsin highways in 1966 rose to 541 after Donald H. Katz, 30, of Janesville, died of head injuries from a July 10 fall from a truck delivering papers in downtown Janesville. Also killed was Elizabeth J. OBrien, 80, of Madison, struck by a car on a Madison street.
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Associated Press
Janesville
Wisconsin
Donald H. Katz
Madison
Elizabeth J. O’brien
Speck Shifted To Jail In Mass Murder Case
Richard Speck, indicted for the mass murder of eight student nurses, spent his first night in Cook County Jail after being moved from the House of Correction hospital. The transfer occurred Friday amid a media-cooperation conference to avoid incidents.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Cook County
Speck
House of Correction
William N. Norcross
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Plane Found in Bolivian Wreck No. U2 Pilot Identified
U.S. and Bolivian officials recovered wreckage in western Bolivia indicating a missing U2 reconnaissance aircraft. The pilot, Capt. Robert D. Hickman, 32, of Alexandria Louisiana, was found dead. The jet apparently descended from Florida on a routine mission when the pilot lost consciousness. The crash occurred near Llanquera, about 140 miles south of La Paz, after a 3200 mile southward flight passing over Cuba, Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador. The U.S. embassy assisted Bolivian search teams. }
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Peru
Chile
la Paz
Robert D. Hickman
Alexandria
Hickman
U.S. Defense Department
Barksdale Air Force Base
Louisiana
Pentagon
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Floreda
Cuba
Colombia
Brazil
Ecuador
Llanquera
Tucson
Ariz
Barksdale
Strategic Air Command
Wanted slow falling two-inch rain ad signed Everyone
A wry classified item from Clayton Union County Leader quotes a prompted want ad that asks for a slow falling two inch rain to be evenly spread over the area. The plea is signed by Everyone.
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Clayton, N. M
UPI
Clayton
Ratification in doubt over tentative airline deal
Washington AP reports President Johnson publicized a tentative airline strike settlement aimed at speedy ratification by 35,000 striking mechanics. Negotiators push a vote by Sunday to restore flights at five strikebound airlines, amid secrecy over terms and concerns the pact may or may not be inflationary despite projected roughly 4 percent annual wage increases.
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Johnson
White House
P.L. (Roy) Siemiller
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
William J. Curtin
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Eastern
Northwest
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Trans World Airlines
16 Teens Shot In Week-Long Chicago Fights
In Chicago a week of street violence connected to a truce among two South Side teens gangs wounded sixteen youths, two fatally. Police tied the week’s ambushes to rival gang activity after leaders of the Blackstone Rangers and Fast Side Disciples pledged a calm in front of officials.
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South Side
Floyd Cummings
John Collins
Blackstone Rangers
Fast Side
O.W. Wilson
Englewood Disciples
Thant Warns Vietnam War Could Escalate
U N Secretary General Thant, after talks with Soviet leaders in Moscow, warned that the Vietnam war could develop into a major conflict if current trends continue and may spill over frontiers. He avoided predicting direct US-Soviet involvement and noted no change in Soviet stance toward Vietnam. Thant called his Moscow visit useful and said a second term decision would come by late August.
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U Thant
Thant
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U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
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Abot
President Impressed With Wilson Program
Washington report says President Johnson endorses Harold Wilson's austerity plan to fix Britain's balance of payments while preserving global roles in defense and finance. Wilson seeks self help measures and warns of possible troop reductions in Germany and Malaysia amid Southeast Asia tensions.
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Johnson
Harold Wilson
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Wilson
Southeast Asia
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Ottawa
U.S
Nigerians thwart alleged coup by dissident army units
In Nigeria, dissident army factions failed to overthrow Maj Gen Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi. Government says order restored, curfews imposed, and military tribunals set up in Ibadan Abeokuta and Lagos area. Reports from London cite attempted assassination and seized Lagos airport amid tribal rivalries.
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Nigeria
Johnson Aguiyi-Konsi
Ibadan
Abeokuta
Tkeja
London
Commonwealth Relations Office
Aguiyi-Ironsi
Francis Cumming-Bruce
Indicted Ex-Pentagon Aide Released From Hospital
Washington UPI reports former Lt Col William C. Whelen indicted on conspiracy to sell defense secrets to Russia has been released from DeWitt Army Hospital Ft Belvoir Virginia after a Tuesday admission for chest pains. Doctors diagnosed exhaustion and anxiety amid a long heart history.
Loan Rate Increase To Hit Wisconsin Lenders
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago raises its loan rate on short term advances to members in Wisconsin and Illinois to 534 percent, up from 51 and a half percent since May 1. The increase follows higher rates on recent national home loan bank security offerings.
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Chicago
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
National Home Loan
Inclement Weather Ends Across the South
A day of stormy conditions across the South and Midwest ended as drier air moved in. Shaw Air Force Base near Columbia S C recorded nearly 3 inches of rain in six hours, with strong winds and hail. Memphis saw heavy rainfall in a short period, and flash flood warnings covered Columbia Missouri area.
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Associated Press
Shaw Air Force Base
Columbia
N.C
Florence
S.C
Fayetteville
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