Marines Move In Near Demilitarized Zone
Marines with two battalions of Viet Namese government troops swept into the demilitarized zone near the two Viet Nams in a bid to cut Hanoi regulars. The operation targeted North Viet Nam's 4B Division amid resupply reports after Hastings losses as American deaths in Vietnam surpassed 5,000. Eight allied planes were shot down and air raids continued, with U.S. bombers hammering positions across the zone.
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Preas
North Viet Nam
Hastings
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Navy Air Skyraider
North Vet Nam
North
Sine
U.S
Wisconsin treasurer primary tight contest decides fate
In Wisconsin the treasurer race remained the only tight primary, with Eugene M. Lamb leading Richard J. Zaborski by 101,083 to 100,292 as unofficial returns showed. Zaborski, a Milwaukee senator, held a narrow edge in a crowded field, while turnout was roughly 901,000, the smallest in state history for a primary.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Eugene M. Lamb
Richard J. Zaborski
Floyd Lucia
Littl
Ranning Care
Ger Parkk
Lacey
David Carley
Dominice H. Fried
Abe Swed
Lasob
Zaborski
Zeberski
Citizens For Lacey
Zeberdd
Fight On Inflation Depreciation Suspension Hearing
The House Ways and Means Committee shifts to the inflation package’s depreciation suspension with real estate and building industry voices. Testimony highlights the five year rules boosting commercial and housing construction while supporters say this could free capital for home building. The panel has also addressed suspending the investment tax credit for 16 months to curb demand on suppliers and lenders.
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Rashington
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
Senate Approves Basic Pay Bill Raising Minimum Wage
The Senate passed a compromise minimum wage bill 55 to 38, raising the rate to 1.60 an hour by February 1965 and to 1.50 a year later for about 30 million workers. It expands coverage to federal noncivil service workers, farm workers, school employees, hotel and restaurant staff, and adds 1.5 million more workers under the act.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Labor Department
Washington Senators back compromise minimum wage bill
AP reports Democratic Senators Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire voted Wednesday for a compromise minimum wage bill, sending it to President Johnson by a 55 to 38 Senate margin.
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Washington
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Senate
Johnson
KKK Chief Plans Supreme Court Appeal of Contempt Conviction
Ku Klux Klan leader Robert M. Shelton plans to appeal his contempt of Congress conviction, saying he will take it to the Supreme Court after a US District Court jury found him guilty for refusing to provide Klan records to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Judge Sirica deferred sentencing. maximum penalty is one year in prison and $1,000 fine. Shelton remains free on $500 bond.
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Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
Congress
Supreme Court
Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
John J. Sirica
Shelton
Shelter
Lester V. Chalners Jr
Raleigh
N.C
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Tuscaloosa
Ala
House ‘Committee
United Kleas of America
Wees
Marcos outlines plan to withdraw U S forces from Asia
President Ferdinand Marcos told a joint session of Congress that the United States could begin pulling troops from the Southeast Asian mainland after Asian nations secure their own defense. He described a cordon sanitaire around Communist China and urged continued alliance to stabilize Vietnam, with a phased withdrawal to outlying bases.
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Washington
Ferdinando Marcos
Philippines
Congress
Marcos
United States
Viet Nam
Japan
Okinawa
Formosa
7Th Fleet
Oltering
Johnson
China
Wisconsin previews autumn cold as temps dip near freezing
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin faced a preview of autumn with temperatures near freezing in several cities. Madison 33, Eau Claire 33, Lone Rock 35, Green Bay 36, Superior 37, Wausau 38, La Crosse 0. Beloit reached 72, Milwaukee 50, Racine 55, Burlington 45. Skies mostly clear. Lake Michigan clouds and scattered showers in south and east.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Madison
Eau Claire
Lone Rock
Green Bay
Park Falls
Superior
Wausau
la Crosse
Lake Michigan
Racine
Milwaukee
Burlingon
Beloit
Burlington
Bitery
Mich
Council reshapes meeting date amid opposition at street field plan
Despite heavy opposition from Council member William Manske the council shifted the meeting to Thursdays at 7 pm four nights a month. The agenda notes plan to reject all health and medical insurance bids with related stories on page 4.
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William Manske
Milwaukee Bank Holdup Nets $26,000 Says Police
Two masked bandits robbed a south side Milwaukee First Wisconsin National Bank branch escaping with 26044 dollars including a 10000 bag. Officials say they intended to kidnap vice president William H. Wiedemann, 38, but fled when confronted and ordered employees to lie on the floor.
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Milwaukee
South Side
First Wisconsin National Bank
William H. Wiedemann
Wiedemann
$9 Billion Road Program Signed Into Law
President Johnson signed a $9 billion program to continue interstate highway construction begun during the Eisenhower era. The plan provides a portion of the construction costs and aims to accelerate the expansion of the national road network.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Eisenarr
Abe Feseen
Eeverneoepers
End of Filibuster Falters in Senate Civil Rights Bill
Senate sponsors consider a second bid to advance the civil rights measure amid a failed bid to end a filibuster. The Wednesday cloture attempt fell 10 votes short of the two thirds needed as Mansfield weighs next steps and Dirksen remains unwavering. Hart Magnussen and McGee plan to back a new debate-halting move, while party lines show a mixed vote breakdown.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Everett Dirksen
Tllinois
Dirksen
Philip A Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Warren G Magnuson
D-Wash
Gale W McGee
Senate splits on civil rights bill cloture vote
Supporters failed to garner a two thirds majority for cloture on the civil rights bill debate Wednesday. The 54 to 42 vote backed dropping the open housing section that would ban discrimination in sale or rental of about 40 percent of the nation's housing, to ease the bill's path.
Crash Kills Idaho Governor Candidate Herndon in Plane Crash
Idaho Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Charles Herndon died after a small plane crash 80 miles northeast of Boise during a rain storm. Two loggers heard the wreckage, and loggers and rescue crews recovered him with massive internal injuries. The victims included Robert L. Baldwin and Lloyd Crutchfield of Oklahoma City. pilot William Bir of Twin Falls was seriously injured.
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Stanley
Idaho
UPI
Charles Herndon
Boise
Chet Moulton
Herndon
Moulton
Robert L. Baldwin
Lloyd 0. Crutchfield
Oklahoma City
William Bir
Twin Falls
Gemini 11 completes record spaceflight and returns safely
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. parachuted from Gemini 11 to a TV watched landing in the Atlantic aboard the USS Guam. The mission set seven space records, including a top‑of‑the‑world flight, as they conveyed after a near recovery ship approach and a first use of an autonomous reentry system.
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Richard Gordon
Pete Conrad
Uss
Guam
Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
America
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Gordon
Conrad
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