Viet Cong siege and heavy fighting in Saigon
U S infantry and armor battled Communist forces in Saigon as North Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong moved across South Vietnam. Westmoreland announced 5 800 enemy deaths nationwide with high allied casualties. fighting spread to Hue Quang Tri Dalat and other provinces as barricades and tanks surrounded the U S Embassy and Bien Hoa base.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Westmoreland
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Revolutionary Council
Ellsworth Bunker
Bien Hoa
An Quang
Associated Press
Eddie Adams
Frederick C. Weyand
Tan Son Nhut
Keith Ware
Hue
Dalat
Kone Thuot
Highlands
Ben Tre
Binh Long
Mekong
Weyand
Hanoi
Chi Lang
Cholon
Cho Ray
Nguyen van Thieu
Independence
Bunker
Johnson seeks no strike moratorium and tax rise in economic report
President Johnson urges a voluntary moratorium on strikes in key industries to keep goods available and tackles a forthcoming 10 percent tax increase. He warns Congress against a feverish boom and calls for a Cabinet Committee on Price Stability to draft guidelines for wage and price restraint. The report stresses actions to avoid a financial crisis and supports coordinating with labor and industry for price and wage stability.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur M. Okun
Minimum Wage Law Raises Pay of 7.3 Million Workers
In Washington the federal minimum wage rose to 1.60 an hour for 33 million workers and 1.15 for 8.5 million more, with 7.3 million people gaining about 2.3 billion annually. AFL-CIO leader George Meany called the increase a gain for the working poor and noted labor action aims to reach a 2.00 wage.
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Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Labor
America
House of Interest Disclosure Bill Moves in House
The House moves toward passing sweeping legislation to require borrowers and buyers be informed of interest and finance charges. Final votes Wednesday shape the bill expanding the Consumer Credit Protection Act beyond last year’s Senate version. A key issue remains wage garnishment limits to be decided before final passage expected late today.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Vermont Pair Loses Fourth Child in Fire
In St. Albans Vermont a fire earlier last week killed Laurie Doner 77 the fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Doner. Six year old Lisa survived in critical condition with burns over half her body. Sisters Frances Debra and Margaret died from burns in the blaze caused by an overloaded electrical extension cord in the living room.
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Burlington, Vt
Laurie Doner
Francis Doner
St. Albans
Lisa
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Frances
Debra
Margaret
Amputees Learn to Ski in Colorado Program
Army Captain Ron Morrison and about a dozen amputee veterans skied at Arapahoe Basin as part of a learn to ski program linked to Fitzsimons General Hospital. About 20 amputee veterans and 18 disabled children at Denver hospitals joined in efforts spearheaded by Col. Paul Brown and Dr. William Statnek to give them a path to regain independence.
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Arapahoe Basin
Colo
Ron Morrison
Vietnam
Morrison
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Mekong Delta
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Denver
Denver Children’s Hospital
Col
Paul W. Brown
Fitzsimons
William F. Stanek
Children's Hospital
Williams proposes mixed tax hike plan in bid to woo administration
Senator John J. Williams of Delaware outlines a six percent income tax rise and a six percent corporate levy, lower than Johnson’s ten percent proposal. He says the plan, paired with an eight billion dollar spending cut and other steps, could gain administration acceptance and pass Congress, with a March House-turned-Senate Finance Committee path.
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Washington
John J. Williams
Johnson
Delaware
Senate
Williams
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Senate Finance Committee
Sarah Lawrence to admit men next spring
Bronxville New York Sarah Lawrence College will begin coed admissions next year starting with the spring semester ending four decades as an all girl institution students and faculty react to the change amid debate about the policy shift and its impact on campus life.
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Bronxville
N.Y
Rockefeller backs direct aid to private colleges
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller endorses direct state aid to private colleges and universities, including religiously affiliated institutions, signaling a major shift in higher education funding policy.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pri
Fire destroys five buildings in Blossburg
A large blaze in Blossburg Pennsylvania destroyed five buildings including four businesses and a library. No injuries were reported. The fire began in a restaurant damaged by a gas explosion the prior day and cut telephone and power service to the town about 40 miles south of Elmira New York.
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Blossburg
Elmira
N.Y
Just Penn Central As Merger Drives Rail Scales
Philadelphia AP reports the world’s largest privately owned railroad begins operations at 12:10 a.m. as Penn Central, formed by merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central. The new road runs 40 629 miles.
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Pern Central
Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co
New Road
Pennsylvania and
New York Central
McNamara Says Viet Cong Attacks Slow Pacification
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara said Viet Cong assaults are slowing pacification in rural South Vietnam and heightening insecurity in cities. He indicated that some gains are eroding as the conflict intensifies.
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Washington (Ap
Robert S. McNamara
Gunmen take hostages in Vail escape toward Denver
In Vail Colorado two suspects bungled a car theft and holdup then seized five hostages including the police chief. They fled east toward Denver as the Colorado State Patrol reported a second holdup hostage chase in the state this week. One earlier incident Monday left seven hostages and two wounded before the abductor was captured near Denver, about 120 miles away.
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Vail
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Colorado State Patrol
Colorado
Here
South Korea Warns North Korea of Limits to Patience
President Chung Hee Park stated in Seoul that reunification by force is not pursued but warned Prime Minister Kim Il-sung of a limit to patience. He cited South Korea's 600,000 strong armed forces ready to counter any North Korean moves at a moment's notice during a highway project ceremony.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
North
South Korea
Kim Il-sung
Nixon enters Republican race with open letter
Richard M. Nixon announced in New Hampshire his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He urged voters that peace and freedom depend on the next president and outlined an agenda for a new era of leadership. He will campaign over six days through New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Nixon
United States
America
Washington
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Duryea Backs Rockefeller For President To Help Assembly
Perry Duryea Jr., Republican minority leader in New York State Assembly, urged Gov. Rockefeller as GOP presidential candidate to boost chances in the Assembly elections. He predicted a Republican comeback and said Rockefeller would provide the strongest coat-tail effect for legislative candidates.
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Albany
N.Y
State Assembly
Rockefeller
New York
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea Jr
GOP
Johnson weighs Vietnam troop redraw and Korea funding
Senate leader Mike Mansfield indicated President Johnson may reassess U.S. troop commitments in Vietnam and seek more funding to bolster forces in the Korean theater. North Korea hinted at direct talks over returning the Pueblo and 83 crewmen, citing a precedent at Panmunjom.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
South Vietnam
Pueblo
Navy
Pyongyang
North Korea
Kim
Governor seeks exhumation of bodies from Arkansas prison field
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller demands all remains be exhumed from the grassy field where three skeletons were uncovered. He urges an orderly, fearlessly pursued investigation as state police probe reports of guards killing inmates. NAACP asks federal probe. local bodies consider inquiries.
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Arkansas
Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Rockefeller
Houston
Tex
Fresno
Calif
Arkansas Penitentiary
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Arkansas Legislative Council
Lincoln County Grand Jury
FBI
Washington
William Struebing
Criminal Investigation Division
State Police
Barly
Reuben Johnson
NAACP
Johnson
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