Marines Repel North Vietnamese Attack Near Demilitarized Zone
In a major Sunday engagement in the 1st Corps area below the DMZ, about 3 000 North Vietnamese regulars clashed with Marines resulting in 255 American casualties with 51 dead and 170 wounded. The fight included heavy artillery and air support and a convoy ambush near Da Nang Bai.
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AIGON
Rines
North Vietnam
Anttack
Yon Thien
da Nang
Bai
Dong Ha
Air
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
U.S
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
America
90Th
1St Corps
Highlands
Steve Stibbens
Samuels Denies Rumors He Will Seek Mayoralty
New York AP Howard J. Samuels the Democratic lieutenant governor nominee denied plans to run for mayor in 1969. He rejected talk of using New York City as a base for a Senate bid or a 1970 gubernatorial run, saying only never is unsafe. He rents a Central Park South apartment to be in the city five days a week while keeping upstate voting residence.
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New York
Howard J. Samuels
Canandaigua
Upstate
U.S. Senate
Samuels
Central Park South
Mobil Oil Corp
Exiled Congo Leader Tshombe Sought for Extradition
Congo regime seeks Algeria to extradite Moise Tshombe for treason and subversion. He was hijacked from Palma de Mallorca to Ibiza and held in Algiers after a plane incident. banned party and property seized in Kinshasa. In Wisconsin, Lake Geneva endures second night of violent youth clashes with police. curfew imposed as crowds estimated at 3,000 to 9,000.
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Kinshasa
Congo
Algeria
Moise Tshombe
Joseph Mobutu
Tshombe
Algiers
Palma de Mallorca
Ibiza
Spanish Balearics
Paris
Houari Boumedienne
Boufarik
Madrid
Mobutu
Lake Geneva
Wis
Wisconsin
Elkhormm
Donald Fry
Chicago
Mecca
James van Beek
van Beek
Lakeside Park
Chamber of Commerce
47 Youths Held In Narcotics Raid Near Webster
Police arrested 47 youths near Webster New York in a party described as marijuana party at a home ten miles east of Rochester. David Beard 20 son of the home owner was charged with second degree assault after allegedly striking an officer. The youths were arraigned on narcotics charges. a youth was restrained with a blackjack as officers confiscated an unidentified white powder.
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Webster
N.Y
Rochester
David Beard
W. Webster
Wesley Beard
Adirondacks
Webster Town Hall
Stratton Seeks Monday Observance for National Holidays
Rep. Samuel S. Stratton of New York proposes moving Independence Day and other holidays to Mondays to create uninterrupted three day weekends. He notes the 4th will fall on a Thursday next year and says hearings are planned next month.
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Washington
Samuel S. Stratton
Stratton
Congress
House Judiciary
Missing Plane Hunt Continues for Orenstein Family
Airmen from Stewart Air Force Base conducted round the clock aerial search for the missing Piper Cherokee piloted by Capt. Stephen Orenstein and his family. The family disappeared after taking off from Orange County Airport en route to Syracuse, with Civil Air Patrol citing poor visibility hindering further ground search.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Stewart Air Force Base
Air Force
Stephen Orenstein
Roberta
Bryan
Scott
Orensteins
Orange County
Syracuse
Orenstein
Stewart
Onondaga County
Albert Orenstein
Catskill Mountains
Civil Air Patrol
Canastota
Levitt Calls State Lottery Morally Wrong in NY
New York State Comptroller Arthur Levitt reiterates that the lottery is morally wrong and likens it to a tax. He notes early sales concentrated in poorer neighborhoods and says most receipts will fund education.
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New York
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
Buffalo Negroes Seek Fulfillment Of Jobs Pledge
Residents of Buffalo’s lower East Side await fulfillment of a pledge for 300 jobs for unemployed Black residents after three days of racial disturbances. Police used tear gas and shotgun fire to quell mobs. Local groups urge the mayor and leaders to deliver job opportunities and a grievances process.
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Buffalo N.Y
Rottom Lower East Side
Citizens Council On Human Relations
Buffalo
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Youth Opportunity League
The
Urban League
Frank A. Sedita
Raphal Dubard Cochairman
Citizens Council
Shriver Battles To Preserve OEO
Washington reports that Sargent Shriver fights to save the Office of Economic Opportunity with Congress. He says passage looks unlikely with 60 to 40 odds against the Johnson program and fears a Republican plan to dismantle the agency. Johnson seeks 2.06 billion for 1968 versus 1.6 billion in 1967.
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Washington
H — Sargent Shriver
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Shriver
Johnson Administration
Labor and Health
Education
Welfare
Johnson
France Premiers Arrive in Moscow for Five Day Visit
Premier Georges Pompidou and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville reached Moscow for a five day ceremonial visit. They were greeted by Premier Kosygin and officials as the route to the French Embassy was lined with French and Soviet flags.
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Moscow
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Mosscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Dmitri S. Polyansky
Egyptians Israelis clash third day at Suez
Egyptians and Israelis exchange fire for a third day at the Suez Canal as the UN gears up to vote on withdrawal demands. Cairo reports Egyptian positions repelled Israeli attacks near El Qantara and claims tanks and armored cars were destroyed in fighting.
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Suez Canal
United Nations
Israel
West Bank
East Bank
el Qantara
Egypt
Radio Cairo
Egypt and Israel clash after cease-fire breach near Sinai
AP reports renewed fighting Saturday night on the east bank of the Suez Canal with Egypt claiming troops remained positioned there while Israel says about 100 Egyptians crossed nine miles into the Sinai before being driven back. Casualties cited by Israel include seven wounded and one seriously hurt. Egypt provides no casualty total.
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East Bank
Egypt
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
U.N
U Thant
Port Fuad
Port Said
Radio Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Maariv
Jerusalem
U.N. General Assembly
Syria
Jordan
Assembly
29 Die in July 4 Weekend Mishaps in New York
AP reports 29 deaths in New York during the July 4 holiday period by early today. Twenty seven deaths were traffic related, one drowning, and one in another mishap. Weather was partly cloudy with 70s expected through Tuesday as the four day period continues.
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Council
Virginia
Interstate 95
Albany
N.Y
New York State
Johnson enjoys Texas holiday as popularity rises with governors
President Johnson relaxes at the LBJ Ranch in central Texas after a Sunday church visit and Lake Lyndon B. Johnson outing while Democratic governors pledge support. A Harris poll shows an 11 point rise following Kosygin meeting and Middle East handling.
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San Antonio
Deep South
Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harris
Washington Post Co
Dry Weather Forecast Eases Threat at Laurel Hill Dam
A dry forecast reduces pressure on the earthen Laurel Hill Dam in Tennessee as engineers work to lower a 3.6 billion gallon lake. Authorities moved 200 families to safety zones, with game and fish workers, National Guardsmen, and state troopers coordinating downstream watches and evacuations if needed. The dam remains tenuously holding back the lake as sluice gates reduce water by eight inches per day.
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Lawrenceburg, Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Laurel Hill
State Game and Fish Commission
Bob Galloway
Commission
National Guardsmen
Queen Elizabeth Tours Expo 67 Amid Tight Security
At Expo 67 in Montreal the Queen and Prince Philip began a seven hour tour guarded by hundreds of officers. Police blocked access to Notre Dame Island as crowds watched from designated zones amid rain and strict security measures.
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Montreal
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Britannia
Ottawa
Debarkation Point
St. Lawrence Seaway Wall
Notre Dame Island
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Ontario
Expo
Cornwall
Ont
Frogmen
Fire drives hotel guests from Niagara Falls landmark
A basement storage fire at the six story Henry Hubbs Hotel in Niagara Falls forced more than 50 guests to flee in night clothing. No injuries were reported. The blaze was confined to the basement with extensive smoke damage to the first three floors and damage to the century old brick and wood structure was not yet known.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Henry Hubbs
RFK and party plan Grand Canyon ascent after river trek
Sen Robert Kennedy and 43 guests continue to the Grand Canyon trip after a Colorado River rapid run. The group covered about 20 miles in four rafts and camped ten miles from the ascent start as they prepare for the seven mile uphill climb starting Friday.
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Parkn Ariz
Robert Kennedy D
N.Y
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
Heavy Rain Drenches New York City Area
A heavy rainfall drenched New York City with about 2.07 inches in three hours causing flooding in some areas and snarling subway service. Forecasters warned of continued showers and scattered thunderstorms with strong gusty winds in the afternoon.
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New York
Doctor Kagan and kin die in Thruway crash near Catskill
A tractor trailer collided head on with a southbound family car seven miles north of Catskill New York killing Dr Samuel Kagan 50 and injuring seven others including his wife Marcina 42 and three children. Two more children were hospitalized in Greene County and a friend of the children was in critical condition at Albany Medical Center.
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Catskill N.Y
Hudson River State Hospital
Hearden
Samuel Kagan
Poughkeepsie
Greene County
Marcina
Sasha
Michelle
Albany Medical Center
Norma
Charlies Chalanda
Kagan
Albany Hospital
David
Joseph
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Aurelious A
Thruway
Center Mall
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Suez
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Emporia
Illinois
Waynesboro
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Texas
U. N. Assembly
Mideast
United Nations N.Y
Middle East
RFK
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