Viet Cong River Roads May Be Cut
U S military leaders weigh a sea based delta river campaign to deny Viet Cong use of South Viet Nam river highways. No final decision yet but McNamara could decide after his Viet Nam visit. The plan would extend beyond small boat patrols and use assault units launched from naval ships off the delta mouths. A high ranking officer said the aim is to deny river use and control river banks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
Liquid Oxygen Blast at Westwego Shipyard
A tank truck carrying liquid oxygen exploded at a shipyard near New Orleans triggering powerful blasts and a massive waterfront fire along the Mississippi River. No fatalities or injuries were reported as three fire engines were damaged by the flames. the blaze engulfed a warehouse behind the Westwego wharf used by Avondale shipyards.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Westwego Wharf
Avondale Shipyards
Inez Threatens Yucatan After Cuba Toll Rises
Hurricane Inez trudges toward the Yucatan Peninsula with 110 mph winds after devastating Cuba. The New Orleans Weather Bureau now tracks Inez as it remains 260 miles northeast of Merida, moving west-southwest toward Mexico.
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New Orleans
Inez
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Merida
Yucatan
Gulf
Cuba
Havana
Key West
Fla
Yucastan
Mexico
Ruby Conviction Set Aside Seeks Second Trial
Texas prosecutors plan to retry Jack Ruby after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals set aside his 1964 murder conviction for killing Lee Harvey Oswald. A rehearing motion is due by October 26 as Ruby remains in custody awaiting a new trial outside Dallas County.
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Austin
Tex
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Lee Harevey Oswald
Dallas
Wade
Ruby
Texas Court of Crimeinal Appeals
Texas
Dallas County
Oswald
Expansion Sought For International Viet Nam Control
Washington reports halted U S bombing in the neutral buffer in Viet Nam as Senators Mansfield and Fulbright call for expanded International Control Commission patrols. They urge stronger personnel to monitor borders with South Viet Nam and to steer toward peace talks. Canada India and Poland sit on the commission.
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Viet Nam
Washington
U. S
Dean Rusk
New York
White House
International Control Commission
Saigon
Commission
Rusk
Senate
Mike Mansfield
J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Control Commission
South
Mansfield
Fulbright
Canada
India
Poland
The
International Commission
Rusk Keeps Peace Talks With Iron Curtain Envoys
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with foreign ministers from Czechoslovakia Romania and Hungary in New York to discuss Vietnam peace efforts. Officials reported no clear signal on North Viet Nam’s stance and noted no message of change from the delegates. Diplomatic informants said Algeria Cambodia and the UAR sought U Thant to resume negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Dean Rusk
North Viet Nam
Rusk
Vaclav David
Czechoslovakia
Jozef Lenart
Hanoi
David
Corneliu Manescu
Romania
Janos Peter
Hungary
Algeria
Cambodia
United Arab Republic
Thant
Saturday Named Parents Night at Ottawa University
Ottawa University invites 250 or more parents to campus Saturday with a morning coffee in the Student Union at 10 followed by a Union meeting with President Andrew B. Martin and Deans Eliza beth Snodgrass and Bill Boucek. Lunch and an afternoon meeting precede free visits with students and faculty, capped by an 7:30 p.m. football game at Cookfield.
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Ottawa University
Elizaebeth Snodgrass
Bill Boucek
Andrew B. Martin
W. D. Bemmels
Union
Cookfield
Replacement For Weltner Picked By Georgia Demos
Archie Lindsey, 55, real estate agent, chosen by Fulton County Georgia Democratic Committee to run for Congress after Charles Weltner withdrew over support for a segregationist. Lindsey will resign his 14 year county commission seat to face Ree publican opposition in November.
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Weltner
Georgia Demos
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
U.S
Charles L. Weltner
Archie L. Lindsey
Lindsey
Port
Lester G. Maddox
Maddox
Fulton County
Democratic Executive Committee
County Commission
Weather County Forecast Shows Warm Trend This Week
Fair with a warming trend through night and Friday. Low tonight in the 40s. Friday's high near 80. Today’s high 69 and low 37. record high 96 in 1963 and record low 26 in 1952. Wednesday high 69, low 37. Hourly temps end at 8 am today.
Interstate 70 Nearly Complete in Kansas, 1960s funding notes
Gov William H Avery told Kansas motor carriers that Interstate 70 will be nearly finished across northern Kansas by next month. Sen Frank Carlson reviewed the program costs, noting the 41,000 mile system cost rose from 27 billion to 46.8 billion by 1965 with more updates expected in 1968. Carlson warned funding remains unresolved despite a 1968–72 highway bill and urged extending current taxes without new taxes.
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Wichita
Kan
William H. Avery
Kansas Motor Carriers Today
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Avery
Kansas Motor Carriers Convention
Carlson
Conegress
Johnson to Tour Asian Countries Later This Month
President Johnson expands his Manila conference trip into a broader Asian tour visiting New Zealand Australia Thailand Malaysia South Korea and the Philippines. Officials in multiple nations confirmed the itinerary with dates centered around the Manila chiefs of state meeting on Oct 24-25.
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Washington
Johnson
Manila
New Zealand
Austria
Thailand
Malaysia
South Korea
Philippines
White House
South
Viet Nam
Australia
Keith J. Holyoake
Wellington
Harold Holt
Holyoake
South Viet Nam
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Treasury Men Discourage Some Types Of Activity
Washington AP reports the Treasury Department dislikes certain money making efforts yet counterfeiting hit record levels in the year ending June 30. Secret Service director James J. Rowley says advances in photography and printing enable quicker production of fakes and that counterfeiters print more per person as presses run longer. He warns the crime will not lessen next year and notes counterfeiting rises with society’s wealth and money in circulation, though notes still fail Treasury standards on parchment.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Department
Secret Service
James J. Rowley
Rowley
Treasury
L Shaped Pool Plans Approved by City Commission
Preliminary pool and bathhouse layouts for Forest Park were shown by engineer Wallace Beasley. The 50 meter straightaway pool and fenced children's area were outlined along with a bathhouse, restrooms, and concession. Bids for a nearby parking lot walkway were rejected. several street and alley paving projects were approved for next year with early spring work planned. Fire and weed issues were reported by Chief Flaherty and Inspector Wadkins, with a demolition bid for parking lot Bravo slated for Oct. 19.
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Rosie Lister
Forest Park
City Commission
Wallace Beasley
Larkin and Associates
Kansas City
Beasley
Commission
Park Board
Steve James
Alpha
Walnut
Lawrence Construction Co
Lawrence
Poplar
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Hickory
Main Streets
Fifteenth Street
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Ottawa University Chapel
City Water and Light
Carruthers Construction Co
Paola
Eleventh Street
Mulberry
Cottonwood
Deepartment
Eugene Flaherty
Flaherty
Vern Wadkins
Wadkins
Harry Gilliland
Bravo
South Walnut
James
Ottawa
Marais Des Cyegnes
W. G. Kratz
Corps of Engineers
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