Bombing runs clash with Viet Nam barracks near Haiphong
US Navy jets bombed army barracks on the outskirts of Hai Phong while destroyers and cruisers shelled coastal defense sites and artillery batteries in North Vietnam and the DMZ. In Saigon, B52s struck targets 25 miles north as Viet Cong attacked a Special Forces camp 54 miles northwest of the city, with heavy casualties reported on both sides.
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USS
St. Paul
Than Gia
Thanh Hua City
Hobart
Uss Blue
Air Force
North Vietnam
Nam Dinh
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Saigon
John F. Freund
Freund
199Th Fight Infantry
Green Berets
Lafayette to Be Apartment Hotel This Year
The Lafayette Hotel in Long Beach will become an apartment hotel under new ownership. A refurbishing program targets young executives, maintaining the International Ballroom for 1,000 guests while offering private dining and convention facilities. The move follows bids for a Pacific Terrace area hotel near the arena, with plans for a 50-room lanai expansion dating to the 1920s.
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Long Beach
Lafayette
MecKinnon
McKinnon
Levests
Pacific Terrace
Long Beach Arena
Campbell
Conrad Hilton
Lafayette Hotel Co
Convention Center
Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach Boulevard
Pine Avenue
Tidelands
Bank of America Robbers Take $4006 From Glendale Blvd Branch
Four tellers at the Bank of America on Glendale Boulevard were robbed by two bandits who brandished pistols and fled the scene with about $4,006. The heist occurred as 18 people were present. police described the suspects as men who took a paper sack full of cash.
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Los Angeles
Kathy Nelson
Janice Parnan
Jennifer Rodriguez
Lori Campas
Bank of America
Glendale Boulevart
Fire Engulfs Refinery After Series of Blasts
Fire at a large refinery near Lake Charles began with a fuel line leak and a furnace blast, cutting power and hindering water supply. Reinforcements were kept back for safety as oil and gas burned, with 50 store windows damaged in Lake Charles and debris raining onto nearby vessels and streets.
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E. Hoffner
L. D. Richardson
J. R. Dansby
Vinton
Laz
R. W. Taylor
Maplewood
Lake Charles
Sour Lake
Tex
Jines
West Lake
Sulphur
Smuggler Escapes After Hiding Million-Dollar Gems
Nueva Laredo Mexico reports a smuggler chased by police escaped after abandoning a package of jewels valued at about 1 million dollars. The car was blocked and the thief fled on foot, throwing diamonds rubies emeralds sapphires and pearls from the window. Authorities named a 40-year-old man in a dark-green car as the suspect.
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Nueva Laredo
Mex.1
Antonio J. Mortera
Mexico
Rats Bill Protest At Capitol Sparks Vicious Gallery Clash
Demonstrators pushed into the congressional gallery amid a 1964 World's Fair protest against a failed $40 million rat control bill. Police cleared the crowd after fistfights as Rep. Kupferman condemned the action and President Johnson decried the vote as cruel to children.
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New York
Washington
U.S.A
Capitol
Theodore R. Kupferman
R Nly
House
Johnson
L A Poverty Aid Assured Next Year
Los Angeles officials say anti poverty funding for 1968 will be about the same as this year. Jos P Maldonado, executive director of the Economic and Youth Opportunity Agency, announced the local agency is authorized to spend 3.25 million dollars for programs over four months beginning September 1. The EYOA received 13.9 million this year for community action programs. separate funds supported Special Programs like Headstart.
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Los Angeles
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jos P. Maldonado
Economic and Youth Opportunity Agency
EYOA
Mice Invade Woodland Hills Suburb
The County Health Department said it is conducting a trash poisoning program in Woodland Hills to wipe out an invasion of field mice in residential areas.
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Woodland Hills
CNS
County Health Department
Inglewood School Tax Hike Planned Amid Budget Delays
L B Schools seek a four cent tax increase, awaiting governor signing. Budget details show 714 cents per $100 valuation proposed for repairs and replacements, with reductions to fit current rate. A $250,000 general reserve fund and $67.6 million general expenditures are outlined, plus $131 million in contested oil and industrial valuations that may affect the tax base.
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W. Odie Wright
Laos asks probe of Cambodian troops in Laos
Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma asked the International Control Commission to investigate reports of Cambodian troops in Laos, seeking verification of the border incident and any escalation risks.
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Laos
Cambodia
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
International Control Commission
Phone Jobs Restored After End Of New York Strike
New York Telephone Co. rescinded the suspension of three strike leaders at the demand of the Communications Workers of America and ended an eight day wildcat walkout. The dispute began July 31 in Brooklyn and spread across New York State with long time operators joining later. The union demanded pairing of workers in high crime areas for safety. Local service and long distance calls were largely unaffected, with overseas calls slightly delayed and installation and repairs on an emergency basis only.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Brooklyn
New York State
Long Times
Class Allied Section offers daily value supermarket pull
A playful prompt invites readers to shop the Class Allied Section for easy money saving daily deals and value driven picks. The message urges turning back now, signaling a retro advertising tone from a bygone paper.
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L.A
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