Crimp operation yields tunnel abandonments near Saigon
In the Iron Triangle near Saigon a joint search and clear mission dubbed Operation Crimp drove the Communists from tunnels bunkers and fortifications. 138 Viet Cong were killed, while seven Americans were missing feared dead from a collision of two U S Air Force planes aiding South Korea. In Da Nang a Civilian toll rose with four civilians killed and 21 others wounded after a naval air strike on sampans suspected of Viet Cong affiliation.
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Cardinal Shehan applauded and booed at housing hearing
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan drew applause and boos at a Baltimore City Council hearing on a proposed fair housing ordinance. He spoke in support and was escorted from the chamber by police as he finished, amid call for the measure from supporters and critics among citizens.
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Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Johnson names Weaver to Banking Committee post
President Johnson named Webster Weaver as head of the Banking Committee with Senate confirmation hearings set for Monday. Weaver, a Harvard graduate from Washington DC, is seen as the first Negro in the cabinet era to join the black adviser circle. Johnson praised Weaver as the right man to advance the Great Society in urban areas and to push new urban programs before Congress.
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Washington, D.C
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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New York
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Robert C. Wood
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Congress
Two Cyclists and Pedestrian Die in California Traffic
Multiple traffic fatalities reported in Orange County. Fairbanks died at Westminster Hospital after a collision on Beach Boulevard Huntington Beach. Van Malsen died from head injuries after a collision with a motorcyclist on Imperial Highway Norwalk. Akins escaped injury. Chavez reported Fiatte stepped into his car’s path on Anaheim Street Wilmington.
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Kenneth Kassich
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Imperial Highway
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Norwalk
James E. Akins
Thornlake Ave. Artesia
Ex Lt Gov Resigns Posts in Baker Probe
Former Lt Gov Cliff Jones resigns his executive posts at First Western Financial Corp and First Western Savings and Loan amid a Washington grand jury perjury indictment. Bobby Baker is also indicted. Jones served as director and vice president of the company and director of the savings and loan subsidiary.
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Cliff Jones
Washington
First Western Financial Corp
First Western Savings and Loan
Bobby Baker
Jones
Quill Moved Secretly to New Hospital
Quill, leader of the transit strike, was moved from Bellevue Hospital after a 10 day stay to a private hospital for convalescence. The AFL CIO transport workers president is now reported at Mt. Sinai Hospital where Dr Hyman Zintckerman serves as his personal physician.
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New Hospital
New York 4
Michael. Quill
Bellevue Hospital
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Afltio Transport Workers
Mt Sinai
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Dick Gregory Acquitted in Chicago Disorderly Conduct Case
Chicago jury acquits comedian Dick Gregory of disorderly conduct. Albert Raby, civil rights leader, is convicted of resisting arrest and fined $100. Magistrate John Isk presided in the criminal division. A 5:40 p.m. accident left a victim crossing mid block dead on arrival at Harbor General Hospital.
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Chicago
Albert Raby
John Isk
Raby
Stantly
Harbor’s General Hospital
Guantanamo to Get 1000 More Marines
Washington reports the Marine Corps will add about 1,000 troops to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Cuba this month to form a rotating ground defense unit replacing Navy Sea Bees and a reduced Marines detachment. The battalion, from Camp Lejeune North Carolina, will be stationed offshore on ships part of a four month rotation.
Unclear Text on Marine Battalion Size at Guantanamo
Fragmentary report suggests a battalion size around 4,000 Marines near Guantanamo Bay, with references to end-of-period classification and offensive purposes. Details are incomplete and uncertain, without verifiable names, dates, or official sources.
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Guantenamo
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