Naval Armada hunts atomic sub amid LBJ concern
A seven ship task force led by the U S Navy searches for the atomic submarine Scorpion. Nuclear submarines and two rescue vessels with diving bells join in the hunt as 87 enlisted men and 12 officers are aboard the 253 foot sub. Admiral Rickover says the cause is unknown as officials await a crew list.
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LBJ
LEX
Navy
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
Washington
Scorpion
Norfolk
Monvley
Spm
Graton
Conn
Atlantic
GlS Push Major Attack Near Saigon In Central Highlands
American forces launched a major new offensive in the Central Highlands near Saigon as heavy fighting persisted for a fourth day. Reports say 250 enemy troops were killed near Saigon and 222 near the DMZ, with NC Viet Namese forces massing west of Dak To and rockets striking a Dak To firebase.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
U.S
Highlands
Saigan
Destroyer Harwood Hit Wounds Two Crewmembers
In Saigon a U.S. spokesman said the destroyer Harwood was struck by a shell from a North Vietnamese shore battery during bombardment near Gap Lay in North Vietnam. The shell wounded two crewmen and caused only minor damage. about 30 shells were fired at the position.
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Saigon
U.S
Harwood
Marwand
Gap Lay
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson Calls Hanoi Talks Fantasy and Presses Paris Path
President Johnson said Hanoi shows no readiness for serious Paris talks and urged moving discussions to Washington. He pledged patience but warned of expanding bombing if Hanoi accelerates infiltration into the South. He invited Congressional leaders and Cyrus Vance to a White House briefing, and touched on tax and spending issues while noting proposed social program funding.
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Washington 4
Johnson
Hanoi
Paris
Vietnam
Cyrus R. Vahce
Flesk
United States
Nhat
Ooer
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Earlher
Johmson
U.S
Congress
White House
Vance
Violence Erupts in Louisville Protest Turns Violent
A crowd of 600 to 700 protested a police officer's reinstatement when violence flared in Louisville. Police and National Guardsmen were deployed after looting and arson erupted in the West End and downtown, as youths attacked officers and cars. Rev. A. D. Williams King appealed for calm.
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Civil Service Boards
National Associaton For the Advancement of Colored People
Kentucky Christian Leadership Conference
Ree
West End
A. D. Williams King
Louisville
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Housing Subsidy Cut Denies Model City Expansion
The Senate cut 250 million dollars from a special fund for low and moderate income family apartment subsidies in the omnibus housing bill and defeated a 500 million cut to model cities authorizations. The model cities total remains 1 billion while the family apartment subsidy is set at 250 million. The amendments, by Senator Tower, passed by voice vote as leaders push to finish action today.
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Washington
Senate
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Federal
National Mortgage Association
Kennedy McCarthy Lock in Tight Oregon Race
Kennedy and McCarthy face a pivotal Oregon contest with a verdict near. The documentary styled coverage shows Kennedy amid enthusiastic crowds while McCarthy mocks Kennedy’s updated image and cites a close forecast, noting Kennedy’s refusal to debate without Humphrey.
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Kennedy
McCarthy
Oregon
Indiana
Nebraska
Chamber of Commerce
de Gaulle
Humphrey
Six Hong Kong seamen held in Long Beach heroin raid
State narcotics officers and Long Beach police arrested six seamen from the Zeeland at Los Angeles Harbor for possession of heroin for sale. The men, from Hong Kong, reportedly spoke English, with four mules carrying large caches. The heroin was described as high quality and Far Eastern in origin. The arrests followed a month-long investigation coordinating state narcotics and customs officials. The six were booked on possession of heroin for sale conspiracy and to be turned over to immigration authorities.
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6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Thomas H. Moorer
Daval Operations
Atlantic
Francis A. Slatte 36
Virginia Beach
Cmdr
David M. Conney
Public Information Offiver
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk
Louie B. Nuon
Nunn
John Warner
Los Angeles
State Narcotics Bureau
Long Beach
Zeeland
Los Angeles Harbor
Manila
Warner
Hong Kong
Communist China
Education Aide to take Post in L A
J. Graham Sullivan deputy U S commissioner of education will leave his post Sept 10 to become deputy superintendent of instruction in Los Angeles city schools.
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Angeles
J. Graham Sullivan
U.S
Los Angeles
Voting Light in Kentucky Senate Race
Voter turnout in Louisville and surrounding areas was light in Kentucky's U S Senate primary. Democratic candidate Katherine Peden, the sole woman on President Johnson's civil disorders advisory commission, cast the first vote in Hopkinsville, signaling a cautious start amid concerns sparked by recent Negro violence in the city.
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Louisville. Ky
UPI
Kentucky
Thruston B. Morton
Louisville
West End
Senate
Katherine Peden
Johnson
Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Hopkinsville
Fin
Miss Peden
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