Marines Drive Massive Assault Against Viet Cong Near Chu Lai
U S Marines unleashed a large three-pronged attack near Chu Lai in I Corps Viet Nam repelling four night attempts on Da Nang airfield and inflicting heavy casualties on Viet Cong. The operation, named Starlight, involved air sea and ground forces and yielded captured weapons and supplies.
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Chu Lai
Viet Nam
von Tuong
da Nang
Air Force
Navy
Galveston
I Corps
South Viet Nam
Chu ‘Lai On
South China
Cam Ne
Rines
Quang Tri
North Viet Nam
Bo Lang
da ‘Nang
Red
Senate Granted 10000 Policy For Servicemen In Combat Zones
Washington reports Senate passage of a 10000 life insurance policy for troops in combat zones. The Appropriations Committee backed 1.7 billion in Viet Nam emergency funds. Marine Corps may draft marrieds to boost strength. draft considered without children.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wallace Greene Jr
Norman Paul
Pentagon
Teen fashion buzz spreads to moppets and tots
Inside Teen fashions notes short skirts catching on moppets and tots and possibly moms. Also hints at Davis Cup chances hinging on a newcomer’s performance and a brace for Congress as plans unfold.
8 day Gemini orbit go despite possible power issue
CAPE KENNEDY UPI reports NASA says the Gemini-5 mission remains go for an eight day flight with Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad despite a rare risk of fuel cell power trouble flagged by a St Louis test. Officials stressed no problem is detected on Spacecraft-5 and launch could slip past 9 am EST. crews run extensive fuel cell tests.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Federal Space Agency
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Paul Haney
Houston
Spacecraft Center
St. Louis
Postal worker taunts sorting clerks over misrouted mail
Cambridge based accountant John Forster complains about letters going astray and writes a note on a letter warning GPO workers it is addressed to Scarborough North Riding of Yorkshire not Knaresborough Guisborough Bradford Catterick army ramp or Cleckheaton. The missive is delivered to Great Yarmouth.
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England
UPI
John Forster
GPO
North Riding of
Yorkshire
Knaresborough
Guisborough
Bradford
Catterick
Cleckheaton
Great Yarmouth
Council delays Hayden Rd projects amid annexation dispute
The city delayed two Hayden Rd improvement projects and pushed a third to at least the Sept. 7 meeting. A $100,000 right-of-way condemnation was approved for the 5th Ave eastward extension, while a $400,080 widening and resurfacing plan awaits study and possible rezoning. The Hayden Rd delays stem from property uses, rezoning reviews, and East Side annexation legal questions. West Germany promised Congo premier Tshombe a $2.5 million low interest loan for development projects.
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5Th Ave
Scottsdale
Ang Parug
Osborn, Re
Paiute
Hayden Rd
Senini
Hayden Rad
Bill Schrader
Indiana Bend Wash
East Side
Public Works
Marc Stragier
Hayden Improvement District
Bonn
Germany
UPI
Moise Tshombe
TV networks plan around the Gemini launch coverage
KOOL TV channel 10 KTVI E TV channel 3 and KTAR channel 12 announce continuous coverage of the Gemini launch. KOOL and KTVI E go on air at 4 a.m. KTAR starts at 6 a.m. Full day reports and 15 minute summaries at 10 30 p.m. each day of the eight day orbit.
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Kool-Tv
Channel 10
Ktvie TV
Ktartv
Channel 12
Police trade bullets with L A Muslims in Watts riot area
Gunfire raked a black Muslim mosque in Watts as 15 000 National Guardsmen and police tried to quell week long rioting. Eight people were injured in the clash and a makeshift shotgun was seized. Police questioned 35 people after the mosque attack and windows were shot out in the area.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Edmund G. Brown
Watts
Marquette Frye
Weekend Weather Outlook Near Seasonal Highs
Mostly sunny today and Thursday with a few afternoon and evening thundershowers over nearby mountains. Warmer today with a high near 100 and a low tonight about 72.
Scottsdale trustees publish hard rules on student conduct
Scottsdale School District trustees pressed final approval of strict penalties for student misdeeds. New rules cover tobacco use and drinking on campus, possession of fireworks, and damage to property with suspensions up to a semester and no credit. The board also approved hiring Martyn and Roberts to plan remodeling with a fixed $2,500 annual fee and hourly drafting rates, after trimming draftsmen pay and expenses.
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Charles Holt
Holt
Scottsdale
Watts
Nelda Jones
Phoenix
Flowers
Standard American Institute, of Architects
Martyn and Roberts
Cocopah
Earl Sumrall
Halicraft Homes
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