Fighter B bombers lead war effort amid Viet Cong fighting
U S and Vietnamese planes reportedly killed 157 guerrillas in raids across Viet Cong positions. A Thunderchief jet was shot down north of Vinh with the pilot presumed dead, while a Skyraider failed to take off from Qui Nhon with the pilot badly burned. Marines burned about 100 huts near Da Nang after intense sniper fire as district forces repelled Viet Cong assaults near Phuoc Binh.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Vinh
da Nang
Phuoc Binh
Indictments in Americus Slaying Ignite Civil Rights Tensions
In Americus Georgia two 21 year old black men Eddie Will Lamar and Charles Lee Hopkins were indicted on first degree murder for the shooting of Andrew A Whatley a white Marine enlistee. Ni ghttime demonstrations drew about 40 marchers from Savannah and state patrols cost over 1000 dollars daily as officials urged calm.
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Americus, Ga
Carl E. Sanders
W.D. White
Sumter County
Grand Jury
Eddie
Will Lamar
Charles Lee Hopkins
Andrew A. Whatley
Superior Court
Savannah
Whatley
Americus
Lowell Conner
Historian Defends Source Material for Frick Biography
Dr. Sylvester K. Stevens defended the source material for his book Pennsylvania Birthplace of a Nation in a court action led by Helen Clay Frick. The trial resumed with Stevens presenting 67 source items including newspaper copies and official reports to prove authenticity.
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Carlisle
Sylvester K. Stevens
Pennsylvania
Helen Clay Frick
Pittsburgh
Stevens
Henry Clay Frick
Dispute at disarmament talks stalls hopes for accord
At the 17 nation conference in Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union clashed over Viet Nam and disarmament. Soviet negotiator Tsarapkin vowed to oppose a treaty while denouncing Western imperialism and East West tensions. Western officials argued Viet Nam is unrelated to disarmament as talks move toward a British draft proposal within two weeks. The Kremlin accused West Germany of blackmail over access to nuclear weapons via an Atlantic force.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
West
Atlantic
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moscow
Ventura mother exposes leukemia daughter to chickenpox
In Ventura California a 24 year old mother Sharon Evans says she deliberately exposed her 4 year old leukemia patient Joy to chickenpox hoping to prolong life. Joy received mixed injections and the physician cautions the approach is experimental and very dangerous.
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Ventura
Calif
Sharon Evans
Joy
University of California At Los Angeles Medical Center
Upswing in August draft calls for Somerset County
Somerset County lists 24 men to be drafted in August, up from 21 in July, while 42 will undergo pre induction physicals, down from 47 in July. Registrants from local board 156, Somerset, report on August 27 for induction or physicals.
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Somerset
Harrisburg
Somerset County
State Selective Service
One Killed In Garrett Auto Crash
Garrett Rt 219 fatal car crash leaves Orville Gary 21 of Rockwood RD 1 dead from a broken neck and cranial injuries. His brother Howard 31 of Garrett suffers a compound leg fracture and severe cranial injuries. State Police investigate as of press time.
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Somerset County
Robert Halverson
Orville Gary
Rockwood
RD 1
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Garrett
Rt. 219
Orville
Harry
Cora Lanner Gary
Howard
Halverson
Meyersdale Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Weather Outlook for Northwestern and Southwestern Areas
Variable cloudiness and a little warmer Wednesday. Partly cloudy and not as cool Wednesday night. Mostly sunny with little temperature change Thursday. High Wednesday 74 to 82. Low Wednesday night 54 to 62.
Brandt Seeks West German Leadership Amid Viet Nam Stand
Bonn West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt, running for West Germany’s chancellorship, praised US resolve to stay in Viet Nam as crucial to Berlin’s security. He urged Germany to play a larger political role, while opposing a troop commitment and stressing moral support and NATO nuclear strategy debate.
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Brandt
Viet Nam
Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
West Germany
Johnson
Federal Republic
United States
Associated Press
Demonstrators Pack Scranton's Harrisburg Reception
About 100 demonstrators from Philadelphia and other groups packed Gov. Scranton's Harrisburg reception room to urge restoring funds cut from the general appropriations bill. Secretary Arlin Adams defended the veto and called for a meeting with lawmakers and the governor to discuss balance of the budget.
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Harrisburg
Gov. Scranton
House
Philadelphia
Senate
Scranton
Arlin M. Adams
Adams
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ser Poo
Donors Needed For Stoystown Visit
The Bloodmobile from Johnstown Regional Blood Center will visit Stoystown at St. Paul s United Church of Christ Thursday from 12 30 to 6 15 p m Donations are urgently needed for the family insurance plan to help those in need Mrs Grace Shaver serves as volunteer chairwoman Frances Deaner handles recruiting and Mrs Gladys Mong heads the canteen
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Johnstown Regional
Stoystown
St. Paul’s
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David
William C. Foster
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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Ludwig Erhard
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