Third B52 Raid Buffer Zone Hit Saigon
U S B52s bomb North Vietnamese positions in the buffer zone for the third time in six days. On the ground North Vietnamese regulars disengaged from a 10,000 strong American force north of Saigon. Saigon says 81 Communists killed with light U S casualties. a field report notes a 68 man infantry company mauled in the jungle.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North
U. S
U. S. 1St Cavalry
Peter Arnett
Guam
Demilitarized Zone
Ele
Ments
North Viet Nam
White House Action Trims Stock Gains
A White House statement calling price increases by steel producers irresponsible trimmed early stock gains. By 1:30 p.m. the Dow stood at 848.49, up 6.79, after a stronger morning lead as steel shares stayed ahead but eased from morning highs.
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New York
White House
Steel Company
Autopsy Details On Texas Tower Sniper Whitman
The University of Texas sniper Charles J. Whitman was shot by police in a rampage that killed 15 people. Initial autopsy findings described two equally fatal wounds but did not immediately state if drugs influenced his actions.
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Austin
Tex
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas Tower
Whitman
Grenade wounds firemen. mayor targeted in Olongapo
Eleven Americans were wounded when a hand grenade was thrown at Olongapo Mayor James Gordon during efforts to fight a hotel fire. The blast also struck firefighters and a Navy chaplain, cutting down nearly two dozen rescuers.
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Olongapo
U. S. Subic Bay Naval Base
James Gordon
Five Cleveland Firemen Die in Plant Blaze
Five firefighters were killed battling a four alarm fire at the Industrial Rayon Corp. plant on Cleveland's west side. Fifteen pieces of equipment responded as the blaze raged in a heavy industrial area.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Industrial Rayon Corp
IUE Receives $8 Million Backing in Contract Fight
The International Union of Electrical Workers announces an $8 million pledge from AFL CIO unions to bolster resources in looming contract battles with General Electric and Westinghouse. Paul Jennings says additional funds are available if needed as GE talks begin. The union notifies GE it will terminate the national agreement covering 79,400 GE workers at 12 01 a.m. Oct 3.
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New York Times
New York
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
IUE
General Electric
Westinghouse
Electrical Union
Paul Jennings
Washington
John H. Callahan
General Electric Conference Board
Weather Forecast Snapshot for Local Area
Cooler fair and cool tonight with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Friday will be partly cloudy and slightly warmer with highs near 90. Winds light. Saturday shows a chance of showers with little temperature change.
White House blasts steel price increases as irresponsible
The White House denounces automatic steel price hikes as irresponsible without prior government talk. Gardner Ackley of the CEA urged major producers to discuss impacts, while firms like U S Steel, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, and Bethlehem Steel followed Inland Steel in raising prices. Aut makers monitor potential car price rises as steel costs climb.
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Washington
White House
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Bill D. Moyers
Ackley
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
Moyers
Inland Ackley
Inland Steel
Inland
Insland
Jones & Laughlin
Armco
Pittsburgh Steel Co
National Steel Corp
John F. Kennedy
America
Leslie B. Worthington
Economic Council
Detroit
Escape at Indiana Girls School Triggers Mass Breakout
About 40 inmates escaped from the Indiana Girls School in Clermont after an administration change. The mass break followed an earlier breakout by 25 inmates who damaged windows with rocks. The protest centered on reinstating Supt Alfred R Bennett, now reassigned, while 175 inmates remained compliant. Bernard L Dolnick took control pending a replacement.
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Clermont
Ind
Indiana
Alfred R. Bennett
Department of Correction
Bernard L. Dolnick
Horse Hoisted From Canyon Rescue Near Foresthill
A 13-year-old trail horse named Kaput and rider Cliff Lewis fell into a remote canyon on a steep Foresthill trail in California. After three days in the canyon they were hoisted out by a rescue helicopter with no injuries to rider or horse.
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Kaput
Foresthill
Calif
Cliff Lewis
South Lake Tahoe
House Eyes Narrow Victory On Open Housing Amendment
The House seeks a slim win to pass civil rights language prohibiting housing discrimination by sellers and renters. A Bolling amendment shifted the open housing clause to exclude individuals and small rental units, removing many homes from the bill’s reach and prompting a dramatic, one vote margin.
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Washington
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Bolling
Cities Face Higher Road Costs Under New State Plan
Gov Otto Kerner approved a plan to shift funding for state roads through cities raising each municipalitys share. The effective date was postponed to Oct 1. Illinois Municipal League and lawmakers oppose the directive, prompting study and negotiations. Officials offer few details while key engineers confer.
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John Zakarian
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Otto Kerner
Department of Public Roads and Buildings
Chris Vlahoplus
Kerner
Francis S. Lorenz
Illinois Municipal League
State Division of Highways
Municipal League
William L. Grindle
D-Herrin
Illinois Highway Study Commission
Highway Office
Theodore F. Morf
Robert F. Nusbaum
Virden E. Staff
Vlahopulos
Namesake Enola Gay Tibbets Dies at 73 in Orlando
Enola Gay Tibbets, namesake of the B29 Enola Gay, died July 23 in Orlando at age 73. She moved from Glidden Iowa to Orlando in 1945 the same year her son Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr. piloted the Hiroshima mission.
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Orlando, Fla
Enola Gay
Tibbets
Hiroshima
Orlando
Glidden
Iowa
Paul W. Tibbets Jr
Senators Back Plan to End Air Line Strike With Shared Authority
The Senate backs a compromise to end the 28 day airline walkout. Congress would order workers back for 30 days, then the President could appoint a dispute panel to mediate for up to 60 days, with potential extension to 90 days and a return to work if no agreement. AFL CIO unions oppose ending legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Mansfield
Javits
Jacob K. Javits
R-N. Y
Tee
Wayne Morse
Dore
Organized Labor
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United Airlines
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Capitol Hill
Dirksen
Morse
Mike , Mansfield
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