Machine Guns On Either Flank In Viet Nam Battle
Pfc. Mike Allen 18 of Tuscola Illinois recalls a brutal Ia Drang Valley clash with North Vietnamese forces. The 7th Cavalry fought amid heavy fire and multiple machine gun positions while medics tended the wounded and air strikes battered the enemy. Cavalry leaders hailed a decisive, costly engagement with 85 enemy dead counted and many weapons and gear captured.
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Rick Merron
Associated Press
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Viet Nam
Mike Allen
Tuscola
Till
Allen
7Th Cavalry
U.S
Ia Drang River
Agnes Allen
Pfc
Michael Robert Allen
U.S. 7Th Cavalry
S. Viet Nam
Army
Tuscola High School
Ft. Leonard Wood
California
Garry Owens
7Th Cav
George Armstrong Custer
Little Big Horn
John Norton
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Norton
Weather outlook mild with scattered showers midweek
Mild tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s tonight and highs in the mid to upper 80s Wednesday. Thursday looks cooler with showers ending.
Medicare effects on local hospital costs and staffing
Area hospital officials assess Medicare impact with mixed views. Doc tors Hospital administrator Edmundson cites higher costs from supplies and added billing staff. Sister Clementia of St. Joseph Memorial notes over 50 percent medicare usage and smoother implementation. Holden Hospital’s Zilmer sees no major cost rise and highlights inflation.
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Jack Edmundson
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Medicare Edmundson
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Clementia
St. Joseph
Social Security Office
Baltimore
Marion Memorial Hospital
Holden Hospital
Glen Zilmer
Holden
Zilmer
Reds Down Three More U S Planes Near Saigon
North Viet Nam antiaircraft defenses shot down three U S planes as American jets carried out a record 139 combat missions. The battle saw nine U S choppers lost and ground fighting near the demilitarized zone with Marines and infantry engaged against enemy units.
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North Viet Nam
U.S
USS
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
1St Cavalry
Highland
Ford Foundation May Fund Nationwide Educational Satellite Relay
The Ford Foundation signals readiness to fund at least part of a $100 million plan to create a nonprofit four-satellite relay system. The project would relay television nationwide from stationary equatorial satellites, financing an educational noncommercial network with cultural programming. FCC forums will weigh this against a competing proposal from Communications Satellite Corp.
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Ford Foundation
McGeorge Bundy
Federal Communications Commission
Dation
FCC
Bundy
Foundation
United States
Communications Satellite Corp
Group Finds No Hideout in Cambodia
A seven member Americans group returning from a Cambodia inspection tour said they found no evidence of Viet Cong sanctuary or supply lines in Cambodia. They noted U S and South Vietnamese airstrikes on a frontier village July 31 and August 2 and described Cambodian officials as cooperative during their visit.
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Tokyo
Cambodia
United States
U. S
Johnson Downplays War Worries and Inflation Calm
President Johnson said in a White House briefing that Viet Nam losses are not a change for the worse and domestic price trends remain under control. He cited government guidelines as the best means to curb inflation while urging restraint from management and labor amid ongoing airline labor disputes. Negotiators pressed for a back-to-work bill as lawmakers weigh actions.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Saigon
Pentagon
White House
Ing
Congress
Machinists Union
Commerce
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Officials Hint Change Guidelines Studied
The Johnson administration weighs revisions to wage price guidelines though not abandonment. Commerce Secretary Connor and Treasury Secretary Fowler indicate continued use with possible adjustments as inflation pressures grow. They cite productivity as key and note industry specifics may shift the 3.2 percent cap.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Connors
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