60 MPH Winds Drive Massive Idaho Forest Fire
United Press International reports a wind driven Sundance fire in northern Idaho scorching nearly 80 000 acres in less than a day while flames extend through 60 mile long corridors. Army and air forces join firefighting efforts as helicopters report incidents and weather foresees cooler conditions.
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United Press International
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Sundance
Forest Service
Borate
Army
Air Force
Malstrom Air Force Base
Bonners Ferry
Montana
Washington
Jud Moore
Missoula
Mont
Glacier National Park
Priest Lake
Weather Bureau
Trapper Peak
British Columbia
Lake Shuswap
Kamloops
New Politics Group Backs Black Power Resolution
Delegates at the National Conference on New Politics approve a 13 point Black Caucus drafted resolution condemning Israel and pledging 50 percent Negro representation on all NCNP committees. The vote, about 3 to 1 with 10 percent abstaining, signals a bold shift amid a largely white minority presence.
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Chicago
UPI
National Conference On New Politics
Israel
Simon Casacy
McKissick
Black Caucus
NCNP
Good Reading Inside First Football Contest
Page 17-A highlights discuss a first football contest with analysis. Page 15-A notes Bill Hart states LBJ may not run. Page 7-B previews coming attractions for next Sunday and a human-interest line on fatigue.
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Bill Hart
LBJ
Arthur Daley
Converence
Charleston
Ryan
Fayette-Greene
Furfari
Hort
Ida Beverage
Mason-Dixonland
Outdoors
West Virginia
Preston County
Wrea
U. S
Washington
WVI Second Century Special Section Highlights
The WVI publication marks its second century with a 32 page special section and a 22 best comics feature across eight pages. It also includes a 12 page Family Weekly edition.
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WVI
Family Weekly
A Woman's Idea on Secrets Revealed
A Wall Street Journal aphorism notes that a woman's preference for secrecy rests on not sharing who first told her the secret.
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Wall Street Journal
U.S. Convoy Ambushed in Vietnam Killing Eight
Communist guerrillas attacked a 25 truck U.S. convoy along Highway 19 in the Central Highlands killing eight Americans and wounding 18. The clash followed Saturday air raids on North Vietnam as U.S. planes hit targets and B52s intensified attacks near the DMZ.
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Saigon
UPI
Central Highlands
U.S
Highway 19
North Vietnam
Air Force
Dong Lo
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Vietnams
Morgantown Man Slain in Saigon
James Ralph Rogers of Morgantown was killed by three bullets on a Saigon street during pre election violence believed to be Viet Cong sparked. He worked for J. E. Jones Engineering of California and will be sent home in about ten days. He leaves a wife Kay Rogers and four children, Ralph Spence 18, Robertt Allen 16, Elizabeth 15 and Heather 7. The family resides on the Grafton Road.
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James Ralph Rogers
Grafton Road
Saigon
J. E. Jones
California
Rogers
Morgantown
Iran
Vietnam
Kay Rogers
Ralph Spence
Robertt Allen
Elizabeth
Heather
Election in South Vietnam May Open New Peace Effort
U S officials say a fair May vote could strengthen a future South Vietnamese government and open space for peace talks with North Vietnam. No actions are decided, but expectations focus on a possible bombing pause if Lt Gen Nguyen Van Thieu wins presidency.
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Washington
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
United Nations
Nguyen van Thieu
Military Ticket Favored in South Vietnam Election
Saigon voters began national elections with 5,853,251 registered choosing president vice president and a 63 member Senate. The military ticket of Thieu and Ky was favored while civilian tickets led by Suu and Huong were expected to poll strongly. Government suspended two Viet language papers for pro peace coverage and placed several former police officials under house arrest amid campaign tensions.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Senate
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguen Cao Ky
Phan Khac Suu
Constituent Assembly
Tran van Huong
Independence Palace
Thieu
Sau
Chung
Sacred Bell
Sang
Light
National Police
Pham van Lieu
Liu
Suu
I Nguyen Canh Thi
Sai
Viet Cong Shell Danang Air Base and City Attacks
Viet Cong rockets hit the Danang Marine Air Base wounding four airmen and damaging cargo planes. A siege on Tamky city led to combat with Vietnamese forces and multiple casualties. Mass abductions, attacks on civilians, and bombs killed and wounded dozens nationwide as U.S. officials report rising Viet Cong terror incidents with thousands killed or abducted since January.
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Danang
Tamky
Quangtin
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Stuart Burge
Oregon
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New Politics
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Sue Cecil
Adeline Moore
Margaret Dana
Grafton News
Abraham
Wana News
Seereeese
Reds
Peter Grose
New York Times News Service
Viet Cong Shell
Marine Air
Quangdien
Hue
Thuathien
Dinhtuong
Mekong
China Sea
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