Dayan's Vietnam Tour Sees Jungle Realities And Hard Odds
Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan travels with UPI as a correspondent and observes U S forces in August 1966. He notes the Viet Cong cannot be fully stamped out from Vietnam and questions strategic aims, while experiencing a soggy ambush setup, leeches, rain, and tough jungle conditions with the 1st Air Cavalry in the Central Highlands.
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Moshe Dayan
Vietnam
U.S
Sinai
1St Air Cavalry Division
Highlands
Haiphong raids and MIG base hit in North Vietnam
U S warplanes bombed Haiphong outskirts and the Hoa Lac MIG base for the 10th time. The Lai Dong oil depot and Cong My shipping point were struck as U S Skyhawks, F105s and other aircraft carried out missions across the area. Soviet claims of damage to a Russian ship followed. Casualties were reported among allied and American forces in ongoing fighting.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Hoa Lac
U. S
Soviet Union
Tonkin Gulf
Lai Dong
Cong My
Hoa Lac Field
Hanoi
Moscow
Mikhail Frunze
Haipong
U.S
Turkestan
Washington
High Command
Israel Faces Assembly Showdown Over Israeli Withdrawals
At the United Nations General Assembly a push to require Israeli troop withdrawal from Egypt Jordan and Syria faces a clash with a rival Latin American draft. Israel insists on preserving Jerusalem's unity while keeping holy sites open. Continued on page 6.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Suez Canal
Security Council
Jerusalem
Old City
Peru
Malaysia
Cyprus
Kuwait
Greece
Malta
Luis Demetrio Tinoco
Costa Rica
Abba Eban
St George Dragon Link Traced to 6th Century Relics
The connection of St George to the dragon likely dates to the 6th century when his martyred remains were moved from Nicodemia to Lydda near the Perseus myth in which Andromeda is rescued and a sea monster slain.
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St. George
Nicodemia
Lydda
Perseus
Andromeda
Illinois Session Nearing End
The Illinois Legislature moved toward the end of its six month session amid calm with no tax package final. House and Senate leaders expect a tax agreement and say a midnight hour deadline may not be needed. A possible one cent sales tax rise faces how proceeds are allocated between state and cities. Pollack and Arrington forecast a split of half a cent to each, totaling a 3 cent levy if adopted.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
House
Senate
William Pollack
Chicago
Ralph T Smith
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
GOP
Aboard Fallen Thai Airliner Rescued in Hong Kong Crash
A Thai International Airways Caravelle crashed in fog and squalls near Kai Tak Airport Hong Kong. Initial counts show 6 dead 18 missing 56 survivors with several in serious to critical condition. Passengers hailed from Tokyo Osaka Taipei including at least 11 Americans.
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Hong Kong
A_ Thai International Airways
Tokyo
Osaka
Taipei
Thai Airways
Kai Tak
Kowloon Bay
Weather forecast for Terre Haute and Illinois and Indiana
The weather map notes fair warm conditions with highs in the mid to upper 80s, a chance of showers across Indiana and parts of Illinois, and cooler northwest trends. Overnight lows in the 60s with 5 to 20 percent precipitation probabilities, and occasional thundershowers possible today and Saturday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Vocational Classes Will Open in Fall
The Wabash Valley Regional Institute of the Indiana Vocational Technical College will open this fall in leased quarters south of the city with an initial enrollment of about 300 students and a projected 6000 by 1985. Industry and professional representatives were informed at a Terre Haute House meeting that Ivy Tech plans aim to lower the current tax rate.
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Wabash Valley Technical College
Terre Haute
Terre Haute House
Roger Newman
Phyllis Baker
C. Huston Isaacs
Institute
Richard Davidson
Richard Tuttle
Wabash Valley Regional Institute
Indiana Vocational Technical College
Ivy Tech
Thomas Doherty 73 dies noted Terre Haute leader
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hickman Funeral Home for Thomas Doherty a prominent Terre Haute business and financial leader aged 73 who died at midnight Thursday at his home 908 S Seventh Street. Burial at Highland Lawn Cemetery with calling hours 2 p.m. Sunday. Survived by sister in law Mrs Robert Scott Indianapolis and a niece Mrs Mary Jane Schramm California. The deceased was a licensed securities broker for over 30 years and secretary for the Richmond Gas Corporation. He was past president of the Country Club Terre Haute and member of Aero Club Elks Lodge 86 and Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis.
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Hickman
Thomas Doherty
Terre Haute
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Doherty
S. 7Th St
Richmond Gas Corporation
Richmond
Ind
Mary
Robert Scott
Indianapolis
Mary Jane Schramm
California
Aero Club of
Country Club of
Terre Haute Elks Lodge
Scottish Rite
Valley of Indianapolis
Ky shifts to Thieu ticket in South Vietnam race
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky withdraws from the presidential contest to seek the No 2 slot on a ticket led by Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu after three days of Armed Forces Council meetings. Thieu gains top position and Ky’s influence dims as they abandon a joint bid for the presidency.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Armed Forces Council
Thieu
Thieu-Ky
Shipowner Gunnar Carlsson Dies at 79 in Sweden
Shipowner Gunnar F. Carlsson, a famed figure in Swedish shipping, died Thursday in Goteborg at age 79, AP reports. He led major maritime interests and influenced Swedish trade.
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Goteborg
Sweden
Gunnar F. Carlsson
Riots in Buffalo Negro East Side Wound 12
Police battled roaming youths for a third night as shotgun pellets hit 12 and 18 more injured in Buffalo. More than 100 arrested as helmeted officers dispersed crowds. Niagara Falls also saw arrests and a police injury.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Niagara Falls
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Cav
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Eugene V. Risher
Central
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By Forrest Edwards
Stanley Spector
St. Louis
Laguna Beach
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lon
Special
Out” Edition
Thos. Doherty
Barry Kramer
Shipman
Glenview Naval Air Station
North Avenue Beach
Lake Michigan
Adolph Fang
5Th Marine Division Association
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