Viet Cong Down 3 Helicopters In Saigon Battles
UPI reports Viet Cong gunners shot down three American H34 and H01B helicopters near Da Nang as U.S. forces airlifted Vietnamese troops into a guerrilla stronghold. Two Marines were killed and 16 Americans wounded amid heavy casualties, with broader tolls cited by Saigon and Washington. A wide protest march in Saigon denounced the embassy bombing hours earlier, which killed two Americans and 15 Vietnamese. Military strikes targeted North Vietnamese bases and radar sites, as air campaigns extended to the Hanoi mainland and South China Sea islands.
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U.S
Washington
State Department
North
Viet Nam
South China Sea
North Viet Nam
U. S
Plane crashes near Tangier. 3 of 54 survive
A Spanish Iberia charter plane with 54 aboard crashed into the Atlantic near Cape Spartel off Tangier in thick fog. Three badly injured survivors, two women and a man, were rescued by a fishing boat and transferred to a Royal Air Force rescue launch for hospital care. most aboard were Danish and Swedish tourists. Rescue teams from American, British, and Moroccan services, including U S Navy aircraft from Rota, scoured for survivors as weather worsened.
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Morocco
UPI
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Strait of Gibraltar
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U.S. Navy
Rota
Iberia
Spain
National Airlines
Malaga
Atlantic
Cape Spartel
U.S Navy
March protests rally against school denial in Camden Alabama
About 200 Negro leaders plan a march on Camden Academy in Wilcox County to protest the principal's refusal to allow students to take part in civil rights demonstrations. The Camden action comes as SCLC leaders, including Dr Martin Luther King Jr, press voter registration and boycott efforts in Alabama.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
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Camden
Wdcox County
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr
Camden Academy
Arm Reattachment Surgery at Presbyterian Hospital
Surgeons at Presbyterian University Hospital repaired Frank Roth, 43, after his arm was torn off in an industrial accident. The six hour operation occurred Tuesday and doctors said it would be at least two days before they could judge if the surgery succeeded.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Presbyterian University Hospital
Frank Roth
Gratitude to government prompts a college correspondence
A Pennsylvania college student asked for a government thesis questionnaire. The author filled out a detailed reply with secretary help, then waited for acknowledgment that never came. The author reflects on the disappointment and decides not to dwell on it.
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Pennsylvania
Elyria Considers Charter Reforms With No Big Shifts
Elyria's charter commission debated November ballot details with little change from current government. They recommended retaining bipartisan elections and the mayor council form, tentatively allowing independent candidates, and discussed mayor succession and shifting special assessment duties to the city auditor. Debate continued on filling the mayor's vacancy and number of council members.
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Elyria
Elyria prosecutor criticizes closed county traffic safety meeting
Elyria Police Prosecutor Roy A. West charged Lorain County judges traffic officers and safety advocates with lacking official sanction as they met to hear Cleveland official Sam Skerotes discuss a blitz squad. He objected to the closed session and absence of legal invitations, also targeting the group’s driver improvement school.
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Lorain County
Lorain
West
1965 Ohio license plates due by midnight in Elyria
Elyria authorities warn that all cars on or near public roadways must display the 1965 license plates by midnight or face towing and potential arrest warrants. The city cap for violations is a $50 fine, with twelve violators charged last year. The Anta License Bureau stays open until 9 PM, and plates may be purchased at Lake Ave Floor Covering Co. or Elyria Antes Mobile Chh.
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Elyria
Maurice C. Flood
Roy A. West
Flood
Anta
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Elyria Antes Mobile
Oberlin College President Chides Students
Oberlin College president admonishes students and urges trust in campus governance. He proposes forming a committee to examine the recommendations and report back to the student body and administration. The move signals a collaborative approach to campus issues.
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Oberlin College
Weather Update: Warmer Day With Clouds and Moon Details
Warmer today with highs 35 to 40 degrees and a low around 26 to 32 tonight. Partly to mostly cloudy, with a slight warm trend into Thursday. Moonrise at 6 03 p m and sunset at 5 39 p m today.
Johnson to intensify pressure on North Vietnam
President Johnson vows stronger U S air strikes on military sites in North Vietnam and tougher offensives against Viet Cong in the south while ruling out a single dramatic strike on Hanoi. He plans talks with Ambassador Taylor as consultations with Rusk and McNamara continue.
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UPI
Johnson
U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
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Viet Nam
South
Hanoi
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert §. McNamara
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rusk
State Department
Pentagon
Moscow faces China linked arms aid dispute over Vietnam
Soviet donors press to ship military aid to North Vietnam while China blocks routes through its territory prompting Moscow to consider risky sea delivery. Observers call Beijing's stance a Machiavellian tactic to undermine Soviet credibility in Southeast Asia amid stalled promises and growing tensions.
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Moscow
UPI
China
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Downed jet pilot rescued alive after sea drift
Cmdr William N Donnelly was found in a life raft in the South China Sea after his F8 Crusader was shot down in a raid near Red China. He was in good condition with minor injuries. A second pilot, Lt Cmdr Kenneth E Hume, is listed as dead. Presidential envoy Ellsworth Bunker flew to Jakarta to press talks on easing tensions between Indonesia and the United States.
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UPI
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Donnelly
Red China
South China Sea
Iand
Defense Department
William N. Donnelly
Mildred Donnelly
la Jolla
Calif
Pentagon
Baci Long VI Island
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Caroline Hume
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Indonesia
San Diego
Ellsworth
United Red China
Duke arrives as new US ambassador to Spain in Madrid
Angier Biddle Duke, the new United States ambassador to Spain, arrived in Madrid on Monday from the joint Spanish American Rota naval base in southern Spain.
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UPI
Spain
Angier
Biddle Duke
Rota
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