Allies Seize Stockpiled Ammo in Da Nang Assault
South Vietnamese and U S forces struck heavy blows Sunday inflicting large enemy casualties and seizing stockpiled ammunition including a rocket launcher and rockets. Communiques tallied 184 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in two major fights near Da Nang and along the Cambodian border, with 169 enemy soldiers dead in smaller skirmishes. Allied losses stood at 44 dead, 109 wounded and 11 missing. Ten miles south of Da Nang elite South Vietnamese rangers fought amid armored carriers and air support, losing 17 dead and 41 wounded. Enemy 122mm rockets hit Da Nang as B 52 bombers dropped over 250 tons northwest of Duc Lap.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Duc Lap
Mekong
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
1I Corps
Negro General Hails Army's Integration
Brig. Gen. Frederic Ellis Davison, the first Negro Army general to lead an infantry brigade in combat, praised progress toward ending segregation in the Army. Gen. Creighton Abrams Jr. pinned the silver star on Davison in Vietnam and called him highly deserving. Davison, 51, with Howard University roots, commanded an all Negro unit in World War II and now leads the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in the field.
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Binh Chan
Vietnam
America
Frederic Ellis Davison
Davison
Howard University
Italy
Prayer request from Worcester Advent Christian leader
A Springfield era prayer asks Almighty God for strength to endure hard days and spiritual power to overcome all circumstances in Jesus name. Signed by Tom Tate, Worcester Mass, president of Advent Christian General Conference.
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Jesus
Tom Tate
Worcester
Mass
Advent Christian General Conference
Minimonorail Derailment at HemisFair Kills One
One person died and 49 were injured when eleven minimonorail cars derailed at HemisFair in San Antonio. Witnesses said a train struck another from behind on a curve near the infirmary, sending cars into a lagoon as bystanders raced to help. Thirteen remained hospitalized as investigators probed the cause.
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Richard Beene
Associated Press
San Antonio, Tex
HemisFair
Fair
Chris Vy
Akron
Ohio
Ead
Emi Joe Schmidt
Ellisville, Mo
Ella
Penn Central Derailment Injures 100
A Penn Central passenger train at about 80 mph with 478 aboard derailed after striking a freight train near Newark. About 100 injured, six hospitalized, as cars shifted onto an embankment and remaining cars balanced on the track.
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Newark
Penn Central
New York
Philadelphia
Scott Urges Senate to Reject Gun Bill Amendments
Sen. Hugh Scott argues against weakening amendments to the gun control bill including one that would exempt ammunition controls for about 90 percent of weapons. He cites examples from Kennedys and King to illustrate noncoverage and warns amendments could undermine the bill as the Senate votes on proposals adding rifles, shotguns, and ammunition to the handgun ban and restricting sales to minors and out-of-staters.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Hugh Scott
Senate Today
John J. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Medgar Evers
Pennsylvania
Scott
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Britain Faces Worst Floods in Fifteen Years Amid Storms
London and southern England suffered massive flooding as gales and heavy rains disrupted road and rail networks from Kent to Dorset. The army aided relief while hundreds were left homeless and commuters stranded. Authorities monitored higher tides along the Thames Estuary as floods intensified. A woman and her daughter were swept away in Sussex but the daughter survived. The Wandle breached its banks in Wimbledon, forcing use of shelters in schools and a bingo hall.
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London
England
Kent
Dorset
Thames Estuary
Britain
Sussex
Weather Bureau
Bay of Biscay
Eold
Wandle
Wimbledon
Stock Market Gains on Strong Output Outlook
The market moved higher in early trading with advances outpacing declines about 2 to 1. Investors cheered higher than expected growth in outputs of lands and services. A 200,000 share block of American Smelting traded at 62 1/2 cents and later rose about half a point. Aircrafts electronics rails airlines and building materials led the gains.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
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