Viet Namese Forces Pin Down Viet Cong In Delta Fight
Vietnamese government forces reported a major Delta engagement 90 miles southwest of Saigon with about 250 Viet Cong involved. They said 156 killed by ground fighting and 100 more by air strikes, while government casualties were light. Air and ground units supported by U.S. advisers conducted heavy operations around Can Tho and Duc Co.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Can ‘Tho
Catallaced
Vice Paddy
U.S
Duc Co-Pleiku
Viet Nam Highlands
Duc Co
Pieiku
Binh Thuan
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Ple Lets
Pilot Killed On Takeoff From Airport
A Greensboro man died when his single engine airplane crashed during takeoff at Statesville Airport. Theo William E. Evans, associated with Community Enterprises of Greensboro, was dead on arrival at Statesville Hospital. Laren Edwards of Mooresville, a commercial flight instructor, witnessed the crash as Evans’ plane nosed into dirt near the runway, the aircraft demolished but not burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
N.C
Greensboro
Statesvil
Theo William E. Evans
San Ema Playe
Community Enterprises
Statesville Hospital
Laren Edwards
Mooresville
Evans
Howards
Draft priority to target 19 to 26 year olds
The draft will continue under Johnson's policy with Selective Service boards prioritizing single men ages 19 to 26. Older men on the list will be called first as in the past. NEA military analyst Col Ray Cromley will discuss the draft in a two part feature beginning today on page 12.
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Johnson
Selective Service Boards
Wille
NEA
Ray Crom Jey
ABC
Letter Found On Body From Viet Cong Officer In Duc Co
A letter found on the body of Nene, a Viet Cong political officer near Duc Co Special Forces camp, depicts dire conditions. He writes of hunger, sickness, lack of medicine, exhausted troops, and relentless fighting while awaiting a battalion relief and asking for unit action to reorganize. Vietnamese and U.S. authorities deem the letter authentic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arnstt
Pleiku
South Viet Nam
Neuyen Chan Ngoc
Nene
Duc Co
Lam
Trung
Dinh
Ngoe
Due Co
U.S
UNC Gets 17 Million Drug Grant
A seven year study on toxic drugs and chemical exposure will be funded by a 17 million dollar grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The award was announced in Washington by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Luther Terry and comes from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Terry called it the largest single award of its kind and said the project will be broader and more magnitudinous than prior work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hiug
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel
Rivers Be Ready Hit Peking Weighs Nuclear Options
Rep L M Rivers chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said the US should be prepared to strike Red China with every weapon if forces move into Vietnam but he did not advocate a preemptive nuclear attack. He warned destroying China’s nuclear capability could carry grave consequences.
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Harry Kelly Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
United States
Peking
Viet Nam
Rivers
China
Tam
South Carolina
Edared
Man Tzelung
Hartford
Conn
Hed Chiena
Capitol
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Natat
Red China
Edwards
River
South
Suspect Escapes DC Jail In UNC Coed Killing Case
Washington DC officials report Robert L. Thornton a Black AWOL soldier from Fort Bragg escaped from a District of Columbia jail Wednesday night as police seek him for questioning in the fatal stabbing of a University of North Carolina coed in Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Washington
Chapel Ill
W.D. Blake
Robert L. Thornton
Ft. Bragg
District of Columbia
Morgan Tells Commission Let Teachers Go Keep Ban Law
North Carolina Senate leader Sen. Robert Morgan urged retaining the speaker ban law as the nine member study commission in Raleigh weighed whether to keep repeal or amend it. He argued the law is needed and recounted past inquiries from the American Legion about Communist activity at state colleges and the University of South Carolina's actions. The panel plans further hearings September 8-9 with university and trustee representatives and other groups.
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Rob Wool
Associated Press
Weiler Raleigh
North Carolina Senate
Robert Morgan
Lillington
Natth Carolina
Morgan
Raleigh
Dan Moore
State University
Board of Trustees
American Legion
Uni
South Carolina
North Carolina
Elizabeth Swindell
House Backs 3.25 Billion Public Works Bill
The House approved a 3.25 billion public works and economic development bill, aimed at aiding areas with weak economies. It would fund federal grants and long term loans for public facilities, roads, schools, airports, and industrial expansion over five years. Opponents call it a boondoggle while supporters praise job creation and regional aid. The measure moves to the Senate with changes, including broader eligibility and faster program speed, with party lines evident in votes.
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William F. Arhogast
Washington
APT
House
Senate
Johnson
Rollemil Vola
Congress
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Vermont
Delaware
Ligilénatts
Hacker — Armendments
GOP
Comedian Dick Gregory Shot During Watts Riots
Comedian Dick Gregory was wounded by a small caliber bullet in a predawn assault during a second night of riots in Los Angeles Watts. Flames gutted a liquor store a restaurant and a cinema while a lumberyard burned. Gregory had been mediating between police and rioters when struck and escaped serious injury as authorities reported the unrest intensified with shattered windshields bricks and gunfire filling the Watts district.
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Rubery Wy
Cooke Los Angeles
APY
Dick Gregory
Violets
Los Angeles
Gregory
Central Avenue
Watts
Ig Man
Cent
Imperial Highway
Bate
Butte
Don Smith
Is Angeles
Congress of Tacral
Smith
Ry Tell
Con Jindal
Sini
King Ignores Logan Act Contemplating Viet Nam Talks
Birmingham based report states Dr. Marlin Gather King Jr, a noted ISH Novel Trace Prize winner, is considering writing in with opposing sides to negotiate and end the war. He warns that such moves may violate the Logan Act and expresses regret over the potential federal action.
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Birmingham
Ala
APS
Marlin Gather King Jr
Naval Academy to broaden talent search nationwide
The U S Naval Academy will use its athletic recruiting methods to attract top high school students nationwide. Rear Adm Draper L Kauffman announced a campaign targeting National Merit Scholar semifinalists and other high achievers, focusing on leadership and scholarship strengths alongside athletics.
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Nnapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Adm
Draper L. Kaudl- Man
Kauffman
Naval Academy
Friday the 13th brings luck to Bisotti family in Kentucky
In Maysville Kentucky on Friday the 13th Mr and Mrs Frank Bisotti celebrate a long marriage with 13 children and 13 grandchildren. They recall emigrating from Italy and working in coal mines before returning to Kentucky to run a restaurant in Aberdeen Ohio. Their large family includes Geno Valentino Dena Albert and others with many living in Wisconsin Ohio and Cincinnati. They say they are not superstitious and attribute their luck to the date.
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Maysville
Frank Bisotti
Bisotti
Lojay
la Pallett
Tena
Maly
America
Italy
Kentucky
Bisotlis
Osha
Wis
Aberdeen
Ohio
Ohio River
Geno
Valentino
Dena
Albert
Resstaurant
Vasilio
Della
Virgil
John
Cincinnati
Bisottis
Reatha
Frank
Catherine
Kenosha
Louis
Macy
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