Marines rally after brutal NAM battle near DMZ
Two Marine companies withstood encirclement by a North Vietnamese battalion near the DMZ. Officials report 50 enemy killed as Marines, supported by napalm and artillery, broke through to threaten a main Hanoi headquarters. Viet Cong activity and rail-targeting airstrikes continued in the region.
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Richard H. Growald
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
International Buffer Zone
Leathernecks
Daniel K. McMahon
Oceanside
N.J
da Nang
Hue
North Viet Nam
Raymond Valesques
Gardner
Kan
Valesques
Klan figures switch to light bulbs in protest display
William V. Fowler, 28, self styled honorary state cyclops of the California Knights of KKK, points to a cross punctuated with light bulbs. Deputies forbid the klansmen from lighting the display during the incident.
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William V. Fowler
Cyclops
California
Red Guards seize town near Hong Kong amid border tensions
Reports say militant Red Guards took over Shum Chun across from Hong Kong and planned to try corrupt officials. Chinese army units moved in as teenaged militants traveled from Canton, restricting border entry for visitors. Observers link the action to fears of mass escapes in southern China amid the Cultural Revolution. The incident coincides with East Germany and North Korea denouncing China’s drive against pro Western influences.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Red Guards
Shum Chun
China
Canton
Mao Tse-Tung
Sing Tao Jih Pao
East Germany
North Korea
Red China
Monstrous meteor lights skies across eastern U S and Canada
Searchers in Indiana and Canada hunted for fragments after a fireball left a 1000 mile trail from Ontario to the Mississippi Valley. Governors and residents reported sightings across many states. Ball State University scientists led a field search near Marion with no meteorite fragments found.
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Canada
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Mississippi Valley
Nia
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Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Newton G. Sprague
Ball State University
Marion, Inc
Wayne Glassburn
Bear sighting jolts Butte resident as cub bears heads to hills
Butte resident Bill Kirkpatrick found a brown cubbear dashing from the Butte Country Club across his driveway at 1 25 p m on Sunday. Deputies reported no pursuit by police but witnesses described a large bear in the late cubhood stage. A separate report notes a small black bear was shot in Billings Friday and will be investigated by a Fish and Game official.
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Bill Kirkpatrick
Atherton
Butte
Kirkpatrick
Butte Country Club
Billings
Fish and Game Department
Valerie Percy Slain Daughter of Illinois Senatorial Candidate
Valerie Percy the 21 year old twin daughter of Illinois Republican candidate Charles H. Percy was bludgeoned and stabbed to death in the family Windward home in Kenilworth. Police say the killer entered through a glass pane in a first floor door and fled after the attack. Valerie died in night clothes, with signs of a struggle. her stepmother Loraine Percy found her and a neighbor was alerted. The slaying shocked Kenilworth and prompted immediate condolences from political figures including Senator Paul Douglas.
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Valerie Percy
Charles H. Percy
North Shore
Percy
Valerie
Sharon
Windward
Illinois
U.S. Senate
Loraine
Andrew Toman
Cook County
Toman
Robert P. Hoff
Twins
Kenilworth
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Loop
U.S
Paul H. Douglas
Murder trial resumes for Roy A. Brooks in first degree case
The murder trial of Roy A. Brooks, 61, continues at 10 a.m. in Judge John B. Mc Clernan's court with defense testimony to come. Prosecutors rested Thursday. Brooks testified Friday, denying memory of the April 26 stabbing that killed Jesse Villalovos, 45, neighbors in an apartment building.
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Roy A. Brooks
John B. McClernan
Department of District Court
Mark P. Sullivan
F. Lee Williams
Brooks
John T. Mullany
John A. Alexander
Jesse Villaloves
Villalovos
Anna
Chamber of Commerce to host new teachers dinner
The Butte Chamber of Commerce will host a 6:30 p.m. dinner October 4 at the Prudential Federal Savings and Loan auditor ium for new teachers of Butte and Silver Bow County. Bradford E. Evans of Ames Research Center will speak, with Robert A. Poore as program chairman and Jack Harvey leading the education committee.
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Bradford E. Evans
Ames Research Center
Moffett Field
Calif
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Silver Bow County
Prudential Federal Savings and Loan Association
Robert A. Poore
Chamber
Jack Harvey
James Archibald
Ray Ball
Charles Davis
Charles Carveth
K. D. Crowley
James Curry
Dr. M. A. Gold
Roger Hofacker
Robert Ingersoll Jr
D. C. Johnson
Howard A. Johnson
Frank J. Laird
Kevin Shannon
A. L. Sibbel
Tom Wigal
Lester Zeihen
Four Die In Montana Highway Crashes Sunday
Four persons died in Montana road crashes on Sunday in separate events near Glendive Perma and Ashland. Lloyd Morast Glendive George Becker 46 Wilmett New Jersey Jack Cox about 50 Arlee Miles Howard 17 Ashland were killed in a truck car collision on Montana 20 near Glendive Cox motorcycle crash near Perma and Howard motorcycle car head on at Ashland. The Montana toll for 1966 rose to 201.
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Lloyd Morast
Glendive
George Becker
Wilmett, NJ
Jack Cox
Arlee
Miles Howard
Ashland
Morast
Becker
Virginia
John
Cox
U.S. 10A
Perma
Howard
Alvin Buck Jr
Lance A. Wilks
Wilks
Walla Walla
Wash
Ray Brander
Broadus
Lewis Averet
Butte
Brander
Dub Howard
Ashland Area
Lame Deer Hospital
Dirksen Seeks Senate Passage of School Prayer Amendment
Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen argued the odds favor passage of his school prayer amendment this week, while aiming to bury the civil rights bill on Monday. He would substitute the amendment for the calendar bill if possible, seeking a simple majority to move forward and a two thirds vote to approve.
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UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Sen
Meredith Passes for 358 Yards as Cowboys Romp
Meredith throws for 358 yards guiding the Cowboys to a convincing win. The quarterback connects on multiple deep balls as the offense rolls, supported by strong rushing and stout defense to seal the victory.
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