U.S. Forces Outpace Viet Cong Growth in Vietnam
U.S. and allied troops in South Vietnam have expanded at about three times the rate of Communist forces over the past year, with advance elements of the Army 4th Infantry Division arriving signaling a wider buildup. By July 1966 U.S. ground forces reached 285,000 while Communist ranks rose to 270,000. the long-term outlook favors a favorable imbalance.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Viet Nam
Plei Mei
Ia Drang
Lastctober
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Faces Senate Test on Civil Rights Bill After House Route
The third major civil rights bill faced a bleak Senate future due to Republican opposition. It had been watered down from Johnson's proposal and passed the House 259 to 157 after a 12 day debate, amid calls for a nationwide ban on discrimination in sale and rental practices.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Johnson
Weather Outlook Iowa And State Civil Rights Debate
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions in the northwest Thursday. Low tonight 50 to 55 and Thursday high near 80. Friday outlook partly cloudy with higher temperatures and scattered showers likely west portion late Friday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Public y election notice. September 6 Prin
A public election notice indicates September 6 as a key date for voting procedures. The brief fragment lists the event as a municipal or public contest with standard election steps and eligible participants.
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Prin
Union Airlines In Binding Talks End To Strike
The 34 day airline walkout nears resolution as both sides agree to binding arbitration after a congressional request. IAM President Siemiller says membership approval is crucial, while union officials express deep skepticism about ratification. Airlines back arbitration as Staggers presses Senate endgame while arbitration proceeds under the Railway Labor Act.
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Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
Staggers
Senate
Viet Viet Nam air strike kills civilians in Mekong Delta
US F100 jets from Siamese directed attack in Truong Thanh village 135 miles southwest of Saigon killed 15 civilians and wounded 182. Officials say 3 guerrillas were among the wounded. The strike followed a Viet Cong report of a 150 man company hiding there. The incident labeled the worst miskilling of the war.
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Saigon
UPI
Mekong Delta
Truong Thanh
Viet Nam
Haiphong
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Can Tho
Ky Faces Pickets During Philippines Visit
Philippine president Marcos welcomed South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and his wife Mai in Manila. Demonstrators from the University of the Philippines protested his visit, calling for an end to the war and criticizing U.S. policy. The couple arrived in Ky's U.S. purchased four engine plane and stayed at Malacanang Palace for a three day visit.
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Manila
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Philippines
Mai
Manila International
United States
Ferdinand Marcos
Zelda
Cao Ky
Marcos
U.S
University of the Philippines
Viet Nam
Malacanang Palace
Iowa road toll climbs as 1966 fatalities rise toward record
Iowa public safety officials reported 465 traffic deaths midway through 1966, with projections of a new high driven by rising car train and motorcycle incidents. Deputy James P. Hayes cited driver negligence and a surge in motorcycle registrations as key factors, while teen driver training shows a drop in fatalities.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Public Safety Department
James P. Hayes
Hayes
Abduct D M woman robs service station in Des Moines
A gunman forced a Des Moines woman to drive him from Park Fair to Sixth and Pine Hill and forced her out. A man matching the same description robbed the Deep Rock Service Station nearby, taking 37 dollars after threatening attendant Gary McPherson.
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Des Moines
UPI
Richard Livesay
Pleasant Hill
Park Fair
Pinehill
McPherson
Quiz bakers on who makes dough
Nation's bakers faced a House agriculture subcommittee inquiry into rising bread prices and overall food costs. Representatives from baking industry trade groups testified on who controls price increases and profit margins in staples like bread, milk, and meat.
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Quiz Bakers
Washington
UPI
House Agriculture
Prices to jump on 1967 cars says UPI report
Detroit sources quote a sharp price rise for 1967 model cars due next month with additional increases likely for 1968. Increases may range from fifty to two hundred dollars as new options and higher production costs push up sticker prices.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Rights Group Changes Strategy In Chicago March Plan
Chicago rights leaders postponed an open housing march into the all white Bogan area on the southwest side after a strategy session. Al Raby said no Cicero march would occur this week and a news conference was set to reveal new targets and reasons for canceling the Bogan route.
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Chicago
UPL
Bogan
Cicero
al Raby
Coordinating Council of Communist Organizations
Martin Luther King
Raby
West Side
CDT
Bogan High School
Brave new towns proposed as 25 U S cities of one million
A 1995 plan urged by the Committee for National Land Development Policy seeks $100 billion in seed funding from government levels to create 25 new cities each housing about a million people. The nuclei would be clustered around cores with underground industries and 40 lane throughways, spread over up to 1,000 square miles, far from current population centers.
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John Pierson
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Wilds
U.S
Committee For National Land Development Policy
Chicago
Tucson
Joseph Timan
Timan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Reston
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