U S Armed Rhade Tribesmen Rally Against Viet Cong
Rhade mountain tribesmen in South Viet Nam, armed and trained by U S Special Forces, defend villages against Viet Cong attacks. About 80 villages have stockades and shelters built, with 49 Viet Cong killed, 45 wounded, 100 captured, 120 surrendered.
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Ban ME Thuot
South Viet Nam
Rhodes
Red Division
Ron Shackleton
Newark
N.J
Republic of
Viet Nam
Rhode
Shackleton
New NYC Law Fines Strikebreakers in Lockouts
New York City passes a law banning employing or recruiting strikebreakers during lockouts or legitimate strikes. The measure, signed by Deputy Mayor Paul R. Screvane for vacationing Mayor Robert F. Wagner, imposes fines up to $1000 and up to a year in jail or both.
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New York
New York City
Paul R. Screvane
Robert F. Wagner
Southern colleges admit Negroes in summer desegregation move
Five Southern colleges and universities enrolled Negro students this summer joining white students in June at Florida State University Georgia State College University of Houston East Carolina College and Mary Washington College. Private Deland Florida school also desegregated with nine Negroes. Duke University and Abilene Christian College expand desegregation to undergraduates.
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Southe
Florida State University
Georgia State College
University of Houston
East Carolina College
Mary Washington College
University of Virginia
Pub
Deland
Fla
Duke University
Abilene Christian College
Five-Foot Sturgeon Jumps Into Boat in Algonac
Oscar Blalock of Detroit hooked a five foot sturgeon in the St Clair River Monday that jumped into his 12 foot boat. John Starr of Royal Oak shouted him to stay aboard and helped push the big fish under the seat. After other boats kept away, Starr and another boater ferried Blalock to shore and the 40 pound sturgeon was frozen for mounting with the legend the only fish that was never caught.
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Algonac
Mich
Oscar Blalock
Detroit
St. Clair River
Blalock
John Starr
Royal Oak
Starr
Rabies Down 43 Percent in Virginia in 1962 Half
Virginia health officials report a 43 percent drop in rabies cases for the first half of 1962. Through June 30 there were 80 cases, down from 140 last year, with fox rabies plummeting from 106 to 55. Albemarle County leads with 17 fox cases in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Health Department
Martin B. Marx
Marx
Albemarle County
Dog with an unusual charge account in Louisville
In Louisville a cock er spaniel named Boomerang lies in front of trucks each afternoon as vendors with ice cream carts stop. The driver buys a cup for the dog and records the purchase. At week’s end, Boomerang’s owner pays the tab.
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Louisville
Boomerang
Joe Fugatte
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Debbie Knight
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Barbara Ritenour
Jane Wetzel
Ricky Cooke
Kathy Bovard
Front Royal
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Dacron & Wool
Dacron and
Cotton Wash & Wear
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Kern Motor CO
Rambler
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West Virginia
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EDSEL
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Southern
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Loudoun
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