North Vietnamese Attacks Drive Allies From Three Bases
North Vietnamese forces launched new assaults in South Vietnam’s Central Highlands after overrunning three U S artillery bases. The fighting centered around Bong Son and An Khe with 26 enemy casualties reported. U S losses included one killed and eight wounded. American officers warned the Highlands campaign could signal a larger push toward Bu Prang and Duc Lap camps near the Cambodian border.
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Highlands
Central Highlands
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Bong Son
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
An Khe
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
Kennedy Lied Says Time Poll 51 Percent Say Not Truth
Time magazine poll of 1,589 people shows 51 percent believe Senator Edward Kennedy did not tell the truth about the Mary Jo Kopechne accident. Twenty-five percent disagree and 24 percent are unsure. The August results showed 44 percent doubt, 36 percent trust, and 20 percent unsure.
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Time Magazine
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Mary Jo Kopechne
Time
Soviet protest cites US Laos interference as danger
Moscow charged that US military actions in Laos create an alarming situation. Andrei Gromyko warned during a 1962 Geneva Laos conference that widening US interference and armed actions threaten internal affairs of Laos. In New York, six Americans face possible death penalties after hijacking charges linked to Cuba. George Bowle notes the irony as Bowle’s son Ronald T. Bowle surrendered near the Canadian border.
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U.S
Laos
Andrei A. Komyko
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Gromyko
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Cuba
George Bohle
Michigan City
Ind
Ronald T. Bowle
Open House Aims at New Federal Hocking High School
State senator and the school superintendent spoke at the open house for the new Federal Hocking High School. An unrelated note on a Hocking County man entering an innocent plea to a charge of shooting with intent to kill was reported. Renovation plans for Ohio U s Peden Stadium were discussed by Athletic Director Bill Rohr.
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Nixon Speaks Tonight Amid Vietnam Withdrawal Talks
President Nixon prepares a nationwide appeal as House GOP Leader Ford hints that all American combat forces could depart Vietnam by July 1 1970. Ky in Saigon says South Vietnamese forces may replace about 180 000 U S soldiers next year. Nixon has announced about 60 000 withdrawals by December 15 and remains at Camp David awaiting his address.
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Kennedy questions issue of draft punishment by administration
Senate scrutiny centers on whether the draft can be used as punishment for antiwar protestors. Sen. Edward Kennedy says the Selective Service system risks supplanting courts by treating accelerated induction as an alternative to criminal prosecution, while Gen. Hershey defends judicial separation.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
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Hershey
35 Killed On Ohio Highways Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports 35 deaths on Ohio roads over the weekend, bringing three weekend totals to over 100. The worst crash was a head on collision at New Lebanon with seven fatalities, while Columbus and near Zanesville each saw four deaths. City streets bore the most fatalities. Interstate deaths were rare, with only one on the interstates and none on the turnpike.
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Zanesville
Associated Press
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Lebanese Guerilla Accord and Pipeline Sabotage Amid Cease Fire
Arab guerrillas blew up two feet of the Tapline pipeline from Saudi Arabia to Sidon shortly after a Cairo cease fire took effect, with repair to begin immediately and oil expected to flow by midnight. The clash marked ongoing fighting around Lebanon as Israeli raids hit bases in Jordan and remains.
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Lebanon
High Command
Saudi Arabia
Sidon
Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization
Cairo
Yasir Arafat
Emile Bustani
Israel
Rashaya
No-Bra Idea Is Big Bust In Georgia
Atlanta reports skeptics on the no-bra movement with store managers denying lower bra sales and salesladies urging support for women and teens. The playful chatter hints at broader fashion trends and social pressures in Georgia.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Foundaton
Silent majority groups form to back Nixon war policy
Across the nation groups claim to represent the silent majority as antiwar protests loom against President Nixon's Vietnam policy. Backed by Agnew's sharp rhetoric, pro Nixon rallies from California to New York prepare ahead of mid November demonstrations. Nixon plans a national address while Attorney General Mitchell voices stronger opposition to the dissidents.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Spiro T. Agnew
California
New York
John N. Mitchell
Agnew
Antiwar rally links with veterans groups in Washington
The NBC Meet the Press interview featuring Mitchell discusses the November 11 Freedom Rally jointly sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The event will gather at the Washington Monument after Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery as a nationwide antiwar sentiment grows.
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NBC
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington Monument
Arlington National Cemetery
Veterans groups back Nixon by lighting porch, car lights
In California a coalition of veterans groups promotes a nationwide counter demonstration timed to coincide with antiwar plans by the Vietnam Moratorium Committee and the New Mobilization Committee. The New Mobilization Committee forecasts more than 250000 people at its November 15 Washington grand finale.
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California
Veterans’ Groups
New Mobilization Committee
Washington
Assassination Risks Rise in America Says Commission
The National Commission on Violence warns of escalating assassination risks for public figures and leaders. It cites high US levels versus other nations and calls for greater protection, plus a critique of the justice system and calls for funding and reform.
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National Commission On Violence
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