North Vietnam accused of displaying captured servicemen
Summary of brief items: Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul H. Nitze denounced North Vietnam for displaying photographs and prisoners of war for sale, calling it a Geneva convention violation. Other briefs note Texas Christian University homecoming queen controversy, five Boy Scouts killed returning from camp, a wife’s self immolation linked to anti-Vietnam sentiments, and Edward Kennedy quipping about Robert Kennedy’s presidential ambitions in Topeka.
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North Vietnam
Paul H. Nitze
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Edward M. Kennedy
D—Mass
Topeka
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Robert F. Kennedy
D—N. Y
Massachusetts
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Wage hikes go into effect for 137000 railroad workers
Wage boosts up to 28 cents per hour commence today under a congressional mandate. The raises, ordered by a White House board, apply to members of six rail shopcraft unions employed by nearly all U.S. railroads.
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Washington
Congress
White House
U S Bomb Hits Con Thien Kills Marines
U S Marines report a U S Marine plane accidentally bombed the Con Thien outpost, killing three Marines and wounding nine, the second such error in three days. Eight more Marines were wounded by shellfire as fighting continued around the fortified base near the DMZ.
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Saigon
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Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam Reforms Seen Could Shift War Tactics
U S officials report initial success pressuring South Vietnam’s leadership into reforms under President-elect Thieu and Vice President-elect Nguyen Cao Ky. Firing of 6 province chiefs and 40–50 district chiefs for corruption signals pressure, though rivalries may have driven some actions. A major pacification overhaul assigns Maj. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang broader powers to expand honest work in 80 percent of 1,100 hamlets. Thang becomes deputy chief of the joint general staff to lead territorial security efforts and weed out corrupt officials. The embassy also plans to raise American relief experts aiding civilians to 41 from 21.
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Joint General Staff
South Vietnam
Brush Fires Kill One In Los Angeles Area
A searing brush fire swept into a Los Angeles suburban area near Chatsworth gutting 26 homes and threatening about 100 more on nearby hillsides. The blaze, part of two major fires scorching 26 000 acres, killed one person as fire crews fought through the night amid hot dry winds that could return. At the peak the Chatsworth fire destroyed four homes, following 22 homes lost on Sunday.
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Chatsworth
Three Die In Plane Crash From OU Airport
A single engine plane carrying three men departed from Ohio University airport Sunday afternoon and crashed near Lebanon Missouri that evening killing all aboard. One victim Alvin Crelia had been treated at Meigs Memorial Hospital after an accidental self inflicted gunshot wound. Witnesses reported an explosion and a ball of fire as the craft fell onto a farm field.
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Castro vows Latin revolution will continue after Guevara death
Fidel Castro said the Latin American revolutionary movement will endure after Ernesto Che Guevara's death in Bolivia. He called the death a hard blow but insisted Guevara's example cannot be eliminated and dismissed Bolivian reports as unreliable. Castro spoke in a subdued tone and confirmed the photographs and items attributed to Guevara.
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Israeli Pressure Prevents Guerrilla War Near Jordan
Israeli security forces press hard on Arab saboteurs linked to El Fatah backed by Syria. Saboteurs pull out of bases west of the Jordan River after raids at Ma’oz Hayyim kibbutz and a series of clashes along the Beisan Valley. Authorities say 200 terrorists rounded up and an El Fatah operations center uncovered in Jerusalem. Curfews ease in Nablus Tulkarm Jenin as fighting subsides.
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Conviction reversed by court in Alabama slaying case
The Supreme Court reversed Johnny Coleman’s death sentence for the killing of a white mechanic in Greene County Alabama. An unsigned opinion notes no Negro served on the grand or petit juries that indicted or convicted Coleman, citing equal protection concerns.
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Supeme
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Alabama
Greene County
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Lynda Johnson Robb Wedding Plans Shut TV Coverage
Washington AP Lynda Johnson and Marine Capt Charles Robb choose December 9 for a White House ceremony with no television coverage. The East Room wedding will be limited to about 500 guests, pool access for reporters, and a 4 pm ceremony time. The Rev Gerald McAllister will officiate and the couple’s honeymoon location remains secret.
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Mystery Shrouded Shapes Seen in Chinese Rail Yard
U S intelligence experts study tarpaulin covered objects in Ping Hsiang rail yard near the Vietnam border. Officials say the mass of materiel may include heavy self propelled artillery, possibly larger than any North Vietnamese guns, with loading aided by weather and rail traffic between Hanoi and Nanning.
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U.S
Con Thien
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
P’ing Hsiang
Hanoi
Nanning
South China
Soviet artillery mystery near Con Thien sparks reach debate
Government sources note possible bypass of Haiphong to Red China for rail and truck shipment to North Viet. Recon photos show shapes like tanks or heavy self propelled artillery, possibly 140 to 160 mm guns. Marines say 130 mm guns lead fire near Con Thien, with ranges reaching 18 miles south toward Quang Tri. Pentagon cites about 70 Communist guns bombarding Marine positions. Ordnance pegs P ing Hsiang guns as 152 mm heavy assault pieces with 20 mile reach.
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