Viet Troops Crush Last Pocket of Viet Cong in Saigon
South Vietnamese rangers sealed off the last Viet Cong resistance inside Saigon while mop up operations pressed in Gia Dinh and Cholon. U S forces reported 433 killed and 3 970 wounded for the week, as B52 bombers hit roads near Khe Sanh and Marines overran a North Vietnamese position southeast of the base.
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Saigon
Mopup
Gia Dinh
U.S
Cholon
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
America
Air Force
Leathernecks
Kennedy Shooting Changes Open Campaign Security in 1968 Race
AP reports that Senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot at a campaign event, prompting President Johnson to order Secret Service protection for major candidates including McCarthy Nixon Rockefeller and Wallace. The incident shifts campaign strategy toward safety while television remains a key reach for voters. In Minnesota, Cass County investigates the deaths of Gus Torgerson and Hazel Torgerson, shot on a farm. coroner cites apparent murder and self-inflicted death.
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Associated Wpress
LOS Angeles
America
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
FBI
Bill Barry
Eugene J. McCarthy
Thomas Reddin
New Yorker
McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Harold E. Stassen
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Secret Service
Motley, Minn
Cass County
Gus Torgerson
Hazel
Here
Kato Gets Grant for Planning Center
Representative Ancher Nelson announced a 199000 grant from the U S Office of Education to Mankato State College to establish an education planning center. Dr Hal E Hagen of the college’s School of Education will head the center, the first of its kind in the United States.
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Kato
Mankato, Minn
Ancher Nelson
Minnesota
U.S. Office of Education
Mankato State College
Hal E. Hagen
The
Mankato
Marines Sustain Heavy Casualties At Kh Sanh
They killed 12 enemy fighters while six Marines died and 15 were wounded. Enemy gunners fired around 20 rounds of 130mm artillery into Marine positions near Kh Sanh. American casualties were described as light.
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Kh Sanh
French Transport Strikes Ease as Services Resume Across Paris
After 20 days of strikes, Paris transports begin to run with suburban lines at half capacity and long distance trains slowed. Renault plant clashes, union led votes on returning to work, and wage settlements for municipal transport and railroad workers accompany the easing mood. 100 million work days lost by conservative estimate.
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Paris
Renault Auto
Flins
Renault
Fat Overweight Odrinex Advertising Claim
An advertisement for Odrinex promises weight loss without a doctor's prescription. It asserts the pill is safe and effective, offers a money back guarantee, and lists Wold's Drug Store in Main as the seller with mail orders and early opening hours.
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Wold’s Drug Store
N. Main
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Coronado Room
Tempo
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