U.S. Forces Clash Within 23 Miles of Saigon
U.S. forces reported six soldiers killed and 47 wounded in weekend clashes with Communist forces, with two battles occurring just 23 miles from Saigon. Rockets and mortars fired wounded 30 Americans at six bases, while enemy fire dropped 130 rounds, mainly in northeastern Binh Dinh Province, as U.S. engineers and armored units, aided by helicopter gunships, engaged the attackers.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Binh Dinh
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Co Chi
South Vietnam
Dzu
B3 Front
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Central Office For
COSVN
No. 6
Five killed as Air Force plane explodes near Cheyenne
An Air Force C47 carrying 15 cadets to the Air Force Academy crashed on landing at Cheyenne Municipal Airport. All five aboard were killed. Eyewitness Ed Nation saw the plane explode on impact and suggested the pilot might have dived to avoid a residential area. All victims were from nearby Warren Air Force Base.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
UPI
Air Force Academy
Ed Nation
Warren Air Force Base
Maine Senator Smith Shapes Office Image and Re election Plans
The Maine senator, a leading Republican on Armed Services and other key committees, runs a tight office with Lewis as sole contact. She rarely grants interviews, works through a busy schedule, and faces a 81st birthday during a potential fifth term. Her SST vote and naval shipyard battles mark a storied career. Nearby, Robards and Ross star in Fools at Manchester Cinema.
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Senate
Smith
Capitol
Carswell
Nixon
Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
White House
Maine
New Hampshire
Portsmouth-Kittery
Navy
Bath Ironworks
Skowhegan
U.S
Jason Robards
Katharine Ross
Manchester
Tom Gries
Robards
Soong T. V. dies at 77 former Chinese leader
T V Soong, a top Nationalist Chinese figure who served as foreign minister during World War II and briefly as acting premier, died in San Francisco at 77 after a party at Bank of Canton chairman Edward Eu's home. Autopsy planned. cause of death not determined. Soong was key in finance and diplomacy, brother to Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Sun Yat-sen, with ties to prominent family members and a long career in banking and government until the Communist takeover.
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San Francisco
UPI
China
T. V. Soong
Edward EU
Bank of Canton
Soong
Pearl Harbor
Chiang Kai- Shek
Madame Sun Yat- Sen
Soong Ching-ling
H. H. Kung
Kung
United States
Grand jury probes Panthers slaying in Chicago
The grand jury is hearing evidence on the Dec 4 1969 raid that left Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark dead. Judge Power reportedly told the panel to hear Hanrahan first. special prosecutor Barnabas Sears cites overreach. Police actions and civil rights concerns loom as prior juries cleared officers.
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Chicago
Edward Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Chicago Sun-Times
The
Chicago Tribune
Joseph A. Power
Grand Jury
Barnabas Sears
Fred Hampton
Clinois Panther
Mark Clark
Peoria
Sania
Senate decorum forgotten in Cotton McGovern exchange
In a Capitol clash Sen Norris Cotton accuses Sen George McGovern of inciting Washington demonstrators and praising protests. McGovern retorts that Cotton is an obsolete critic who supported a war he helped foster. The exchange highlights concerns over rising inflammatory rhetoric in the Senate.
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Senate
McGovern Exchange
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Walter Person
University of New Hampshire Board of Trustees
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Cotton
Washington
Pentagon
Capitol
Washington Monument
Congress
Weekend fires kill at least 29 persons
United Press International reports weekend fires killed at least 29 people, including 13 children, in Seattle, Ohio, St. Paul, Boston, and New York City. Victims ranged from infants to elderly, with injuries and multiple fatalities across several homes and a warehouse blaze.
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Bennington Banner
Bennington
Banner Pettering Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
U.S
Seattle
Ohio
St. Paul
Boston
New York City
Cleveland
Charles Walker
Madeline Walker
Christo Davis
Lloyd Walker
Gallipolis
Bert Yost
Bobby
Thelma
Jeff Dobbins
Paul Kent Jr
Yost
Cecil
St. Paul, Minn
Albert Leon Gartman
Michael Sheppard
Albert Gartman Jr
Donna Kay Gartman
David Gartman
Thomas Burnett
Chicago
Otto Pospisil
LaMonica
Brooklyn
Manhattan
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Shanghai
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