Viet Cong win major battle near Da Nang
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops seized Thuong Duc, a district capital 25 miles southwest of Da Nang, in a brief assault with tanks and artillery. Government rangers abandoned the outpost as the town fell, marking a major early victory in the Da Nang offensive and threatening the cease-fire terms.
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UPI
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United States
Kien Duc
Duc Duc
Israel Strikes Lebanon in Retaliation Bombardment
Israeli warplanes bombed targets in southern Lebanon in retaliation for the abduction of four Jewish settlers. Tel Aviv said the strikes hit Arab guerrilla targets along the embattled frontier as part of a security response.
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Rematches Set After Busy Primary Day Across States
Michigan Democrats and Missouri Republicans moved toward November rematches while Idaho voters ousted three term Rep. Orval Hansen in a close race. George Hansen won the Idaho contest and will face Max Hanson. Frank Church easily won Idaho Senate renomination.
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UPI
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Missouri
Idaho
Orval Hansen
George Hansen
Senate
Max Hansen
Eagleton
H. Max Hanson
Frank Church
Bob Smith
Cecil Andrus
Jack Murphy
Kansas
William Roy
Bob Dole
Rhodes faces impeachment stance in Nixon crisis
GOP leader John J. Rhodes, long a Nixon loyalist, grapples with a second scandal as he announces he will vote aye on Article One to impeach Nixon. He delayed his decision amid party defections and White House pressure, admitting the shifting political winds after Nixon’s disclosure.
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UPI
John J. Rhodes
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Nixon
GOP
Rhodes
Alexander Haig
White House
House Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Kansas
Mesa
Ariz
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Spiro T. Agnew
Judiciary Committee
Leaks Cited Before Miami Parking Deck Collapse
Firefighters recovered seven bodies and saved 15 people after a parking deck atop a three story building collapsed in Miami. Investigators searched for the cause while noting employee memos warning of roof leaks prior to the disaster.
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Miami
UPI
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Don Hickman
Hickman
Inter-Office
General Services Administration
Atlanta
Auto Agency
Dade County
FDEA
John R. Bartels Jr
Drug Agency
Quincy Culpepper
GSA
Nixon's last defense crumbling in Senate pressure grows
In Washington UPI reports President Nixon faces mounting Senate pressure as Republican leaders reveal most GOP senators want his resignation. Delegations to urge stepping down are discussed with Hugh Scott coordinating and fears of a split emerge among party conservatives including Barry Goldwater and John Tower. Goldwater denied the report, Tower unavailable for comment.
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White House
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John Tower
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Tower
Ten Stalwarts Flip on Nixon Impeachment Vote
Republicans who opposed impeachment last week shifted by Tuesday to back impeaching President Nixon unless he resigns. Defectors include Rep. Charles W. Wiggins and Rep. Edward Hutchinson, with others like Wiley Mayne, Joseph Maraziti, Henry P. Smith III, David Dennis, Charles W. Sandman Jr., Delbert Latta, Carlos Moorhead, and Trent Lott announcing support amid Watergate revelations and Nixon's disclosures. Lott led the final defections, urging the long term national interest over partisan aims.
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Iowa
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New Jersey
Henry P. Smith III
New York
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Indiana
Dennis
Delbert Latta
Ohio
Carlos Moorhead
Hutchinson
Trent Lott
Mississippi
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