Five N H Guardsmen Die In Viet Cong Mine Tragedy
In Vietnam near Tay Ninh a truck carrying five New Hampshire National Guardsmen struck a Viet Cong mine killing Spec.4 Guy A. Blanchett 22 Spec.4 Roger E. Robichau 24 Spec.5 Richard E. Benest 24 Sgt. Richard P. Raymond 27 and Spec.4 Gaetan J. G. Baudoin 20 all of Manchester. Their battalion the 3rd Battalion 197th Artillery arrived in 1968 for a year’s duty. The incident follows ongoing heavy fighting in the Que Son Valley near Da Nang where Marines suffered 13 deaths and 42 wounded as U S and Allied troops clash with a North Vietnamese division. More than 1 000 North Vietnamese have been killed in the 12 day fighting.
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City Mourns Five Manchester Guardsmen Killed in Vietnam
Five Manchester National Guardsmen from Battery A 3rd Battalion 197th Artillery were killed last week in Vietnam when their truck hit a mine. The deaths, the worst in the city during the war, prompted half staff flags and a public mourning period led by Mayor John C. Mongan as families await homecoming within a week.
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Summit plans drawn by militant Arab foes in Cairo
Cairo is to host a four nation summit of Egypt Jordan Iraq and Syria aimed at coordinating military strategy despite Arab League preference for an all Muslim gathering. The Al Ahram report links the move to Egypt biding relations with the United States and hints at Moscow favored policies.
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Nixon names Henry Tasca new ambassador to Greece
President Nixon nominates career diplomat Henry J. Tasca as the United States ambassador to Athens. Greek authorities accept the nomination amid a tense eight month standoff between Papadopoulos supporters and opponents. The vacant post raised fears of reprisals against American interests and touched on Constantine’s claimed status as lawful ruler, with potential implications for U S Greek relations.
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France Inches Toward Austerity As Inflation Fades
Paris moves to curb inflation with a three part plan led by Georges Pompidou and Valery Giscard d Estaing. Tightened consumer credit limits cut car and appliance purchases and shorten payback periods. The cabinet will finalize measures in September with public briefings. Unions resist price and wage delays while long term savers are rewarded.
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Hardline drive for arrest of Dubcek in Prague purge
Vienna reports say hardliners in the Czechoslovak Communist party pursue arrests and trials of Dubcek and other reform leaders for charges including sabotage and treason. President Svoboda’s prior refusals to permit political trials are noted, with central committee meetings looming and possible removals from public office.
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