Marines Evacuate Khe Sanh Under Sniper Fire
UPI reports the last U.S. Marines pulled out of Khe Sanh under ongoing sniper and mortar fire after a 77 day siege. About 3,500 Marines left by trucks and helicopters, with demolition teams wrecking the base as a 3,000 foot airstrip and five bays were abandoned.
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Khe Sanh
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South Vietnam
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Brezhnev Pledges Support to Nasser
In Moscow Brezhnev and Egyptian President Nasser vow continued Soviet assistance to Arab nations in their conflict with Israel. Observers see no signs of compromise with Israel in the daylong talks and speeches.
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Mahmoud Riad
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
U.N
United Nations
Riad
Nikolai Podgorny
Andrei Gromyko
Defense
Andrei Grechko
Break Seen In Telephone Strike In Boston
In Boston a 70 day strike against New England Telephone Co nears a breakthrough as 25 local union presidents accept a mediation panel’s proposal for a member referendum on a wage offer and promotion by examination. Negotiations continue to reach a back to work agreement before any vote.
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UPS
New England Telephone Co
International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
BTW
American Arbitration Association
Thant to Confer in Paris on Vietnam Talks
U.N. Secretary General Thant will visit Paris for Vietnam talks with French Foreign Minister Debre amid reports France may take a more active role. Hanoi and Washington deadlock persists over preconditions for broader peace negotiations as delegates travel.
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Thant
Vietnam
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International Congress of Jurists
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Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
van Bo
de Gaulle
United States
Johnson Praises Creative Change in Latin America
President Johnson, en route for a Central American summit, lauded Latin American nations for creative change while praising Bolivia's stability. He hosted Bolivian President Barrientos at the LBJ ranch, voiced support for democratic resilience, and planned ceremonial meetings with five Central American leaders.
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Renae Barrientos
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Walt Rostow
William Bowdler
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Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Washington
Inside Letters on unions guns and landfill plan
Column by George Gordon discusses union school naming gun control and a landfill area with reader letters, followed by notes on the Inside pages and page references. The piece includes the columnist's take on modern views toward North Vietnam and related imagery.
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Warren praises Fortas as successor to retiring Chief Justice
Chief Justice Earl Warren dismissed the idea Johnson should keep the vacancy and praised Abe Fortas as a splendid choice to succeed him. He denied being a lame duck president and urged the court remain a continuous body with strong leadership, while outlining his own plans and opposition to capital punishment. He reflected on landmark rulings, noted possible October retirement, and cautioned about a new era for the court amid national disruptions.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Homer Thornberry
Fortas
John Marshall
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Supreme Court
Thomas Clark
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