South Vietnamese claim 100 per cent victory near Hill 31 in Laos
Saigon reports government troops killed 383 Communist soldiers in a near 24 hour fight inside Laos near Hill 31 seven miles inside the border. Only three South Vietnamese wounded. Ky visits Laotian bases and presses for more US bombing to sustain the push to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail. US tallies show 69 Americans killed and 281 wounded last week as fighting intensifies in the Laos campaign.
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UPI
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Highway 9
Nguyen Cao Ky
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U.S
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Quang Tri
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Cambodia
Laoi
Nixon backs Casey for SEC chair despite lawsuits
The White House said it found nothing in William J. Casey’s past that harms his qualifications to head the SEC. John W. Dean III said Casey has done nothing to diminish his extraordinary qualifications, despite civil lawsuits under the Securities Act of 1933. hearings were reopened to review the matter.
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John W. Dean III
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Casey
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Dean
News Service
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Department of Justice
The
Securities and Exchange Commission
Daley's re election kickoff dinner draws labor support in Chicago
Ten thousand labor members from Local 5 Local 3 and unions backed Mayor Richard J Daley at McCormick Place for a campaign sendoff. The All Chicago Labor Committee hosted a vast event with 750 staff and 1 000 tables as Daley greeted 10 000 attendees.
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Daley
Chicago
UPI
McCormick Place
Richard J. Daley
Cap Makers Local 5
Teamsters
All- Chicago Labor Committee
ACLC
Big four to meet on Mideast truce
United Press International reports the big powers seek a face saving extension of the cease-fire between Israel and Egypt beyond the Sunday deadline to sustain peace talks. Sadat weighs an extension decision as Cairo reports troop increases near the Suez Canal and Israel signals partial territorial concessions.
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Egypt
London
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
al Ahram
Jerusalem
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Canal Zone
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Thant
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Soviet Union
Britain
France
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U.S
Cuban economy teeters under Soviet aid as trade grows
UPI analysis notes Cuba relies on Soviet support for a decade with an expected 1971 ruble value rise of 100 million in Russian goods. Cuba’s debt to the USSR tops $3 billion excluding military aid, while Castro pins woes on absenteeism and low productivity. Sugar, Cuba’s main earner, faces shortfalls despite campaigns to boost output.
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UPI
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Moscow
Mikhail Kuzmin
United States
Soviet Union
Latin America
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Canal
Mississippi River
Fidel Castro
Castro
Movie notes mix grit and humor at local screens
At Manchester Cinema Rio Lobo screens with John Wayne as the lead. Goldie Hawn and Peter Sellers star in There’s A Girl In My Soup at College Cinema in Williamstown. Catch 22 with Alan Arkin appears at Harte Theatre. Himalaya opens a sci fi series at Bennington with The Day The Earth Stood Still, showing tonight and tomorrow. Showtimes vary by venue. Admission $1.50 includes refreshments. G.C.C. Time clock lists evening and late shows for Himalaya Harte Manchester Williamstown.
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John Wayne
George Plimpton
Manchester
Duke
Goldie Hawn
Peter Sellers
New Yorker
Goldie
Williamstown
Harte Theatre
Bennington
New
Himalaya
Michael Rennie
Bills proposed to ban SST overland flights
Senator Warren Magnuson and Representative Brock Adams introduced bills in Congress to ban overland flights of the proposed supersonic transport. They cite concerns about sonic booms and seek to dispel fears of the plane generating booms over cities and towns.
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UPI
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Brock Adams
House
Senate
Sone Biecce
Adams
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