Communist commandos raid Khe Sanh base in Laos border clash
UPI reports enemy saboteurs infiltrated the U S base at Khe Sanh killing three Americans and wounding 13 while destroying two helicopters. Twenty sappers were killed as South Vietnamese forces withdraw from Laos. Air losses include a downed F4 Phantom and an F100, with 88 U S helicopters destroyed in Laos operation. 61 dead, 78 wounded, 24 missing.
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United States
Pro-SST view aired on Cavett show after House vote
The Nixon administration pressed for air time on the Dick Cavett Show to present its SST viewpoint after House opposition to continued SST funding. An aide to Herbert Klein contacted the show suggesting an administration spokesman appear. The move followed the House vote against further government SST funds. a Senate decision looms.
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John Gilroy
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Herbert G. Klein
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Senate
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Magruder
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
ABC
Faulkner elected premier of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland politics report Faulkner a moderate is chosen premier by Unionist peers over William Craig 26-4 following James Chichester Clarks resignation amid Conservative pressure. The piece notes Catholic minority grievances, sectarian violence, and British troop alert as the political shift unfolds.
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Faulkner
Northern Ireland
Belfast
UPI
Brian Faulkner
James Chichester-Clark
Unionist Party
William Craig
Chichester
Clark
Craig
Londonderry
House panel boosts military pay amid draft bill
The House Armed Services Committee voted 26 to 14 to raise July 1 military pay by 2.7 billion, far beyond Nixon requests, and added it to a bill extending the draft to 1973 with authority to end undergrad deferments. The panel sent the measure to the floor 36 to 4. Hebert urged support, noting the pay rise could influence volunteers.
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Washington
UPI
House Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Big Three push to close auto service gap in complaints
Chrysler launches a personal face to customer program with Byron Nichols as your man in Detroit to channel complaints through staff for quick action within three to seven days. Ford and GM expand with a Dearborn letter campaign and a toll free line, aiming to win back dissatisfied buyers and prevent loss to competitors. John Ricardo notes many customers never complain but switch brands, driving the push.
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UPI
Chrysler
Ford
Dearborn
General Motors
Chicago
Cleveland
Nichols
John Ricardo
Ricardo
Tora! Tora! Tora! Nominated for Best Picture at Year’s Awards
The film documents the Pearl Harbor events and the attack with brutal realism, especially the 45 minute sequence. It cost more to produce, lost only one pilot in filming, yet remains nongraphic. Now showing at Harte Theatre and College Cinema.
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Pearl Harbor
Harte Theatre
College Cinema
Williamstown
Soviet party congress to rubber stamp leaders say analysts
UPI veteran observer says the 24th Congress to open in the Kremlin will feature about 5000 delegates from the 15 republics and is expected to reflect the top leaders’ businesslike, unexciting personalities with a focus on economics and ongoing infighting already settled.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Soviet Union
Kirghi
Byelorrusians
Kremlin
Communist Party
Josef Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Brezhnev Kosygin Leaders Face Moderate Agenda
The ruling trio of Brezhnev Kosygin Podgorny appears set to avoid Stalin rehabilitation or Khrushchev denunciations. Emphasis shifts to consumer goods with higher growth than heavy industry. Two main agenda items: Brezhnev's union state report and Kosygin's industrial reforms. China and Albania invited but unlikely to attend.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorny
Israel
Stalin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Red
China
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