Saigon forces push into Laos base camp in new phase
South Vietnamese commandos with 50 U S helicopters attacked a Communist base area No 611 in Laos 18 miles south of Highway 9 as part of an incursion praised by President Thieu as an encouraging new phase of efforts to sever the Ho Chi Minh supply trail. The operation, preceded by heavy American bombing, involved 300 troops and 20 Cobra gunships.
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UPI
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Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Thieu
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
A Shau
1St Infantry
Highway 9
Ho Chi Min
South Vietnam
Muong Nong
Hijacked PAL jetliner returns to Manila from China
A Philippine Airlines BAC111 hijacked to Communist China by six long haired Filipino youths returned to Manila with its crew and passengers. Chinese officials released most passengers in Canton after 24 hours and the hijackers remained in China. Passengers recalled courteous treatment and the hijackers expressed intentions to train in China and possibly return.
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UPI
Philippine Air Lines
PAL
China
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Canton
Misa
Eldrew Fewkes
Burley
Idaho
Hong Kong
Russell Ebersole
Jersey City
N.J
Philippines
Ebersole
Davao City
Russel E. Ebersole
George W. Drysdale
Waukegan
White Cloud
Peking Radio
American actor Berger acquitted in Salerno drug case
American actor William Berger, known for spaghetti Western villains, was acquitted by a Salerno court after nine months in a jail asylum. His wife, actress Carol Sobravico, died while held in another jail as prosecutors alleged he turned his seaside villa into a narcotics den after police found a fraction of an ounce of marijuana.
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Salerno
Italy
UPI
William Berger
Carol Sobravico
Berger
Naples
New Soviet program aims at saturation production
The 24th Soviet Communist Party Congress heard Brezhnev pledge expanded consumer goods output to outpace rising incomes. He called for “saturation” of shops with television sets, washing machines, milk, eggs, and butter as a core goal, while Sizov reported party finances and efficiency function well. The address ran six hours before 6,000 delegates at the Kremlin.
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Moscow
UPS
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Gennady Sizov
Communist Party Central Auditing Commission
Sizov
$120 million bid to revive skilled workers program
A House bill seeks $120 million to revive the state technical services program for employers and municipalities to create jobs for highly skilled workers idled by defense and space cutbacks. Massachusetts delegation introduces the measure to raise federal funding to 75 percent for regional programs with a 50-50 state match. The program originally started in 1965 and expired June 30 unless renewed.
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Washington
UPI
House
Massachusetts
Congress
F. Bradford Morse
Rmass
Office of Technical Services
Senate rejects Bayh plan to extend jobless benefits
The Senate voted 45 to 40 against Sen. Birch Bayh's proposal to add 13 weeks of unemployment payments. Opponents argued the plan was faultily drafted and would aid only 10 states while raising employer taxes in 31 states. Bayh urged Finance Committee hearings for an acceptable alternative.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
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