Ambush Fight in Central Highlands Kills 92 Communists
UPI reports U.S. infantry halted a Communist assault near the Cambodian border 220 miles northeast of Saigon. Ten Americans died, 54 wounded, with 92 enemy bodies found. 1st Sgt. Richard Childers of Akron led a rally to turn back the attack. Major air and DMZ actions followed as Marines pressed a new operation Crockett near Khe Sanh.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Richard Childers
Akron
Ohio
Robert Kaylor
Kaylor
Don Tinhaarn
Riverton
Wash
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Leatherneck
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Providence
Speck Sentencing Delayed in Chicago Case
A judge postponed Richard Speck's sentencing to allow new brain wave tests to determine potential epileptic triggers. University of Illinois neurologist said prior EEGs were incomplete but showed suspicious features. defense seeks exhaustive tests with details to be submitted Monday. Prosecutors opposed the delay, while the defense argued testing could benefit mankind.
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Chicago
UPD
Richard Speck
Circuit
Herbert C. Paschen
University of Illinois
Speck
Gerald W. Getty
Paschen
William Martin
Frederic A. Gibbs
Getty
Bennington Wins 120000 Federal Grant for 3 Year School Program
The Bennington area receives 120000 under Title III for an integrated program in Occupational Technical and Vocational Education. William Steel of Williamstown to direct efforts coordinating demonstrations and in service programs across grades 2 through 6 over three years.
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Bennington Area
John G. Herlihy
Local
Cooperative Project For Curriculum Development
CPCD
Herlihy
Bennington
William Steel
Williamstown
Mass
Molly Stark
Hoosick Woman Honored At Russell Sage College
Rev. Edith Craig Reynolds of Hoosick received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Russell Sage College at the 50th graduation exercises in the RPI field house Troy. Aline Saarinen also received a Doctor of Literature. 314 graduates were awarded degrees as Saarinen delivered the commencement address.
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Ray Hannon
Dean P. Taylor
Russell Sage College
Troy
Edith Craig Reynolds
Hoosick
Beaumont
N.Y
RPI
Reynolds
New York State
Aline Saarinen
Lewis A. Froman
Syrian Troops Retreat on Border as Egypt Rejects U S Demand
Syrian forces concentrate on Israel border while Egypt rejects a U S demand for freedom of navigation through the Gulf of Aqaba, accusing Washington of pushing toward a point of no return.
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Egypt
U.S
Syria
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Anti War Events Scheduled in Vermont and Abroad
Pacifist events unfold in Vermont with a Free University Weekend to discuss the Vietnam war and draft, while Quaker relief efforts cross into Canada to fund medical aid for victims. Government and military moves mount in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria mass troops, and Western leaders weigh peace plans amid escalating tensions.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Student Movement
VSM
Free University
Ralph Irving
Philip H. Hoff
National Guard
Hoff
Goddard College
Plainfield
University
Amherst
Mass
Derby Line
Vietnam
Soviet MIG Defector Flees Deep into West Germany
In a rare incident a Soviet MIG 17 piloted by 25 year old Lt Vasily Ilyich Epatko flew far into West Germany before landing in a Bavarian meadow near Kicklingen. He requested political asylum and was held for questioning by Bundeswehr intelligence. U.S. and Bonn officials confirmed the defection but offered limited details.
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Dillingen
Germany
UPI
U.S
West Germany
Vasily Ilyich Epatko
Kicklingen
Bavaria
Bundeswehr
NATO
Wiesbaden
Bonn
U.S. Army
Inside Look at New High School Plans
Editorial notes a non trip to the new high school on page three with commentary on campus design and potential student impact. Page four surveys beautifying gasoline stations. Page five chronicles educators moving in with story and pictures. Page six reports a planned housing development for Bennington.
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Bennington Page 6
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Walker-Morgan Memorial Theater
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Louis Calabro
John Carton
Hamilton
Kien An
Haiphong
Navy
North
Washington
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U.S. Navy
China
Kep
Hanoi
Plymouth
Kenneth Tavares
Tavares
Haven
An Hoa
South Vietnam
Edith Beaumont
Ord
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Canadian Friends Service Committee
Red Cross
National Liberation Front
Kremlin
Middle East
Jordan
London
Harold Wilson
Canada
Johnson
Jerusalem
Sinai Desert
Elath
al Ahram
Richard H. Nolte
Mahmoud Riad
United Arab Republic
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Moscow
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Aqaba
Strait of Tiran
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