Massacre claim against U S troops in Truong An village
Survivors recount a March 1968 attack in Truong An that left about 109 civilians dead. Residents describe helicopters landing, civilians ordered from homes, then shelling and shooting as Lt. William Calley Jr. faces charges and others are investigated. Local officials dispute mass shooting, citing air and artillery strikes.
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Truong I
Vietnam
UPI
Do Chuc
Nguyen Thi Nhut
Chuc
U.S
Army
William Calley Jr
Miami
Fla
Ft. Benning
Calley
David Mitchell
St. Francisville
Ft. Hood
Tex
Truong An
Chuck
Son Thanh
Ton That Khein
Quang Ngai Province
Farm share of food dollar hits 41 cents in 1969
The Agriculture Department reports the farmer's share of the housewife's food dollar rose to 41 cents this year, the highest since 1955, with meats and livestock products driving the increase. The 1969 estimate compares with 39 cents in 1968 and 38 cents in 1967, while the 1957-59 average was 39 cents.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Egypt Claims Success In War of Attrition War Update
Egypt's war minister Gen. Mohamed Fawzi told a secret national assembly session that the country’s war of attrition against Israel is a success, claiming about 150 Israeli soldiers killed monthly. An Israeli spokesman reported four Israeli troops wounded in a Sinai attack near El Arish as curfew was imposed. Al Ahram carried the speech and an interview with the Egyptian frogmen commander who attacked Eilat harbor, calling the raid rehearsed many times.
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Egypt
Mohamed Fawzi
Israel
Fawzi
National Assembly
Cairo
al Ahram
Tel Aviv
Sinai
el Arish
Eilat
U S Forces Hit Foe As They Bury Dead
U S jets artillery and helicopter gun ships struck Communist troops burying their dead northeast of Saigon. Allied and South Vietnamese reports tallied heavy combat over two days with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses, including 243 killed near Bu Prang and broader engagements around Duc Lap and Dau Tieng. American and South Vietnamese forces fought through Monday with several killed and wounded, while air strikes extended into Cambodia against North Vietnamese positions.
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Saigon
UPID
U.S
Vietnam
Bu Prang
Cambodia
Duc Lap
Dau Tieng
UPI
Nat Gibson
Submarine Tankers Studied For Use in Northwest Passage
LeROY POPE reports from New York that UPI notes renewed study of submarine tankers for Arctic use following the icebreaking tanker Manhattan’s historic voyage through the Northwest Passage. The piece discusses feasibility, potential routes, and strategic implications for shipping and naval logistics amid Arctic ice.
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Northwest Passage
New York
UPI
Manhattan
Northwest
Passage
M. A. Wright
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Wright
United Press International
Alaska
General Dynamics Corp
Electric Boat
Groton
Arctic
Coast Guard
Settlement Sets Record for Personal Injury Award
A Brookline man received 820000 after an automobile crash near New Haven Connecticut on March 15 1968. His hand was lost and other injuries occurred when a Wilson Truck hit the car he rode in, killing the driver Walter M. Jackson of Hartford. The suit against Wilson Freight Co of Ohio and Chester Berger of New Jersey was settled out of court before Judge Andrew A. Caffrey, in what was described as the nation’s largest such settlement.
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Boston
UPS
Brookline
John Buckman
New Haven
Conn
Wilson Freight Co
Ohio
Chester Berger
New Jersey
Wilson
Buckman
Walter M. Jackson
Hartford
Jackson
Connecticut Turnpike
Edward M. Swartz
U.S
Andrew A. Caffrey
Moon Landing Timetable for Apollo 12 at Moon
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 12 arrival and moon touchdown schedule in EST. Chronology covers wake, LM Intrepid separation, descent, touchdown near Surveyor III in Ocean of Storms, first moonwalk, instrument deployment, and planned rest breaks with times from 4:22 p.m. to 12:17 p.m. next day.
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Intrepid
Moon
Conrad
Bean
Earth
Moon Lander
New England Gals Enter Miss North American Pageant
Providence RI UPI reports six New England states will be among at least 35 represented at the Miss North American Beauty Pageant on November 28. About 40 entrants from 35 states have entered. preliminaries begin November 25. New England entrants include Cynthia Stritzer Sally Johnson Pamela Crumb and Carolyn Savoia from Lincoln Winchester Pawcatuck and Stowe. Names from New Hampshire and Maine to be released later. winner may enter next year's Miss Hemisphere contest.
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Providence
Stowe
New Hampshire
Maine
Sato Stakes His Political Life on Okinawa Return
Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato links his career to Okinawa reverting to Japan. UPI reports he aims for Okinawa’s return before wartime Vietnam ends, as Nixon and Sato plan talks in Washington. The 1970 security treaty and American bases in Okinawa loom large amid leftist pressure and U.S. economic ties.
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Sato
Okinawa
Japan
Nixon
Washington
Vietnam
Tokyo
United States
Canada
Teacher Pay Dispute Shuts Denver Schools Strike Keeps Teachers Away
In Denver more than two thirds of teachers did not attend classes, closing 25 junior and senior high schools and 44 of 92 elementary schools. The Denver Classroom Teachers Association reported 2,734 out absent and 1,216 at work as board and union balked at a six point offer. The dispute centers on pay, with demands for a two tier scale tied to advanced degrees and the board proposing a starting salary of 7500 with a 15000 cap, effective January 1, 1971.
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Denver
UPD
Board of Education
Colorado
Denver Classroom Teachers Association
The
Teachers’ Association
Apollo 12 Aims for Pinpoint Lunar Landing
Apollo 12 crews Conrad and Bean target a bullseye 1120 feet from Surveyor 3 landing site to test precise landings for future missions. Mission aims include lunar surface science, pinpoint technique development, and sampling diverse lunar terrains for deeper geological insight.
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Lunar
Conrad
Bean
Gene Gurley
Chester Lee
Christopher Kraft
Grand Canyon
Hanoi Allows Christmas Gifts for POWs in 1969
North Vietnam announced it will permit Christmas packages from families to American airman prisoners of war held in North Vietnam. The Vietnam News Agency broadcast in Tokyo stated gifts may be transferred from December 1 to December 31, 1969.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Vietnam
U.S
Democratic Republic of
North
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