Hoi An Bombarded By Communist Forces
Soviet-backed reports cite heavy shelling of Hoi An as the costliest South Vietnamese city attack since North Vietnam bombing stopped. General Do Cao Tri notes regrouping by Communists while Allied forces seize two large caches near Pleiku and My Tho amid escalating winter-spring offensives.
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Hoi An
North Vietnaam
U.S
Do Cao Tri
Biet Hoi
Hol An
North Vietnam
Pleiku
Highlands
1St Air Cavalry Division
Bankers urge new Bretton Woods to fix world currencies
International bankers at Basel warn that fixed exchange rates must be established for all currencies. They say temporary support for the French franc and British pound cannot fix long term woes as France, Britain, Germany, and Japan face imbalances. A Bretton Woods devaluation plan could reshape rates, with the franc and pound likely to fall and the mark and yen to rise while the dollar stays strong.
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Switzerland
UPI
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West Germany
Japan
Britain
France
New Bretton Woods
U.S
Soviet Union Opens Mass Production of Rockets
Moscow reported by Trud that the Soviet Union has begun mass production of powerful intercontinental rockets to meet expanding space exploration goals. The trade union paper claims a rocket city exists where rockets are produced, but did not disclose its location.
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UPC
Soviet Union
Trud
Russia
Soviets Push East West Peace Offensive
London report says Moscow seeks a Paris settlement in Vietnam and urges Hanoi to show restraint. Diplomats note Soviet guidance to Ho Chi Minh, while Russia privately backs Hanoi terms and the NLF plans, yet remains careful due to Hanoi’s independence.
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Soviet Union
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Vietnam
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Paris
Ho Chi Minh
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Politbureau
le Duc Tho
Tho
Kremlin
Peking
North Vietnam
Thational Liberation Front For South Vietnam
NLF
NIAID launches program to develop pneumonia vaccine
NIAID announced a Wednesday program to develop mass use pneumonia vaccine targeting 12 pneumococcal strains. Contracts cover surveillance and production. safety and effectiveness tests will proceed in animals and human volunteers, aiming for general licensure by mid 1970.
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Bethesda
UPI
United States
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Edwin M. Lerner
Lerner
Nixon aide seeks high ranking federal post in interview
CHICAGO UPI William Rentschler Nixon Illinois campaign leader says he wants a federal job. He would avoid ceremonial roles, aiming to direct a department or agency. He lists possible posts including director of the U S Information Agency secretary of commerce and postmaster general. He also mentions serving as special representative of the president.
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Chicago
UPI
William H. Rentschier
Richard Nixon
Illinois
White House
Rentschler
Washington
U.S. Information Agency
Ilinois
President's Water Report Warns of National Crisis
Washington reports warn that Americans will exceed natural water runoff within 50 years. The 472 pageWater Resources Council document to Congress cites droughts floods and pollution as urgent problems. Regions with severe issues include lower Colorado Rio Grande and Great Lakes areas while Alaska holds plentiful resources.
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