Heavy Mortar Attack Slaughters Marines On Mutter's Ridge
In a brutal five hour assault on Mutter's Ridge just south of the DMZ Communist artillery scored heavy casualties for the U S Marines. Twenty five Leathernecks of the 26th Marine Regiment died and 126 were wounded as 200 mortar rounds pounded their unprotected hill position. Marines fought back with small arms helicopter gunships and artillery while encircled. Commanders report 27 enemy dead and compare the attack to the siege of Khe Sanh. Allied spokesmen also announced the seizure of 50 tons of ammunition around Saigon including a 25 ton arsenal.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Khe Sanh
Czechoslovakia Keeps Travel Doors Open to the West
Rude Pravo reports that Czechoslovakia will not bar citizens from traveling to Western countries and may soon reopen borders to Western tourists. Invoking pre invasion norms, travel requires invitations or financial assurances, while Western visitors are being cleared for entry and transit visas. The regime shifts its cultural tone away from Soviet praise, reducing Soviet themed programming and obituaries to a muted presence.
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Prague
UPI
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Czechoslovakia
Rists
Government Commission On Tourism
Russia
Bulgaria
Poland
East Germany
Hungary
Chrysler Raises Prices For 1969 Cars In Modest Increase
Chrysler Corp increases 1969 model prices by about 2.9 percent, averaging $84 per car, below the prior year's $133 rise. The move faces criticism as a potential inflationary threat from the Johnson administration and is linked to new head restraints costing $25 as an option until January 1969. Senators and officials discuss industry pricing and impact on consumers.
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UPD
Chrysler Corp
Johnson Administration
Committee On
Chrysler
John J. Riccardo
Chrysler Group
U.S
Sen
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Council of Economic Advisers
Navy to release Pueblo crisis air reservists by Nov 1
The Navy announced that 600 naval air reservists called during the Pueblo crisis will be released to inactive status by November 1. The Air Force is studying orderly release for 14,200 reservists. both branches faced congressional criticism over keeping reservists in uniform. Members may opt to remain on active duty.
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Washington
API
Navy
Pueblo
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Berlin
U.S
North Korea
Naval Air Reserve
South Korea
Most Army Reservists Won't Be Freed Soon
Washington report notes that about 37 000 reservists called to active duty earlier this year have limited chance of early civilian release. In the Far East about 8 000, mostly in Vietnam, must complete their year tour. Army says no change in needs and no release plan. Navy to release 600 reservists by Nov 1. 1 000 seabees in Vietnam. About 8 000 to 9 000 Air Force reservists may be eligible for early release in coming months as operations permit.
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Washington
UPS
Pentagon
Far East
Vietnam
Army
Navy
Naval Air
Air Force
Humphrey wooing youth with pledge of 18 vote and forum
Hubert H. Humphrey urged national youth participation at Canisius College Buffalo promising a voice in government if he wins the White House. He called for lowering the voting age to 18 and forming a national university forum to guide his campaign and presidency. He outlined a youth service program and a talent bank for government policy roles while trading crime positions with Nixon.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Canisius College
Buffalo
N.Y
National University Forum
Humphrey
Eugene R. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Anaheim
Calif
Ripon Group urges Nixon to go liberal
The Ripon Society, a Republican research group, urged Nixon to broaden his appeal to liberal Republicans and dissident Democrats. It criticized a backlash style campaign and urged a coalition with swing voters, including Rockefeller and McCarthy backers, to unite the party and the country. It called for a clear signal to voters seeking peace and reform at home.
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Ripon
Nixon
Cambridge, Mass
Rockefeller
McCarthy
South
George Wallace
Ripon Society
Law and Order
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
California
Ronald Reagan
Princeton Opens Doors to Women at 1,000 Cap
A 56 page report by a 10 member committee at Princeton University proposes admitting women as undergraduates to end the all male era. The plan targets about 1,000 women, with estimated housing costs of 24.2 to 25.6 million dollars. President Goheen endorsed the findings after Sarah Lawrence rejected a merger. The report cites top applicants and lack of women as reasons for changing.
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Princeton
UPID
Princeton University
Gardner Patterson
Patterson
Robert Goheen
Sarah Lawrence College
New York Traffic Commissioner Henry Barnes Dies at 61
Henry A. Barnes, New York traffic commissioner known for his blunt humor and fights with military traffic incursions, died at 61 from an apparent heart attack. He had suffered several prior heart attacks since arriving in New York in January 1962 and had vowed to tackle the citys severe traffic problems.
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N.Y
Henry Barnes
New York
UPI
Henry A. Barnes
Barnes
Baltimore
Denver
Flint
Mich
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
America
Seven From N.E. Die in Vietnam
Seven more New England servicemen died in Vietnam. Massachusetts sends four dead, Connecticut two, Rhode Island one. Casualties include Army Spec. 4 Cyril Mitchell and Navy Chief Walter W. McGinn, plus Marines Richard Graveline Richard Arruda Aldo Doria Laurence Woodson Brian Collins, with one Marine not in action and Woodson listed dead after being missing.
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UPI
New England
Vietnam
Defense Department
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Army
Cyril Mitchell
Cyril Mitchell Sr
Sagamore Ave
Chelsea
Mass
Navy
Walter W., McGinn
Winifred M. McGinn
Charles St
North Kingstown
R.I
Marine Pfc
Richard P. Graveline
Wilbrod Graveline
Dayville
Conn
Richard H. Arruda
Alvaro E. Arruda
Bodfish Ave
Wareham
Marine Pvt
Aldo A. Doria
Louis Doria
New Haven
Derby
Laurence O. Woodson
Newton F. Woodson
Garden St
Attleboro
Brian P. Collins
Timothy F. Collins Jr
Main St
Walpole
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