GIs Killed as Heavy Vietnam Border Fights Escalate
Saigon reports 38 American killed and 144 wounded in force attacks by North Vietnamese along Cambodian Laotian and DMZ frontiers. New enemy regiments engage Marines near the DMZ as rocket and mortar fire intensifies. three helicopters shot down with losses.
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Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanburger Hill
da Nang
U.S. Kgopsop
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Dmz
1St Airborne
Hamburger Hill
US S changes scrip to foil profiteers
The US government altered military pay certificates used in post exchanges to curb profiteering. A command spokesman said the amount in circulation and the redemption rate post-change are not yet known. Intertwined war updates report Marine and paratrooper actions near the DMZ and along Laos and Cambodian borders with casualties and enemy activity.
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Saigon
U.S
Pope calls out near nudity on beaches and risky travel
Pope Paul VI at Castel Gandolfo denounces shameless naturism on beaches and reckless behavior on mountains and crowded highways during August holidays. He urges tourists and Italians to enjoy holidays with prudence and decency.
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Castal Gandolfo
Italy
Israeli Jets Strike Guerrilla Camps in Lebanon
Israeli jets pounded guerrilla camps in southeastern Lebanon near Mt Hermon in a 10 minute raid the army said. The attack followed 21 sabotage incidents in July linked to guerrillas in Lebanon and targeted camps believed to belong to Al Fatah and Al Saika.
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Tel Aviv
Mt. Hermon
Lebanon
al Fatah
al Saika
Israel
Fulydd
Hasbani River
Jordan
Ghor
Parayol
Beisan
Foreign Ministry
Welfare reform sparks northern southern funding clash
Washington officials defend Nixon welfare proposals saying Southern states will benefit most while New York City Mayor Lindsay and Governor Rockefeller challenge and seek broader equitable treatment. Moynihan argues northern welfare rolls will shrink over a decade as job training and employment programs spread. The plan targets parity in state welfare payments from Mississippi to New Jersey.
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Washington
Nixon
Daniel P. Moynllan
South
John Lindsay
New York City
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Moynihan
NBC
How To Hold FALSE TEETH
Denture care advice promotes PASTEETH for firmer dentures and steadier biting when speaking or laughing. It claims alkaline formula prevents sour taste and gumminess, urging regular dental checkups and drugstore purchase.
Accidents claim 10 climbers in Switzerland
In a deadly weekend on Switzerland’s Matterhorn and Jungfrau peaks at least ten climbers died. A combined West German and Swiss team perished on the Jungfrau after tumbling into a crevasse, while five climbers died on the Matterhorn above Zermatt. Rescue teams faced hazardous conditions with ongoing late reports of more accidents and missing climbers. Alpine rescue police in Chamoniix reported four deaths in 24 hours in the Mont Blanc region.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Matterhorn
Jungfrau
Zermatt
Swiss Alps
Ane
Alpine Rescue
Chamonix
France
French Alps
Mont Blanc
Frame-Up Is Hinted In Green Beret Case
In Saigon sources say the slain Vietnamese man was a Viet Cong agent and his death on June 20 near Nha Trang was a military mission. Eight Green Berets including Col. Robert B. Rheault are held on conspiracy and premeditated murder charges amid hints of a vendetta and a government blackout on details.
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Saigon
Green Beret
Green
Special Forces
Nha Trang
George Gregory
Cheraw
Army
Gregory
Maj
Thomas €. Middleton Jr
Jefferson
8.C
Middleton
Wrights
Central Inteligence Agency
United Press International
David FE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Okla.a
U.S. Navy
U.S
Woodpecker
Cua da
St. Victor G. Reisling
Dayton
Ohio
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
North Vietnamese diplomat expelled from Laos for espionage
In Vientiane Laos North Vietnamese diplomat Neuyen Son Hai the second secretary at the embassy and five companions are expelled for spying after police found defense plans for U S and Laotian operations centers following a car collision Hai allegedly received the plans from an emissary tied to those arrested in the crash Laos declared the group persona non grata and ordered them expelled on the first plane to Hanoi
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Vientiane
Laos
Neuyen Son Hai
Sith
U.S
Hai
Echamchanda Pradith
Laotian Information Ministry
Fense
Long Chien
Kingdom of
Qaas
Pradith
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Afsigires Nguyen Chanh
Hon Grata
Hanoi
U.N. Report on Death Rate Holds Signaling Man's Limit
United Nations city report notes death rates rise in several countries as experts from the U.N. Population Commission and WHO suggest life expectancy may have reached a natural ceiling. The gain from fighting infectious diseases may limit further increases, urging changes in behavior to curb heart disease accidents and potential mass starvation from population growth.
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U.N
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Population Commission
W.N
World Health Organization
Cally
Tourist Train At Longleat Injures Sixteen In England
A miniature train at Longleat House in Wiltshire ran away backward on a slope after a coupling broke. The last two coaches with more than 30 passengers derailed at a bend, injuring sixteen holidaymakers aboard.
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Longleat
England
Longleat House
Marquess of Bath
Wiltshire
Lifeguards Resue 25 Swimmers at Horseneck Beach
Westport Massachusetts lifeguards from Horseneck State Beach rescued 25 swimmers swept away by a strong undertow on Sunday. About 10 lifeguards participated in the mass rescue, stabilizing several individuals and ensuring all were accounted for.
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Westport
Mass
Horseneck
State Beach
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