Vietnam War firefight south of Da Nang with helicopter losses
North Vietnamese troops attacked U.S. forces south of Da Nang as helicopters went down with eight Americans aboard. In four days near Hiep Duc 198 NVA were killed. 16 Americans dead and 465 wounded. A helicopter crash left four missing. overall nightly attacks wounded and killed multiple U.S. personnel and civilians in the region.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Hiep Duc
Associated Press
Oliver Noonan
Norwell
Mass
Rockpile
Mekong
Miles
Army Resumes Hearings Of Berets Case In Vietnam
The Army restarts its preliminary probe into eight Green Berets accused of killing a Vietnamese double agent near Saigon. Army Secretary Resor arrives with a report as critics press the Army. Defense lawyers predict dismissal appears likely if no witness is produced. Meanwhile Typhoon Cora lashes Okinawa with five injuries reported as the storm stays offshore.
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Long Binit
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Army
Stanley R. Resor
South Vietnam
Naha
Okinawa
Cora
Thai minister urges US troop withdrawal from Thailand
Thai Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman told the Foreign Correspondents Club that if Americans will not defend Thailand the United States should begin evacuating thousands of troops now. He warned against using US forces to fight subversive communists and said Thailand would rely on local forces with Nixon’s concurrence.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Thanat Khoman
U.S
Thanat
Foreign Correspondents Club
Nixon
United States
China Warns On Intrusion By Soviets
TOKYO AP China warns the Soviet Union to stop intrusions and provocations or face responsibility. A note from Beijing cites 29 incidents along the border between June and July and mentions a August 13 clash in Sinkiang and June 11 injuries to three Chinese guards near Chenpao/Damansky. It calls for dismantling illegal installations and allowing normal navigation on the boundary.
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Tokyo
China
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Peking
Sinkiang
Manchurian
Chenpao
Damansky
Russia
New China
Isinhua
Legislative Support Growing For Landmark Drug Reform
Massachusetts lawmakers prepare to pass a broad drug reform bill placing rehabilitation under the Department of Mental Health. The plan offers treatment instead of jail for nonviolent offenders, expands admitting hospitals and centers, trains police, and reclassifies dependence drugs to reduce confusion, with schools also set to run a statewide education program. Support crosses leadership and a key sponsor backs the plan as the best chance for passage.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Atty
Robert H. Quinn
Department of Mental Health
Attorney General’s Office
Youth Service Board
Department of Education
Quinn
Special Commission On
Jack H. Backman
Brookline
Beacon Hill
Backman
House
Beryl W Cohen
Drug Commission
Senate
Maurice A. Bonahue
Cohen
Head of Biology Institute Terms AEC Terrifying
Dr Lamont Cole president of the American Institute of Biological Sciences calls the Atomic Energy Commission terrifying. At a Vermont meeting he warns about unmonitored tritium discharges from nuclear plants entering living beings and potentially harming Earth's life when absorbed into genes and organisms.
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Biology Institute
AEC
Burlington, Vi
Lamont Cole
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Atomic Energy Commission
University of Vermont
Fanny Knowledge
Cole
Earth
U S and North Koreans Schedule Copter Downing Talk
The U N Command accepts North Korea’s proposal for a meeting of the Korean Armistice Commission at Panmunjom to discuss the downing of a U S Army helicopter in North Korea. The meeting is set for Thursday after North Korea suggested the date.
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Seoul
U.N
North Korea
Korean Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
The Highways Are Yours Are You Littering Your Own
A concise commentary raises questions about personal responsibility in road cleanliness and civic stewardship. it urges individuals to examine their habits and adopt cleaner streets, linking behavior to community pride and safety.
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Guitar Electrocutes
London
Michael Joseph Hayes
New City Sounds
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Holland
Allendale
Pya Dhamma Bhikkhu
Berets
Henry B. Rethblatt
New York City
Rothblatt
George Gregory
Cheraw
S.C
Gregory
Hnglands
England
Pittsfield
Milton
Bass
Jory
Eagle
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Registry of Motor Vehicles
Francis W. Sargent
Sargent
Alty
Worcester
Springfield
Massachusetts Council On Crime and
Massachusetts House
Norman Weinberg
Cambridge
Worcester Road
Worcester County
Titehburg
Department of Public Works
Aquarium & Pet Center
North Street
Richard Hudnut
Woodlawn Pharmacy
Tyler ST
N. Koreans
Berkshire Eagle
Wid Bai
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Fold
Pitt
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