War Toll Increases For Allies
Saigon reports higher battlefield casualties with 411 military deaths and 1,005 wounded last week while allied commands count 2,469 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed. U S helicopter crewmen Peterson and Shepard, captured five weeks earlier, were released in generally good condition with multiple wounds and malnutrition noted.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Michael T. Peterson
Redmond
Wash
Vernon C. Shepard
Akron
Ohio
Peterson
Shepard
Israeli Jets Stage Heavy Syrian Raid
Israeli planes raided Syria in force and shot down three Syrian MOGs southeast of Damascus. A Syrian communique said large formations attacked airports and military targets. Syria claimed air defense actions with no immediate casualty report. An Israeli spokesman said all attacking planes returned safely and one Syrian pilot bailed out.
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Tel Aviv
Syria
Damascus
Israel
Golan Heights
Laird Sets 40000-Man Vietnam Training Force Plan
Washington reports tentatively plan to keep 20000 to 40000 U.S. troops in South Vietnam as trainers after broader withdrawal. Defense Secretary Laird told the Senate committee that trainers would total around 30000, with higher ranges suggested by Pentagon sources. Officials note the plan hinges on Hanoi’s response to any mutual withdrawal deal.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Pentagon
Lam
South Korea
Europe
Jeff
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Providence Teachers Defy Court Over Strike
Providence teachers voted to defy a court order and stay away from class for a second day. Union leaders rejected a mayoral two year salary offer and vowed to urge members back to work while arbitration details linger over a one year salary scale and a two year contract.
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Providence, R.I
Providence
Joseph A. Doorley
Anthony Mancini Jr
A. Harvey Silverman
Superior Court
Joseph R. Weisberger
Providence Teachers Union
Weisberger
Anti GE Sit In At UNH Ends Injunction
In Durham New Hampshire the University of New Hampshire obtained a court injunction to prohibit demonstrations after a 24 hour sit in at Huddleston Hall ended. Activists handed out leaflets and urged support for GE workers while recruiters faced pickets earlier in the week.
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Durham
University of New Hampshire
Huddleston Hall
General Electric Co
Huddleston
University
Senior Citizens urge better diets for needy in hearings
Isabel Parker of Pittsfield described a program delivering hot meals to about 85 shut-ins using private cars and a minibus. Testimony at a state hunger and malnutrition hearing highlighted elderly nutrition issues and calls for expanded services and nutritionist expansion.
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Boston
Isabel Parker
Lenox
Senior Citizens’ Center
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Robert F. Ott
Commission
State Department of Public Health
Fernald School For
Frank Manning
Massachusetts Legislative Council For
Sargent Opposes VISTA Changes and Judgeships Clash
Sargent urged Congress to resist VISTA amendments within a war on poverty reorganization, warning changes would burden the program with more administration. In Worcester, Councilor Kelly clashed with Manzi’s nomination as McDonough called Kelly’s charge of “judge ships for sale” an insane lie. Sargent supported Manzi’s confirmation and praised a new work release program for drunk inmates at Bridgewater to aid rehabilitation and reintegration. Davis, a correctional official since 1930, was nominated for Parole Board chair, pending Executive Council approval.
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Sargent
National Governors’ Conference
Donald R. Dwight
Boston
Executive Council
Francis W. Sargent
Lucian A.manzi
Worcester
Congress
America
Massachusetts
Walter F. Kelly
Manai
Kelly
Patrick J. McDonough
Bridgewater
Martin C. Davis
State Parole Board
Davis
Norfolk
Boston College
Joseph McCormack
Parole Board
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Soviet Union
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