North Vietnamese Holdout Fights Off U.S. Paratroopers at Bong Ap Bia
U.S. B52 bombers blasted near Bong Ap Bia mountain as paratroopers pressed a 10th bid to seize the peak overlooking the A Shau Valley. American losses mounted with 12 killed and 78 wounded Sunday, while U.S. reports tally 325 North Vietnamese killed on the mountaintop and surrounding bunkers amid heavy air, napalm, and artillery strikes.
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Saigon
Strategic Air Command
Bong Ap Bia
A Shau
America
Dong Ap Bia
U.S
Associated Press
Jay Sharbutt
Weldon Honeycutt
Columbus
Charlie
Malaysia Curfew Eased Amid Turbulent Riots and Looting
Tension eased in Kuala Lumpur after five days of arson murder and looting with relaxed curfew hours. Reports said looting rose in evacuated downtown homes while crowds bought essentials. Authorities posted high casualty and arrest figures as vigilante groups guarded shops and 300 refugees organized food distribution at Merdeka Stadium. The National Operations Council met as Razak announced arrests of suspected hard core Communists and supporters.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Merdeka Stadium
Chinwood Auditorium
Red Cross
National Operations Council
Abdul Razak
Parliament House
Razak
Canal Control Is Crucial Item, Rocky Is Told
Panama seeks a larger role in Panama Canal operations as Gov. Nelson Rockefeller completes a Central America tour. Pitty discussed future US Panama relations and a pending canal treaty while Rockefeller visits Mexico and Central America.
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Panama
Nelson Rockefeller
Central America
Panama Canal
New York
Hemisphere
Nixon
Nander Pitty
Pitty
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Rockefeller
Mexico
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dubcek Calls for Unity With Russians in Public Rally
Alexander Dubcek, back in a leading public role, urged national unity and better ties with the Soviet Union at a peace rally in Terezin. About 20,000 Czechs cheered, with applause signaling support for independence from Moscow among several bloc allies.
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Paul Hofmann
New York Times
Terezin
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Federal Assembly
Bohemia
Theresientadt
Yugoslavia
Romania
Moscow
Bulgaria
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Antonin Novotny
Dubeck
West Germany
Ludvik Svoboda
Josef Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
First Party
Gustav Husak
Rain Dampens Race Violence In Burlington
National Guardsmen and police patrolled Burlington as rain kept streets mostly quiet after a weekend of race tension. Curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. produced few arrests beyond curfew violations. one 11-year-old was fatally shot nearby during looting and over 150 people were arrested, with one Black man wounded Saturday night.
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Burlington
N.C
Walter Williams High School
Blaiberg Improves at Cape Town Hospital
Groote Schuur Hospital said today that Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the patient with the longest surviving transplanted heart, is much improved. He is alert after a good night and eating well, according to a hospital bulletin.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Groote Schuur Hospital
Philip Blaiberg
Border Guns Clash Near Dead Sea In Middle East
Israeli and Jordanian forces clashed twice with artillery north of the Dead Sea. A Jordanian spokesman said three Israeli vehicles were destroyed and several Israeli soldiers were injured in the second exchange, while the first battle lasted about an hour. Later Israeli troops shelled Jordanian forces near Sweimeh. The cabinet in Jerusalem rejected Defense Minister Dayan’s plan to place occupied Arab territories under Israeli law.
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Dead Sea
Sweimeh
Jerusalem
Sunday
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Grape March Ends at Border With Senators Aid
In 106 degree heat the 100 mile desert march by grape workers ended near the Mexican border with about 500 marchers and 1,000 supporters including Senators Kennedy Yarborough Mondale and Rep O Hara. Ted Kennedy urged adequate working conditions for U S workers while AFL CIO promotes an international boycott of California grapes. Separate border rally featured Mexican officials and union supporters. A second item notes Israel revoking travel permits to Jordan for Nablus businessmen over a May 15 strike.
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Caliexicoq
Calif
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
John O'Hara
D-Minh
Kennedy
India
California
Afl-Cio
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Mexico
Confederation of Mexican Laborers
Justice Ministry
Jordan
West Bank
Nablus
Apollo 10 Mission Near Moon Landing Heads for LEM
Apollo 10 crew push toward lunar landing as Stafford and Cernan prepare to descend to 9.3 miles above the moon and Young remains ready to assist from the command module. The mission, costing about 350 million dollars, aims for telecasted updates and a Pacific splashdown planned after eight days and five minutes.
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Stafford
Cernan
Young
LEM
Pacific
Moon
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