NATO nuclear debate widens rift over battlefield use
London AP reports Britain and the United States clash on whether to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. Healey favors a limited nuclear threshold to halt Warsaw Pact gains while Laird pushes stronger conventional forces. no decisions were made. The Nuclear Planning Group will resume talks in Washington in November.
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London
Britain
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Denis Healey
U.S
Melvin RR. Laird
NATO
Nixon
Germany
Washington
Laird
Healey
Gerhard Schroeder
Soviet Union
Western Europe
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Argentina Strike Grips Nation With Deadly Protests
A 24 hour general strike paralyzed Argentina as workers protested police brutality amid deadly riots in Cordoba. Four civilians died there and widespread shutdowns hit commerce, industry and transport while the army remained on standby and government said outsiders were to blame.
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Cordoba
Argentina
Buenos Aires
la Nacion
General Confederation of Labor
Teachers’ Federation
Bakers
Textile Workers Union
Ongania
Ezeiza International
Battle Fatigue Low Among Vietnam Gls
Army researchers studied over 2,800 Vietnam battles finding little combat fatigue among soldiers. The certainty of a one-year tour, brief firefights, and fast access to surgery are cited as key factors. The two year wound study, nearly complete, aims to improve prevention and treatment methods for seriously wounded troops.
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Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Army Research Office
Cease-Fires Falter as Both Sides Accuse Breaches
In Saigon two Buddha’s birth day truces neared their end with both sides accusing the other of violations. U S Command reported additional enemy incidents while Viet Cong radio charged American bombings. Across both 24 and 48 hour pauses, Americans sustained casualties and V C attacked recon patrols and helicopters.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
Phantom Hero Turned hunted Man in Haiti
Gerard Brisson once a national soccer star and law doctor now leads a one man guerrilla campaign as The Phantom. Haitian authorities say he is a leading member of the United Communist party and is hunted by the army for alleged attacks on Ton Ton Macoute officers. Brisson’s wife Jacqueline was captured in a mountaintop raid. a later assault left a house damaged and authorities claim mass killings, though witnesses dispute the numbers.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Gerard Brisson
United Communist Party of Haiti
Washington
Brisson
Francois Duvalier
TTM
Moscow
Cuba
Jacqueline
Landau Mission Impossible Salary Standoff Ends TV Pact
Hollywood AP Landau and Paramount struggle over pay for Mission Impossible. Landau seeks about 12 thousand per episode, up from seven to seven and a half thousand. Barbara Bain under contract but not reporting. Nimoy and Dina Merrill stage two part episode for fall while Bain may not work without Landau.
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Martin Landau
Paramount Television
CBS
Paramount TV
Landau
Barbara Bain
Leonard Nimoy
Dina Merrill
Landou
Miss Bain
New York
Chicago
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