Quiet Border After Red Ambush Kills Captain
The U N Command called the Communist ambush an isolated incident on the 151 mile front as North Korea agreed to talks with U N officials at Panmunjom. Korean Captain Hong Chung wi age 33 was killed and Specialist Harold Aldrich age 26 of Montrose, Kansas was wounded. The patrol of eight unarmed men on zonal marker duty fled to safety as darkness fell. Lt Col Alphus R Clark of Leavenworth, Kansas led the group and was treated for shock and exposure.
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U N Debates Safe Conduct For High Seas Mutineer
The U N General Assembly considers a safe conduct guarantee from the United States for Portuguese rebel Capt Henrique Galvao, founder of a 1961 Santa Maria mutiny. Debates over his testimony and potential extradition to Portugal sparked sharp committee clashes as 111 nations pressed for safe passage and a Giava arms talks update.
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Election Seen In Viet Nam Within Year
In Saigon Junta chairman Minh said elections for an all civilian government could occur six to twelve months from now as a 12 month transition period. Defense minister Don urged unity against Viet Cong while vowing more victories. An ambush south of Saigon killed two U S aid team members, a rice expert from Nationalist China and his Vietnamese interpreter, the driver wounded.
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Minh
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Diem
Viet Nam
U.S
China
U S Plans Major Cut in European Airlift Squadrons
The Defense Department announced a 40 percent reduction by July in U S tactical air transport squadrons in Europe. Two squadrons will return to the United States as three remain in Europe at Evreux France and Rhein Main Germany totaling 44 planes. The Army will begin deploying Pershing missiles to Europe to bolster battlefield nuclear power, replacing two Redstone units.
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U.S. Detains Soviet Bus in Berlin Retaliation
UPI report says three U.S. military police sedans halted a Soviet army bus near Checkpoint Charlie for 19 minutes in East Berlin in retaliation for a delayed U.S. patrol car. The bus and 25 passengers were stopped briefly before proceeding, matching East German police timing from a prior incident. East German Deputy Premier Willi Stoph condemned Western patrols as provocations.
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Latin America and U S to hold joint military tests in Colombia
The United States and five Latin American nations will conduct a joint maneuver in Colombia on November 27 and 28 to standardize operations and military terminology. About 1,600 troops will participate.
Romney faces setback as tax reform bill dies
Gov George Romney pushed a broad tax reform plan in Michigan including a 2 percent personal income tax, 34% corporate tax, and 6 percent financial tax with a 1 percent local option. The measure failed in the House as prosperity reduces appetite for new levies. Romney insisted there is growing Republican support for reform despite the defeat.
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Mich
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George Romney
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House of Representatives
Michigan
American Motors Corporation
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John B. Swainson
Japanese rail line blocked by melon stones and drums
Tokyo AP reports Japanese railway officials shocked by obstructions on the main trunk line near Numazu City 120 miles west of Tokyo. A freight train motorman halted a speeding train after spotting 35 melon size stones and two steel drums on the rails. The obstruction follows a triple wreck last weekend that killed 162 people.
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