Fighting Spreads In Viet Highlands
In the central highlands fighting spread from two Special Forces camps toward Pleiku as North Vietnamese pressure increased on South Vietnamese troops. Across the corridor between Bu Prang and Duc Lap, 74 NVA were reported killed in 24 hours, with South Vietnamese casualties of five dead and 13 wounded and one American adviser wounded. U.S. planes and artillery aided defense, while other clashes in the Saigon area northward to Da Nang left 7 Americans dead and 18 wounded.
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Saigon
Pleiku
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
U.S
Highlands
da Nang
Philippine Civic Action Group
South Vietnam
Defense
David Packard
Nixon
Packard
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Turkey's President Ends Soviet Trip
Turkish President Cevdet Sunay completed a 10 day state visit to the Soviet Union marked as a goodwill trip. He was seen off by Podgorny Kosygin and other officials after talks with Brezhnev. Turkish sources cited 50 major issues in Soviet Turkish ties.
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Moscow
Cevdet Sunay
Soviet Union
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Sunay
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Okinawa Keystone of the Pacific in U.S. Japanese history
Okinawa, slated for return to Japan in 1973, is described as the Keystone of the Pacific for its pivotal role in three wars. The Ryukyu archipelago details, population, and strategic bases are outlined, with Okinawa’s political evolution, governance under U.S. civil administration, and main parties led by Chobyo Yara highlighted.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
United States
Japan
U.S
South Vietnam
Ryukyu Archipelago
Formosa
Archipelago
Naha
Seoul
Manila
Pyongyang
Peking
Saigon
Guam
China
Southeast Asia
Satsuma
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S. Navy
Army
Islands
U.S. Civil Administration
U.N
James Lampert
Okipawans
Chobyo Yara
Okinawa Liberal- Democratic Party
Okinawa Socialist Masses Party
Democratic Socialists
Okinawa Socialist Party
Japanese Socialists
Okinawa People’s Party
Yara
Okinawa Teachers Association
Ricaku Sato
Nixon
White House
Associated Press
Attorney General Calls Haynsworth Nomination Unavoidable
Attorney General John N. Mitchell said the Haynsworth Supreme Court nomination fight was absolutely unavoidable and reflected a failure by Senate to recognize the President's prerogatives. He linked the clash to the Fortas dispute, noted organized labor’s nationwide campaign, and contrasted Burger's smoother confirmation with Haynsworth's lengthy battle.
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Washington (Ap
Alty
John N. Mitchell
Clement F. Haynsworth ‘Jr
Supreme Court
Senate
Mitchell
Haynsworth
Nixon
Fortas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Abe Fortas
Louis B. Wolfson
Forfas
Organized Labor
Labor
Justice Department
South Carolina
Senate Judiciary Committee
Grace Lines
Warren Earl Burger
Burger
District of Columbia
Appeals Court
South
Congress
Spessard Holland
D-Fla
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Caetano to abolish Portugal secret police agency PIDE
Premier Marcello Caetano announced the abolition of PIDE the secret police under Salazar era and created a General Office of Security under the Interior Ministry to assume its functions. The move prompted cautious optimism among opposition leaders and citizens while censors downplayed the change.
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New York Times
Lisbon
Marcello Caetano
Portugal
Antonin de Oliveira Salazar
Ministry of the Interior
PIDE
Caetano
Mario Soares
Soares
Francisco Pereira de Moura
General Office of Security
Interior Ministry
Gestapo
Police
Salazar
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John Roderick
Liberal Democrats
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Cara
William Barton
Boston
Lord Avon
Sir Anthony Eden
New England Baptist Hospital
John W. Norcross
Lahey Clinic
London
Lahey
Moura
My Drug
Beauty and Wig Salon
North Street
Miss Susan
Prop. M. Weedard
Bruno’s
Canada
Zayre
American Express
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Carte Blanche
Zayre Fabulous Department
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