Wheeler Disputes Scott on War Breakthrough
In Saigon Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chair of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, rejected Sen. Hugh Scott's expectation of a Vietnam breakthrough soon. Wheeler cited no major military shifts, noted Viet Cong and NVA tactics evolving to rockets and mortars, and said South Vietnam now controls air strikes in the Mekong Delta with a growing Vietnamese Riverine Force. American support will continue for some time.
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Saigon
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Hugh Scott
Vietnam
Pennsylvania
Earle G. Wheeler
Giap
Vo Nguyen Giap
North Vietnam
Wheeler
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
South Vietnam
Mekong
Delta
Vietnamese Marine Corps
Israeli Jets Fire On Guerrillas In Jordan Valley Raid
Israeli warplanes pounded Arab guerrilla positions in the northern Jordan Valley two miles inside Jordan after mortars and rockets hit Israeli settlements. The raid lasted about 20 minutes despite heavy antiaircraft fire, with five civilians injured and six houses damaged.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan Valley
Jordan
Midras
Beisan
Sea of Galilee
Soviet Stance a Mystery On U N Hijack Resolution
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP The Soviet Union has not decided whether to oppose a proposed U N General Assembly resolution urging outlawing aerial hijacking and punishing offenders The delegation is studying the measure and weighing issues including political asylum with Cuban ties noted The resolution calls for legal measures against acts of unlawful interference and supports ICAO efforts to craft a hijacking convention and to urge adherence to an existing treaty for prompt release of hijacked passengers crew and aircraft
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Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
United States
Nationalist China Warns Against Red Aggression
Wei Tao-ming, foreign minister of the Nationalist regime on Formosa, told the General Assembly that turmoil on the Chinese mainland could trigger new acts of aggression in Southeast Asia. He accused Peking of influencing the Vietnam War and said Beijing’s aim was to divert domestic pressures.
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United Nations, Nly
China
Southeast Asia
Wei Tao-ming
Formosa
General Assembly
Peking
The
Assembly
Violence Flares On Las Vegas West Side
Scattered violence persisted on the West Side of Las Vegas with over 100 arrests and 42 injuries as crowds looted stores, shattered windows, and attacked vehicles. Mayor Grayson imposed a 7 p.m. curfew and sought National Guard support while police sealed a 40 block area amid tear gas and helicopter spotlights.
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Las Vegas
West Side
Nev
Oran Grayson
Paul Laxall
National Guard
Las Vegas Strip
Golden West
General Turner Denial of Gun Theft Scandal Emerges
A subcommittee witness testified that Turner pressured Chicago and Kansas City chiefs to turn over hundreds of confiscated rifles and handguns, many sold for private gain. The probe links Turner to a five ton cache destined for Haitian rebels and alleges a cover up involving Sergeant Major Wooldridge. Turner faced awards earlier in his career while more guns surfaced from Chicago, Kansas City, and Ft Bliss.
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Duellman
Turner
U.S
Justice Department
Chicago
Kansas City
Haiti
Army
Merit
Federal Bureau At Investigation
James C. Shoultz
Wooldridge
Sgt
Maj
Shoultz
Philip R. Mamuel
Subcommittee
Fayetteville
Earl V. Redick
Reddick
Xviiii Airborne Corps
Ft. Bragg
Manuel
Ft. Bliss
Welfare unit protest over raises at Statehouse
Massachusetts welfare clerical workers voted to stay out sick Thursday and Friday unless officials grant immediate payment of all owed promotion and annual pay raises. The union warned of indefinite abstention if grievances remain unresolved by October 25, with 4,200 members involved.
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Boston
Massachusetts Department of Welfare
Service Employes International Union Local 476
John Keefe
Massachusetts Social Workers Guild
Paul Quirk
Robert F. Ott
Guv
Francis W. Sargent
Albert Karmer
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