S. Viets To Take Over Major Saigon Base
South Vietnam to transfer the Black Horse base camp 40 miles east of Saigon to the 18th Infantry Division marking a step toward further American troop withdrawals. The base formerly housed the U.S. 11th Armored Cavalry and later the 199th Light Infantry Brigade as allied forces reported mixed battlefield activity across Vietnam with 145 enemy killed in dozen clashes and U.S. casualties.
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U.S
3Rd Corps
Black Horse
South Vietnam
18Th Infantry Division
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
11Th Armored Cavalry
Quan Loi
199Th Light Infantry
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Naits
Dmz
Frontier
Khe Sanh
U.S. 5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Con Thien
5Th Division
New Socialist Regime Faces First Act Revaluation
Bonn reported West Germany's first socialist government sworn in with Chancellor Willy Brandt. The new coalition began its term by expectedly revaluing the mark toward free-market levels, while Kai-Uwe Von Hassell administered the oath to 15 ministers.
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Social Democratic Party
Willy Brandt
Bonn
West Germany
Bundestag
Kai-Uwe von Hassell
Social Democrats
Free Democrats
Brandt
Gustav Heinemann
Weimar Republic
Europe
Christian Democratic
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Prague purge of liberals widens to industry managers
Prague AP reports that the purge of liberals in Czechoslovakia expands to reform minded managers in state owned industries. Industry Minister Josef Simon says a priority campaign to remove right wing and opportunistic elements is under way and all managers will be screened by mid November for necessary changes. He rejects fears of harming the economy and says suitable replacements are being prepared, including some fired during Dubcek’s reform era.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Simon
Czech
Svoboda
Simon
Alexander Dubcek
Bar Association calls for removal of Somerville clerk
The Massachusetts Bar Association urged the removal of Somerville District Court Clerk Joseph Marino, candidate for mayor, alleging use of his office for political gain. A petition cites failure to issue warrants, improper initials on cases, absence in nine criminal matters, and campaign neglect. Marino, admitted to the bar in 1937 and appointed clerk in 1967 by Gov. Volpe, finished poorly in the Somerville primary.
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Boston
Massachusetts Bar Association
Somerville
Joseph &. Marino
Philip Sisk
State Supreme Court
Ammi R. Culter
Marino
Michael DeMarco
Allan Roy Kingston
Kingston
Lester Ralph
Ralph
James Brennan
John A. Volpe
Army Sit In Over Wages Ends in Chile
In Santiago a brief rebel protest over wages concluded with Brig. Gen. Robert Viaux Marambo surrendering command to Maj. Gen. Alfredo Malin. Negotiations with President Eduardo Frei had paved the way for the resolution as a midnight truce held and troops returned to barracks while riot police patrolled the city.
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Santiago
Chile
Robert Viaux Marambo
Alfredo Malin
Malhn
Eduardo Frei
Viaux
Inquest Hears Conflicting Kennedy Drowning Theories
Testimony in the Dinis inquest on Miss Kopechne's death at Chappaquiddick disputes Kennedy's version and judges rules on hearsay. Deputy Look places Kennedy near Dyke Bridge early morning. Doctors differ on embalmed body autopsy validity while the inquest date remains unsettled awaiting Massachusetts Supreme Court guidance.
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Nation
Kopechne
Christopher Look Jr
Edgartown
Mass
Dyke Bridge
Dinis
Cyril H. Weeht
Pittsburgh
Verne Spitz
Maryland
Spitz
Kapechne
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Sullivan Bars Apology To NH In Speech Row
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Neil V. Sullivan refused to apologize after New Hampshire sweepstakes official Edward Sanel condemned his remarks likening sweepstakes to legalized prostitution. Sullivan said he merely noted gambling ads while driving through New Hampshire and drew a comparison to California and Nevada.
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Massachusetts
Neil V. Sullivan
New Hampshire
Sullivan
Granite State
Edward Sanel
Laconia
N.H
New Hampshire Educators’ Association
Sanel
California
Nevada
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