23 Marines Die as Pullout Looms Near DMZ Rockpile
Saigon reports 23 Marines killed and 58 wounded as two US Marine regiments withdraw from Vietnam by December 15. Battle near the Rockpile 4 miles south of the DMZ involved hand to hand fighting, air support, and heavy shelling. In a second incident, a helicopter collision killed 12 Americans. ground clash leaves 1 American and 18 Viet Cong dead. Weekly casualty tally shows U.S. deaths 148, South Vietnamese 529, enemy 2,361.
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North Vietnamese To Let U.S. Wives Know If War Has Made Them Widows
Four Dallas area wives of missing U S Air Force pilots met North Vietnamese officials at Paris peace talks seeking confirmation of their husbands’ status. They were promised Hanoi would contact them with results if alive, and letters given would be delivered. The delegation offered visitors access to their headquarters but gave no indication of prisoner lists.
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Statesman Grants 15 Month Death Row Stays
Four condemned prisoners at Walpole State Prison won 15 month stays of execution after Executive Council votes. Gov. Sargent cited need to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to proceed in Maxwell v Bishop, while council debates and public remarks highlighted the gravity of life and death decisions.
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Longmeadow
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G. Edward Bradley
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Nasser Sidelined by Summit Flu Amid Unclear Leadership
Cairo reported President Nasser is ill with an acute influenza infection after the Cairo Arab summit and will rest with three doctors advising indefinite rest. officials note Anwar Sadat may handle some duties though no clear successor is named. Ali Sabry and pro Russian aides are cited in a purge claim, with Soviet replacement rumors. An Israeli court sentenced Mustafa Hassan Ibrahim Samara to life for the Hebrew University bombing. a 19-year-old girl also received life. Gaza saboteurs damaged the railroad with minor hits overnight.
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Nixon Urges UN Help For Middle East Peace Effort
President Nixon called for United Nations backing to achieve a stable peace in the Middle East, urging observance of UN ceasefire resolutions and a binding settlement. He proposed talks on arms shipments, five areas of global concern, and support for an international volunteer corps and space frontier exploration. Cardinal Urbani, patriarch of Venice, died at 89 after a heart attack.
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