Bombers Strike Cambodian Border as Ground Fighting Eases
U S forces report light ground fighting in Vietnam while B52s drop 1 200 tons along the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon. Eight waves hit base camps within miles of the border as negotiations on ending raids surface. In Da Nang area clashes kill and wound Marines and wounding eight in separate engagements. The US reports large numbers of Russian made rocket launchers uncovered near Da Nang. Col Dale J Crittenberger, son of a World War II general, dies in a helicopter collision in the Mekong Delta. 12 other Americans perish in two helicopters crash near Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
da Nang
1St Air Cavalry Division
98Th Light
Dale J. Crittenberger
Mekong Delta
Crittenberger
West Point
9Th Infantry Division
Wilks D. Crittenberger
4Th
Rome
Army
Washington, D.C
Remagen Bridge
McLean
Leo P
Israel Denies Arab Claims On Raids
Al Fatah said its guerrillas launched a heavy attack along a 30 mile Jordan Valley front with hundreds of commandos and claimed several Israeli posts were destroyed. Israel reported only a single skirmish with four Arab saboteurs killed and one Israeli wounded while dismissing the raid as exaggerated.
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al Fatah
Israel
Amman
Jordan Valley
Srubavel Shalev
Fatah
Shalev
Two Berets To Testify For Army In Vietnam Murder Case
Two Green Beret suspects, Chief Warrant Officer Edward M. Boyle and Sergeant 1st Class Alvin L. Smith Jr., will be granted immunity and not stand trial. They will testify against six other Special Forces personnel in the murder and conspiracy case linked to a Vietnamese agent. The two remain on Long Binh base under parole while awaiting testimony. The Army has not disclosed details, but reports say the killed man was a Vietnamese working for the Special Forces in Cambodia and allegedly cooperating with North Vietnam.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
Green Beret
Edward M. Boyle
New York City
Alvin L. Simith Ir
Naples
Fla
U.S
Saigon
Army
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Boyle
Smith
US. Army
Special Forces
Cambodia
North Vietnam
South China Sea
Dismissal Pressures Rejected by Resor
Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor said he rejected strong pressures to pull the Green Berets case from Saigon military jurisdiction and to drop murder and conspiracy charges. He defended a full fair trial with classified matters heard behind closed doors. Sources say pressures came from congressmen, top military officers, and defense attorneys. Resor noted five levels of appeal if convictions occur.
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New York Times News Service
Washington
Stanley R. Resor
Green Berets
Saigon
Resor
DPU Seeks 327465 To Expand Department Of Public Utilities
Boston AP Gov Sargent considers a 327,465 proposal to add 26 new DPU positions and raise staff grades. Cowin cites low salaries and tight budgets, noting losses of experienced staff and a 794,000 1969 revenue return. The report urges more inspectors and an assistant director for motor vehicles. The piece also covers Nixon Social Security hike criticism and a new nine member Labor Management Council.
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Boston
Francis W. Sargent
Department of Pubic Utilities
William S. Cowin
Department of Public Utilities
Cowin
DPU
General Fund
Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
Doolyoke
Boston Man Gets 5 Years in Mercy Killing
In Boston, 64 year old Giuseppe Pallotta pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge after interrupting his second trial. He was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for killing his wife who was suffering from cancer. He had earlier been convicted of second degree murder in the mercy killing and received a life sentence.
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Boston
Guisseppe Pallotta
Louise
Day Hicks
Gripes Welcome From Consumers
Boston AP The Massachusetts Consumers Council invites angry residents to send letters about shoddy merchandising to 100 Cambridge Street Boston Dermot P Shea executive secretary urged consumer voices as the state plans next year’s legislative program and seeks input on consumer concerns
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Boston
Massachusetts Consumers Council
Cambridge St
Dermot P. Shea
Massachusetts
Isotnell
Boston Legislator Seeks Repeal Of Racial Imbalance Law
Mrs Hicks told a legislative session that the 1965 statute aiming to end racial imbalanced classrooms in public schools has failed. She noted increase from 45 to 47 such schools in four years and urged repeal as of 1969. Massachusetts had been promised progress in 1963 but faces stasis.
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Chusetts
Hicks
Boston School Committee
di File
Boston contractors cited for hiring discrimination
Four Boston contractors face charges from the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination for failing to hire minority-group workers. Complaints were issued against S.J. Grova Co., Jackson Construction Co., Kirkland Co., and Wales Construction Co. as part of a broader move to enforce state hiring guidelines. Governor Sargent announced a state employee blood bank plan with 55,000 eligible and first donations set for Oct. 22 at the Statehouse.
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Boston
Massachusetts Commission
S.J. Grova Co
Jackson Construction Co
Kirkland Co
Wales Construction Co
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
Statehouse
Donald R. Dwight
Charles N. LeBuff
State Teachers Unit Plans Study of Student Unrest
A Massachusetts Teachers Association committee plans a statewide study of pupil teacher interaction to set guidelines for communities to prevent disorders. They seek 250000 to finance research and aim to involve teachers pupils and administrators to identify problems and solutions. They note only a fraction of students join radical groups while most prefer reasonable resolution.
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Boston
Massachusetts Teachers Association
Peter Cicchetti
Framingham
Association
Girard Hottleman
Hodleman
Massachusetts
Students Hold Service for Ho In BU Chapel
About 125 Boston University students gathered in Marsh Chapel for a memorial service honoring Ho Chi Minh. Seven School of Theology students read his biography and poetry, and quoted from the 1945 North Vietnamese declaration of independence, framing the event as opposition to U.S. Vietnam War involvement.
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Boston
Ho Chi Minh
Boston University
Marsh Chapel
School of Theology
Colin Mallard
U.S
Robert H. Hamill
Daniel L. Marsh
University
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