Heavy Viet Cong losses as allies beat back 1000 strong assault
Viet Cong regimental force attacked positions 300 miles northeast of Saigon. U.S. planes and artillery repel the attack with heavy losses. government sources report about 600 guerrillas killed, with moderate government losses. The clash centered near Bong Son, north of Qui Nhon, as U.S. air sorties totaled 58.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Qui Nhon
Bong Son
An Khe
Hue
da Nang
Iron Triangle
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Bien Hoa
Harassment Denied in Pittsfield Teachers Union Rift
Lincoln D. Lynch denied charges by the Pittsfield Central Labor Council that school administrators harass teachers to deter joining the Pittsfield Teachers Federation AFL IO. The CLC accused principals of anti union actions while Lynch said the claims are untrue and urged proof in court if solid.
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Lincoln D. Lynch
Pittsfield Central Labor Council
CLC
Pittsfield Teachers Federation
Afl-Io
Ralph J. Froio
Froio
Central Union Organization
Pittsfield
Afl-Cio Federation of Teachers
Lynch
National Labor Relations Board
Army Plans Big Reserve Recruiting Drive for Vietnam War
Washington officials disclosed a plan to recruit thousands of youths into voluntary six month programs to swell civilian military units toward wartime strength for possible use in Vietnam. About 20,000 more men are needed to fill combat units with 15,000 per National Guard division and six brigades to gain strength. Local units show no orders yet for manpower increases.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Defense Department
National Guard
Army Reserve
Congress
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New York
26Th Division
Berkshire County
110Th Armored Regiment
Onota Lake Boulevard
North Adams
Adams
Long-Hair Students Wage Futile Court Hair War
New York reports four students nationwide sue school officials to avoid cutting long hair as admission conditions. A Massachusetts Supreme Court claimant cites Beethoven Liszt Washington and Custer as supporters. Texas students trim their own hair then wear Beatle wigs off campus to face the public.
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New York
Court
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Beethoven
Liszt
George Washington
George Armstrong Custer
Texas College
Leave Viet Nam in Peace Move Gromyko orders U S in UN
At the United Nations the Soviet Union denounced the United States as an aggressor in Viet Nam and demanded U S withdrawal as essential for peace. Foreign Minister Gromyko declared U S Viet Nam policy would mislead and urged an end to bombardment and a return to the 1954 Geneva accord. The speech set the stage for a debated Viet Nam section at the General Assembly while Goldberg outlined U S disarmament efforts and praised Soviet cooperation on India Pakistan issues. In California, a horse trod on a hospital-forger fugitive, aiding his capture after escape.
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United Nations, N
Soviet Union
United States
Viet Nam
Gromyko
U.S
Goldberg
Security Council
New China
Peking
Building Firm Head Testifies He Gave Benoit $15,000 in 1960
In Boston, Nicholas Civitarese testified he handed Leo Benoit $15,000 in cash in April 1980, a day before the 1960 Executive Council approved Di Natale’s reappointment as State Public Works Commissioner. The trial also featured a confrontation with lawyer Joseph Sax, who was held in contempt. Former Gov. Foster Furcola and four council members face conspiracy charges.
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Head
Benoit
Boston
UPI
Leo H. Benoit
State Housing Board
Executive Council
Anthony N. di Natale
Nicholas Civitarese
Joseph Sax
Foster Furcola
Joseph Ray Crimmins
Somerville
Raymond F. Sullivan
Springfield
Ernest C. Stasiun
Fairhaven
Michael Jr. Favulli
Worcester
Crimmins
Sullivan
Civitarese
Ralph Richards Construction Co
Dedham
Ashburton Place
India May Join Atom Arms Race
U S officials fear India may enter the nuclear arms race as 86 members of Parliament urged Prime Minister Shastri to start weapon production. Washington warns against expanding nuclear capability while noting Pakistan and China pressures. American scientists say India could reach weapons production in about 18 months. Plymouth plant dispute ends after firm agrees to discuss tea break ban. 86 engineers had struck.
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Washington
API
U.S
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Johnson
United States
Pakistan
Red China
Peking
Shastri
Russia
Britain
India accuses Pakistan of cease fire violations in Kashmir fighting
India says Pakistan violated UN cease fire at multiple frontier points while pro Pakistan guerrillas claim 83 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir flare up. Shastri warns any attack will be met with full determination and force amid broader war crisis with China and Pakistan.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
Pakistan
United Nations
Kashmir
Britain
Bharat Jha Azad
Congres
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Shastri
Ayub Khan
Indian Defense Ministry
Sikkim-Tibet
Chola
Yakla
Nathula Pass
Dongchui la
West Pakistan
Rajasthan
Sind
Jhangar
U.N
Asutar
Jaisalmer
All-India Radio
Subcontinent
China
Himalayan
Peking
Indian Kashmir
Tibet
Kashmir-Tibet
Johnson orders broad reorganization of federal civil rights programs
President Johnson announced a six point plan to centralize civil rights efforts. The changes expand attorney general and labor secretary roles, shift the Community Relations Service to Justice, and abolish the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity and the President's Council on Equal Opportunity. The plan aims to coordinate federal actions to eliminate discrimination and keep voluntary nondiscrimination pledges with private employers.
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Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Secretary of Labor
Civil Rights Commission
Commerce Department
Justice Department
President's Committee On Eignal Opportunity
President’s Council On Equal Opportunity
Cabinet Departments
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Civil Service Commission
W. Willard Wiriz
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Congress
Community Relations Service
Council On Equal Opportunity
Five Day Forecast Shows Temps Above Normal
The forecast indicates temperatures through Wednesday averaging about 3 degrees above the seasonal norm of 56 degrees. Expect warmer conditions Sunday and Monday, then cooler trends on Tuesday and Wednesday with showers Tuesday.
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Binh Dinh
Ad- Province
Let
Bien Hoa Air Base
Hanford
Calif
Rudy Zamora
John A. Letteney
Lancaster
Civilarese
Letteney
Lax
Eugene A. Hudson
Sax
Suffolk County Superior Court
Ernest E. Stasiun
Michael Favulli
Raymond Sullivan
Associated
Press
Atom
Plymouth, Eng
Brown and Sharpe
Bulletin
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