Enemy Tanks Sighted 50 Miles From Saigon
Communist tanks were reported 50 miles northwest of Saigon amid a deepening threat near the Cambodian border. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engaged about 400 enemy troops with three tanks, one armored carrier, and later counterattacks drove the assailants westward. Casualties were light for both sides, with some reports of Russian T34s. Loc Ninh and Lang Vei regions saw renewed fighting and shelling of Tan Son Nhut airbase continued.
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Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Marine
Khe Sanh
Cambodia
Green Beret
Loc Ninh
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Bu Dop
Tan Son Nhut
Lang Vei
Campaign to fund Freedom of Information Center at Missouri
A national drive will raise at least 1 million dollars to build a Freedom of Information Center at the University of Missouri. Missouri newspaper executives lead the project to answer questions on government transparency, press freedom limits, and how reporting affects elections and society. The FOIL Center, led by Paul L. Fisher since 1959, operates in a cramped three-room office with ten assistants, offering a reference hub for news media and research.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri
University of Missouri
Newsmen
Paul L. Fisher
Fisher
University
United States Accused Of Creating Viet Cong By Gardiner
Former AID Saigon director Arthur Z. Gardiner, now head of International Voluntary Services, argues the United States is creating more Viet Cong than it destroys and urges a peace settlement with troop withdrawal. He emphasizes private IVS work, calls for Vietnamese self-determination, and warns of a costly land war in Asia unless policies shift.
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Washington
United States
Arthur Z. Gardiner
American Foreign Aid Agency
Saigon
Gardiner
Vietnam
Asia
US Agency For International Development
South
International Voluntary Services
IVS
South Vietnam
Peace Corps
For Internone Development
Pri
Uneasy Russell warns on Khe Sanh as Vietnam war expands
Senate Armed Services Chairman Richard Russell warns the Khe Sanh position may be hard to defend and calls for possible reinforcements as more U.S. troops are expected to go to Vietnam. He notes home-force gaps and supports subcommittee hearings on troop increases and pacification program setbacks amid Tet offensive fallout.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Service Committee
U.S
Khe Sanh
Georgia Democrat
Russell
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
South
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moreland
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert W. Komer
Komer
Saigon
Wheeler
Johnson
Stephen M. Young
D-Obie
J. W. Fulbright
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
U.S. Leaders Split On Vietnam War Pressure Rises
News At A Glance notes divisions on civil disorders report completion while commissions push toward final findings. It highlights fears of Viet Cong growth, Khe Sanh defense doubts, and limits on Vietnam war coverage. Also cites unemployment among nonwhite teens in 20 large cities and calls for a special education session as teachers strike, plus a Mississippi special congressional election with Charles Evers in the field.
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Florida
Mississippi
Charles Evers
Riots Report Fault Lines Show Split Police Blame
Washington APDifferences persist among members of the President's Commission on Civil Disorders as it nears its final report on last summer's riots. Some call for a tougher approach to riot control while others resist shifting blame from city police. The panel plans broad reforms including job training education and housing and may propose community service officers funded mostly by the federal government to work in slums as part of police departments.
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President's Commission On Civil Disorders
Washington
Commission On Civil Disorders
Commission
Johnson
Newark
Detroit
New Censorship Rules Draw Fire Over Vietnam Coverage
John E. Moss of the House government information subcommittee condemned new censorship rules on Vietnam war coverage. He urged full disclosure, expected to seek an explanation from Defense Assistant Secretary Goulding and a file of Saigon Washington cables. US Command barred releasing casualties, damage, and enemy shell data if it aids the enemy, while officials prepared to clarify whether reporters can still report field observations. Moss argues progress reports on US and South Vietnamese troops must not be censored.
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Vietnam
U.S
Washington
John E. Moss
House
Government Information Subcommittee
California
Democrat
Moss
Phil G. Goulding
Defense
Saigon
Pentagon
Defense Department
Winant Sidle
Sidle
Negro Youths Short Of Work Amid Rising Unemployment
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report finds about 32.7 percent of nonwhite youths ages 16 to 19 jobless in the nations 20 largest metropolitan areas, compared with 11 percent of white teenagers. In St Louis Detroit Pittsburgh and other cities nonwhite unemployment far outpaces whites, while Washington shows notably lower nonwhite joblessness. The study signals widening urban labor gaps and potential social tension in coming summers.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
St. Louis
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
Los Angeles- Long Beach
Sevigny Seeks Nomination to Biddeford House Seat
Romeo J. Sevigny of 16 A Cleaves St Biddeford announces intends to seek ballot position in the Democratic June Primary for the Biddeford House seat. A loom fixer at Bates Mfg Co for 25 years he also served on the Biddeford City Council and has been a Maine House member.
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Romeo J. Sevigny
Cleaves St
Biddeford
House of Representatives
Sevigny
Bates Mfg. Co
Saco Tanning Corp
Rose Pinette
Royal
Gisele
St. Andre’s Church
Maine
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Vate
America
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Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard
Kennebunk
Fea. Corp
Honolulu
William West
THE
Senate Armed Services Committee
American Aid Agency
House Government Information Subcommittee
Riot Commission
Family Hobby Center
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Romeo Sevigny
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