Vietnam War Battles Kill Nearly Six Hundred in Friction
In fierce fighting across South Vietnam, American, South Korean, and South Vietnamese forces killed about 600 Communist troops. US commands reported heavy action near Hue and Long Khanh, with 37 Americans and 90 enemy dead, plus 216 Communist fatalities in a single battalion engagement.
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Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Fight Ong
Hue
11Th Armored Cavalry
Long Khanh
Marines Battle Near Khe Sanh Fends Off Viet Cong Ambush
Marines report a brief fire fight before Vietnamese forces withdrew. 22 enemies killed as a sweep ends an attempted ambush five miles east of Khe Sanh. A 500 strong North Vietnamese battalion dug in along Route 9 below the DMZ and Marines brought in tanks and grenades.
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Khe Sanh
Route 9
Demilitarized Zone
Marines Press Four Sweeps Amid Heavy Losses In Vietnam
The report notes 16 dead and 39 wounded with 34 Communist soldiers killed as Marines carry out four major sweeps in a hostile area. The push faces potential enemy strength of four North Vietnamese divisions, about 35 000 men. Air Force and Navy pilots hover for possible renewed air battles, but no engagements were recorded today. Continued on Page Two.
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U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Newark Riots and National Guard Deployments Dominate World’s Week
Rioting in Newark left 26 dead, 1,316 arrested, and over 15 million dollars in damage as violence spread to Plainfield Montclair and Jersey City. National Guardsmen were sent to Durham Cairo and Minneapolis amid further conflict.
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Associated Press
United States
Newark
Los Angeles
Plainfield
N.J
Montcl
Jersey City
Nyack
Durham
N.C
Cairo
Ill
Minneapolis
Today's Chuckle Golfer Plays Fair Game
A lighthearted quip credits Jack with playing a fair game when watched, attributed to a tongue in cheek remark from The Chuckle Golf Digest.
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Jack
WRR
Fen. Corp
Union Scandal Charged Involving Union Funds
AFL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers accuses two officials Milton Weihrauch and Joseph Lozzi of diverting 141747 in union funds over five years for non union purposes including a bar bill turkey meat and trips to Miami Beach. The investigation targets district 3 leaders amid trusteeship and a Newark hearing for a temporary restraining order.
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Washington
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Turkey
Paul Jennings
Milton Weihrauch
Joseph Lozzi
Jennings
James B. Carey
Iozzi
Weihrauch
Wei
New York
New Jersey
District 3
East Rutherford
N.J
U.S. Dist
James A. Coolahan
Newark
Ozzi
District 1
Explorer 35 Nears Moon On radiation mission
Explorer 35 launched from Cape Kennedy swept within 4 200 miles of the moon as a retrorocket fired to place the probe into lunar orbit. Goddard Space Flight Center reported the 23 second burn was successful and tracking will confirm lunar capture.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
America
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Goddard
Moon
Franciscan College Faces Change Under Retiring President
Father Clarence Laplante reflects on St. Francis College tenure and milestones including accreditation in 1966 coed admission and upcoming shift to lay leadership with Dr Richard Spath as president. Plans include a theology major growth in summer sessions and potential oceanographic affiliation while maintaining Catholic endowment strengths and small college advantages.
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Clarence Laplante
St. Francis College
Pool Road
Father Laplante
Spath
Biddeford
O.F
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