Guerrilla attack hits Udorn Air Base in Thailand
In a first time assault on U S Air Force facilities in Thailand during the Vietnam war, guerrillas attacked Udorn Base injuring four Americans and killing a Thai guard. Two aircraft were damaged as a security force repelled the incursion, while in Da Nang a rocket strike damaged Marine aircraft. No casualties were reported there.
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Saigon
U.S
Thailand
Udorn
Bangkok
North Vietnam
Associated Press
Peter O'Loughlin
Air Force
South Vietnam
da Nang
Panhandle
Michael Goldsmith
1St Marine Air Wing
1St Air Cavalry
Humphrey weighs running mate options after Kennedy exit
President hopeful Hubert H. Humphrey weighs five possible vice presidential partners after Edward M. Kennedy withdrew. The list includes Eugene McCarthy Sargent Shriver Richard Hughes Edmund Muskie and Fred Harris with Shriver as Kennedy brother in law and peace corps former head now French ambassador to France.
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Salt Lake City
Hubert H. Huma
Edward M. Kennedy
Humphrey
Kennedy
Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Sargent Shriver
McCarthy
Cleveland Riots Leave 10 Dead In East Side Clash
Associated Press reports a Cleveland neighborhood erupted in gunfire and arson as snipers attacked officers during a battle that left ten dead including three policemen. Mayor Stokes imposed a curfew and ordered National Guard troops back into the area while Negro community leaders and police struggled to quell looting and tension amid similar violence in Chicago Erie and Detroit.
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Associated Press
National
Cleveland
Watts
Newark
Detroit
Carl
OL Uic
B. Stokes
Wno
National Guard
Ree
Soviet pressure on Czechoslovakia and Kennedy withdraws
The Soviet Union heightened pressure on Czechoslovakia with announced military drills and intensified propaganda. In the United States, Edward M. Kennedy, the last Kennedy son remaining in contention, withdrew from consideration for the Democratic vice presidential nomination, declaring his decision final and binding.
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Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hunger USA critique fires back at Citizens Board findings
Dr. Herbert Pollack of the Institute for Defense Analyses rebutts the Citizens Board of Inquiry hunger report, calling it political polemic and factually flawed. He says widespread anemia claims stem from nonnutritional causes like intestinal parasites and iron deficiency, and notes diets cited as evidence are misinterpreted and overly simplistic.
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Washington
Honer
United States
Citizens Board of Inquiry
Citizens Board
Dles
Pentagon
IDA
Pollack
Postal Cutbacks Delayed A Week
Washington AP reports the first postal service cutbacks scheduled to start today were postponed for a week as Congress considers exempting the Post Office from federal manpower reductions. Postmaster General Watson said the delay follows Senate action, with House given a week to act, delaying planned cuts to window service and Saturday box collections and signaling broader future reductions.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
W. Marvin Watson
Senate
House
Department
Closi
Watson
Post Office
Capitol Hill
Frank Jansche
Ohio
John J. Williams
R-Del
Mud-Caked Gls Waiting For Attack
In Saigon the mud covered GIs brace for a third offensive against the capital. They weigh survival, rotation, and intelligence on a looming battle as rumors of large Viet Cong and North Vietnamese formations fade and return, with many new arrivals eager yet anxious.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Paris
Charlie
Dubcek Signals Talks With Soviets Amid Liberalization Push
Prague AP report says Communist party chief Alexander Dubcek told workers that the Czechoslovak party presidium is preparing for talks with Soviet leaders, urging strong faith in their cause. Liberals warn the nation’s fate hinges on the impending showdown, as Moscow pressures limits on liberal reforms. Rumors of a presidium split over Vaclav Prchlík’s removal were denied. Prchlík was returned to army service amid a restructuring seen as a compromise. Pravda accuses US interference and warns against adventurism in the crisis.
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Mao Tse-tung
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Waying
Dubcek
Presidium
Vaclav Prchlik
Central Committee
Prehlik
Prcehlik
Pravda
United States
Wall Street Journal
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Air Congestion Rising as Flights Delay Citywide
Washington reports growing air traffic delays with JFK and Newark airports seeing thousands of passengers delayed for hours. Airlines warn of $50 million yearly fuel and crew losses while costs for modernizing airways rise. Industry and government seek short and long term fixes including a proposed Airport Development Trust Fund funded by a 2 percent ticket tax to expand airports and fund airways.
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New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Newark
N.J
Alan S. Boyd
Airways Sogreureien
The
Air Transport Association
Mary
U.S
Congress
FAA
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