Frontier City fight yields 213 enemy killed in Vietnam
U S soldiers at Frontier City Vietnam repelled a planned assault by about 500 North Vietnamese troops. The battle left 213 enemy dead with no American fatalities and minor injuries to five others. Capt Ramon Pulliam led the defense as helicopters supplied heavy fortifications and fire support from Tay Ninh.
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Vietnam
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
Saigon
Cambodia
25Th Division
Tay Ninh
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ray
Pulliam
Ronald Neal
Phil
Arrests Reach 100 in Charleston March Clash
In Charleston South Carolina police and National Guardsmen arrested more than 100 Black demonstrators after a four hour confrontation when they ignored a dispersal order during a march in support of striking hospital workers. Many juveniles were jailed along with 102 others earlier. Reverend Ralph David Abernathy was among the jailed and refused bond.
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Dem
South Carolina Medical College Hospital
Charleston County Hospital
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Conroy
State Medical College
Abernathy
Clarence Singletary
U.S. Fears Blackout in Prisoner Mail From North Vietnam
U.S. officials express concern over almost no mail or Christmas packages reaching some 400 or more prisoners of war held by North Vietnam in the past six months since the air raids ended. El lio tt L Richardson notes Hanoi blocks family contact and red cross access while Paris talks on prisoner repatriation continue without a reply.
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North Vietnam
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Hanoi
Richardson
Nixon
International Red Cross Committee
Red Cross
Paris
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Pentagon
De Gaulle Retreats as Referendum Results Loom
President Charles de Gaulle hides at La Boisseries in Colombey as voters go to the polls on Sunday to decide a referendum that could end his rule. Polls show a tight race with 29 million voters awaiting results and possible abdicating if defeated.
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France
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Yvonn
Ulation
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The
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France-Soir
Paris
Elysee Palace
la Boisseries
Senate
Alain Poher
Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises
Republicans Weigh Split Over ABM System Policy
The Senate Republican Policy Committee begins assessing intra party opposition to the Safeguard ABM system with Chairman Gordon Allott predicting most Republicans will back President Nixon's deployment. Deputy Defense Secretary Packard presents the admin case at a closed session amid undecided GOP members who could decide the outcome.
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Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Nixon
Allott
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
David Packard
Defense
Ince
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Charles H. Percy
GOP
ABM
White House
Pentagon
Windows Smashed at McDowell County Courthouse in Welch
Guards stood by at the McDowell County Courthouse in Welch after a rock attack shattered two office windows of Circuit Judge Marinari. Sheriff Christian linked the incident to Friday’s dismissal of eight deputies in a feud with two County Court members. he warned violence will not resolve the dispute.
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McDowell County
Welch
Jack Marinari
Jack Christian
Marinari
McDowell County Court
Christian
Barbara Moore
Leonard Bolt
British Troops Multiplied Airlifted to Northern Ireland
In Londonderry 550 British infantry and engineers were flown in, lifting total troops to over 6,000 as bishops toured riot sites urging restraint. The period saw threats from the People’s Revolutionary Army amid anger over civil rights and calls for ending union with the United Kingdom.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Northern Counties
Ulster
People’s Revolutionary Army
Belfast
United Kingdom
Irish Republic
Owerri Retaken as Biafran Flag Flies Over Tower
Biafran troops reclaim Owerri the fifth largest town in Biafra and raise the flag from the town tower marking the first such display since Federal forces occupied the city last September. Col Ogbugo Kalu cites about 2,500 Nigerian soldiers retreating to Avy ten miles away. An ammunition dump near the town holds about a million pounds worth of supplies.
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Owerri
Biafra
Biafran
Ifegwu Eke
Ogbugo Kalu
14Th
Avy
Kalu
Mississippi Crest Shifts Along 80-Mile Flood Span
The swollen Mississippi River was on crest along an 80 mile stretch between Illinois and Iowa Saturday. Officials and residents hoped heavy rains and high winds would bypass the flood stricken area. An Army Corps of Engineers spokesman warned heavy rains could undermine earthen f k r es protecting many communities.
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Illinois
Iowa
Army Corps of Engineers
Paraguay under Stroessner faces student protests and church opposition
Rioters threaten Stroessner’s 15 year dictatorship as Paraguayans react to economic and social grievances. The Roman Catholic Church joins growing opposition, accusing the regime and bishops of political agitation while bishops denounce political prison conditions.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Swindlers Target Bluefield as Con Artist Activity Rises
The Telegraph cautions Bluefield residents to use common sense to avoid scams as con artists increase activity in the area. Jim Caffee reports on the con artist at work in the Sunday Magazine and Entertainment Review. Grundy is featured in Our Grand Area by Stubby Currence on page 10 of the Telegraph.
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Jim Caffee
Entertainment Review
Grundy
Our Grand Area
Stubby Currence
The
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