Ben Het Camp Sees Drop in Enemy Attacks
U S forces at Ben Het Special Forces camp report a sharp drop in North Vietnamese assaults over the weekend. Gen William Rosson tours the site and says the camp remains fully manned and well supplied. Artillery fire eases as air drops and new artillerymen arrive to restore logistics.
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U.S
Ben Het
Saigon
Cambodia
Laos
William B. Rosson
Vietnam
Rosson
Ben Het-Dak
Central Highlands
Highlands
Ron Thorne
Columbia
S.C
Green Beret
Strategic Air Command
Tan Son Nhut
U. S
Special Forces
Sihanoukville Port Replaces Ho Chi Minh Trail for War Material
U S intelligence reports say Sihanoukville Cambodia has become the major conduit for enemy arms to South Vietnam surpassing the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces rely on the neutralist port for weapons and munitions shipped from China and possibly Soviet vessels. Traffic moves mainly to the Mekong Delta and Saigon footholds, with the Cambodian army largely equipped with Soviet weapons.
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Saigon
Sihanoukville
South Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
Norodom Sihanouk
Hanoi
Washington
China
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U. S
Laos
North Vietnam
Sihanouk
De Gaulle Described as Henpecked by Wife in Memoir
Alain de Gaulle writes in The People that Charles de Gaulle was dominated by Yvonne de Gaulle at Colombey. He says she ran the household and finances, even guarding the account books and starting new ledgers each year.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
France
the People
Alain de Gaulle
Yvonne de Gaulle
Colombey Les Deux Eglises
Alain
de Gaulle
Four Harrodsburg Residents Die in WV Plane Crash
Four Harrodsburg Kentucky residents were killed when a light Cessna 172 nosed over and struck a steel tower near Kanawha Airport runway 23 in Charleston West Virginia. The victims were John Wesley Dwiggins 47 David Kenton Bollinger 42 Ruby 41 and Sherry 11 Bollinger. Flight controller Joseph Bledsoe said the plane was cleared to land and pitched nose down suddenly. Rescue officer Ken Parker said the plane hit a light tower about 30 feet from the runway end and flipped onto its back. Relatives noted Bollinger and Dwiggins had just arrived in Sutton from Harrodsburg for the flight to Charleston for fuel. Braxton County officials reported Bollinger a student pilot flying under Dwiggins instruction.
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Charleston
Harrodsburg
Kanawha
West Virginia
John Wesley Dwiggins
David Kenton Bollinger
Ruby
Sherry
Joseph Bledsoe
Ken Parker
Bollinger
Braxton County
Dwiggins
Sutton
Braxton
Dale Leavitt
Charleston Air National Guard Sd
John Bailey
Bluefield Board Election Tuesday
Bluefield voters will choose five city directors for two year terms starting Aug. 1. Turnout is expected light after a quiet campaign and a small June primary with 2,200 of 9,900 voters casting ballots. Incumbents Stephens Cook Webb seek re election. Simon and Wilkinson not running.
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Bluefield
Clyde Stephens
Lewis Cook
Henry C. Webb Jr
Fred Simon
John Wilkinson
Victor de Vault
Railroad Retirement Board
Robert
Bob) Moore
Italy Faces Weeklong Rail Strike Causing Travel Chaos
Rome reports widespread disruption as stationmasters lead a 48 hour strike plus support from state workers and judges. Government runs bus replacements while many trains run late and travelers cancel or delay vacations amid broader civil service walkouts.
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Rome
Italy
Ispra
Con
Gress
Christian Democrat
Senate Democrats Push Tax Reform If House Extends Surtax
Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and the Democratic Policy Committee back a three month surtax extension while pursuing meaningful reforms. They oppose piecemeal changes and seek broader measures including potential repeal of the investment credit and higher deductions if needed. Republicans and some Democrats urge action without delay.
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Washington
House
Senate Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Democratic Policy Committee
Mansfield
Senate
Wilbur Mills
Ways On Means Committee
John J. Williams
Del
Senate Finance Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Britons Pray For Prince's Safety In Caernarvon Investiture
In Caernarvon Wales churchgoers prayed for Prince Charles amid heightened security as police and helicopters guarded the town before his investiture as the 21st Prince of Wales. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visited a coast church while three Welsh youths faced bomb charges.
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Caernarvon
Wales
Quen Elizabeth II
Charles
Prince of
Mountain Land
Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Holyhead
National hollerin champion crowned at Spivey’s Corner
Dewey Jackson, 70, dairy farmer from near Roseboro, N C, won the national hollerin contest at Spivey’s Corner delivering the winning holler to the tune What a Friend We Have In Jesus. Jeanne Marie Brown of New Orleans won the women’s division with The Dismal Swamp holler as nearly 3 000 spectators attended the event on a high school football field.
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Jackson
Spivey’s Corner
Jesus
Jeanne Marie Brown
New Orleans
Cubans Seek U.S. Entry Through Semiorganized Route
Hundreds of Cubans have slipped into the United States from Mexico this year amid a year-old limit on Latin immigration, creating a semiorganized traffic. Lawful visas are scarce while illegal entries rise, with officials noting many Cubans avoid deportation plans due to U.S. policy toward Cuban arrivals.
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Miami
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
U.S
Havana
Central Intelligence Agency
Associated Press
Washington D.C
Texas
Arizona
Florida
Cuba
Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Bledsoe
Parker
Piedmont
David Bollinger
Bluefield Board
Demos
Edward II
Spivey's Corner
N. C
Dewey Jackson
Roseboro
Mexico City
Associated
James F. Greene
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