Vietnam War Update Shows Heavy Fighting Near Dak To
Reports from Vietnam describe U S and allied forces engaging North Vietnamese units across the central highlands and Mekong Delta. U S paratroopers arrive at Chu Lai while Khe Sanh endures artillery and air strikes as bombardments and raids continue.
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Pentagon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Mekong
Can Tho
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Dak
Americal
Tam Ky
Kontum City
Bszs
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Haiphong
Hanoi
Air Force
Marine
Navy
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
82Nd Airborne Division
3Rd Brigade
Chu Lai
South China Sea
Johnson
el Toro Air Station
California
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Alexander R
Bud" Bolling
Oennnene Ene Au Los
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Khe Sanh
Sanh
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Highlands
Lans
Dak Ta
Dak To
4Th Division
Bien Hoa
Thu Duc
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Nixon Sees Major Role After Romney Exit
Nixon said Romney’s withdrawal will not derail the race and that Romney will play a major role in securing the Republican victory. Rockefeller potential move discussed. Nixon aides kept to six primaries and Romney’s NH ballot status noted.
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Relman Morin
Manchester
N.H
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Nixon
Romney
New Hampshire
Washington
Michigan
America
Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Patrick Buchanan
Wisconsin
Buchanan
Nebraska
Indiana
South Dakota
Oregon
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Romney withdraws from race as Nixon Rockefeller field forms
Romney pulls out leaving Nixon and Rockefeller as top contenders. Rockefeller maintains non candidate stance but eyes future activity and meetings with governors. Nixon issues brief praise and signals possible turnout impact while Romney plans quick decision next week.
Spiegel and Dowd Map Fight for Senate Seat
State Rep. Gerard S. Spiegel of Trumbull will challenge fellow Trumbull Rep. Thom as F. Dow Jr. for the GOP nomination in the 25th district which includes Trumbull Fairfield and Easton. Dowd is backed by Fairfield colleagues and Trumbull committee votes split on endorsements as Spiegel predicts town support. In Atlanta Senator Richard B. Russell faulted Westmoreland for outmoded tactics in Vietnam calling for guerrilla warfare insights.
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Senate
Gerard S.spiegel
Trumbull
Thomas F. Dow Jr
GOP
Fairfield
Easton
Rep. Dowd
House
Republican House
Stewart B. McKinney
Meville A. Burrows
Spiegel
Rep
Rep. Spiegel
Republican Town Committee
Atlanta, Ga
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
William C. Westmoreland
Atlanta Constitution
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Vietnam
Constitution
Check Fraud Suspect, 21, Held on $2,500 Bail
Joseph P Rubin, 21, of 43 Maplewood Avenue, was arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He is held in lieu of $2,500 bail pending further investigation as police say he passed a number of worthless checks to merchants.
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Joseph P.rubin
Maplewood Avenue
Rubin
Un-Safety in Numbers: birthday as alarm target
A UPI report warns strangers can steal by guessing birth dates as codes. Sherman Van Andel of Burns Detective Agency cautions against using birth dates or obvious date series, noting thieves may seek calendar pads or blotters and see through simple disguises.
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New York
UPI
Sherman van Andel
Burns Detective Agency
Rockerfeller Pressed As Candidate Talk Dwindles
At a Washington hotel reception Governor Rockefeller faced a sea of photographers while saying he is not a candidate. The crowd pressed close as the Rockefellers moved through the line to a buffet. Romney commented the day was wonderful as she left.
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John G. Tower
Texas
Sévoie
Romney
Johnson
Tower
Nixon
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Michigan
Leonard W. Hall
Boston
New Hampshire
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Frank Marsh
Oregon
New York
Capitol Hill
Opic
Washington Hotel
Rockefellers
Symes Leaves Penn Central Board in Shuffle
James M. Symes 70 resigns as Penn Central director and executive committee chair. John T. Dorrance Jr. of Campbell Soup Co. named to the board, and Richard Mellon named to chair the executive committee.
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Philadelphia
James M. Symes
Old Pennsylvania Railroad
Penn Central Railroad
John T. Dorrance Jr
Campbell Soup Co
Symes
Richard Xk. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Mellon
Pennsy
Stuart T. Saunders
Saunders
Penn Central
Dorrance
Campbell
State Woman Prisoner Ordered to Be Freed
A federal judge ordered Hartford to release Carrie Robinson from the state farm for women due to a state law that imposes longer sentences on women than men. Robinson had pleaded guilty to breach of peace and resisting arrest.
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Hartford
ULS
M. Joseph Blumenfeld
Carrie Robinson
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