Reds Begin Fresh Drive On An Loc Amid Hefty Fighting
Saigon AP reports renewed combat around An Loc after 1600 rounds of artillery pounded the provincial capital. North Vietnamese tanks were said destroyed. U.S. officials said Seventh Fleet ships faced MIGs, torpedo boats and shore batteries with notable damage to destroyer Higher and cruiser Oklahoma City. Four Americans wounded. MIG shot down over Higbee. three torpedo boats sunk and one damaged. Hamner reportedly engaged two fast boats with one sunk and one damaged. No Hamner damage.
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An Loc
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U.S. Ith
Higher
7Th Fleet
Oklahoma City
Navy
Hamner
Sterett
Adams
Lloyd ‘Thomas
Higbee
North Vietnam
Peggy Baird
Tornado Kills Five Huddled In Ranchhouse
A tornado destroyed a Davis Oklahoma ranchhouse where eight people huddled for safety killing five and injuring three among the dead were three teenagers. Across southern Oklahoma a dozen twisters injured 12 more people none seriously.
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Davis, Olle
Vpi
Oklahoma
Davis
Oklahoma City
Red Adams
U S Losses Hit Six Month High In Vietnam War
Saigon reports the week’s casualties mark the highest American losses in six months with 12 Americans killed in action and 6% wounded, while South Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths reach a wartime peak. The totaled figures push overall US and allied fatalities past one million since January 1961, the enemy toll the highest since May 1968.
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North Vietnam
Farmer
Park
University
Maryland
U.S
Protests Erupt Across Campuses As 125+ Arrested
Demonstrators clash with police at Wright Patterson Air Base in Ohio while Maryland National Guard units are deployed near the University of Maryland after a third night of student disorders. Twenty campuses plan coordinated antiwar strikes with sit ins and teach ins as Northeastern presidents denounce renewed bombing.
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Wright-Patterson
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North Vietnam
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
National i
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
ROTC
Amherst
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Women’s Caucus
Central Park
Columbia University
New York City
Relative Chuckle Breaks Mirror and Luck Envy
A fragmented, jokey note reports a man reacting to a broken mirror and a promise of seven years of luck. The fragment hints at humor and misfortune, with no clear names or events to anchor a full report.
House Democrats condemn U.S. bombing and Hanoi invasion
In Washington the House Democratic caucus condemned renewed U S bombing of North Vietnam and Hanoi Haiphong invasion of the south. A 144 to 58 vote backed a deadline action by the House Foreign Affairs Committee within 30 days and called for first war deadline legislation.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Sout
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Hanoi-Haiphong
House Foreign Affairs Committee
South Vietnam
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr
Massachusetts
Sam Gibbons
G. V
Sonny) Montgomery
China
Meany urges new bureaucracy to control prices
AFL CIO chief George Meany calls for a federal price control bureau to curb food costs and ease wage pressure, warning farmers may pull product from markets. He says controls should be imposed soon and disputes the Pay Board approach amid broader tensions over inflation and policy.
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Labor
George Meany
Nixon
Afl-Cio
Meany
Nixon Aide Balks at ITT Quiz During Senate Hearings
Presidential aide Peter Flanigan refused to answer questions about ITT contacts citing scope limits agreed with the White House. The Senate panel pressed for details on the out-of-court settlement and related meetings with ITT officials and Hartford divestiture discussions.
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ITT
G.O.T
Richard G. Kleindienst
Jamesq. Eastland
D-Miss
Flanigan
Eastland
White House
San Diego
John N. Mitchell
Richard W. McLaren
TTT
Ramsden
Trohatyn
Rohatyn
Department of Justice
British Tribute Paid to Brandt Arrives in London
Chancellor Willy Brandt of West Germany flies into London for talks with British leaders. Heath’s government plans a Windsor Castle banquet as a sign of British regard for Brandt and his Ostpolitik. The visit aims to secure parliamentary ratification of treaties with Russia and Poland.
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London
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Europe
Russia
Poland
Brands
Edward Heath
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Panel urges tax credits for parents to aid nonpublic schools
Washington AP report: a presidential panel urged government support for troubled parochial schools via tax credits for tuition and direct tuition grants to welfare families using nonpublic schools. Panel chair Clarence Walton warned closures would worsen urban strain and hit poor and minority families hardest.
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Washington
Nixon
Clarence Walton
Catholic University
Publc
Walton
Apollo 16 lander delays moon touchdown for two hours
Apollo 16 mission control ordered a two hour hold delaying Orion’s descent as the command ship prepared to fire engines. John Young and Charles Duke prepared to land in Descartes region to seek volcanic evidence and ancient rock, while Mattingly orbited above awaiting a safer touchdown window.
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Bulletin Space Center
Houston
Mission Control
Apolio 16
Moon
Descartes Mountains
Orion
Thomas Mattingly
Young
Duke
Relnenday
Black Durham HS teacher named National Teacher of the Year
James Rogers, 29, a Black Durham High School history teacher, was chosen as National Teacher of the Year, becoming the first Black recipient. He credits listening to students and says the award endorses his approach to education, with the honor sponsored by Britannica, Ladies Home Journal, and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
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James Rogers
Black Durham High School
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Ragleid News and Observer
North Carolina
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