Vietnamese Clash Near Quang Tri and An Loc
Communist forces attacked South Vietnamese troops just north of Quang Tri while other units battled North Vietnamese hiding near An Loc along highway 13. Allied officials predicted the Quang Tri Citadel and the An Loc road would soon be retaken as Saigon reported heavy combat and casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri
Highway 13
An Loc
Radio
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
North
Fischer takes commanding lead in world chess title match
In Reykjavik Bobby Fischer built a 6.5 to 3.5 lead over Boris Spassky after a 56 move victory in game 10. Rumors spread that Spassky might quit, with some calling it a Russian illness and a return to Moscow if he loses again.
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Jim Ward
Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
Fischer
Moscow
Nikolai Krogius
American Party names editor as vice president
The American Party selected Tom Anderson a Tennessee weekly editor and Birch society member as its vice presidential candidate joining John G. Schmitz the party's presidential nominee. Anderson once owned fourteen weekly farm magazines and now publishes Florida Growers and Ranchers.
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American Party
Louisville
Tom Anderson
Tennessee
Crusader For Freedom
John Birch Society
John G. Schmitz
California
Republican Party
John Birch
Anderson
South
Florida Growers and Ranchers
Chuckle Notes on Stupidity and Genuineness
A light joke observes that stupidity has a redeeming trait: it can be genuinely obvious. The quip plays on the paradox of sincerity in foolish behavior.
Desegregation Fight Seen as DOJ Lax, Says Lawyers Group
A UPI report notes a lawyers' committee claims the Justice Department broke faith with the Constitution by not enforcing school desegregation laws under former Attorney General John Mitchell. They say the department echoed a pattern of undermining civil rights protections while expanding busing and integration debates.
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Justice Department
John Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
Abner Mikva
D-Ill
Lawyers’ Review Committee
Department of Justice
Department
Richard Kleindienst
Russians Detain American Newsman Talking to Jews
In Moscow a police raid detained four Jews seeking exit visas to Israel and American AP journalist James R. Peipert. Peipert was released after about an hour while the Jews were freed hours later. Police blocked calls to his office and the American embassy.
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Moscow
Israel
James R. Peipert
Associated Press
Peipert
IRA threatens large scale offensive in Northern Ireland
In Belfast an IRA spokesman warned of counterattacks in days to regain control of Catholic areas as British forces prepared. About 150 Provisional IRA members had fled to Buncrana as the army moved to retake Belfast and Londonderry. Helicopters airlifted sandbags amid fears of renewed bombing on the anniversary of internment.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
Buncrana
Londonderry
Portglenone
Tornado Strikes Farm Near Belle Plaine Iowa
A tornado touched down on the Robert Meeks farm three miles northeast of Belle Plaine at about 9 25 p m Saturday night destroying a barn and uprooting trees. Debris blocked several roads and authorities reported no immediate injuries. Severe storms and damaging hail swept across the state with heavy hail two to three inches in Humboldt area.
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Iowa News
Belle Plaine
Robert Meeks
Here
Humboldt
Iowa
Secret Egress Recap plan details prisoner returns
Washington outlines Operation Egress Recap a contingency program to rehabilitate and return more than 500 American POWs from Southeast Asia. It includes hospital plans, personal briefings on promotions finances and uniforms and a Hawaii coordination meeting with State Defense and military officials.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Hawaii
State Department
Defense Department
Military Services
U.S
Saigon
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
First Peace Corps Head Is Chosen
Washington AP Sar gent Shriver a former Peace Corps director and onetime ambassador to France was named by George McGovern for the Democratic vice presidential nomination after a week of rejections from four choices. Shriver, 56, Kennedy brother in law, must be confirmed by the Democratic national committee. Ed muskie had just announced he declined McGovern’s offer. Eagleton quit after disclosure of psychiatric treatment.
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Cleon Dolezal
Eighth Avenue
Dennis
Shellsburg
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
France
George McGovern
McGovern
Kennedy
Shriver
Democratic National Committee
Edmund
Muskie
Kennebunk
Maine
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Eagleton
Missourian
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Duane Crock
N. Viets
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Cai
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Bernard Gwertzman
New York Times Service
Vietnam
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Navy
Everett Alvarez
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