Thieu names Tran Van Huong South Vietnam premier
President Thieu announces former Saigon mayor and ex premier Tran Van Huong as prime minister nine hours after Premier Nguyen Van Loc resigns. Ky opposes compromise moves, while Thieu signals flexible stance. Candau re-elected WHO director general for fourth term.
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Thieu
Tran van Huong
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Loc
Geneva
Marcelino Candau
Brazil
U.N. World Health Organization
Battles Near Border Take Severe Toll
In South Vietnam fierce clashes as Ho Chi Minh’s birthday nears. U S forces report 28 Americans dead and 135 wounded in Friday fighting near Khe Sanh and south of Da Nang, with over 100 enemy dead claimed and ongoing patrols and ambushes to blunt a possible Viet Cong push toward Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Khe Sanh
da Nang
U.S
Five U S Aircraft Lost In Vietnam Air War
The U S command said two fighter bombers a light observation plane and two helicopters were shot down by enemy ground fire. Three crewmen died two are missing and four wounded one pilot was rescued uninjured. A Phantom was later reported lost to anti-aircraft fire about 45 miles above the DMZ with a two man crew missing. The remaining two aircraft were lost over South Vietnam Friday.
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Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Band Festival Paraders March Between Showers
The Eastern Iowa Band Festival parade went off as scheduled in Cedar Rapids despite morning rain and chilly winds. About 34 visiting bands joined hundreds of uniformed instrumentalists for an hour and a half march, as the festival shifted to a morning afternoon format.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Police End Sit-In At Columbia Amid Housing Dispute
Police halted a sit-in by hundreds at a Columbia owned six story red brick tenement on 114th street after 30 minutes. 121 people were arrested including 44 women as demonstrators backed by about 1 000 students urged community control of development.
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Columbia, University
Columbia
Community Acion Committee
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University
School of Social Work
Oelwein Sealed Off to Sightseer Traffic
Law enforcement and National Guard sealed Oelwein to restrict sightseers after a tornado wrecked the town. Two dead and insured damage around 7.5 million, overall estimates near 14 million.
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Oelwein
National Guard
Charles City
Outlook at Charles City Brightens
Charles City and Oelwein residents begin rebuilding after twin tornadoes tore through the area three days earlier. Floyd County Sheriff L L Lane and Oelwein Mayor Sam Mazziotti express optimism that the community will recover, urging volunteers and business leaders to restore damaged homes and commerce.
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Oelwein
Mazziotti
Red Cross
Oelwein Chemical Co
L. L. Lane
Sam Mazziotti
Chrysler and GM Recall 28 000 Cars Across Brands
Chrysler Corp and GM Oldsmobile division announced recalls totaling over 28 000 vehicles. Chrysler lists 13 963 units including 1967 Dodge Plymouth and Chrysler cars with manual steering for possible steering column misalignment. Oldsmobile recalls 11 461 1968 88s and 68s with cruise control cable nut risk. Chrysler also recalls 814 M 300 and M 375 Dodge truck chassis 1968 due to damaged steering column parts. Ford recalls 3 400 East Coast LTD XL and Country Squire models for missing concealed headlight system springs risking cover closure at speed.
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Chrysler Corp
Oldsmobile
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Dodge
Plymouth
Ford
Smog expert credits stalled controls with LA gains
A Los Angeles smog expert says automobile exhaust control measures, though stalled, have already reduced air pollution in the city. The assessment highlights the impact of regulatory delays on air quality improvements.
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Los Angeles
Hanoi presses end to bombing as prelude to talks
Hanoi demands unconditional halt to North Vietnam bombing before peace talks. U.S. Ambassador Harriman says credibility requires admitting troops in the South. Xuan Thuy accuses the U.S. of obstinacy as talks enter their third session, with a fourth session scheduled for Wednesday.
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UPI
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
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Thuy
Harriman
South Vietnam
France rocked by student strikes halt transport and services
Paris reels as mushrooming student labor protests trigger factory occupations and service outages. De Gaulle cuts Romania visit to return amid crisis while Pompidou faces a parliamentary motion for censure and possible cabinet resignations.
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de Gaulle
Romania
George Pompidou
Thuy
Harriman
Hanoi
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South Vietnam
Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left
Communists
Capitani
Pompidou
Adoption by video tape helps couple choose 2-year-old Amy
Amy Garrett, 2, adopted from Buffalo after her private video tape shown to the Garrett family in Wilmington, marking a novel approach in adoptions. The couple, Angela 5, and their case workers celebrated as the child matched their wish for a daughter roughly two years old.
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Amy Garrett
Buffalo
N. Y
Wilmington
Joseph Garrett
Garrett
Garretts
Children’s Aid Society
Erie County
Amy
Angela
Adoption Research Exchange of North America
Marjorie Connors
Garretts’ Buffalo
Wilmington Children’s Aid Society
Brandywine High School
Child Playing with Dad's Pistol Ends in Tragedy
Dawn Schooley, 4, died after a pistol kept by her father Gary Schooley, 32, discharged while she and the child attempted to load a marble into the barrel. Deputies said the gun was kept on a divider between the living room and dinette and the accident occurred on Friday after 25 hours of medical effort.
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Calif
Dawn ‘Schooley
Gary Schooley
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Dawn
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