Big Losses Seen As Red Attackers Face Heavier Fighting
In Saigon and the central highlands the enemy suffered heavy losses as U S forces repelled attacks. The 25th division killed 218 troops northwest of Saigon, while the 4th division repelled a 48 hour assault near Kontum with many enemy bodies counted. Overall Allied casualties ran high with 54 killed and 192 wounded. The North Vietnamese massed forces near the central highlands and Dong Ha as air strikes and artillery struck back.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
U.S. Army
25Th
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Kontum
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Ha
Dak To
Highlands
South Vietnam
Harriman Presses North Vietnam to Talks for Peace
U S Ambassador Harriman and Hanoi envoy Xuan Thuy held their fifth session in Paris lasting 4 hours 10 minutes. Talks yielded no breakthrough but both sides agreed to try again Friday. Thuy pressed for a halt to bombing before advancing discussions.
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Paris
UPI
U. S
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Harriman
Democratic Republic of
Vietnam
Johnson
Johnson Welcomes Australian Leader Indoors at White House
President Johnson greeted Australian Prime Minister John Gorton and his wife with a pledge to seek a peace with honor in Vietnam. Inclement weather moved the ceremony indoors after the leaders met at the steps.
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Washington
Johnson
John Gorton
U.S
Vietnam
White House
Gorton
Romanian Leader Ceausescu Arrives in Belgrade for Talks
Romanian visitor Nicolae Ceausescu, head of the Romanian Communist Party, arrives in Belgrade for talks with Yugoslav President Tito on Monday.
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Belgrade
Nicolae Ceausescu
Communist Party
Tito
Two Escapees Sought After Hostage Freed in California
In a San Luis Obispo incident, two escaped Mental patients remain at large while the last hostage Frank Svehla, 53, was freed in San Francisco. Four hostages were seized Sunday from Atascadero state hospital, two guards injured, Dorothy Warren freed unharmed, and one escapee captured near Pismo Beach.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
San Francisco
Frank Svehla
Atascadero State Hospital
Svehla
Robert Higuera
Pismo Beach
Warren
Los Osos
Here
U.S. 101
Avila Beach
Baro
Moore
Act To Nip Non-Blacks Exit Threat
Leaders of the poor people's march move to quell a plan by non blacks to withdraw from the campaign. Rev Ralph Abernathy visits a Mexican-American group to assure fair treatment and equal voice, while Reies Tijerina demands inclusion before entering Resurrection City.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Abernathy
Reies Tijerina
Abernathy
Tijerina
Resurrection City
Hughes calls 40 day reverence for life period in Iowa
Gov. Hughes announced a 40 day reverence for life campaign to curb highway fatalities. The effort runs Wednesday through July 8 with strengthened state patrols and cooperation from county and city officers. He urged clergy to spread the message and sought severe sentences for violators.
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Des Moines
UPI
Hughes
France Strikes End Pact Faces New Turmoil
Paris reports a wage and hours deal to end strikes by 10 million workers but unions vow to keep protests and overthrow the government. Police uncover extremist plots to block peace as students stage mass demonstrations amid citywide disruptions.
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Paris
UPI
France
Monteday
Interior Ministry
Central Intelligence Agency
Renault
de Gaulle
Lyons Rhodiacete
Marseilles Sud-Aviation
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Lyons
Protester barbecues steaks to press welfare protest
At the West Virginia state capitol sixteen demonstrators sit on the lawn to protest welfare benefits. Fifteen fasters fast for change while one man cooks juicy steaks to underline his point as crowds watch.
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Charleston, W. Va
State Capitol
Sailplane Pilot Mira Slovak Crashes Near Santa Paula
Mira Slovak, the world hydroplane champion, crashed his 36 foot winged sailplane on a run to Los Angeles near Santa Paula after a 9000 mile Atlantic to North America flight. He was gravely injured with four fractured vertebrae and internal injuries as a 2000 strong welcome crowd gathered at Municipal airport for his homecoming.
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Santa Paula
Calif
Europe
Mira Slovak
Municipal Airport
Atlantic
North America
Slovak
Spirit of
Frankfurt
Germany
Bonn
Los Angeles
Buddy
Scotland
Hebrides
Iceland
Greenland
Newfoundland
Erie
Wichita
Las Vegas
Clouds to Break After Wet Weekend in Iowa
After a rainy weekend, western Iowa should see a break on Tuesday with warmer temperatures. Forecasters predict lows in the mid to upper 40s and Tuesday highs in the lower 60s, with a 10 percent chance of rain. Cedar Rapids recorded 1.02 inches of rainfall since Saturday noon. other totals varied across the state.
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Towa
North English
Manchester
Fayette and Elkader
Oelwein
Decorah
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Bus overturns injure 22 near Chicago O'Hare
A bus en route from downtown hotels to O'Hare International Airport overturned on an expressway in Chicago injuring 22 people. Three were described as seriously hurt. The driver Patrick Hayes age 31 of Chicago was charged with driving too fast for conditions.
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Chicago
O’hare International
Patrick Hayes
Kloudas Sets Sail From Piraeus To Retrace Ulysses Route
Greek sailor Petro Kloudas sails an 18 foot vessel from Piraeus to retrace Odysseus voyage toward Troy.
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Piraeus
Greece
Petro Kloudas
Troy
Ulysses
Supreme Court upholds draft card burn ban and desegregation limits
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that the government may punish draft card burners under the 1965 selective service act, reversing a lower court. In separate opinions the court also limited freedom of choice plans for desegregation, in cases from Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
New Kent County
Jackson, Tenn
Gould, Ark
Douglas
Congress
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
O’brien
The
School Psychologist Teaches New Term Spanking
A small boy reports learning a new word from his school psychologist. The term spanking is described as a disciplinary or physical punishment concept introduced at the school.
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