Saigon Clarifies Stand on NLF With Paths for Talks
Premier Tran Van Huong said Saigon could hold internal discussions with a Front delegation if the NLF acknowledged it is a dissident group not a quasi government. He insisted South Vietnam would not recognize the Front or grant it sovereign status at Paris peace talks.
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Massacre in My Can Hamlet By Viet Cong Reported
UPI says Viet Cong guerillas invaded My Can in the Mekong Delta, killing 48 villagers and burning huts. About 57 wounded, including many women and children, with 60 militants involved in a 30 minute assault described as one of the war’s worst atrocity.
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U S Broke Pledge Thuy Blames U S For Talks Delay
North Vietnamese spokesman Xuan Thuy told a mass meeting that the United States reneged on a pledge to bring South Vietnam to peace talks set for November 6. Thuy said Washington first offered expanded talks then failed to advance them and claimed Saigon would join a four party conference.
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Chuckle Suffering in Silence Ends in Noted Irony
A humorous quip about suffering in silence becoming obvious highlights a lighthearted moment. The line plays on the irony of a private struggle becoming publicly evident, delivering a witty takeaway about secrecy and visibility.
Drilling Effort Slowed By Fire In Mountaineer Mine
Acrid smoke hung over Mountaineer mine No. 9 as rescue crews fought a underground fire trapping 73 miners. Three three inch shafts were sunk to reach the collapsed complex, with one probe past 400 feet toward a target 785 feet away.
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Flu Hong Kong Strain Spurs Outbreaks in Seven States
The National Communicable Disease Center reports widespread Hong Kong flu activity in California Colorado New Jersey and Puerto Rico with cases in Utah Oregon and Illinois. Denver officials warn of a severe epidemic potentially exceeding 1957. Yale campus reports 450 cases as New York braces for a likely December surge. A special Hong Kong vaccine is under manufacture.
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Uneasy Reaction to De Gaulle's Decision
World financial circles reacted with astonishment to Charles de Gaulle's refusal to devalue the franc. Bonn officials and bankers warned of possible consequences while noting credits and speculation tied to a recent Group of 10 meeting. US economists said austerity would be required to defend the franc and curb unemployment.
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Johnson Eyes Dual Final Achievements in Diplomacy
Washington watchers say President Johnson aims to secure one major foreign policy victory before leaving office. He seeks to bring South Vietnam to Paris talks and test Soviet and North Vietnamese assurances for talks while weighing early nuclear weapon reduction with the Soviet Union. Johnson weighs opportunity against risk as January congressional reassembly nears.
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Paris decision leaves franc stability in place
Washington officials report De Gaulle’s move not to devalue the franc but to hold its value. The Bonn meeting had produced a $2 billion credit for France, with no explicit condition, while observers note the decision lessens immediate dollar risk though global currency tensions may persist as markets open.
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Iowa City Woman Killed in Crash Near Rochester
An Iowa City woman, 56 year old Mertie Evans, died in a two car crash near Rochester, Minnesota. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband Titus Evans, 60. The other vehicle was driven by Mark Helland, 19, of Stewartville, Minnesota, with passenger Lois Labakken, 21, from Ettrick Wisconsin. Helland and Labakken were hospitalized. Evans had minor injuries.
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