Assault In Marshes Blackens Viet Cong Base Camp
More than 1 000 U S infantrymen and air units blasted a Viet Cong base camp in swampy marshes southwest of Saigon. At least 159 enemy soldiers were killed with one American fatality. Helicopter gunships and jet fighters pounded bunkers along the Kinh Tong Doc Loc canal as U S troops sealed a cordon. North of Saigon, paratroopers reported 80 enemy killed and 152 suspects seized.
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Saigon
U.S
Ninth Division
Kinh Tong Doc Loc Canal
Hue
Mekong Delta
Three Youths Held in D.M. Fatal Beating
Des Moines police charged Freeland Walker Richard Lavern Walker and Thomas Sylvester Wright with murder after Marion Milligan 50 died from injuries at East high stadium during a high school game East defeated Des Moines Tech 19 to 0. Autopsy pending authorities questioned if death stemmed from a heart attack.
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DES Moines
East High Stadium
Marion Milligan
East
Des Moines Tech
Gene Labus
Milligan
Michael
Drake University
Freeland Walker
Labus
Leo Luka
Richard Lamb
Lamb
Ray Fenton
Six Die in Pre Dawn House Fire in Hamlet North Carolina
Six members of the Borrino family perished in a pre dawn blaze that wrecked their wooden frame home in Hamlet North Carolina. Jim Borrino, his wife, and four of their children were killed, while another daughter about 12 escaped.
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Blaze
Hamlet
N. C
UPI
Jim Borrino
Rockefeller denies being open to Nixon cabinet post
Governor Nelson Rockefeller rejected reports of interest in a Nixon cabinet role. A press secretary stated he has no plans beyond governing New York, though a published interview quoted him weighing a possible secretary of defense or secretary of state depending on administration structure. He did not seek Nixon’s offer, but could be available if elected.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Humphrey Offers to Pay Full or Half Debate Costs
Hubert Humphrey proposed covering all or part of about 300000 dollars for three televised debates with Richard Nixon. Democratic officials said the GOP should pay half, while Humphrey and his team emphasized the debate's voter value and a possible self funding solution.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Nixon
G.O.P
Alvin Spivak
Democratic National Committee
Czechoslovakia Accepts Temporary Warsaw Pact Troop Stationing
Leaders return from Moscow after agreeing to a treaty authorizing temporary stationing of Warsaw Pact troops in Czechoslovakia. Premier Oldrich Cernik and party chief Alexander Dubcek announce a future signing and staged withdrawal, while details remain undisclosed.
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Dubcek
Moscow
Josef Spacek
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Warsaw Pact
Oldrich Cernik
Cernik
Communist Party
Kremlin
West German
Cardinals surge to 7-3 lead in seventh inning
In Game 3 of the World Series, Cepe da homered to spark a seven to three lead for St. Louis in the seventh. McCarver earlier hit a three-run shot in the fifth as the Cardinals built a 4-3 edge over Detroit after six innings.
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Detroit
Orlando Cepeda
St. Louis
Tim McCarver
Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
Lou’ Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Pat Dobson
Earl Wilson
McCarver
al Kaline
Dick McAuliffe
Northrup
Wilson
Shannon
Javier
Maxvill
Horton
Cash
Maris
Freehan
Wert
Stanley
Washburn
Brock
Flood
Cepeda
McAuliffe
Kalize
Dobson
Matchick
Shots Fired After Rally for Wallace in Buffalo
Eight Main street businesses were hit by gunfire from a passing car after a George Wallace rally in Buffalo. No one was hurt. The incident occurred as anti-Wallace demonstrators marched toward the candidate’s hotel and a car carrying four men fired along Main street, striking a courier office window and several others.
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Buffalo
N.Y
George Wallace
UPI
Richard Giff
Wallace
Main Street
Demonstrator Clings to Violin Case at Memorial Auditorium
Security agents spotted an anti-Wallace protester clinging to a violin case in Memorial auditorium. They ordered him to open it and he complied revealing a violin, while the man wore a swastika armband and had a mustache.
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Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo
N.Y
George Wallace
Abortion Refusal Leads to $110000 Verdict in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn couple won $110,000 damages against Long Island College Hospital for refusing abortion services after the wife contracted German measles. The wife gave birth to a child described as deaf and severely handicapped. The suit claimed malpractice and negligence for failure to perform abortion and to advise risks. The hospital panel made the abortion decision.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Robert Stewart
Barbara
Roslyn
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Long Island College Hospital of
Stewart
Nixon Ride Rally Clash Prompted by Hecklers in Hartford
In Hartford a Nixon rally faced hecklers alleged to be bused in by Humphrey supporters. Robert Ellsworth accused Humphrey aides of using underhand tactics as about 50 demonstrators booed Nixon before supporters chanted his name. Nixon called the incident a contrast with Humphrey meetings. The protesters identified themselves as Students for a Democratic Society from Wesleyan and Trinity.
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New York
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Hartford
Conn
Robert Ellsworth
Nixon
Ellsworth
Humphrey
Students For A Democratic Society
Wesleyan University
Trinity College
Spartanburg
S.C
George
Two East Buchanan seniors killed in Winthrop crash
Thomas M. Whitney 17 and Catherine Reidy 17 died Friday night when Whitney's car rear ended Patrick Foster's pickup on highway 20 east of Independence. Foster and his passenger George Potter were unhurt or treated for minor injuries. Whitney escorted the senior queen at Soden high ceremonies. Reidy was a queen candidate. Funeral services set for Whitney Monday at St Patrick's Winthrop. School officials cancelled Monday's senior class photo session.
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Winthrop
East Buchanan High School
Thomas M. Whitney
Robert Whitney
Catherine Reidy
Clement Reidy
Coggan
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Highway 20
Independence
Whitney
Miss Reidy
Patrick Foster
Foster
George Potter
Independence Hospital
Soden
Cannes
Reidy
White Funeral Home
Thomas Whitney
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Church
Fawcett Funeral Home
Linda
Tim
Maria
Terry
Collin
East Buchanan School
LSD Crackdown Into Conference
A house senate conference committee will reconcile differences between bills to criminalize possessing LSD and similar drugs for personal use without a prescription. The Senate approved its version by voice vote. Johnson requested the measure, which also raises penalties for sales or deliveries outside legitimate channels. The House version is tougher than the Senate bill.
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Washington
House - Senate
Senate
Johnson
Retired Brig. Gen. William Vaughn Dies at 85
Mt. Holly New Jersey William Vaughn a retired brigadier general aged 85 died Friday from burns suffered in a house fire last month.
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MT. Holly
N. J
UPI
William Vaughn
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