South Vietnamese Offensive Stalls Before North Vietnamese Fire
More than 10,000 South Vietnamese marines and paratroopers pushed into Quang Tri Province defended by North Vietnamese forces. Bo said the attack met heavy artillery and ground resistance with 118 enemy killed and 3 government troops dead in the first 12 hours. Air power pounded targets around Hanoi, Hue, and Haiphong as U.S. warplanes faced SAMs and continued bombing of Bach Mai and surrounding air facilities.
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France starts series of nuclear tests in South Pacific
France proceeds with atmospheric nuclear tests in Tahiti despite protests from Australia New Zealand Peru and others. A first detonation occurred Sunday morning after Greenpeace II sailed toward the test area and was escorted away by French navy vessels.
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Gandhi and Bhutto begin talks on subcontinent peace
Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto meet at a Himalayan summit aiming to ease the Bangladesh war aftermath. They face a cautious path to restoring relations, resolving frontier lines, 93,000 Pakistani POWs, and Kashmir disputes, with no quick agreements anticipated.
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Thieu signs power law amid rapid cabinet push
Saigon reports President Nguyen Van Thieu signed a hastily passed law granting him near unlimited power for six months. The measure, approved by 26 pro-Thieu senators in a secret meeting, drew opposition who attended the vote. Senate Speaker Nguyen Van Nuyen condemned the action as illegal and valueless.
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Army can keep son says mom
Dolores Van Nostrand of Greeley says her 18 year old son Arthur can stay in the Army. The teen is in basic training at Fort Dix after altering his birth certificate and enlisting while the family faced hardship. She signed consent papers at the Greeley Recruiting Station to permit his continued service.
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Brezhnev denounces U.S. blockade at Moscow dinner
In a Kremlin dinner with Fidel Castro, Leonid Brezhnev condemned the U.S. blockade of North Vietnam and intensified bombing as necessary to ease the crisis. He called for a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Vietnam and a political settlement in Indochina, saying Soviet support would continue until victory. The remarks followed the May summit talks with Nixon.
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Fireworks safety fears for 10000 incidents this July Fourth
NFPA warns that more than 10000 fireworks mishaps could occur during the Fourth of July weekend, with as many as six deaths and about 100 blinded. Charles Morgan calls for stricter control of illegal fireworks, urging parental responsibility to curb child use.
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