South Vietnamese suffer heavy losses in central highlands clash
In a four month highlands battle near the Duc Lap Special Forces camp, 24 South Vietnamese and 80 North Vietnamese were killed with US air and artillery support aiding the South. About 409 government troops engaged, while 38 South Vietnamese were wounded and several missing. The fight followed North Vietnamese pressure from three regiments moving south along the Cambodia border, as US plan to hand over combat duties to South Vietnamese continues.
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Ben Hel
Dak ‘Vo
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Due Lap
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Quang Ngai
da Nang
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Trang Bang
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Okinawa
Vietnam
Abrams Lodge won’t lose jobs says Nixon remains cautious
The White House stated Nixon is not considering replacing Gen Crieghton Abrams or Ambassador Henry Lodge as U S peace talks pause. No recommendation has been made to the President, per press secretary Ronald Ziegler, countering CBS reports. In Kenova West Virginia, Dr Akin Frame is noted as a chiropractor.
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Nixon
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U.S
Vietnam
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Paris
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CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Ferdinand
Kenova
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Dr. Akin Frame
Attorney Belli vows court bid for Winnie Ruth Judd
San Francisco attorney Melvin Belli said outside the California Supreme Court in Sacramento that he will seek a writ this week to win freedom for Winnie Ruth Judd. The Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles had refused her parole last week.
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California Supreme Court
Sacramento
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Trunk
Seale Says He Is Being Railroaded In Chicago Eight Trial
In UPI dispatch from Chicago the Black Panther leader Bobby Seale denounces Judge Julius Hoffman and accuses the court of railroaded conduct. Seale demands to cross examine witnesses and control his defense as lawyers clash over representation. The judge adjourns after Seale’s outburst.
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Chicago
UPI
Seale
Bobby Seale
Black Panther Party
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
William Kunstler
Charles R. Garry
San Francisco
Garry
Hoffman
Youth drug arrests decline says Lynch in six months
SACRAMENTO AP Juvenile drug arrests rose 34 percent in the first half, to 20 290, but Attorney General Thomas C. Lynch calls the rise a hopeful sign noting the rate of increase is decelerating. Marijuana arrests as a group drop versus total dangerous drugs, yet the raw marijuana arrest count still climbs, while adult drug arrests rise about 62 percent compared with last year.
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Sacramento
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
Hijacked jets land safely after midair seizures
A Varig Brazilian jet with 133 aboard landed safely in Havana after being hijacked to Cuba by five armed men and a woman following a midair seizure after departing Buenos Aires. Another hijacked Lanka jetliner earlier stopped in Grand Cayman before reaching Havana. Police freed 32 passengers during the layover amid threats to stewardess.
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Chile
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Mexico City
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Grand Cayman
Black author recalls life in Soul Sister memoir
A Black woman and author describes her shaken feelings after sharing life experiences in the memoir Soul Sister. She holds a picture of herself as a Black person, reflecting on identity and resilience.
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Grace Halsell
White House
Harlem
Mississippi
Livermore Man Urges Open Space Preservation
Livermore man Royce addressed the Joint Legislative Committee on Open Space, arguing California’s vir gin lands suffer from sprawling development. He urged enforceable, statewide policies and regional measures to curb open land misuse and protect wilderness, as Assemblyman Knox noted conservation legislation plans for the 1970 session.
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San Francisco
California
Livermore
Joint Legislative Committee On
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Sierra Club
John T. Knox
Richmond
Knox
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