Academy chief confines dissent at Annapolis campus
Rear Adm. Robert P. Cogin, commandant of the U S Navy Academy, says midshipmen may debate the Vietnam war in private but not publicly on campus. He told a Navy groups luncheon that foes of the Indochina war will be barred from speaking on the naval campus and questioned whether views contrary to administration policy should be encouraged.
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San Francisco
Robert P. Coogan
U.S. Navy Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
Mother versus the army
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to Army Reserve Nurse Corps member Mrs. James T. Johnson 93 of Cypress to prevent her discharge for becoming a parent. Johnson, married with a son, challenged Army Regulation 135-174 which bars female officers who are parents from service. A hearing was set for December 7 for a permanent injunction as Johnson continues to seek protection while remaining a Cypress school district nurse.
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Los Angeles
James T. Johnson
Cypress
Army Reserve Nurse Corps
Johnson
Ann
Mock Battle Brings Airlift to West Germany Second Day
In Frankfurt a staged Main battle proceeds as 12 C-141s lifted 10 GI's from the 1st Infantry Division. 3 more transports expected with about 2,000 men aboard. Nearby, 10,000 Warsaw Pact troops conduct a parallel war game in East Germany. Soviet rocket launches an astrophysical observatory with a sun research mission.
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Frankfurt
Germany
America
West Germany
Sword
Viet Cong Mortars Hit Refugee Camp Near Phu My
Viet Cong mortars struck a government refugee camp near Phu My in Binh Dinh, killing seven South Vietnamese and wounding many as 40 houses were destroyed. The attack also hit nearby bases including Phu Cat and Landing Zone Schueller. casualties were described as light at those sites. In Cambodia, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked Taing Kauk and Svay Phieeung, with heavy clashes reported as a major South Vietnamese task force completed its border operation, claiming significant Viet Cong and NVA casualties.
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Central East
Phy My
Binh Dinh
Saigon
Sian
Aire
Viena
Phu Cal
Seut
Phu My
Schueller
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
U.S
Cambodia
Taig Kauh
Camb Hodia
Phnom Penh
Kompong Thom
Taing Kauk
Phnom Peoh
Svay Phieeung
Taina Kauk
Paing Kauk
Cannodia
Neak Leung
Takeo
Mekong River
Vh Saigon
Ppd
Oto
Tax break for traveling POW kin debated in Senate
Senator Schweiker introduced a bill to let deduct expenses for travel outside the United States to obtain information about a relative who is missing or a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The measure would also exempt those held as POWs or MIAs from income tax during captivity. Schweiker cited families traveling to Paris and elsewhere to learn news, noting large expenditures and calling for humanitarian tax relief.
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Washington
UPL
United States
Vietnam
Sen
Richard
Schweiker
Schewiker
Paris
South Vietnam acts to curb long hair among foreigners
The Saigon government escalates a hair length crackdown, barring long haired visitors and warning locals to cut hair. Officials report 1,100 youths have had identity cards confiscated until they get haircuts, as authorities extend controls beyond foreigners for the first time.
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Saigon
UPH
Newyen Ngoc Huyen
Vietnamese National Press Center
Tauday
Huyen
Vietnam
Deadline for CT Yule mailings to Vietnam soldiers
The Pentagon set mailing deadlines for Christmas packages and letters to reach troops in Vietnam. Packages over five pounds must go surface mail by Oct 12 to Nov 7, under five pounds by Oct 9 to Nov 21, PAL stamp air travel by Oct 26 to Nov 28, and all regular air mail letters by Dec 12.
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Washington
UPL
Pentagon
Vietnam
Montreal recalls hostage hunt as FLQ demands grow
Montreal police suspend pursuit of British diplomat James St Cross after an FLQ pledge warns of consequences. Ottawa sticks to tough stance while Trudeau weighs options as the kidnapped envoy’s wife appeals for his safe return and his medicine.
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Montreal
UPL
James St. Cross
Ottawa
Pierre ‘Lrudeau
Front de Liberation Quebecai
1FTQ
Quebec
Canada
Trudeau
Mitchell Sharpe
Cross
Statins
Aie
Arsal
FLQ
Helease
Cuba
Algiers
KLQ
Crags
Sife
Sharp
My Lai Trial Opens With Military Court Panel Debate
My Lai massacre case moves forward as Maj. Gen. William Desobry selects a 10 officer panel for the court martial of Maj. David Mitchell. Col. George R. Robinson, the judge, has yet to rule on pretrial motions, and defense attorneys object to juror selections amid calls for international and cross divisional representation.
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Tex
David Mitchall
Court
My Lair
Mitchell
al- Myia
George R. Robinson
Robinson
William R. Desobry
Isk Armored Division
Desebry
Stabinson
United States
My Lai
FL. Hood
Desobry
Richard G.frerry
Erwin R. Brigham
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