Koreans Battle Cong As New Troops Land In Viet Nam
South Korean Tiger Division said it killed 92 Viet Cong in five days of mountain fighting near the Phu Cat range, lifting enemy deaths to 300. Meanwhile 4,000 White Horse Division troops arrived, expanding Korea's force to 6,500. U.S. air strikes continued against North Viet Nam, with B52s and F4 Phantoms hitting oil dumps, storage areas, and supply routes in a broad Demilitarized Zone campaign. The North Vietnamese raids faced heavy bombardment as pilots reported multiple explosions and fires while targeting rail bridges and cargo barges. In Saigon, South Viet Nam’s new Constituent Assembly convened to draft a constitution, with Premier Ky praising a coming era of democracy, peace, and prosperity. The assembly aims to draft a constitution within six months for elections next year, as South Viet Nam remains without one since Diem’s overthrow in 1963.
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Move Away From China North Viets Huddle With Moscow
North Viet Nam steps up contacts with the Moscow bloc moving beyond routine consultations. A Vietnamese delegation led by Le Thanh Nghi discusses aid and economic issues in Moscow with Soviet leaders including Brezhnev Suslov and Andropov. A Czech mission led by Premier Josef Lenard also arrives for talks on Hanoi’s policies.
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Exconvict Faces Prison Terms In Los Angeles Case
Keith P. Gilbert, 27, given two to 20 years for illegal explosives possession, receiving stolen property, and firing no shots at a Negro pub, while Warren Steward, 29, faced a separate sentence for similar charges from September 1964. Gilbert had earlier received one to 10 years. judge ordered sentences to run consecutively.
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Pomp Opens Viet Assembly Saigon
Saigon’s Constituent Assembly opened with heavy security and 17 delegates to draft the nation’s first constitution. Premier Ky and Chief of State Thieu urged a democratic government amid war, vowing to defeat Communists, stabilize the economy, and build democracy.
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Chinese Leaders Seek Peace with United States
Communist Premier Chou En-lai and Foreign Minister Chen Yi urged calm in talks with a group of governments while U.S. Ambassador Lodge and other diplomats attended. Reports described Chou stating Washington should be calm, while Japan rebuffed proposals and Formosan tensions loomed. The dialogue suggested an openness to better relations with the United States despite ongoing disagreements.
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Death Behind The Lines In Vietnam War Toll
Almost 1,100 American service members died in Vietnam without enemy fire. Pentagon calls them nonhostile casualties from 1961 to September 17, including 217 in helicopter accidents, 138 in fixed-wing plane crashes, and 741 from other noncombat causes. Between January and June, 385 nonhostile deaths included 143 from firearms accidents and 132 from aircraft mishaps. US combat deaths from January 1, 1981, to September 17 total 5,144.
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Hoffa Bid to Bribe Jury Denied by DOJ
The Justice Department says James R. Hoffa’s constitutional rights were not violated during his 1954 trial for bribing a jury. Hoffa was sentenced to eight years and fined $10,000 after a Chattanooga jury found him guilty of attempting to influence the jury in a conspiracy case. He contends due process was breached by testimony from Edward G. Partin of a Baton Rouge Teamsters Local, alleging privacy invasion.
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