Saigon Enters Battle Plan With Allied Offensive
Officials said the operation aims to destroy enemy forces while restoring civilian security in Saigon and Cholon. For the first time city sections are included in the offensive with U S and Vietnamese units and police taking assigned objectives in western Saigon. The force comprises the 1st 9th and 25th U S Infantry divisions the 5th and 25th Vietnamese divisions paratroop task forces Marines Rang er group and national police units. A spokesperson described a coordinated action launched from previously assigned areas.
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Saigon
5Th Vietnamese Ranger Group
Cholon
U.S
Sol
Bank project details prompt urban renewal plan
The article outlines a five year Bank St mall project with four phases land acquisition relocation demolition and site improvements. Three quarters of the four million dollar cost is to be funded by the federal government with the city covering the rest through services.
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Bank
Parker
Bank St. Mall
Oak
Marine
Lafayette St. Ters
da Nang
Kennedy aides debate timing of Kennedy run after New Hampshire
The Kennedy circle gathers including O'Donnell Marshall Schlesinger Salinger and Dutton to weigh Kennedy entering the race after McCarthy's NH primary showing. No final decision was made and a Monday night announcement was anticipated with some favoring reassessment after the primaries.
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M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert Kennedy
Theodore C. Soresnen
Kennedy
Kenneth P. O'Donnell
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Arthur M. Schlessinger Jr
Pierre ‘Salinger
White House
Frederick ‘G. Dutton
McCarthy
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Kennedys
Dunlop Expands Water Supply Tests Amid Global Growth
Dunlop has conducted months of test drilling near the jet port to secure industrial water. The rubber giant operates 120 factories in 28 countries and employs about 100,000 people. Its U S headquarters are in Buffalo, New York.
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Dunlop
U. S
Buffalo
N.Y
Senate moves on gold cover bill amid inflation fight
The Senate acts on a gold cover bill to show U S determination to keep gold at 35 dollars an ounce. The measure would free about 11.4 billion dollars in U S gold to meet international commitments as speculators bet on higher prices. Republicans push a tax hike and spending cuts package as the Finance Committee rejects an 8 billion dollar year ahead cut.
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Senate
London
United States
U.S
Senate Finance Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Finance Committee
Gold Markets React to U S Dollar Measures
Gold movements showed thin support as banks in Germany and Switzerland limited gold trading. De Gussa held fire on selling bullion while Zurich and Swiss banks opened but refused new orders. Pravda blamed U S interventions for the panic in gold demand amid Detroit Vietnam war analogy.
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Ders
London
Germany
de Gussa
West Germany
Zurich
U.S
Washington
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Vietnam
United States
Kennedy labeled opportunist by students amid McCarthy debate
Stanford editor Mi a Sweeney says there is no magic left in the Kennedy name as McCarthy gains campus backing. William Green of Dartmouth notes Kennedy missed a chance to act on the war, while Yale Law School students pledge support for McCarthy. Census counts 12.6 million people would be eligible to vote in November who were under 21 in 1964.
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Kennedy
Mia Sweeney
Stanford Daily
William Green
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Yale Law School
U.S. Census Bureau
Air Losses Reported in Vietnam War Totals
Army briefing notes show 1 007 planes lost in over three years with 238 planes in the latest totals. Several unnamed aircraft were not announced in daily communiques and are counted in period totals, many reputed to have gone down in Laos or the Tonkin Gulf.
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Laos
Tonkin Gulf
Helicopter Losses in Vietnam Report by Headquarters
The report details helicopters lost in Vietnam: 960 nonhostile and cargo losses, 593 destroyed by enemy fire including nine over North Vietnam, 584 downed in South Vietnam, 887 lost to nonhostile actions and other causes.
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Conversions Drop in Britain Catholic Census 1968
Roman Catholics in Britain rose by 40 000 last year while adult conversions kept falling from a 1959 peak of 15 794. The Catholic population of England Wales and Scotland stands at 4 913 850, up 39 549 from 1966.
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London
Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
U S Command Reports No Break in Shelling Attacks
Fragmentary wartime note says destruction occurred on grounds in enemy shellings or airfields but the U S Command provides no clear breakdown of losses or responses.
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U.S
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Katum
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W.F.W. Post
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