Viet Cong Forces Driven Back In Bold Bong Son Action
Viet Cong forces attacked government positions 300 miles northeast of Saigon in regimental strength. U S planes and artillery drove back the Reds with heavy losses while Vietnamese sources cited 600 guerrillas killed and moderate government losses. Combat raged around Bong Son and Phu My near An Khe Valley.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Qui Nhon
Bong Son
1St Cavalry
An Khe
Phu Me
Binh Dinh
Ain
Policemen Lose Half Ton On Diet Plan At Boston Station
In six weeks fifty four Boston police officers shed about 500 pounds under Dr Samuel S Berman’s diet allowing fatty foods like hamburgers and even lobster with butter. Twenty pounds per man is average with some men fitting lighter uniforms. The program emphasizes fats as slow burning fuel and uses light gray pills to help ignite the fats. Patrolman James Welch reports dramatic weight loss as proof of the method.
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Boston
Filaston
Samuel S. Berman
Brookline
Mass
James Welch
Welch
Berman
Boyer Loses Son In Apparent Self-Destruct Tragedy
Charles Boyer rushed from Los Angeles airport to arrange funeral services for his 21 year old son Michael after the Beverly Hills home shooting. Police say Michael used a snub nose revolver in a possible Russian roulette incident amid unrequited love drama with Marilyn Campbell. Det Lt Grover Armstrong notes the shot could have been intentional with knowledge of the chamber. college student John Kirsch, a house guest, heard the gunfire as Campbell cried that Mike had killed himself.
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Los Angeles
Charles Boyer
Paris
Los Angeles International
Michael Charles Boyer
Boyer
Michael
Ite
Marilyn Campbell
Bayer
Grover Armstrong
Armstrong
John Kirsch
Young Boyer
Pentagon May Seek Reserves
Washington officials discuss recruiting thousands of new reservists to merge Army Reserve and National Guard units. Six months of active duty training would precede a six year obligation in Reserve or Guard. Plan faces Congress resistance and could be abandoned if McNamara gains transfer authority.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Army Reserve
National Guard
Air Reserve
Foreign Aid Bill Passed in Senate 1966 total approved
The Senate approved a near intact 3.143 billion foreign aid bill after one day of debate by a 59 to 21 vote. The measure funds economic and military aid plus Peace Corps programs totaling 3.857 billion, with a small 50 million reduction and conference committee to reconcile differences with the House. No aid to India and Pakistan is being sent amid the Kashmir cease fire.
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Washington
Senate
Houses
House
Congress
Ance
Peace Corps
John O. Pastore
D-R.1
India
Pakistan
U.S
Kashmir
United Nations
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Charles B
Swarthmore Av
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Hancock Heating Co
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