Curfew Imposed on U S Troops as Saigon Tensions Rise
In Saigon the capital military district imposed a 7 pm to 6 am curfew amid warnings of a new wave of terrorist attacks and a possible winter offensive. B52 raids continued, with Stratofortress bombers delivering heavy strikes intended to blunt enemy advances around the city. US crews reported multiple bomb detonations indicating direct hits on ammunition stores. Navy reports cited increased enemy action along rivers west and northwest of Saigon, with casualties among sailors and damage to vessels. An Army OH-6 helicopter was shot down, marking the 956th US helicopter lost in South Vietnam since 1961.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Capital Military
Strategic Air Command
Okinawa
Guan
Thailand
U.S. Navy
Cambodia
Navy
South Vietnam
Brown Sees High Posts For Negroes
Robert Brown, president of B & C Associates and Nixon special assistant, predicted in Greensboro High Point Winston Salem that a Negro would soon be named to a cabinet level post. He said several high level positions for Black Americans and others will be created or filled as part of the new administration and outlined a broad inclusion plan. Brown spoke at a news conference and later at a High Point testimonial dinner attended by local officials and civic leaders.
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Richard
Nixon
White House
Robert Brown
B & C Associates
Brown
Greensboro - High’ Point - Winston- Salem
America
High Point
Golden Frinks
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Hyde County
Robert Davis
Harvey Carpenter
Thomasville
North Carolina
Frinks Sees Good Start in Nixon Appointment
Golden Frinks state field secretary for the SCLC says Nixon's pick Robert Brown as special assistant marks a new day for Negroes. He urges party switch as Ralph Abernathy and other leaders may soon align with Republicans, urging Republicans not to fumble the ball.
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Golden Frinks
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Hyde County
Brown
Defense Chief Laird Hopes War Ends Before Budget
Incoming Defense Secretary Melvin Laird voiced hope that the Vietnam War will end by the time his first defense budget is prepared late next year. He pledged careful spending and said he would aim to end the war by the time the budget is drafted.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Pentagon
Clark M.clifford
Vietnam
Clifford
Paris
Hanoi
Red China Cuts Aid To North Vietnam Over Peace Talks
Western diplomats report Red China displeased with Hanoi’s peace bid. Since March 31 Beijing scaled back North Vietnam aid and labor forces, with bombing halted Nov 1 and peace talks advancing. Chinese mass media attacking Hanoi, and protests by Red Guards reportedly targeting North Vietnamese interests.
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Red
China
North Viets
Arthur L. Gavshon
Associated Press
PARIS
Red China
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Johnson
North
Peking
West
Nanking
U N General Assembly votes down sanctions on South Africa
The U N General Assembly defeated a move led by black African nations to suspend South Africa from UNC TAD over apartheid. The vote 533 fell short of two thirds with 20 abstentions and 9 absent. Western powers and the Soviet bloc voiced reservations about a suspension altering UN legal structure.
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Tom Hoge
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
South Africa
U.N. Conference On Trade and Development
U.N
Burma
Assembly
U.S
Wiggins
General Assembly
Schools Bid For Hubert As Teacher
MINNEAPOLIS Minn AP a giant university and a tiny college have made a joint bid for the teaching services of Vice President Hubert H Humphrey The offer was formally extended Friday by the University of Minnesota Humphreys alma mater and by Macalester College in St Paul He acknowledged the offer in Washington but did not immediately accept The job would give Humphrey the home state political base should he seek public office again There is speculation he may run for the Senate in 1970 if Eugene J McCarthy does not seek re election Humphrey served 16 years in the Senate before becoming vice president four years ago
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Minneapolis, Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
University of Minnesota
Humphrey
Macalester College
St. Paul
Washington
Senate
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Cable-TV Rules Spark Denunciations and Criticism
Washington AP reports industry leaders denouncing new FCC cable television rules while a limited pay TV go ahead draws mixed reactions. Frederick W. Ford argues the FCC would halt expansion and disrupt ownership, while Douglas Talbott says the ruling is vague and will take time to grasp. FCC rules limit retransmission, set ownership constraints, require origination of some programs, and permit pay TV in cities with four stations. pay TV awaits congressional and judicial review with no effect before June.
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Washington
Frederick W. Ford
National Cable Television Association
Federal Communications Commission
Douglas Talbott
Cx Cablevision Corp
Atlanta
Talbott
FCC
Congress
Interstates Linked Linking Carolinas with Major Routes
The U S Department of Transportation approved two interstate links to connect Charlotte to Columbia and Raleigh to Durham and Smithfield. I 77 will extend 84 miles to Columbia at a cost of 65 million with federal share. A 58 mile segment will connect I 85 at Durham with I 95 at Smithfield, Raleigh passing near. Construction expected in early 1970s as part of a 2.4 billion package across 28 states including Raleigh’s inclusion.
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Associated Press
U. S. Department of Transportation
Charlotte
Columbia
Raleigh
South Carolina Line
Carolinas
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Ohio
Durham
Smithfield
N.C
Dover
Del
Carson City
Nev
Jefferson City Co
High Point War on Poverty Programs Highlighted
The Sunday Enterprise reports on Headstart programs opportunity centers and on the job training in High Point as part of the war against poverty. Peace remains elusive in the Holy Land with clashes between Arabs and Jews near the Jordan River. a picture report accompanies the feature.
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High Point
Sunday Enterprise
Holy Land
Jordan River
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