Three Fights And Shellings Near Saigon As Cease Fire Nears
Three clashes north or east of Saigon plus an attack on a U S patrol boat marked the fiercest shelling in 10 days as Viet Cong prepared a 77 hour cease fire for New Year The fighting left eight Americans 41 South Vietnamese and 49 enemy troops dead U S and allied forces planned a 26 hour cease fire from 6 p m New Year s Eve EST with normal operations otherwise In the Mekong Delta Viet Cong troops fired grenades at U S Nakh Cambodi border wounding one American and eight. the enemy suffered unknown losses A third clash near Suoi Ca 22 miles east of Saigon left nine government defenders dead two wounded and one missing plus two civilians killed The U S bombers helicopter gunships and artillery near the Cambodian border killed 46 North Vietnamese troops with no American casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Rei Palrial Grenadas
Na Cambodin
Suoi Ca
Three Youths Die in North Carolina Car Crash
In Northampton County near Gaston, three 18 year olds were killed when their car left Interstate 95 and struck a highway sign just after midnight ending the Christmas holiday period. The victims were William Herman Long, Curtus Ray Draper, both of Seaboard, and Willis T. Edwards II of Seaboard. Long operated the vehicle.
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Gaston
N.C
Northampton County
Interstate 95
William Herman Long
Curtus
Ray Draper
Rt. 1
Seaboard
Willis T. Edwards II
Long
ACLU Says Panthers Harassed in Civil Liberties Report
The ACLU concludes Black Panthers faced illegal police harassment and rights violations in nine metropolitan areas. The study found no evidence of a directed federal conspiracy but notes a nationwide enforcement drive causing civil liberties violations.
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New York
American Civil Liberties Union
Black Panthers
Black Amititant Organization
ACLU
Environment worries rise as experts warn of future threats
AP Science Writer reports Boston views environment as a rising concern. Dr. Leo Marx, Amherst College, along with others, argues conservation must be framed beyond activism and politics. He notes public awareness lags behind ecological welfare needs and urges study of living systems to guide policy.
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Boston
Vietnam
Mars
Leo
Eee Ee Ae Association
Marx
Marz
Amherst
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