Allied Forces Kill 281 In Fighting Around Saigon
Allied forces report 281 enemy dead in heavy Saigon Mekong Delta fighting. Army spokesman says 40 mass graves contain 152 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bodies found south of Da Nang. U.S. losses 148 killed, 1,346 wounded. 4,200 enemy killed in ongoing multibattalion operation.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
da Nang
Mekong Delta
Ben Tre
Caire
Thailand
Black Panther
1St Air Cavalry Division
191Th Light Infantry
Doubts Rise On Ray King Killing Trial Details
Judge W Preston Battle, who sentenced James Earl Ray to 99 years, said a jury trial might have muddied the evidence. He questioned how Ray chose the weapon and how he escaped from Missouri, noting no conspiracy evidence yet. Ray’s lawyer, Percy Foreman, maintained only Ray was involved, challenging conspiracy theories.
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Memphis
Lorraine Mo
W. Preston Battle
Criminal Court
Ray
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
James Earl Ray
Battle
Atlanta
King
Foreman
CBS News
Harry Reasoner
Martin Luter King
North Carolina Alcoholic Center Begins Patient Admissions
The new North Carolina Alcoholic Center at Black Mountain began admitting patients from Broughton Hospital Morganton. Dr James Spencer, named medical director, said the center will serve a 30 county western region. Funding for the first three centers came from a nickel per bottle tax on ABC liquor enacted by the 1965 General Assembly.
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James Spencer
Broughton
Assis
Coholic
Black Mountain
N. C
Broughton Hospital
Morganton
North Carolina
Israel Attacks Jordan as Peace Trials Continue
Israeli warplanes struck Jordan for a second day hitting suspected guerrilla bases near the Sea of Galilee. Four or five planes bombed Arab positions. Amman and Beirut reported casualties with no confirmation from Israel. In Jerusalem security forces destroyed Arab houses tied to saboteurs. The PLO claimed many planes attacked. Israel gave no official toll.
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Israel
Lebanon
East Jerusalem
Holy City
Marcus Eliason
Nian
Associated Press
Tine Liberation Organization
Tel Aviv
Jordan
Gilead
Sea of Galilee
Amman
al Fatah
Morris
Legislative Assembly
Des Moines
Podunk
Istime
Tael
Toonerville
Feltonville
Iowa Senator Battles to Liberalize Abortion Law
Iowa Democrat Sen Minnette Dederer fights to relax a century old abortion ban saying the state has no right to decide abortion for a woman. She argues abortion should be decided by the woman and her doctor even as her measure failed in a Republican led Senate. A 45 year old mother of two, Dederer endured hostile letters while pursuing two more bills to preserve patient doctor autonomy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnette Dederer
Dederer
Towa
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Aga
Foreign Aid Officials Battle Treasury Over Tight Strings
Washington AP reports a dispute between AID and Treasury over how tightly funds for general purpose aid loans must be spent. Officials say balance of payments policy creates ongoing case by case tensions as agencies apply positive lists of U.S. goods for loan use.
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Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
Cabinet Committee
U.S
Ing
U.S. Joans
Airliner Hijacked to Cuba During Weekend Incident
A Colombian DC8 operated by Aerocondor was hijacked to Havana by a man with a pistol, aided by a woman and a baby. The craft carried 36 passengers and eight crew. The flight, en route to San Andres, originated Saturday night. This marked the third Colombian airliner diverted to Cuba this year and the 23rd hijacking of 1969.
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Havana
Cuba
Aerocondor
San Andres
Costa Rica
Preparation H Promises Quick Hemorrhoid Relief
New York special report describes a formula labeled Preparation H that reportedly stops burning and itching, relieves pain, and shrinks hemorrhoids without narcotics or harsh astringents. It is available as ointment or suppository and said to lubricate and soothe tissues while preventing further infection.
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New York, N.Y
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