Allied Forces Kill 281 in Fighting Around Saigon
U S Thai and South Vietnamese forces report 281 enemy killed around Saigon and Mekong Delta. 40 mass graves uncovered south of Da Nang hold 152 more bodies. In Mekong Delta clashes, 131 Viet Cong killed. U S losses 148 dead and 1,366 wounded. Thailand’s Black Panther Division repulsed an attack near Saigon. 109 Viet Cong killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
da Nang
Ben Tre
Caire
Thailand
Black Panther
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
Judge doubts jury would settle King case mystery
Memphis AP judge W Preston Battle who sentenced James Earl Ray to 99 years says many questions about the King assassination remain and doubts a jury trial would clarify them. Ray's lawyer Percy Foreman repeats belief that only Ray was involved.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
W. Preston Battle
Criminal Court
Ray
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
Battle
Memphis
Atlanta
King
Foreman
CBS News
Harry Reasoner
Alcoholic Center Opens in Black Mountain to Admit Patients
The new North Carolina alcoholic rehabilitation center in Black Mountain begins intake with patients transferred from Broughton Hospital Morganton. It is the second of four planned facilities funded by a nickel-a-bottle ABC tax for 1965, serving western 30 counties. Dr James Spencer leads as medical director.
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Black Mountain
N. C
Broughton Hospital
Morganton
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Mental Health
Butner
Greenville
Raleigh
General Assembly
James Spencer
Broughton
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Fayez Jarad
Israel
Golda Meir
Knesset
Levi Eshkol
Israeli warplanes attack Jordan for second day
Israeli jets attacked Arab guerrilla bases in Jordan and the Gilad foothills near the Sea of Galilee. A Jordanian spokesman said civilian targets were hit, with four dead and additional casualties reported as clashes followed. An Al Fatah spokesman claimed six jets were shot down, two inside Jordan and four in Israeli territory.
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Jordan
Gilead
Sea of Galilee
Amman
al Fatah
Jorda
Nian
Israel
Lebanon
East Jerusalem
Holy City
Podunk Center price tag shocks founder and town legend
SYLMAR California AP Hal Morris recalls Podunk Center Iowa now up for sale at 7000 dollars. He founded the town in 1934, built a store on U S 69, sold it when his wife fell ill, and plans to visit Podunk after retirement though he doubts he can buy it back.
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Sylmar
Calif
Hal Morris
Podunk Center
Iowa
Morris
Des Moines
Podunk
Toonerville
Feltonville
U.S. 69
California
Homer Weeks
Canoga Park
Iowa Senator Fights to Liberalize Iowa Abortion Law
Des Moines Iowa AP Senator Minnette Dederer a 45 year old mother of two fights to relax Iowa centuries old abortion statute. She calls the current ban barbaric and backs a measure allowing abortion when pregnancy endangers health or life results from rape or incest or infant would be born with defects. The bill failed in a Senate vote leaving the law as is. She says abortion is a personal decision between woman and doctor and has faced hostile letters from constituents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnette Dederer
Dederer
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Foreign Aid Officials Clash Over Treasury’s Tight Strings
Washington AP report notes a dispute between AID and Treasury over how general purpose aid loans are restricted by balance of payments policy. AID’s positive lists require recipient nations to spend loan funds on U.S. goods, amid ongoing case by case settlements and debate on program scope.
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Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
Cabinet Committee
U.S
Airliner Hijacked to Cuba by Pair with Baby
A Colombian DC6 operated by Aerocondor was hijacked Saturday night by a man with a pistol and a woman with a baby. The craft, bound for San Andres, is to depart Cuba today with 36 passengers and eight crew. This marks 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 Advertises Hemorrhoid Relief Formula
An New York special report promotes Preparation H as a non narcotic hemorrhoid remedy. It claims rapid relief from burning itching and pain and potential shrinkage of hemorrhoids. The product comes in ointment or suppository form and also lubricates irritated tissue to help prevent infection.
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New York, N.Y
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Dinah Shore
David Lee Burk
Beverly Hills
Miss Shore
Supreme Court
Stanley Mosk
N.C
Marcus Eliason
Agency For International Development
Nash Jewelry & Loan CO
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