Viet Cong shell Plei Me siege as relief column aids camp
Robin Mannock of The Associated Press joined a relief convoy to the battered Special Forces camp at Plei Me on Monday. Viet Cong mortars and automatic weapons fired for over an hour as U S Skyraiders bombed the Viet Cong position. Maj. Charlie Beckwith led the American team of Vietnamese airborne rangers and praised the air support while soldiers endured harsh conditions and near constant shelling.
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Forward observers wounded as Viet Cong attack near Pleiku
Kowalski's forward artillery observer and another American were wounded by a mine during a Viet Cong assault aimed at the relief column bound for Pleime. Captain Paul er, 32, senior U S adviser to the 21st Rangers, described the fight as the most he could endure in forward trenches with garrison troops and families sheltering nearby.
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Americans Repel Viet Cong Raid At Duc Lap Camp
Viet Cong attacked Duc Lap ranger camp last June with about two battalions. Government casualties were moderate, advisers to the rangers suffered light losses but all returned to duty after treatment. American airborne cavalry swept from Pleime to clear remaining Communist strength.
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Dorsett Quoted in Hearings Over Klan Actions
George F. Dorsett, a Greensboro area Klansman, testified at hearings noting he disliked mob intimidation and taking the law into their own hands. He referenced a speech from last July and was quoted regarding the Klan in North Carolina.
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Dorsett
China condemned Moscow drive for Viet Nam peace talks
AP notes Moscow may back a peace process in Viet Nam amid a Communist meeting in Prague. Viet Cong remarks differed from Helsinki reports on preconditions, with Moscow seen as shaping a regional stance.
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Miller Pleads Innocent Amid Draft Protest Claims
New York AP report states David J. Miller pleads innocent as he challenges a 1965 law outlawing mutilation of Selective Service notices. Miller told reporters he burned his document to protest U S policy in Vietnam and the system itself.
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Brazils government abolishes political parties decree powers
President Humberto Castello Branco announced a sweeping move after Congress balked at the executive program. The decree ends all political parties and grants military courts broad powers, with authority to declare a state of siege and rule by decree for up to 180 days under a new institutional act.
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May 2 Movement Blood Drive Protests Spread
Thousands of college students in Washington state and Stanford join a protest bleed-in supporting antiwar aims. The Defense Department asks the American Red Cross to collect donations while some participants are turned away for health reasons. The action links to a broader movement accusing the United States of aggression in Vietnam.
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Postwar Babies Dampen Draft Fears In 26-Plus Group
The deputy director of Selective Service said men over 26 face little threat of being drafted due to a postwar birth boom. He forecast few drafts for over-26s and noted many 19-year-olds will enlist as draft calls rise. Marine Commandant Greene plans to boost corps manpower by 30,000 in five months.
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Bulletin from Countery Center Officials on Attacks
Washington bulletin reports Countery Center officials say the attacks were launched. No further details available in readable text.
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