De Gaulle urges withdrawal timetable for US in Vietnam
In Phnom Penh President de Gaulle told 60,000 Cambodians there could be no peace talks without a fixed US troop withdrawal schedule. He resisted calls to demand immediate US pullout and warned against any military solution, stressing a negotiated settlement only if Washington sets a time frame. He met Hanoi’s envoy and cited historical French wars in Indochina including Dien Bien Phu and the 1954 Geneva accords.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Dien Bien Phu
France
Indochina
Laos
Viet Nam
Fulbright to Probe U S Buildup in Thailand
Senator Fulbright plans a Senate inquiry into the American buildup in Thailand fearing it could ignite tensions. The Foreign Relations Committee and administration officials debate hearings with tentative closed sessions set for September 19.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Thailand
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Pentagon
Congress Probed On Tax Attitude In Vietnam Spending
Washington AP reports lawmakers hear informal probes on possible tax boosts to curb inflation and finance Vietnam operations. A 4 point corporate tax rise could yield about 3.2 billion, with 2 billion more by suspending the 7 percent investment credit.
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Congress
Washington
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
Faith Turns Away From U S
Hurricane Faith moved away from the U S mainland at speed of about 20 mph and 110 mile winds aimed at colder Atlantic waters. The Miami Weather Bureau ended gale warnings from the Virginia Capes to Cape Lookout North Carolina as mariners were urged to take shelter and monitor updates.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
U.S
Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
Virginia ‘Capes
Cape Lookout
N.C
Mao and Lin Piao lead rally before half million in Peking
Mao Zedong and Lin Piao appear at a mass rally in Peking with about 500000 teachers and students in attendance. The image shows them in the front row as crowds surround them during the event.
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Lin Piao
Mao
Peking
Warsaw
Hsinhua
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
U Thant Declines a Second Term as UN Secretary General
U Thant announced he will not seek another five year stint as secretary general. He said the Security Council should proceed to recommend a successor to the General Assembly and cited his dissatisfaction with lack of universality of UN membership, including the absence of Red China.
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United Nations, N. Y
U Thant
United Nations
Thant
Security Council
General Assembly
U. N
Red China
United States
Soviet Union
Lin Piao Calls For Purge Expansion In China
In Tokyo AP report Lin Piao urged Red Guards to broaden the cultural revolution while warning against coercion. He spoke to about 500000 youths in Tiananmen Square with Mao nearby, echoing calls to smash old ideas and bourgeois elements. Premier Chou En-lai echoed milder cautions.
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Tokyo
Red China
Lin Piao
Red Guards
Mao Tse-tung
Te Square
Heavenly Cave
Lin
Mao
Communist Party
China
Chou En-lai
NCNA
Chairman Mao
British Crash In Yugoslavia Kills 95 of 117
A Britannia Airways four engine Britannia turboprop with 117 aboard crashed while landing near Ljubljana Brnik Airport in cloudy conditions. Ninety five people died and 22 survived with two in serious condition. Survivors were mostly seated in the rear of the plane. The disaster was the worst in Yugoslav history and prompted blood donor appeals and an official crash inquiry.
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Yugoslavia
Ljubljana
Luton Airport
London
Julian Alps
Slovenia
Trieste
Britannia Airways
Brnik
Modemnda
Luton
Cost Squeeze May Up Hospital Bills
Private patients may face higher bills as medicare costs rise per the American Hospital Association meeting. Dr Philip Bennet predicts wage and unemployment changes could boost fees up to 25 percent next year. Hospital rates rose 7.7 percent and physician fees 5.7 percent in the last year.
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Chicago
The
American Hospital Association
Philip Bennet
Boston
AHA
Ball
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North Viet
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Hanoi
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Norodom Sihanouk
U. S
Percy Harrison
Harrison
Maud
Defense Department
Rep
George H. Mahon
Dtex
House Appropriations Committee
Mae
Bea Eo
New China News Agency
Robert M. Ball
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