Traitors in Lang Vei Camp Hit by Enemy Fire
Ally reportage on Lang Vei Special Forces camp four miles west of Khe Sanh detailing CIDG recruitment risks, infiltration by Viet Cong, and traitor versus hero Montagnards. Accounts cite unvetted tribesmen, a ring discovered before the attack, and defenders who hurled grenades from tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ay John Ty Wheeler
U.S
Lang Vei
Special Forces
CIDG
Green Berets
Cidg Team i
Pe Uce
Sanitation Strike Sows GOP Rift Over NYC Cleanup
Senate Republicans stall emergency bill backing Gov Rockefeller on New York City's sanitation strike settlement. Assembly Democrats criticized the bid as a Rockefeller show while Rockefeller sought TV backing. City crews prepared to deploy snow plows to clear debris amid the walkout. Georgia ratified the federal Constitution in 1788.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefelter
New York City
Assembly
Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Rockefeller Split Strains New York Republicans in 1964
AP report notes Gov. Nelson Rockefeller gains labor favor by ending New York City garbage strike but alienates conservatives. A draft movement for Rockefeller faces stiff conservative resistance, risking his paths to the GOP nomination as Nixon potential strength grows. Rockefeller’s stance on strike law and city sanitation policy inflames fears of liberal tendencies and erodes trust among party conservatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York City
New York
Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Miami Beach
Fla
Oregon
Johnson
Foremer
Richard M. Nixon
Soe
Foward Rockefeller
John Y. Lindsay
New
City
Lindsay
Desertions Decreasing in the Army
AP Military Writer reports Pentagon figures showing Navy and Air Force desertion convictions reached multi year highs, while Army desertion convictions decline despite its larger force. Pentagon cites social, immaturity factors and regimentation as key causes, with Vietnam war not a primary factor. Data cover fiscal years and various service branches.
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Bob Horton
Military Wrnter
Washington
Navy Corps
Pentagon
Air Force
Army
U.S
Sweden
Vietnam
Nixon Romney clash over Vietnam policy in New Hampshire
In Dover Nixon advocates a hard line stating the war must be fought to win for peace in the Pacific. Romney counters with a peace offensive, warning that continuing the war risks widening conflict. Romney has urged debates, but Nixon declined citing risk of confrontation.
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Belman Morin
Dover
N.H
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
Vietnam
Nixon
Pacific
Romney
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Unions Near Agreement on Race Issues in Building Trades
Construction unions and federal officials edge toward a voluntary plan to admit more Negroes and minorities, with penalties held in reserve while the 18 AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades unions speed up open-door policies. Plumbers Union President Schoemann noted progress amid long-standing civil rights complaints and Johnson administration tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Gilbride
Miami Beach
Fia
Plumbers
Peter J. Schoemann
Johnson
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Labor Department
Building Trades
C. J. Haggerty
Trades Department
Haggerty
Schoemann
Secretary of Labor Department
Charles Donahue
Desertion Conviction Rates Across U S Forces Years Vary
The Air Force reported nine month figures for desertion convictions in 1967 with 4 cases, compared to 4 in 1986, 18 in 1965, 8 in 1984, 19 in 1963, 22 in 1962, and 28 in 196? The Army convicted 86 deserters in fiscal 1967, equating to 0.07 per 1000 men. From 1942 to 1947 World War I era, 20,392 deserters were convicted, an average 3.7 per 1000 per year. May 1951 to May 1953 Korea War period saw 3,369 desertion convictions, about 0.89 per thousand annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Air Force
Nixon warns on Vietnam unity ties across Pacific
In a Dover speech Nixon declares the Pacific now links America inseparably with western rim nations and stresses stability there as essential to U S security. A Communist victory in Vietnam could spark similar wars in Asia Africa and Latin America and embolden Peking hawks. The high school auditorium held 900 with 200 inside and 100 outside.
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Nixon
Pacific
América
Vietnam
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Peking
Hawks
Dover
Women Harassed by Anonymous War Dead Letters
Widows grieving husbands killed in Vietnam report receiving anonymous antiwar mail. Envelopes postmarked Susanville California reference H L Hummel Box 497. An antiwar essay reprint and unclear motives share the cruel message, with officials noting no law bans such mail yet condemning the behavior.
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Jean Heller
Associated Press
Washington
Vietnam
Susanville
Calif
P.O
H. L. Hummel
Christian Century
Chicago
The
H.li Hummel
Ehealth
Waién
Timothy J. May
Post Office Department
Pentagon
House Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Supreme Court
Charles E. Johnson
Arkansas Senate delays min wage vote amid close prospects
The Arkansas Senate postponed action on a minimum wage measure as supporters and opponents push for approval in a tight fight. Administration SB6 calls for a 1.00 hourly wage from January 1969, rising to 1.10 and 1.20 in subsequent years, with a competing SB62 by Sen. Griffin offering a variant. Leading lobbyist George Dickinson predicted a near vote, while Sen. Howell anticipated passage.
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Little Rock
Senate
George Dickinson
Arkansas Free Enterprise Association
Sef
Max Howell
Rockefeller
Dickinson
Howell
House
Richard Earl Griffin
Crossett
Associated Press
Pulaski County Democratic Committee Won't Release Records
Chairman Carl D. McDaniel said the Pulaski County Democratic Committee would not release its financial records, arguing the information would fall into the hands of the opposition. He refused a request from James T. Canfield to prepare and share a financial report with members.
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Hugh
Carl D. McDaniel
Pulaski County
Democratic Committee
McDaniel
James T. Canfield
Jacksonville
Cani
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