Allies Repel Cong Charges Near Saigon Theaters
Allied troops beat back Viet Cong assaults estimated at over three battalions in five battles Sunday leaving more than 104 Communist dead. South Korean Marines near Da Nang killed 102 Viet Cong in multiple clashes. Heaviest fighting occurred 24 miles west of Saigon as two battalions attacked a Vietnamese strike force camp with mortars and ground assaults followed by flame throwers and helicopter gunships.
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Saigon
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River lock gate collapse fouls Monongahela stretch
A gate jammed on a Monongahela River lock caused barges to crash, dropping river depth over an 11 mile section near Tionton a point Marion and grounding boats and cargo from nine to 14 feet deep. Emergency repairs targeted by Tuesday could still threaten industries and water plants reliant on the river.
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Viet Cong assault hits Special Forces outpost northwest of Saigon
A battalion of Viet Cong followed a mortar attack with ground assaults on a Special Forces outpost northwest of Saigon as helicopter gunships attacked. Weather reduced U S air missions to 92 on Saturday from 160 the day before, with raids all below the 19th parallel, targeting a northern railroad spur 169 miles north of the DMZ.
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Powell Fired After Racial Speech Controversy in Britain
Conservative leader Edward Heath dismissed defense chief Enoch Powell within 36 hours of a controversial "keep Britain white" address. Powell urged ending colored Commonwealth immigration and proposed funds to repatriate Colored Britons, sparking accusations of racialism and tensions. Heath condemned the speech as racist and harmful to social harmony.
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Edward Heath
Enoch Powell
Powell
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Global War News and Volcanic Eruption Updates
Reports from Saigon estimate Communist losses in Vietnam during the first quarter of 1968 exceed 15,000 individual weapons and 3,300 crew-served arms, enough to equip four divisions. In Legaspi Philippines thousands fled villages near the Mayon volcano as minor eruptions emit smoke and experts warn of a larger eruption imminent. In Moscow Kremlin authorities deploy heavy police to guard Easter services, with patrols near Velikhovsky Cathedral and mounted guards to keep youths at bay. Prague observers indicate Czechoslovakia will pursue an independent course at an upcoming International conference of Communist parties in Budapest.
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International Conference of
Communist Parties
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Johnson Drives Daughter to Church in Fredericksburg
President Johnson and daughter Lynda Byrd Rabb attended St Barnabas Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg Texas. A Secret Service car followed as they left, then Johnson sped away with agents close behind.
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Lynda Byrd Rabb
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Fredericksburg
Tex
Secret Service
Honolulu
Pacific
Park Chung Hee
St. Barnabas Episcopal
Lynda
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