Bombers pound A Shau Valley amid Vietnam war unrest
American B52s dropped 900 tons of explosives over the A Shau Valley in two days to disrupt enemy supply lines near Da Nang and Hue. The U.S. announced the Marine Landing Team will return to the United States, the largest unit to leave Vietnam, with the 1st Brigade of the 5th Mechanized Infantry replacing it. In Nghi Loc a Catholic cathedral was said to have been bombed with 20 civilians killed and 55 wounded. In Hong Kong, 19 South Vietnamese of Chinese descent were convicted of illegal entry and fined or jailed.
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Freed Yank Flyers On Final Leg Of Long Journey Home
Three American pilots Maj James F Low Maj Fred N Thompson and Capt Joe V Carpenter were released from North Vietnam after years in captivity. They flew Hanoi to Vietiane then Bangkok and will reach New York this afternoon.
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Rescuers Still Toil in Manila
In Manila rescuers continue efforts to reach survivors in the Ruby Tower ruins after a quake. An undetermined number yet entombed, with more than 3 600 on site, as a second quake tests workers and volunteers including American servicemen amid rain and ongoing searches for 250 to 300 trapped occupants.
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Hanoi signals possible South Vietnam pause if bombing stops
Flora Lewis reports Hanoi privately offered to call off its anticipated offensive in South Vietnam this month if all U.S. bombing of the North ends. State Department notes no bombing halt for now and questions whether lull signals de-escalation. U.S. officials say Hanoi's pledge appears aimed at political effect but lacks a clear authoritative source.
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Solons Seek Direct Talks with Hanoi on Peace
Sixty members of South Vietnam's House sign a petition proposing a mission to Hanoi to explore direct peace talks between South and North Vietnam. The petition argues US and Viet Cong should have subordinate roles and that only the two Vietnams decide peace. The mission would contact North Vietnam's National Assembly to organize talks and urge allies to allow direct negotiations.
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Senator Tydings Visits Montana for Wilderness Pack Trip
UPI reports Senator Joseph R. Tydings of Maryland, a gun legislation advocate, arrived in Great Falls with his family for a wilderness pack trip. He planned to meet Blackfoot elder Tom Many Guns of Browning, Montana, an old friend, during the excursion.
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Aid Rolled Into Quake Zones In Mexico
Mexico City officials moved more than 60 tons of relief Saturday to Pinotepa Nacional and Jamiltepec in Oaxaca after the strong quake. Seismological stations logged 25 tremors in just over a day while no new injuries or damage were reported. three killed and at least 10 seriously hurt in the quake that hit Friday.
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