Allies Press South Vietnam Battle Gains Near Hue
Allied forces backed by air support and armored vehicles reported heavy fighting in Saigon’s area on Thursday. In the southwest, about 6,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops moved toward Hue and crossed toward a Shan Valley area near the Laos border, meeting little resistance and uncovering a large rocket cache and four Russian made trucks. About 1,000 South Vietnamese infantry fought a North Vietnamese force in the contested zone.
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Vietnam War News Roundup From DMZ to Saigon
North of the DMZ Communist bases fired 148 rounds before U S air strikes repelled infiltrators. South of the border Viet Cong bodies found and civilians freed after air strikes. U S command reported 171 Americans killed and 1 050 wounded last week, with lower overall casualties. Canada end of 22 day nationwide mail strike sees 12 173 to 8 163 vote to accept contract boosting pay 15.1 percent over 28 months.
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Czech Invasion Considered by Soviet East Germany
Berlin sources say the Soviet Union and East Germany seriously weighed invading Czechoslovakia in mid July to rescue the conservative wing of the Czechoslovak Communist party. The plan included a partial mobilization of East Germany’s Volkspolizei and a border closure with Czechoslovakia to create a pretext for armed forces.
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NASA scales back space program amid budget cuts
Washington reports indicate NASA faces a forced downscaling with 3600 jobs cut and 1600 federal employees laid off. Major projects including Saturn boosters, Mars sample attempts, lunar exploration, and a nuclear rocket program are halted or suspended as Congress trims the agency’s funding.
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Tornadoes Threaten Midwest Prompt Fears of Flooding
Storms churn through the Midwest with funnel clouds and tornadoes. Waters spill into Waterloo, Iowa, marking the third flood within a month. A tornado watch covers parts of Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana as sightings occur near Ames Raymond Ottumwa and Marshfield with no damage or injuries reported. Hot humid air lingers over much of the east.
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More Advanced Arms Tests
Washington reports the Pentagon confirms ongoing tests of multiple warheads for land and sea based nuclear missiles ahead of strategic arms control talks with the Soviet Union. The move appears aimed at countering rumors that tests would be postponed to ease entering a new phase of weaponry.
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Johnson Ailment Under Scrutiny Amid Health Concerns
President Johnson's doctors evaluate his ailment with diverticula and possible diverticulitis. The White House notes a check at Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio as Dr. Barkley denies diverticulosis.
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Committed Narco Addict Sentenced In California Case
Los Angeles attorney Bradford A. Arthur was ordered committed to the California Rehabilitation psychiatric court after pleading guilty to four armed robberies and two counts of grand theft. He had already been sentenced for contempt of court in another case.
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Edie Adams Delivers Child in Los Angeles Caesarean
Actress Edie Adams gave birth to a six pound fourteen ounce baby by Caesarean section at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. She and husband Martin Mills have not chosen a name yet. Adams has a nine year old daughter from her marriage to the late comedian Ernie Kovacs.
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Los Angeles
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New Heart Transplant Performed in Far East
Doctors in Sapporo Japan report steady improvement in Nobuo Miyazaki after the first heart transplant in the Far East. The 18 year old received the donor heart this morning with the operation marking a historic milestone.
Svetlana Aliluyeva Says She Burned Soviet Passport
The article reports Svetlana Aliluyeva stating she burned her Soviet passport last summer to prevent any chance of return to Moscow and indicates her intent to become an American citizen.
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Stalin
Moscow
Eisenhower Delighted By Health Progress In Week After Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained in the hospital as doctors reported steady progress after his heart attack. Medical staff noted he woke spontaneously and received news of Richard Nixon's GOP nomination, sparking a brief bedside reaction from the ailing leader.
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Paternity suit targets Tony Curtis in Los Angeles case
A paternity suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court names actor Tony Curtis as the father of an unborn child. The prospective mother is identified as Anne Margaret Henter also Peggy Henjer, a minor, with the child due in September. Additional notes mention Sen William Westmoreland planning a San Francisco visit for wounded Vietnam servicemen.
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Australian runner completes 21 mile Death Valley relay
Bill Emmerson a 47 year old Australian marathon runner arrived in Las Megas after a three day 15 hour 40 minute push to finish a 21 mile run described as from Death Valley.
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Las Megas
Death Valley
Priest to Wed Mother of Four in Mountain Ceremony
William H. DuBay a suspended priest will marry Mary Ee Ten Wall a 25 year old divorcee with four children in a nondenominational outdoor ceremony in the Mt Wil... DuBay works as a forest ranger in Mt San Jacinto Wilderness near Idyllwild. Rabbi Robert Kramer of Los Angeles will officiate at the outdoor service officiated in the mountain community with Palm Springs narcotics agent as the bride.
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