Enemy Siege Broken Near Duc Lap Camp
Allied defenders at the Duc Lap Special Forces camp near the Cambodian border repelled a three day siege led by a superior enemy force. About 600 defenders counterattacked with American leadership aiding Vietnamese commandos. B 52s and jets targeted enemy formations as reinforcements moved in and ground probes were repelled. Pope Paul VI after a Colombia trip praised Latin American efforts and spoke from Castel Gandolfo about returning to Rome.
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France H bomb tests spark protests after Tahiti blast
French scientists plan at least two more hydrogen explosions in Tahiti despite international outcry. President de Gaulle lauded the first test as a major scientific and national achievement, while critics like Japan and New Zealand leaders condemned the move as a violation of world opinion.
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Venice Film Festival canceled amid protests and violence threat
Demonstrations and threats of violence forced the cancellation of the 29th Venice Film Festival on a Sunday. Director Luigi Chiarini resigned, marking the first time the festival was called off in its tumultuous history.
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Troops Airlifted to Chicago for DNC Precaution
Thousands of federal troops flew to Chicago as a precaution for the Democratic National Convention opening. About 5,000 were estimated to have been airlifted from Fort Hood Fort Sill and Fort Carson to be quartered at Glenview and Great Lakes bases. The move depends on Illinois requests and a federal disorder determination.
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Eisenhower holds his own amid heart setback in hospital
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains essentially unchanged after a new bout of rapid heart action at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors say the 77 year old general rests comfortably as Mrs. Eisenhower visits. experts note improved survival prospects with modern care. A separate item notes amateurs Bally-Urban and Clayton discover the Bally Clayton comet in New Mexico, confirmed by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. A third report describes the death of Bill Moulton buried 42 feet in a caved in Ocala well while hunting for bottles and china.
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Child heart transplant patient dies at age five
Five year old Maria Giannaris daughter of Nick and Mrs Giannaris of Hagerstown Maryland died Sunday night a week after receiving a new heart. She collapsed from cardiac arrest despite all resuscitation attempts. Maria was Dr Denton A Cooleys tenth heart transplant patient and the third to die after the operation. Five other patients remained hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Jane Russell and Roger Bar Jett marry in secret ceremony
Actress Jane Russell and Roger Bar Jett, both 47, wed after meeting last June. Russell divorced July 30 from former football star Bob Waterfield. The couple began their romance during her early rise to fame in 1943.
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Bolt hits governor's daughter on Virginia Beach
Becky Godwin 14, daughter of Virginia Gov Mills E Godwin was struck by lightning on a beach near the governor's summer cottage in Virginia Beach. Gov Godwin, en route to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, said she was very critical. An adult friend who stood nearby was uninjured.
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Louisville man first 34th heart recipient identified
The world’s 34th heart transplant recipient Louis B. Russell Jr. of Indianapolis was reported in Richmond Virginia to be in satisfactory condition after a four hour operation. He is awake with normal vital signs and taking nourishment and was visited by his wife.
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Medical College of Virginia
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Carmichael Calls Three-Level Revolution at Berkeley Rally
Stokely Carmichael told 2,500 people in Berkeley that black people must prepare for revolution on three social levels political economic and cultural. He described the moment as historic and urged action.
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