Viet Cong Defectors Surrender in Quang Tin
An entire Viet Cong platoon including its leader and squad sergeant defected to South Vietnamese forces in Quang Tin province amid ongoing northern battles. The march to government custody follows earlier clashes as Marines repelled a 150-strong North Vietnamese assault near Con Thien, while a brutal civilian massacre in a mountain village left 121 dead. Meanwhile, a North Atlantic storm disrupted shipping and a British rail strike ended after a negotiated settlement with the government.
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Saigon
Quang Tin
Con Thien
4Th Marine Regiment
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Heart Transplant Fails in U S Baby
National report covers a Brooklyn hospital case where a dead infant's heart was transplanted into a 2 week old boy. After 615 hours the heart failed. Dr Kantrowitz stated efforts will continue. The piece notes donor search, international context, and ongoing debate over transplants.
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New York
Adrian Kantrawitz
U.S
Kantrawitz
Lois Wasiikansky
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Kantrowitz
Death of Lynda Bird Johnsons Wedding Cake Chef Maggia
Renowned pastry chef Maggia, who prepared the 250 pound cake for Lynda Bird Johnson’s wedding, died in a heat attack at a hotel where he and his wife worked. He served presidents Harding Coolidge Roosevelt Johnson and baked for White House dinners including a 1937 King George V dinner and Roosevelt’s birthday ball. The White House press secretary mourned his loss while noting his enthusiasm and long service. Meanwhile a protestor set himself on fire at the United Nations building in New York and remains in critical condition. Lynda Bird Johnson and Marine Capt. Charles Robb have chosen a rented split level home in suburban Virginia for their first married residence near Washington. Robb paid $2 for a marriage license, saying he was not nervous.
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Maggia
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Roosevelt
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Britain
King George
Queen Elizabeth i
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ferdinand Louvat
Luel Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Lynda
Lynta Bird Johnson
Charles Robb
Virginia
Arlington
Wiite
Potomac River
Robb
Paris rally frames Carmichael call for Vietnamese victory
Stokely Carmichael addressed a Paris audience of over 30 million supporters praising Vietnamese victory over the United States. He urged disruption and warned blood might be shed, as the Vietnam National Committee sponsored the six hour rally. Officials later granted Carmichael a three month visa with renewal possible. Bert Lahr memorial service drew 300 stars including Jason Robards Norman Wisdom and Forrest Tucker. Leslie Eugene Temple was convicted in Los Angeles of marijuana possession and sale tied to an 80 pound Detroit shipment. Carmichael faced no travel or activity restrictions beyond visa terms.
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Carmichael
Vietnam National Committe
French Communist Party
Bert Lahr
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Brooklyn
Jason Robards
Norman Wisdom
Forrest Tucker
Lahr
Minsky
Leslie Eugene Temple
Los Angeles
Detroit
Mich
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France
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Galbraith Faults Johnson Prayer Move As Uneconomic
Dr. John Kenneth Galbraith, a liberal economist, criticized President Johnson for urging prayer after last summer’s riots, calling the steps economically unlike, and arguing large federal outlays are needed to revitalize decaying cities. Also brief items note the death of Dy, Bela Schick, a pediatrician. Jimmie Rogers’ condition after brain surgery. a murder verdict in Ohio. Uruguay’s new president Pacheco Ferr, and Ohio politician Lausche’s remarks about entering the Democratic field.
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Joh Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard Ecdemiat
Johnson
Galbraith
Rockefeller death plot confirmed in Arkansas report
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller acknowledged a planned assassination attempt, calling it the first serious threat since taking office in January. He said he knew only basic facts and suggested authorities were not acting hastily. A San Angelo report linked a prisoner to the alleged plot.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
FBE
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San Angelo
Tex
Texas
Zakar Garoogian
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
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