War News From Vietnam Marks Senators Close Scramble
A Washington report details Senator Charles Percy and wife under Viet Cong mortar fire near Dak Son. Percy, struck by shelling, recounts handling a snub-nosed pistol amid the attack as helicopters evacuated the wounded. Memorial services are noted for Maj. Robert J. Lawrence, and other items include planetary medical advances and political notes.
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Dak Song
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Saratoga Operation in Saigon Near Bien Hoa
In Saigon area fighting flared less than 10 miles northeast of Bien Hoa as U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division launched Operation Saratoga to cut Communist food supplies. GIs say 39 North Vietnamese troops were killed in a two hour engagement, with 52 Communists killed since the sweep began.
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Pay boosts for GIs and federal workers approved
Congress approved 5.4 billion dollars in salary increases for servicemen and federal employees. Service members get an average 5.6 percent base pay rise, postal workers 6 percent, and other federal employees 4.5 percent, retroactive to Oct. 1, plus a civilian postal rate hike to help fund the increases.
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IRS revokes tax exempt status for 700 nonprofit mags
The IRS canceled the tax exempt status of about 700 publications from nonprofit groups including National Geographic Nation's Business and Journal of the American Medical Association. The move targets unfair competition with for profit publishers. Publications must now pay income tax on advertising profits though editorial content serves the parent's exempt purpose.
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