Vietnam War Briefs From Saigon To UN Talks
A regimental Viet Cong base near Saigon is uncovered by U S Marines as air strikes and ground actions continue through the Iron Triangle. Casualties rise in combat while Ky narrowly escapes a mortar blast. UN diplomats seek denuclearization talks in Latin America and church leaders push for unity. Snow homeless in Mexico City and Mao purges prompt regional reactions.
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Saigon
Iron Triangle
U.S
Mekong
Bolta
U.S. Air Force
Vinh
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
United Nations
U Thant
West
Lopez
U.N
China
Japan
South Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Thailand
Mexico City
Latin America
National Demos Turn Over Committee Posts In Congress
Washington report notes House leaders agreed on committee alignments favoring Republicans with about 43 percent of posts. Senate discussions on filibuster reform stalled as conservatives defended debate, while debt ceiling discussions moved forward.
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Mao
Tokyo
Communist Party
Mao Tse-Tung
Radin Peking
Hong Kong
Peng Chen
Peking
Red China
Special China
Washington
House
Senate
Sen
Dickson
Russell
Georgia
Congress
Edward J. Derwinski
California
Republican
Glen Lipscomb
Marines' Howling Mad Smith Dies
Retired Gen. Holland Smith one of the Marine Corps’ most famed leaders, known for key amphibious assaults in World War II, including Gilbert Islands, Marshalls, Marianas, and Iwo Jima. He died at 84 after a heart attack last November and long illness at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego.
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Holland Smith
Central Pacific
Balboa Naval Hospital
San Diego
Smith
la Jolla
Stillwater native Madeline Webb returns after 25 years
Madeline Webb 53, once jailed for life in a New York murder case, is back home in Stillwater with her mother Vera Webb after recent release from a New York prison. She faces uncertain plans with several job offers, while recalling a life interrupted by the sensational crime and its aftermath.
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Madeline Webb
Stillwater
New York
Miss Webb
New York State
Vera Webb
Lyndon B. Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Peter Hurd
Hurd
Henriette Wyeth Hurd
Emerson Burkhart
Lady Bird
Robert K. Marshall
Ohio Wesleyan University
Kingsley A. Taft
Ohio Supreme Court
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Mexico
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Red Cross
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Johnson
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Look Magazine
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Look
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