U.S. Forces Hit Viet Cong Stronghold in Quang Ngai
American troops from the 4th Infantry Division and Marines battled Viet Cong units in Quang Ngai Province and near the demilitarized zone. U.S. forces reported 80 Viet Cong killed, 2 Americans wounded, with helicopter and artillery support. A separate air sweep targeted North Vietnam coastal areas. A hastily evacuated Viet Cong base yielded documents and Ho Chi Minh greeting cards.
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Merger to Produce Auto Giant
LONDON based British motor holdings and Leyland Motor Corp announce a merger creating a giant with sales around 1.9 billion dollars to rival US and foreign automakers. British Motor Holdings produces Austins MGs and Jaguars. Leyland makes trucks buses and Triumph cars. Washington officials said no formal protest will be lodged with Guatemala over Tuesday's assassination of two senior U.S. military mission officials.
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Triumph
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Guatemala
Sicilians Dig for Bodies Amid Earthquake Ruins
In Palermo rescuers using machines and bare hands search the rubble for survivors as the death toll rises. Official counts show 152 dead, with the ministry predicting more than 290. About 20,000 are homeless and 1,400 missing.
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Sihanouk Charges U.S. Threats to Cambodia During Tito Gala
Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk accused the United States of invasion threats and flouting a neutrality pact at a gala with Yugoslav President Tito. He said Cambodia would not be dictated by China or the U.S., criticizing Western fear and U.S. Vietnam policy.
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Stamford, Conn
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Maimonides Hospital
New York
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198 Police Raid Campus for Dope
Narcotics raiders swept through dormitories at Sete University of New York arresting 34 suspects, including two girls in a men’s dorm. Twenty-three inmates were students. 25 indicted already, 9 arrested in dorms where drugs were found. Charges include possession or sale of hashish marijuana mescaline opium LSP and MDA.
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Sete University of New York
84 Year Old Groom Marries Longtime Widow in Sacramento
Abrupt romance headlines as 84 year old Ralph Francis wed Rose Earl after 50 years of knowing her. The pair, both retired plumbers, celebrated with a kiss spree and a matching wedding party including Pierini siblings. Elsewhere, Bigfoot footage and a heart transplant patient move through the day.
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Rose Earl
Albert Pierini
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Lena
America
Mike Kasperak
Att Emeé Agency
Refusing the System Stanford Student Leader Disrupts Draft
David Harris, Stanford University student body president, defies the draft outside Oakland Induction Center. He tears his draft notice, urges others to join in antiwar action, and faces induction after losing student deferment. Harris, 22, once led Stanford students and co-founded anti draft groups.
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