World Today Highlights Vietnam Battle and Global News
North Vietnamese infantry killed 26 Americans and wounded 38 in the central highlands near Saigon as U.S. jets hit a Say Xa oil depot near Haiphong. McNamara met Ky and Thieu urging stronger South Vietnamese progress in military and pacification efforts amid possible new U.S. troop shifts. Israel accepted a U.N. ceasefire observer plan for the Suez Canal line, while Jordan and Algeria leaders met in Arab summit talks. Congress critiqued U.S. Congo intervention as Vietnam echoes influence, with officials noting troop and budget considerations in Europe and Cyprus union discussions in Athens.
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Abba Eban
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Levi Eshkol
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Sailors Escaped In Hong Kong Clash With Leftists
American and British sailors were evacuated from bars in the Suzie Wong district as about 400 leftists jeered and attacked. A British soldier and a bus driver were beaten, nine people died in the weekend clashes, and scores were wounded with 22 arrests as Hong Kong troops and police restored order. In Seoul, lawmakers boycotted the opening session amid protests of alleged election rigging. In Brussels, five Common Market nations urged Britain’s entry while France warned it could weaken the bloc.
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Suzie Wong
NAACP chief urges justice over punitive crime cures
Roy Wilkins, NAACP executive director, told the 58th annual convention that many in the public and public office want Negroes to behave but deny justice, linking riots to welfare, education and employment issues. He cited recent urban unrest and warned against ghetto rioting as a recurring summer problem.
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Marines Lieutenant Killed in Vietnam. Widow Remains Strong
Nancy Howell of Alameda endures a double loss as Lt. Gatlin Jerry Howell is killed on a battlefield near the Demilitarized Zone after sending a July 4 message to his wife promising return in 27 days. His widow raises two young children as the nation mourns. A separate report notes actor Charles Bickford's acute pneumonia at UCLA Medical Center. A Florida mother goes on trial for murder in the alleged poisoning of her ex-husband and his new wife.
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Jacqueline Kennedy tours Italy in high speed dash
Jacqueline Kennedy began a visit to Italy Monday outrunning newsmen in a 106 mph dash to the Tuscan villa of her friends. She left Waterford Ireland with Caroline and John Jr to join a five day visit including a private audience with Pope Paul VI.
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