Multiple World News Briefs From Saigon to Berlin
Communist shelling in South Vietnam hits 16 targets with rockets and mortars but avoids U.S. units. A ground lull continues with only two American trucks hit on Highway 15, wounding three GIs. Vietnam peace talks face a renewal freeze after rejection of election plans. A Soviet naval task force arrives in Havana with Castro welcoming crowds. Indira Gandhi gains a political victory as Morarji Desai vows support after bank nationalizations. A East German guard defects to West Berlin, the second in a week.
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Senate votes loom in final ABM debate as Mansfield digs in
Senate debate over President Nixon antiballistic missile policy drags into a final week with evenly split votes. Mansfield vows no compromise while supporters of Safeguard push, Nixon is expected to press the issue at the White House talks.
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Wives of astronauts cheer moon landing in home scenes
Amazement and joy fill three Texas homes as Armstrong and Aldrin reach the moon. Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Aldrin describe disbelief and excitement while a family spokesman notes cheers at the Aldrin home.
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Egypt Claims Great Victory in Suez Canal Air War
Egypt and Israel traded heavy air assaults over the Suez Canal on Sunday with both sides reporting large numbers of aircraft shot down. Egypt said it downed 17 Israeli jets in what Cairo called its greatest victory while Israel acknowledged losses including two planes and claimed five Egyptian aircraft were downed.
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Recording star Roy Hamilton dies at 40 in New Rochelle
Roy Hamilton, known for Let There Be Love and Ebb Tide, died Sunday in New Rochelle New York Hospital after suffering a stroke earlier this month. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP commented on shifting Southern attitudes toward Negroes.
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Hero's Death Claims Medal of Honor Recipient
Marine Maj. Stephen W. Pless, MOH winner and veteran of 780 combat helicopter missions in Vietnam, was killed in Pensacola Florida when his motorcycle went off an open draw bridge into Santa Rosa Sound during a Sunday accident.
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Secretary Rogers to visit Hong Kong for two day rest
Secretary of State William P. Rogers will arrive in Hong Kong on August 3 for a two day rest following visits to several Southeast Asian nations with President Nixon.
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Southeast Asia
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