Viet Cong Attacks Surge in South Vietnam
Heavy fighting across South Vietnam on Wednesday included a northern coastal town attack in which Viet Cong burned Phu Dau village near Da Nang, leaving 1,000 homeless as Marines defended the village amid mortar barrages. In Loc Ninh area, U.S. forces repelled a 200-man Communist assault with air and armored reinforcements, killing 221. Paris talks showed Hanoi hedging on peace terms, while hijack crisis and airplane deaths dominated other fronts.
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National Postal Service Cut Reprieve?
Postmaster General Watson urged Congress to avert postal service cuts and Saturday deliveries, citing Senate committee action exempting 755,000 postal workers from attrition to 1966 levels. Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 10.5 percent rate hike for parcel post and catalogs, likely in effect after 30 days.
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Gore calls for search and destroy mice in Senate office
Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee urged a pacification program to end a mice invasion in his Senate office. He complained that mice disturbed plants and even disrupted his thoughts, joking about a mouse emerging from the air conditioning duct.
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Dentists, Beer, and Birthday Lights in Fort Worth News
A teenager in Fort Worth, Doug Griffey, 16, shot his own gum while examining an old pistol thinking it unloaded. The bullet missed vital structures and remained lodged in the jawbone. Fidel Castro announced Cuba’s beer shortage relief to focus on nonalcoholic drinks. Actor Walter Brennan, star of The Guns of Will Sonnett, turned 74 today with friends noting the birthday.
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