Rockets Hit Saigon Amid Westmoreland Shelling
Viet Cong rockets struck near General Westmoreland’s residence in Saigon and hit Binh Dan Hospital killing two civilians. Thirteen Soviet-made rockets hit the capital in a barrage aimed at strengthening North Vietnam’s position ahead of Paris peace talks. One rocket damaged Westmoreland’s gate area. no injuries there.
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National Law Protects Candidates Signed After Kennedy Death
Congress and President Johnson signed a law extending Secret Service protection to major party pres candidates and the presidency, moments after Sen. Robert Kennedy was killed. The action followed a House delay on a tax bill and a heightened push for security amid the national tragedy.
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Daly quits VOA over management clash and staff cuts
Veteran broadcaster John Daly resigns as head of the Voice of America amid accusations that Leonard H. Marks ousted top staff without consultation. The dispute follows Daly’s charge that executive actions targeted VOA leadership rather than broadcasting content.
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Antidraft Trial Links War Legality to Dr Spock Case
Marcus Raskin, cofounder of the Institute for Policy Studies, testifies that opposition to napalm and U.S. treatment of prisoners and refugees drove anti draft protests. The judge rules the legality of Vietnam involvement cannot be an issue but allows evidence of his state of mind from a October demonstration at the Justice Department.
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Institute For Policy Studies
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Churchill dies at 57 heir to wartime prime minister
Randolph Spencer Churchill, only son of Sir Winston Churchill, died Thursday at 57 after prolonged illness. A journalist lecturer and author, he had been working on the third volume of his five part biography of his father, who died three years earlier.
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Letter Perfect Robert Walters Wins 41st National Spelling Bee
Robert L. Walters, 14, of Russell Kansas, won the 41st National Spelling Bee in Washington after correctly spelling abalone. The eighth grader praised his grandmother and the sponsoring newspaper for support and noted he lived with his grandmother for three months during coaching.
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Ley named to Goddard drug post
Dr Herbert L Ley Jr, a HEW official, was named to succeed Dr James L Goddard as head of the Food and Drug Administration. A 44 year old, he has led HEW's Bureau of Medicine since 1966 and previously chaired Harvard Public Health Microbiology. The White House announced the appointment after talks with President Johnson.
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