Red Hordes Repelled near Cambodia border clashes
Across two battles near the Cambodian border US forces repelled a North Vietnamese assault, killing about 153. A major attack targeted a US artillery base west of Kontum, while a separate south-central highlands engagement saw US and Marine units press the enemy back. A reconnaissance flight guided infantrymen to a second group, killing 18. A Marine patrol near Khe Sanh killed 26 in a brief engagement. Gold prices surge in Paris, exceeding 40 an ounce amid US balance of payments concerns.
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Plague Outbreak Spreads In Tayninh Province
Bubonic plague outbreak in Tayninh province nears epidemic status with about 150 cases reported and 62 confirmed in the provincial capital. Quarantine is in effect and police supervise traveler vaccination at roadblocks near Saigon, 55 miles away.
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Congress Rides Setbacks For Johnson Policies
Congress dealt twin setbacks to the Johnson administration. The Senate moved to merge a 10 percent income tax surcharge with a $6 billion federal spending cut and overruled a Treasury order on tax exempt municipal bonds for private plants. The House Ways and Means Committee did not approve the tax on American tourists abroad, with a final vote due today.
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DA Clears Police in Rodgers Injury Case
A district attorney's probe found no criminal liability for the fall that fractured singer Jimmie Rodgers skull. The report by Dist Atty Evelle J Younger criticized three officers for not arresting Rodgers for drunkenness after he was found unconscious in his car near a freeway off ramp on December 1. Rodgers, 34, underwent multiple skull surgeries and has filed a $11 million damage suit against Los Angeles.
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Baez and Harris wed in New York church ceremony
Joan Baez and David Harris, pacifist singer and draft resister, married at St. Clement's Episcopal in Manhattan with about 150 guests. The couple, 27 and 22, wore distinct outfits, while the ceremony referenced the draft resistance movement. Harris faces trial for action after tearing up his induction notice. both had recent jail terms linked to the Oakland protest. Patrick Tobin, guardian of a minor niece later linked to Ann Blyth, died in Burbank at 72.
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