Battle Near Hue Breaks May Day Standoff
Fresh fighting raged around Hue as American para troopers of the 101st Airborne claimed heavy NKP casualties and 95 prisoners taken after a three day clash near Phuoc Yen. Air raids resumed on Dong Hoi as U S forces pressed to prevent a Communist recapture of Hue in a May Day offensive scenario.
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U.S
Hue
103St Airborne Division
Song Bo
Phuoc Yen
Dong Hoi
Dmz
National plan touted to save 18 billion in federal spending
The plan would cut 18 billion from federal spending with a 4 billion reduction next fiscal year. Negotiations closed Tuesday night at the White House with President and Democratic leaders including Rep. George Mahon and Rep. Wilbur Mills hammering out a tax bill buried in committee earlier.
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George Mahon
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Hometown hero awarded Medal of Honor
Pat Baker Jr stood five foot six in the crowd as word spread of his heroism in Vietnam. He reportedly replaced a soldier killed at the head of his platoon, dragged casualties to safety, and killed 16 Viet Cong before the honors were confirmed by the Pentagon. President Johnson later presented him and Capt Robert Foley the Medal of Honor at the White House.
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Vietnam
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Maline Dispatch
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Johnson
Robert Foley
Newton
Mass
White House
John F. Baker
Georgia Marine objects to flag in Vietnam as racist symbol
Sgt Donald E Gibson told Gov Lester Maddox he refused to remove the Georgia banner in Vietnam defying a superior who labeled it a racist symbol, the Confederate battle flag. Maddox sent a telegram to President Johnson condemning the act. In another ruling, the California Supreme Court reinstated Kanarek, saying trial judges cannot dismiss attorneys for incompetence over objections.
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Georgia
Lester Maddox
Vietnam
Maddox
Johnson
Donald E Gibson
Confederacy
Kanarek
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Superior Court
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James Lee Smith
California Supreme Court
Spotless Record World-Record Attempt in Connecticut
James P. Stranski, a 20 year old University of Connecticut physics student, prepared in a Storrs shower stall toward a world record of 81 consecutive hours under the shower head. This item follows other notable news including James Reston becoming executive editor of the New York Times and assorted health and political notes.
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James Reston
New York Times
Turner Carledge
Reston
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New York
Ralph D. Denman
Grass Lake
Mich
Germany
Paris
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