Ambush Toll Rises in Saigon Frontline Battles
U S troops suffer 14 dead and 17 wounded after three ambushes northwest of Saigon in a week as guerrillas deploy mines rockets and automatic weapons. No enemy casualties reported. Paris peace talks see Communist accusations of war crimes and a pullback in the American negotiating team.
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Nationalists, Nixon Aid Bill Narrowly Passes in House
The 176-163 vote approved a $2.19 billion foreign aid bill adding a squadron of F-4 fighters for Nationalist China. Congress also cut development loans, while Nixon pressured lawmakers to protect the aid program. Subversives ban bill moves through House Internal Security panel. Nixon signs arms bill with ABM funds.
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Bombers Aid Infantry in Northwest Saigon Battlefield
Reports describe clashes 60 to 93 miles northwest of Saigon involving American forces and South Vietnamese units. In separate incidents six soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were killed and eight wounded, four infantrymen died with seven injured, and a brief two hour clash near Ru Prang left 20 North Vietnamese casualties.
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War Toll Tops 700,000 in Vietnam Conflict
The combined U.S. and Vietnamese casualties exceeded 700,000 after nine years of war. American deaths last week reached 119 with 643 wounded, the highest weekly toll in nearly two months. Vietnamese losses totaled 497 killed and 1,310 wounded, the heaviest in nine weeks, as allied forces reported 309 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed.
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87 Die in Nigerian Jetliner Crash
Government troops recovered 87 bodies from the Nigerian Airways crash near Lagos after the Bri tish-built VCS jetnose dived into dense jungle. There were no survivors. The pilot reported approaching Theja Airport but disappeared in foggy conditions.
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Kennedys Bury Their Father In Private Services
The Kennedy family held private services for Joseph P Kennedy who died of a heart attack at age 81. Burial was in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline. Rose Kennedy and Edward Kennedy attended with Jacqueline Onassis and her children. Cardinal Cushing officiated the requiem mass as Robert F Kennedy’s tribute passages were read. Also in attendance were John and Robert Kennedy, other relatives, and the Kennedy circle. Governor Lester Maddox filed suit to challenge Georgia’s term limits, arguing it denies due process by preventing his bid for re election.
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Wives Celebrate Apollo 12 Moonshot In Houston Parade
Three Astrowives parade at Charles Conrad’s door in Houston after Apollo 12 rendezvous. They wear matching offwhite pant suits NASA pendants and scarf colors, and hold homemade signs reading happy thrilled proud as dogs cheer the space milestone.
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Barbara Gordon
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Liz Taylor to star in British TV play for record fee
Elizabeth Taylor reportedly will command about 240000 dollars for a British television play to be produced by Independent Associated Television and Harlech Television. Taylor and husband Richard Burton are major Harlech shareholders. The item also notes links to Dianne Linkletter’s estate and the Tate murder case, plus Nancy Wilson’s Los Angeles divorce from Kenneth Dennis amid a troubled marriage.
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Kenneth Dennis
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