Vietnam War Front Burns North Vietnam Border
Reports from the front say North Vietnamese gunners are hurting as U S planes ships and artillery pound the southern border near Con Thien where over 700 Marine casualties have occurred since September. U S forces continue operations around Saigon and along the central coast with clashes and enemy activity noted near Ghost operations.
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Reds Gain in France and Israel Capture Terrorists
In France, Communist candidates gained a plurality in 72 local council races out of 1,400 contested as a test of De Gaulle government popularity, while Gaullists won more seats overall. In the Jerusalem area, Israeli forces captured thirteen Arab terrorists southeast of Nablus after a ground and helicopter pursuit, with no Israeli casualties and weapons seized.
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Charles de Gaulle
Jerusalem
Nablus
Pope speaks on war and peace in Vietnam crisis
In his first major address since illness, Pope Paul VI warned that new armaments and battles dim hopes for peace in Vietnam. He questioned humanity’s ability to save itself and lamented the lack of good will and peace as Soviet military aid to North Vietnam and new anti missile deployments escalate tensions.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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ABC Charges Strike Sabotage Across Network Stations
National ABC accused striking technicians of attempting to sabotage equipment before walking off at five network radio and television stations. NALET denied the charge as striking workers picketed ABC facilities in Hollywood and New York. Shows affected include the Joey Bishop Show and Peter Jennings news program. New York teachers union officials recessed negotiations with the city, saying the schoolteacher strike could last two to three weeks.
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ABC
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
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Joey Bishop
Peter Jennings
United Federation of Teachers
Fishermen Rescued After Surprise Squall Off Lake Michigan
Police and Coast Guard rescued over 100 boats driven ashore as windswept beaches along northern Lake Michigan faced a weekend squall. At least seven fishermen were killed and more than 20 were unaccounted for, though many were believed safe awaiting rescue. The Saturday squall swept about 1,000 fishermen far from shore, with some miles offshore.
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Coast Guard
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Skydiver Leaps From Plane After Bride's Death
John Wasik, 27, an aerospace writer, leaped from a small plane at Rockledge Florida, three weeks after his wife Rickey died in a skydive near Cape Kennedy. He fell 3200 feet, did not deploy his parachute, and was found with three notes including one asking to be buried beside Rickey.
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Wasik
Terry Alford
Melbourne
Green Airport
Cape Kennedy
Alford
Curtis Hannay
Chicago mariner found adrift after 10 weeks at sea
Nels Neilson, 64, and his dog were found in a rudderless yawl five miles east of Chatham Massachusetts after 10 weeks afloat in the Atlantic. He had sailed from Chicago May 1 via the St Lawrence to Seven Islands Canada and left Canada for Sweden on July 7. He survived on fish, was treated for exposure, and plans to sail for Florida soon insisting he will not go far from land again.
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Carrier Delivery By Mail Event Noted
A historical brief records a delivery by mail service on a specific date, outlining the carrier’s route and the process of dispatch. No further details on personnel or locations are provided in the fragment, but the entry confirms a mail delivery event in the period.
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