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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1966
Page
4
Cong units lose hill to Marines after heavy fighting near the demilitarized zone. Wounded waited in basket fitters as artillery and air strikes pounded enemy positions. U S jets targeted North Vietnamese facilities and fuel depots while Marine progress continued into the night.
SACRAMENTO UPI Gov Edmund G Brown named Capt Kenneth D Larson of the Los Angeles County Fire Department to the State Fire Advisory Board Larson succeeds Kenneth Q Severit of Sacramento who resigned The appointment requires senate confirmation
North Viet Nam’s broadcast on the NLF conditions marks a shift from earlier Hanoi demands. The NLF would gain a decisive voice in negotiations, not exclusive interlocutor status, and U S troops and bases would be withdrawn as a prerequisite for talks. The U S now signals readiness to include the NLF in peace discussions, narrowing the gap with Hanoi’s terms.
United Nations reports French Foreign Minister Maurice Sauve de Murville urged the United States to launch a new wave toward a political solution to the Vietnam War. U.S. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg countered that any approach must demand similar stops from North Vietnam and the Viet Cong for a chance at success.
UAW president Walter Reuther stated that price cuts by Ford Motor Co and Chrysler Corp would not affect the union’s 1967 contract demands. Ford and Chrysler reduced prices after GM announced its 1987 chart, a move seen as aligning with industry trends yet not altering the union’s bargaining stance.
The Viet Cong again asserts it is the sole genuine and legal representative of South Viet Nam and demands a decisive voice in any political solution. The North Vietnamese News Agency broadcast the statement to dispel rumors of a softened stance, noting the United States does not recognize them.
A Southern Pacific Railroad executive testified that his company opposes an unrestricted merger of Union Pacific with the Rock Island System. F E Kriebel, assistant vice president for traffic, said SP faces competitive disadvantage on certain freight traffic compared to Union Pacific.
Hollywood opens a predictive medicine center at 5951 Hollywood Blvd by Retail Clerk Union Local 770 focusing on illness prediction via biochemical and performance tests. It emphasizes diet health education and will perform over 100 tests per person with an estimated value of several hundred dollars for nonmembers. Members pay five dollars.
U S Marines aid a Montagnard village after a friendly-fire bombing killed 35 and wounded 18. Survivors and locals blame the tragedy, with officials investigating whether faulty coordinates or instrument trouble caused the strike near Quang Ngai Province. Marine Brig. Gen. Jonas Platt defers comment until inquiry concludes.
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