Opium War Breaks Out in Border Jungle Conflict
A bloody clash erupts near the Thailand Burma Laos border between Chinese Nationalists and Han Tribesmen over opium caravans. Thai interior minister claims over 300 Chinese killed in two days. Thai police reinforcements move in as Burma and Laos contemplate troop dispatch. Opium production in the region supports a lucrative trafficking network with Hai tribe tax disputes escalating the violence.
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Hong Kong
CDN
Thailand
Laos
Burma
Roops
Bangkok
Praphas Charusanthien
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
China
Red
Fang, Chieng Rai
Chiengmai
Hangkok
Aribesman
Asia
U S Outmatched Soviet Politics in Global Stage
London report from the Institute for Strategic Studies argues the United States already outmatches the Soviet Union in economic, military, political, and scientific influence. It warns China’s rise will further erode Soviet power, noting Moscow faces crossroads as ideological leadership yields to power status.
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London
United States
Soviet Union
Jinslitule For Strategic Studies
Russia
Yue
China
Jiiina
France
Zookeeper Loses Arm Threat From Orangutans
San Francisco zoo worker Robert Caldwell, 58, was mauled by two orangutans as one reached through bars and the other gnawed at his arm. Surgeons performed hours of delicate surgery. doctors expressed cautious optimism the arm could be saved. Caldwell remained in fair condition at San Francisco General Hospital.
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San Francisco
UPI
Caldwell
Yoo
Ronakd Reuther
Tshombe Extradition Delay Highlights Congo Leader’s Peril
Algerian officials said no final decision yet on extradition of Moise Tshombe to Kinshasa where he faces a death sentence in absentia. Tshombe was kidnapped June 4 on a flight from Ibiza to Majorca and spirited to Algiers. The Congo government earlier convicted him in absentia for treason.
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Kinshasa
Tshombe
Ibiza
Spain
Falma
Majorca
Algiers
Zongo
Supreme Court
Houari Boumedienne
Manda
Lie
José¢on D. Mobuti
Wuhan Still Challenging Mao Amid Civil Strife Reports
The dispatch says Wuhan area unrest and clashes with anti Maoists strain Mao Zedongs authority. High level reports from Sing Tao quote travelers on purges, emigration of officers, and suspected links to rebel forces in Szechuan with casualties among pro Mao troops. Peking radio confirms some losses and warns anti Mao elements of covert sabotage.
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Hong Kong
UPI
rNewspaper
Marshal Ho
China
Lung
Red Cliza
Mao
Sing Ta
Peking
Tao
Yangtze River
Mao Tse- Tung
Peking Radio
Tae
Red Guards
Wuhan
Peking Peoples Daily
LBJ Pressures Israel On Territory Says He Promised Drawback
Cairo editor Hassanein Heikal cites a Johnson pledge to an unnamed Arab chief that Israeli forces would withdraw from Arab land with a warning that patience is needed. In Jerusalem cease fire violations near Allenby Bridge spark tension as UN envoy Bull probes the lull, while Cairo reports describe joint Arab actions and Egypt’s stalled five year Yemen crisis resolution.
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Johnson
Hassanein Heikal
Cairo
al Ahramam
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Jordan River
Jordan
Allenby Bridge
Norway
Odd Bull
United Nation
Newb Hla
Israel
Yemen
Arab Foreign
Suez
North Korean fighters may join Viet Cong in South Vietnam
U S intelligence reports say North Koreans have joined guerrilla units in South Vietnam and may soon take an active role. CIA operatives in the northern mountains are cited as the source, with estimates of North Korean force sizes ranging from 150 to 400 troops in various areas.
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South Vietnam
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Wa Oc
Baibars Korea
eLcome
Viet Cong
da Nang
U.S
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