N. Viets Attacking Saigon: Newsmen and Diplomat Slain
Saigon came under a fierce Viet Cong offensive as North Vietnamese troops fought in the city. Four foreign journalists were killed in the chaos, including John Cantwell of Time magazine, and Baron Ruedt Hasso von Collenberg was captured and executed. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces pressed countermeasures around Tan Son Nhut as stakes sharpen in Paris talks.
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Saigon
John Cantwell
Time Magazine
Associated Press
Singapore
Hong Kong
Baron Ruedt Hasso von Collenberg
Charles R. Eggleston
Watertown
N.Y
United Press International
Vietnam
Eggleston
Tan Son Nhut
U.S.O
International House
U.S
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
North Vietnam
Paris
Writer Plays Dead To Escape Red Massacre Of 4 Newsmen
In Saigon a jeep carrying four reporters from Time Australian Associated Press Reuters and others is ambushed by Viet Cong. A burst of fire lasts ten seconds leaving two men dead and others wounded as the group pretends to be hit. The scene unfolds in an ivory crowded district near a muddy street as gunships approach. See NEWSMAN, Page 3.
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Associated Press
Ron
Laramy
Reuters
Bruce Pigott
Cantwell
Ball Says North Vietnam Misreads U.S. Resolve in Talks
U N Ambassador-designate George Ball warns that Hanoi’s latest attacks in South Vietnam will not gain leverage in peace talks. He cites a record infiltration level and argues the United States remains determined to seek an honorable settlement as talks in Paris approach.
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North Vietnam
United States
Paris
Hanoi
William C. Westmoreland
Washington
U.N
George Ball
U.S
South Vietnam
Ball
Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
Dien Bien Phu
U.N. Post
Arthur J. Goldberg
NBC
Meet the Press
Boy's heart gives new life to man in Houston transplant
A 15-year-old boy’s heart was transplanted into James B. Cobb of Alexandria, La., at St. Luke’s Episcipal Hospital, while the boy’s kidney went to William C. Kaiser of Odessa, Texas. Cobb awoke with normal vitals and was briefly removed from a respirator as doctors monitor his recovery.
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Houston, Tex
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
James B. Cobb
Alexandria
William Joseph Brannon
Conroe
Tex
Brannon
William C. Kaiser
Odessa
Cobb
Everett Claire Thomas
Kaiser
Methodist Hospital
Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Kathleen Martin
Charles Lee Martin III
Hallman
Russell Scott
George C. Morris
London
National Heart Hospital
Frederick West
Denton A. Cooley
Indiana primary dominates week with Kennedy McCarthy bids
Democratic rivals Kennedy and McCarthy press late Indiana push as four primaries and seven state conventions loom. Kennedy supporters push against campaign spending limits while McCarthy vows victory. Humphrey misses Kerner endorsement but gains Arvey backing in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
McCarthy
Alabama
Florida
Ohio
District of Columbia
Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Chicago
Democratic
Jacob Arvey
Beloit Man In Custody For Murder
Beloit police report two shootings Sunday night linked by heated family disputes. James Godwin, 50, is charged with murder in Homer Hodges 22 and attempted murder in L. B. Wade 47. Wade wounded in the face earlier by a pistol and later Hodges shot in the neck and face. Wade, who walked home bleeding, was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Beloit
Howard G. Bjorklund
Bjorklund
James Godwin
Homer Lee Hodges
L. B. Wade
Wade
Rock River
Godwin
Hodges
Voice With A Smile Is Back As Bell Workers Ratify
Bell System workers ratify a three year contract by a 54 680 to 30 721 vote ending an 18 day strike. The deal raises wages and fringe benefits about 20 percent over three years and may affect customer rates. Most workers return to work, though some locals reject the agreement.
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Washington
Voice
Bell Telephone System
Communications Workers of America
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell
CWA
Union Executive Board
Bell System
Michigan Bell
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UPI Telephoto
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Mekong Delta
Michael Birch
Bruce
Bk Bo
Reds
U.s.ball
By B.F. Kellum
Red Cross
National Cartoonists Society
Onalaska First Lutheran Church
Mary Sawyer Auditorium
Western Electric
New England
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Baltimore
Sfor Bell
Federal Communications Commission
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