Green Troops Brave Through Bent But Steady Defense
In Que Son Valley near the Cambodian border U S forces fought a hard night battle. Col Louis Gelling praised his Carlisle led brigade for holding positions against a force two and a half times larger. Across the border Viet Cong raids killed civilians and wounded many as 26 Americans died and 84 were wounded in the fighting. Allied forces reported 121 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong dead in counterattacks with 4 American helicopters and 4 jet bombers lost.
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Que Son
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Que Son Valley
Howard Hughes Dominates 1967 Local News In Las Vegas
A year end review highlights Howard Hughes as the era’s top local story. He moved to Las Vegas in late 1966 and acquired the Desert Inn for 13 million, launching a 115 million buying spree including Sands Frontier Casta Way s and extensive Nevada real estate. He works through aide Robert Maheu and Pa l Laxalt spoke by phone as Hughes pledges long stay and funds a $6 million medical school gift. The piece notes ongoing crime and political intrigue with future coverage planned.
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Hughes
Desert Inn
D.I
Sands
Frontier
Castaways
Las Vegas
Klas-Tv Ch. 8
Federal Communications Commission
Alamo Airways
Airport Services
Exec-Aire
McCarran Airport
Bonanza Airlines
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Vera Krupp
Nevada
FBI
Robert Maheu
Maheu
Paul Laxalt
Laxalt
Clark County
California
Arizona
Howard Robard Hughes
King Newsmaker
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas Sun
Chicago Cate Fire Fatal To Pair
Two persons killed and three injured when flames swept Johnny Lattner’s Steak House in a downtown basement restaurant. Fire started in the eatery as workers and customers escaped through blazing drapery, smoke seen rising to the 21st floor of the building housing the Chicago Real Estate Board offices. Margaret Wallace, about 45, a waitress, identified among the victims. The male victim was not identified.
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Chicago
UPI
Notre Dame
Johnny Lattner
West Madison Street
Chicago Real Estate Board
Margaret Wallace
Marcos warns Vietnam victory could trigger Asia wide rebellion
President Marcos warns that a Vietnamese Communist victory would spark unrest across Asia, threaten allied regimes, and invite uprisings in the Philippines and neighboring nations. He cites Huk insurgents at home, Bandung era fears, and SEATO commitments while urging budget discipline to prevent a domestic crisis.
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Philippines
Vietnam
Marcos
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Asia
America
Malaysia
Thieu to Visit U.S. Before November Elections
South Vietnamese leader Nguyen Van Thieu plans a U S visit before the November elections after an invitation from President Johnson. The trip aims to present a united front with Washington amid talks on the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. Thieu would outline progress in building a free democratic South Vietnam and address U S concerns over peace talks.
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Saigon
Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Johnson-Thieu
Canberra
NLF
United States
Thieu
U.S. Army Command and Staff College
Chinese Reds Move To Block Viet Peace Talks
The report notes the Viet Cong arrival in Nanning near the North Vietnamese border escorted by Ting Hsi-lin of the China Vietnam Friendship Association. Chinese analysts say Mao Zedong’s leadership opposes peace moves now to avoid economic strain and political costs for the United States and to preserve Red China’s stance.
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Nanning
Ting Hsi-lin
Ting
Hanoi
United States
Association For Cultural Revolution
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Peking
Vietnam
Mao
Johnson
China
Cape Town honors heart donor at historic funeral
Thousands thronged St. Luke's Church and Woltemade Cemetery to pay tribute to Clive Haupt, the 24 year old donor whose heart made Dr. Philip Blaiberg's recovery possible. Police used dogs to restore order as Dr Christiaan Barnard attended the service in Cape Town.
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Cape Town
Christiaan Barnard
Clive Haupt
Eileen
Gerald Ferry
Martinus C. Botha
Barnard
St. Luke’s Anglican Church
Salt River
Haupt
Chicago Teachers Threatening Strike Averted
Mayor Daley mediated a budget clash between the Chicago Board of Education and CTU to head off a strike. The union claimed two thirds of Chicago's 23,204 teachers would walk out unless demands and salary increases were met. officials discussed revised proposals in closed meetings.
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Chicago
UPS
Richard J. Daley
Chicago Board of Education
Chicago Teachers Union
CTU
The
American Federation of Teachers
UPI
Chicago Teachers’ Union
Daley
John Desmond
Desmond
United Press International
Board of Education
Civic Opera House
Egypt Seeks Postponement of Arab Summit in Morocco
Cairo said more time was needed to consult Arab leaders who might boycott the meeting after a one hour Arab League Council session. Egypt moved yesterday to postpone the conference scheduled later this month in Morocco.
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Cairo
UPI
Egypt
Morocco
British Plane Catches Fire Lands Safely at Ballykelly
A Royal Air Force Britannia with 61 aboard caught fire over off Greenland but made a safe landing at Ballykelly Field. The seven crew members and passengers, British Army and Air Force personnel from Lyneham, were uninjured. An RAF Shackleton escorted the landing after full alert.
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Ballykelly
Northern Ireland
UPI
Royal Air Force
Greenland
Ballykelly Field
Lyneham
Wiltshire
Shannon
Prestwick
Plazas Hotel guard and thief fatally clash on 13th floor
A security guard was critically stabbed and a burglar seriously wounded during a struggle on the Plaza Hotel's 13th floor near a suite of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Ishkol. The burglar threatened the banker’s wife in Mexico City with a knife before the heist. The guard and burglar were listed in critical condition at Roosevelt Hospital.
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New York
UPI
Swank Plaza
Levi Ishkol
Mexico City
Roosevelt Hospital
Ashkol
Heart transplant operation begun at Stanford Hospital
A heart transplant operation was begun last night at Palo Alto Stanford Hospital. The procedure was described as the fourth such operation in the medical center.
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Palo Alto, Calif
Upi
Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital
Stanford surgeons perform first human heart transplant
Palo Alto California UPI reports that a Stanford University team conducted a human heart transplant at Palo Alto Stanford hospital. The operation last night marked a landmark in medical history with a donor heart implanted into a recipient under the team led by renowned surgeons.
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Cal
United States
Stanford University Medical School
Medical School
Norman E. Shumway
Palo Alto, Calif
Africans Separate Siamese Twins in Historic First
In Johannesburg at the Children's Hospital, 27 specialists separated Siamese twins Catherine and Shirley O’Hare, joined at the head, in a five plus hour operation. Both babies, born October 7 in Bonini, faced early illness but recovered enough for the risky surgery.
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Johannesburg
UPI
Johannesburg Children’s Hospital
R. R. Drubin
Catherine
Shirley O’hare
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U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
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Hughes’ Cash Register
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Huks
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Sarawak
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Borneo
Lee Kuan Yew
Lem
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Ho Chi Minh
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National Liberation Front
Australia
Harold Holt
Tries
Chinese State Council
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
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Woltemade
Bulletin
Arab League Council
Britannia
Abdel Hadi Boutaleb
Syria
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Rabat
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