Letter to editors challenges Viet Cong coverage by press
Brig. Gen. Winant Sidle defends U S Army presence in Vietnam. He argues Viet Cong units include North Vietnamese troops and criticizes reports for misrepresenting front line conditions, military justice, and Army clubs. Sidle offers briefings and accuracy verification from the Sixth U S Army Information Office.
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Saigon
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Weather notes reflect heat and low humidity patterns
The report describes a sharp drop in humidity from 58 percent at 5 am to 9 percent by 4 pm, with a forecast of continued heat. Temperatures near 105 degrees are expected to persist, possibly extending a hot spell as humidity remains low and overnight lows fade from 75 degrees.
U S Denies Sanctions Over Turkish Opium Shipments
The State Department reassured Turkey that the United States has not called for economic sanctions over illegal opium shipments. Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Sisco met Turkey’s chargé d’affaires Necdet Pezel to clear up a congressional hearing misunderstanding, while Attorney General Mitchell warned sanctions require policy and commerce considerations. Orhan Eralp of Turkey’s foreign ministry voiced surprise and urged caution.
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British Longshoremen Yield To Government Troop Threat
London reports the 47 000 striking longshoremen faced a government warning that troops could unload perishable food cargoes if dock work halted. Southampton and Hull voted against handling any perishables, while Tilbury and other ports saw volunteers to move food for hospitals. Prices rise as imports shrink.
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Space agency to launch final Intelsat 3 satellite at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY UP I plans the eighth and last Intelsat 3 for Comsat and 75 partner nations. It targets a stationary orbit 22,300 miles above Indonesia as a spare for satellites over Indian Pacific and Atlantic oceans. John G Hurd Texas rancher and oilman approved unanimously by Senate Foreign Relations to be U S ambassador to South Africa. Hidalgo County officials warn residents to beware buying Mexican cooking pots after lead poisoning scare. Interstate 65 southbound record for reinforced concrete paving 24 feet wide eight inches thick set in 17 hours 52 minutes north of Blue River Bridge.
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Denton Construction Claims World Record Paving Length
Edinburg Indiana Denton Construction Co claims a new world record by laying 15 965 line feet of concrete highway pavement. The company announced the achievement in a UPI dispatch noting the vast stretch completed under its direction.
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Bus overturns on Fraser Island leaves seven dead
A tourist bus overturned on a bush track on Fraser Island off Queensland coast killing seven people and injuring many others, with at least six in serious condition. Survivors described brakes failing as the vehicle climbed a steep slope, rolled backward, struck a stump, and spilled passengers. Fraser Island lies about 280 miles north of Brisbane.
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Australia
UPI
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Soviet underground nuke blast detected near Semipalatinsk
Uppsala seismology institute records signals likely from a Soviet underground nuclear test at Semipalatinsk. A spokesman says the explosion occurred around 4:09 a.m. and was smaller than the June 28 event that registered 6.2 on the Richter scale.
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UPI
Uppsala Seismologic Institute
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Japan to launch 136-pound satellite on August 19
Tokyo reports the Institute of Aeronautical Science plans to orbit a 136-pound observation satellite on August 19. The craft will relay findings to Earth every 100 minutes for one year and carries four telemeteric antennas two solar electric wave antennas and solar batteries.
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UPI
Japan
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Wirtz Named Pennsy Trustee
Former labor secretary W. Willard Wirtz and three business leaders were named by U.S. District Court Judge John P. Fullam as trustees to guide Penn Central Transportation Co through bankruptcy into a sound operation. The group, to appoint an operational head, faces liquidating assets and paying creditors while seeking a swift but thorough reorganization.
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UPI
W. Willard Wirtz
Penn Central Railroad
U.S. District Court
John P. Fullam
Wirtz
Penn Central Transportation Co
Fullam
Penn Central
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