Bloody assault on Berchtegade base near A Shau Valley
North Vietnamese commandos stormed the Berchtegade base of the 101st Airborne in the A Shau Valley, killing 11 Americans and wounding 42 paratroopers. U.S. airpower and carrier jets supported a multi-hour defense while at least 31 NVA bodies were counted. Helicopters were shot down and more units reported wounded.
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Father’s Day tribute amid Cairo violence at eve of new police chief
In Cairo Illinois sniper fire and firebombs struck two white residents and a restaurant owner’s car on the eve of William Petersen’s arrival as police chief. No injuries reported, damage minor, arrests none. gunfire also near Pyramid Courts housing. Police note two shotgun blasts hit Leon Albritton’s car but left him unharmed.
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Soviet China border talks loom as clashes persist
The Soviet Union blamed Communist China for border clashes and proposed talks with Peking officials to discuss minor border adjustments. The push comes ahead of a Sino Soviet commission meeting on navigational river issues in the Far East amid ongoing clashes since March. A note stressed negotiations rely on historic treaties, rejected by Maoists as unequal.
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Ceremonies Jolted By Radicals
At the University of Chicago commencement yesterday dissidents forced President Edward H. Levi to yield speaking time to Paul Burton Brown a 21 year old chemistry graduate who blasted expulsions of students for a peaceful sit in Brown warned 42 students would never graduate Levi faced shouts as he handed out degrees A radical incident tied to University events noted was the beating of Dr Richard Flacks a sociologist and SDS founder referenced in the report.
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UPI
University of Chicago
Edward H. Levi
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Prof. Flacks
Richard Flacks
Radical Students For A Democratic Society
Sunny Weather With Mild Winds Crest the Day
Today's forecast shows sunshine and gentle winds with a high near 98 and a low around 79. Humidity at noontime is about 20 percent, sunrise at 5 25 and sunset at 7 59.
Flawed audit halts panic over missing university books
University of Nevada Las Vegas head librarian Hal Erickson explained a counting error caused the apparent loss of 12 000 to 20 000 volumes. Two collections added six years earlier were counted twice, inflating totals to about 170 000 with 16 000 extra volumes never present.
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Hal Erickson
University of Nevada
Las Vegas
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Erickson
New York Police Probe Slaying Linked to Harlem Militants Plot
Police probe a possible plot by Harlem militants to kill black peacemakers who have helped prevent Harlem and Brooklyn riots after King’s death. Investigators seek links between Clarence 37X Smith’s Friday slaying and Mau Mau associate Charles 37X Kenyatta, now under arrest at Bellevue.
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