South Viet Nam quits peace talks amid shelling
Paris reports say South Vietnam moved to adjourn the Vietnam peace talks after Communist shelling of towns and cities. Vice President Ky hinted Saigon might withdraw, while U.S. Ambassador Lodge warned of possible response as Hanoi and Viet Cong vowed to continue attacks. Defense Secretary Laird arrived in Saigon during the crisis.
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Gold Price Soars Amid France Labor Crisis Threat
Gold surged to a record 47.92 dollars an ounce in Paris with a kilogram ingot at 1529 dollars as France braces for a nationwide strike. CGT CFDT and FO unions plan next Tuesday action amid talks with government. Railway workers joined the wildcat stoppage adding pressure on the franc and economy.
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Cuban reports arrest of hijacker while billing case as robbery
Granma identified the suspect as Anthony Garnet Bryant, a California native who hijacked a National Airlines plane from New York to Miami with 26 aboard. Cuban authorities recovered the money and detained him, marking the first government mention of a hijacking. Bryant allegedly robbed passengers during the flight and had prior U.S. robbery and drug convictions.
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Soprano Elizabeth Rankin to star in The Portrait of Nevada
Elizabeth Rankin, fresh from a Europe tour, appears as the Nevada desert and Emma Nevada in the premiere of The Portrait of Nevada at Sands Hotel Concert Hall this Sunday. The musical drama, composed by Antonio Morelli with lyrics by Mildred Breedlove, features Rankin in the title and Emma Nevada roles.
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Enterprise Starts Five Days of Sea Trials After Repair
The nuclear powered USS Enterprise began five days of sea trials in Pearl Harbor after clearing a silt problem from harbor floor. The $6.4 million repair package followed a series of explosions that killed 28 and injured 85. the carrier had been the world’s largest warship, valued at $444 million, with Captain Kent Lee insisting the setback caused no damage.
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New Offensive Causes Record Viet War Casualties
Saigon reports the first week of a new Communist offensive produced the heaviest casualties in 19 months. 453 Americans killed and 2,593 wounded, plus 521 South Vietnamese dead and 2,072 wounded, with 6,752 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. US troop strength fell to 541,500, with 35,000 Navy and 700 Coast Guard in Vietnam waters.
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Chamber Warns You'll Pay More This Year For Most Purchases
The U S Chamber of Commerce warned inflation will push prices about 3 percent in the year, with unemployment possibly above 4 percent in the second half. Officials urged continued fiscal and monetary restraints and a broader anti inflation effort, including budget cuts to remove surtaxes if possible.
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Fighting Lady Essex to retire after 28 years service
The carrier USS Essex, once the fleet’s fightingest ship, ends active duty after a long career from 1940 through World War II and the Korean War, with later submarine duty at Quonset. Her final voyage will take place next Monday into Boston’s South Boston Annex naval yard.
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