Two More Villages Fall as Communists Control Laos Route
In southern Laos, Communist forces captured Na Ngon and Kok Tong north of Thakhek on Highway 13, forcing airlifted or Mekong ferry supply to the city. The attack threatens nearby U S air facilities and prompts continued efforts along Highway 12.
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Kok Tong
Na Ngou
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Two More Ousted in Czech Purge After Reform Push
Prague reports Josef Kudrna interior minister and Jan Bartuska general prosecutor were relieved after a cabinet meeting amid a purge of eight top officials. The moves follow delays in rehabilitating 40,000 Stalinist era victims and reveal Brezhnev’s failed attempts to influence Czech affairs. Floor remarks by Josef Smrkovsky cited.
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Carmichael to marry Miriam Makeba in surprise engagement
Black power advocate Stokely Carmichael and South African singer Miriam Makeba are engaged, with no wedding date yet set. Makeba, 35, is touring Nassau and Chicago, while Carmichael, 27, is SNCC field secretary. Makeba has a daughter and a history of hit records and fashion ventures.
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Allies plan release of three POWs in swap
Allied commanders prepared for the return of three North Vietnamese sailors captured in the Gulf of Tonkin in July 1966, in exchange for three American airmen freed February 16. The men would travel on ICC flights from Saigon to Hanoi via Phnom Penh and Vientiane with no strings attached.
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South Bend
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Greece retains monarchy in tentative constitution plan
Premier George Papadopoulos unveiled a preliminary draft of Greece's constitution preserving the monarchy with no date set for King Constantine's return. A 200 member Parliament is proposed, with a national referendum planned and a public debate to end in May. censorship on constitution coverage would end.
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Stork Visits Wife of Pueblo Sailor
The wife of a captured U S Navy sailor in Spokane gave birth to a daughter just before midnight Thursday. The 7 pound 11 ounce girl is the couple’s second child, joining a 3 year old sister. Linda Wood 20, and the baby were reported in good condition at Sacred Heart Hospital. The sailor, a communications technician on the Pueblo, has been missing since the ship’s capture by North Korea in late January.
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Deserters Shout Down US Editor at Sweden Meeting
In Stockholm, over 50 American GIs who deserted the army booed and expelled William Russell, editor of Army Times in Frankfurt, after he urged deserters to return to duty at a news conference organized by the U.S. Deserters' Committee in Sweden.
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William Russell
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U.S. Deserters’ Committee
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Viet Becoming Costly as Korea for Gls
Defense Department records cited by Rep Donald Riegle Jr. show U S casualties in Vietnam rising toward Korea War levels. He said costs in blood and money have surged, with 106 American deaths and 234 million dollars spent per 1 000 Communist dead versus 1 death and 14 million dollars in 1962.
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