Mekong Delta Battles as Saigon Forces Push East
South Vietnamese troops report 42 enemy killed in three Mekong Delta clashes near Saigon. U.S. B52s strike areas near the DMZ while Gen Earl Wheeler visits Saigon to review the war zone. The 82nd Airborne clashed with North Vietnamese units near Ben Cat, with several helicopters shot down and casualties on the U.S. side.
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Saigon
UPI
Mekong Delta
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Earl Wheeler
US. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
U.S. Airborne Division
82Nd Airborne
Ben Cat
Flooding in Taipei as Typhoon Flossie devastates city
Typhoon Flossie dumped heavy rains on Taipei flooding two thirds of the city and displacing over 10,000 people. Officials warned dikes could fail as 12 inch rainfalls caused 10 foot floodwaters trapping residents and halting air traffic while 26 are missing.
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Taipei
Taiwan
UPI
Flossie
Intercept Officers Nab Dope-Filled Yacht Cruiser
Mexican man Lenahan was booked in San Diego after buying a yacht on June 3 1969 and marijuana packages with El Comparador branding were seized. Two sisters from Ocean Beach were arrested for marijuana possession during Operation Intercept. The program reports 69 647 vehicles checked one arrest and 28 seizures at border stations amid border congestion complaints and Mexico’s push to Washington against Intercept.
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Lenahan
San Diego
Calif
Operation Intercept
Ocean Beach
Mexico
Riley T. Davenport
Victoria L. Davenport
U.s.-Mexico
Nixon Watches Red Activity as Vietnam Lull Persists
At Biscayne Florida the White House said President Nixon is watching the Vietnam lull very carefully amid reports of secret talks with Hanoi. Ronald Ziegler refused to confirm such discussions while Nixon met Kissinger and stayed at his Key Biscayne cottage. Antiwar and pro administration demonstrators staged nearby but there were no incidents.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
South Vietnam
Ziegler
Washington
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Paris
Biscayne
Kissinger
New Party
Inflation Likely to Persist Into Early Next Year Experts Warn
Federal Reserve Board member Andrew F Brimmer warned that inflation will stay high into early next year despite Nixon administration efforts. He said monetary restraint must remain tight to curb inflation, noting the lag before policy effects show and the need to avoid relaxing credit limits prematurely.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Federal Reserve Board
Andrew F. Brimmer
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin
Brunmer
Israelis repulse major Egyptian amphibious raid near Suez
Israel says its forces trapped and repelled Egypt's largest canal crossing since 1967. About 15 Egyptian soldiers were killed as two Israeli soldiers and an officer died in the fighting near Deversoir and Ismailia. Egypt reported a fierce three hour battle and destruction of Israeli armor.
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Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Cairo
Deversoir
Great Bitter Lake
el Qantara
Police Stakeout Nets Suspected Narco Kingpin in Beatty
A stakeout led to the arrest of a suspected narcotics kingpin and a female accomplice in Beatty. Seven bags of heroin were found in the car. The suspect resisted by drawing a gun but dropped it as officers approached. A long undercover wait and local Beatty help aided the operation.
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Austin
Sleeper
Miss Edward
Las Vegas
Beatty
Georgia Parker
Dave Parker
Miss Edwards
Miracle At Sea Saves Seamen From Capsized Vessel
In Port Arthur Texas the Coast Guard recovered a capsized 100 foot motor vessel while searching for two missing sailors. They survived 35 hours clinging to an air pocket in the overturned hull.
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Port Arthur
Tex
UPS
Coast Guard
Andrew Rouse
W. C. Wells
U.S. Public Health Service
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Sabine Pass
Gulf
Rouse
Wells
Barry Goldwater urges new raids to pressure Paris talks
Senator Barry Goldwater called on President Nixon to threaten saturation bombing of Haiphong and damage to North Vietnamese irrigation dikes if Paris peace talks stall. He argued the limited war mindset has been misread by the Communists and urged a decisive move to push negotiations.
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Huntsville
Ala
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Nixon
Haiphong
Paris
Goldwater
Alabama Air Force Association
Hurricane Inga Aims Bermuda as Jenny Deteriorates
Miami reports Hurricane Inga circling toward Bermuda at 80 mph while Jenny weakens over Florida. The National Hurricane Center ends Jenny advisory as it crosses the state and dissipates inland near Daytona Beach. Forecaster Arnold Sugg says Jenny will drift westward with scattered heavy showers in extreme north Florida. Inga sits about 350 miles southeast of Bermuda, set to move northwest at a snail pace.
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Miami
UPI
Inga
Bermuda
Jenny
Florida
National Hurricane Center
Fort Myers
Cape Kennedy
Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Arnold Sugg
Marchers Arrested After Clash In Cairo
About 40 persons including 18 adults were arrested in Cairo Illinois after police and demonstrators clashed downtown during a six month boycott of white businesses. Leaders of local civil rights groups were among those detained, and the United Front warned of further racial tension in the river town.
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Cairo
Catro
Apt
Mississippi River
United Front of
Illinois River
Preston Ewing
WIVES TOLD IN PARIS ON POW FATES BY North Vietnamese
North Vietnamese diplomats told six American wives and relatives in Paris that they could learn the fates of missing or imprisoned soldiers by writing to the Hanoi delegation in Paris. The address given was 8 Avenue General LeClerc, Choisy Le Roi.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Thomas Swain
Hanoi
Swain
Xuan Oanh
General LeClerc
Choisy-Le-Roi
Oanh
North Vietnam
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Keeling
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Red
Bankers Forum
Georgetown University
Brimmer
United Press International
Burnell
Dave Taylor
Nye County Dist. Atty
Barry
Paris Peace Table
Dikes
Arizona Republican
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