Yanks Reds Battle Eight Hours Near Cambodian Border
American troops supported by planes and helicopters fought Communist forces for eight hours two miles from Cambodia. The Saigon area engagement was one of five battles resulting in fifty Communist deaths. the sole American death occurred near Go Dau Ha as the 25th Infantry Division used F100 jets and helicopters.
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Saigon
CPT
Cambodia
Go Dau Ha
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S. Navy
25Th Division
Ben Cat
U.S. Th
Stand for convictions beyond popular opinion
Hank Greenspun argues that history rewards bold deviation from majority views. He cites Cassius Clay’s refusal to join the army, the Salem witch trials, and wartime policy to warn that right is not defined by popularity. The piece reflects on Vietnam war reports amid this moral assertion.
Two Vegas Kidnap Suspects Indicted by Washoe Jury
Reno report says two suspects in the 800000 Las Vegas kidnapping of Dean Petersen were indicted for kidnapping first degree. Joe Lischke 59 of Carson City and George McCoole 27 of Seattle are jailed on 50000 bail. Petersen was seized Oct 9 from his Las Vegas Strip office and escaped unharmed. Bail reduction motion for Lischko filed. no hearing held yet.
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UPS
Las Vegas
Washoe County
Grand Jury
Joe Lischke
Carson City
George McCoole
Seattle
Wash
Dean Petersen
Westward Homete
Las Vegas Strip
Senate boosts Viet veteran education benefits 45 percent
The Senate voted 77 to 0 to raise monthly education benefits for Viet Nam era veterans by 45 percent retroactive to Sept. 1, rejecting Administration calls for a reduction to 27 percent. The measure would lift payments for fulltime students from 130 to 190 dollars with two dependents up to 240, at a projected cost of 323 million this year and 550 million by 1972.
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UPS
Nixon
Senate
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Senate Labor Committee
Yarborough
Senate House
Joan J. Willams
R-Del
Gas explosion strikes Union Carbide plant near Texas City
An explosion at Union Carbide’s No 3 Olefin unit in Texas City last night injured two men and sent a 200 foot fireball aloft. La Marque evacuees numbered in the hundreds as firefighters from three towns battled the blaze and kept traffic away from State Highway 146.
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Tex
LaMarque
Richard Hasserd
Raymond L. Childs
Hasserd
Galveston County Hospital
Galveston Memorial
Childs
la Marque
League City
Union Carbide Fire Department
Goldwater Returns to Write a Weekly Las Vegas Sun Column
Senator Barry Goldwater announces he will write a weekly column for the Las Vegas Sun detailing that fundamental U.S. issues remain unchanged through years and sabbatical, with topics including U.S. security defense of the Free World Vietnam war campus unrest crime and inflation.
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Barry Goldwater
Las Vegas Sun
Senate
U.S
Free World
Meir summons defense chiefs after Haifa bombing burst
Premier Golda Meir called Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and top cabinet members to discuss potential Israeli retaliation after a fourth Haifa apartment bombing. The blasts killed a woman and injured six, part of a wave that left two dead and 26 injured in 24 hours. Haifa forms civil defense and raids continue as police detain 65 of 157 Arab suspects.
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UPD
Golda Meir
Moshe Dayan
Haifa
Meir
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Jordan
Nahah Yam
Sinai Peninsula
Cairo
Middle East
Moshe Freeman
Civil Defense Corps
Slain Cincinnati Family Had Ties to Local Business
Three members of the Dumler family and Mrs. Mary Wilson were found shot and stabbed in a Linwood home. Martin Dumler II 29 and his wife Patricia 27 and Patricia’s mother were killed, with two children unharmed. Police cite possible bound wrists, missing cords and weapons, while noting jewelry present and no robbery motive. Neighbors reported Dumler returning from work. coroner pending on time of death and weapon details.
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Cincinnati
UPD
Linwood
Martin Dumler II
Patricia
Mary Wilson
Wyoming
Ohio
Dumler
Martin Dumler
Chatfield & Woods Sack Co
Jacob Schott
Dumiers
Martin Tr
Jane
Schott
Hamilton County
Frank Cleveland
University of Cincinnati
P.m
House Approves 4.9 Billion Housing Bill With Replacement Rule
The House passed a 4.9 billion housing bill requiring cities to replace each housing unit destroyed in urban renewal projects with a new home in the same area. The measure, approved 339 to 9, extends urban renewal and housing programs for one year and moves to the Senate.
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UPI
Hous
Senate
House
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Weather snapshot with winds and temps
Gentle 16 to 20 mph winds mark today with a high near 78 and a low 55. Yesterday reached 71/47. Noontime humidity 56 percent. Sunrise is 6 54 and sunset 5 54.
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