Vietnamese insurgents press attacks on DMZ fronts
Heavy fighting reported as North Vietnamese regulars launch five attacks on South Vietnamese positions near the DMZ. Shelling hits Camp Fuller near Da Nang as Marines suffer casualties. U.S. forces wo unded and equipment damaged further north and along the Mekong delta.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Camp Fuller
Dmz
A Shau
Namese
Faulkner
196Th Brigade
Sith Armored Cavalry
Bong Son
173Rd Airborne Brigade
198Th
Mekong Delta
Laos
Cambodia
United Nations Rejects Panmunjom Armistice Meet
The United Nations Command declined North Korea's request for a Military Armistice Commission meeting at Panmunjom due to another Communist sponsored anti U S demonstration in the truce village. Saturday's protest marked the sixth this month with chants against the United States and South Korea and signs echoing those themes. The U N Command had canceled a scheduled Friday meeting because of earlier demonstrations.
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Seoul
United Nations Command
North Korea
Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Defense to Call First Witness in Medina My Lai Case
Defense attorneys at Fort McPherson plan to call Aubrey Daniel and other witnesses to argue improper command influence and a military conspiracy in the Medina murder case. They say witnesses include Lt. Gen. Albert O. Connor and Col. Kenneth Howard while noting prior prosecutors and trials tied to Lt. William Calley and Sgt. Hutto.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
F. Lee Bailey
Medina
Aubrey Daniel
William L. Calley Jr
Albert O. Connor
Ft. McPherson
Ft. Carson
Colo
Bailey
Army
Calley
Charles Hutto
Hutto
Australian home ownership share rises near eighty percent
A newspaper brief reports that nearly 80 percent of Australian families own their homes. The statistic reflects a trend in personal asset accumulation and housing market stability across regions.
Youth Dies Of Injuries In Motorcycle Car Collision
Tim D. Walker age 15 of Madill died early Sunday from injuries after a Saturday collision between his motorcycle and a car on a city street. The Oklahoma 1971 traffic toll rose to 328, up from 315 at the same time last year.
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Tim D. Walker
Madill
Oklahoma
Parole Board Recommends Clemency for Murder Convicts
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for more than 30 inmates, including six serving life for murder and others with long terms. Fred Tuggle, 31, is among those urged for clemency. several named individuals from multiple counties are noted, with opposition from Dale Moxley of the State Sheriff and Peace Officers Association.
He'd Rather Stay In Jail
Ronald Simer, 33, told prison officials he prefers serving his two year embezzlement sentence in Major County over clemency. He is due for release in early 1972 and rejected parole, saying the process wastes time and he would likely be out sooner by serving his full term.
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Col
Kenneth Howard
Connor
Daniel
Washington, D.C
Cailey
Rors
Maj
William Eckhardt
Starkville, Miss
Freeman
Sgt. Hutto
Capt
M. & D. Finance CO
E Avenue
THE
Associated Press
Gibson’s Pharmacy
Waas Ona
Anne al
Corenne
Cantee Edget
Hoover Laundry Demonstrator
ANT
FUI
S. Sheridan
Dial
Gibson’s Discount Center
Fred Tuggle
Cherokee County
Tuggle
Prentice Frank Day
Marshall County
Buford Greenwood
Atoka County
George P. Wynn
Lyman Rockwell Moss
Okmulgee
Pontiac
Pervec Mere
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