Saigon Bombed as B52s Hit VC Ring Near City
Saigon trembled as B52 Stratofortresses bombed bases and infiltration routes within 30 miles of the capital on seven missions. US fighters logged 130 missions over North Vietnam. Southeast forces patrolled northwest of Saigon while paratroopers and Vietnamese units sealed a Viet Cong tunnel area northeast of Hue.
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Wallace Defends Kennedy Dissent On Vietnam War
Wallace says Kennedy opposed the war as a legitimate dissent to policy. He contrasts dissent with treason and vows to have the attorney general indict anyone who advocates Communist victory if elected.
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Red Cross suspends Biafra aid flights after attacks
The International Red Cross Committee halted relief flights to Biafra over Nigerian territory due to military action against two of its planes. One aircraft was shot at on Thursday and another forced to turn back Friday. neither was damaged. The all Swiss, neutral group operates mercy flights from Fernando Po.
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Biafra
Spanis
Fernando Po
Leadership turmoil in the Soviet Union highlighted
An article notes leadership uncertainty in the Soviet Union with Brezhnev facing a fate similar to Khrushchev, reflecting internal power struggles. The piece appears on page 9 with related items on page 20 about doctors and a brief caption on Vietnam.
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Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Tito meets Czechoslovak leaders for coop with reform movements
Yugoslav President Tito and Czechoslovak officials held talks at Hradcany Castle to evaluate bilateral cooperation and strengthen ties between their reform minded Communist movements. Tito praised deep, permanent sympathies and pledged continued support for Czechoslovakia.
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Hradcany Castle
Czechoslovakia
Nixon Sees Narrow Path in Paris Peace Talks
Nixon said the Paris talks on Vietnam show no major developments but negotiators still believe progress is possible. He met with Johnson at LBJ Ranch and discussed strategy with Agnew before heading to San Diego for rest and planning.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Agnew
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Johnson Ranch
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Plane short of runway Charleston crash toll 32
A Piedmont Air FH227 crash landed short of Charleston Mountaintop Airport’s runway killing 32 of 37 aboard. Five survivors were hospitalized in critical condition as fog limited visibility to one mile. Witnesses recalled a sudden impact with fire quickly controlled by nearby National Guard units.
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Butler
Port News
Ralph Cowgill
West Virginia Air National Guard
National Guard
Barbara Schiller
Ted Armbrecht
Ralph Stone
Armbrecht
Stone
Weather brings cool air with sunny skies ahead
A late cooling breeze arrives with a forecast of mostly sunny skies and cooler temperatures. Highs near 80 expected today while Monday remains fair and mild providing good sleeping weather.
McGovern Enters Race With Antiwar Platform
Washington AP Sen George McGovern declared his Democratic presidential candidacy and unveiled a strong antiwar plank aiming to end U S involvement in Vietnam. He credited Robert Kennedy with inspiring his bid and urged Chicago platform adoption stressing restraint abroad and reforms at home.
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