Ashau Camp Falls After Days of Fierce Fighting
In Da Nang South Viet Nam the Ashau Special Forces camp fell to Viet Cong after nearly two days of battle. Lt Col Kenneth B Lacey said Ashau was abandoned at 5 45 pm with some defenders evacuated by helicopter before the camp's loss to a reinforced North Vietnamese regiment.
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South Viet Nam
Ashau
Kenneth B. Lacey
Ashan
William McKean
Dak Sut
McKean
U.S
Special Forces
Son Seeks GI Role While Dad Died in Viet Nam
In Chicago, Stephen Bigley 17, son of slain Green Beret Sgt. George C. Bigley, seeks to join the Green Berets. He defends his motive as not vengeance but service, aiming to earn the right to wear the beret while his father’s memory motivates him. He has enlisted and begun airborne training.
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George C. Bigley
Viet Nam
Green Beret
Stephen
Green Berets
Bigley
Army
West Point
Mansfield doubts Johnson marshals Haiphong blockade talk
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said he does not believe President Johnson is weighing moves to mine Haiphong harbor or attack North Viet Nam. He warned such actions could provoke a Soviet escalation and widen China relations, while a Senate debate on a 415 million foreign aid bill loomed.
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Senate
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Johnson
Viet Nam
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Haiphong
South Viet Nam
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
John J. Sparkman
Alan Fulbright
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Recem
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Viet Nam Defoliation Claimed Tiny by State Dept
The State Department told New York critic Robert B. Nichols that less than 1 percent of South Viet Nam farmland has received defoliation chemicals. Spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said herbicides are needed to deny Viet Cong cover along canals roads and trails and that they affect land future use. Nichols has protested the policy.
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State Department
New York
South Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Viet Nam
America
White House
Nichols
McCloskey
McCloskey J
Robert B. Nichols
York
Johnson
Newsprint price hike costs U.S. papers $75 million annually
Eight Canadian publishers raise newsprint prices, boosting east of the Rockies to 144 dollars per ton and the West to 134. The American Newspaper Publishers Association denounces the move as an eight percent rise unjustified while International Paper, the lone large maker, declines comment. American producers have offered no firm plans.
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Rocky Mountains
American Newspaper Publishers. Association
International Paper Co
New York
Get Rid Of Red Sukarno Warned
Singapore sources report Indonesian army ultimatum to President Sukarno to oust pro Communist Foreign Minister Subandrio by Saturday. Subandrio linked to October coup. anti Communist protests rise with students attacking the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta area.
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Sukarno
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Abdul ‘Haris Nasution
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U.S
Liuzzo Suspect Dies in Alabama Murder Case
Kiam Orville Eaton, 41, a Ku Klux Klan member linked to the murder of civil rights workers in Bessemer, died of a heart attack while in custody. The incident occurs amid widespread security presence as authorities pursue the remaining suspects and continue the investigation into the Liuzzo case.
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Ala
Kiam Orville Eaton
Gregg Liuzzo
Weather: Cloudy and mild tonight into Friday
The Weather Bureau predicts cloudy and mild conditions for tonight and Friday. Tonight’s low will be near yesterday’s high of 54 degrees while the overnight low reached 40.
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Weather Bureau
Longview Hospital Chief Claims Political Pawn Status
Dr. John T. Toppen, superintendent at Longview Hospital, says the institution for the mentally ill is being used as a political pawn amid election season. He cites staff dismissals of five physicians and reports of patient mistreatment, stressing the need for qualified attendants and higher pay to manage about 2,800 inpatients.
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Cincinnati
Longview Hospital
John T. Toppen
Dutch Crown Princess Beatrix Weds German Diplomat
Crown Princess Beatrix married Claus Von Amsberg in Amsterdam as thousands protested and police clashed near the royal procession. The groom, 39, served in Italy with German forces during world war II era. The ceremony followed a civil vows at City Hall and a church rite in the Reform Church, omitting the traditional obedience clause.
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