U.S. Losses Mount as DMZ Push Sealed
The United States reports a record 337 Americans killed in action last week amid Marine and South Vietnamese incursions into the southern DMZ zone. Casualties include 2,282 wounded and 31 missing, with Communist losses at 2,464. The week ends with U.S. and allied forces evacuated from the zone as heavy air raids continue.
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Syria mobilizes Popular Army as Middle East crisis intensifies
Damascus orders the mobilization of more than 250000 volunteers and arms to prepare for possible war with Israel. News from Moscow Ottawa Beirut Tel Aviv and Washington describe international efforts to ease tensions, with naval maneuvers planned and calls for open Gulf of Aqaba shipping.
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Israel Outnumbers Arabs But Faces Unified Front
U S military experts estimate Israel with 300 000 soldiers and airmen could beat the combined Arab armies if major powers stay out. Arabs total about 400 000, with Egypt Jordan Syria and Lebanon as immediate neighbors. Iraq's Kurdish crisis and Saudi Yemen involvement complicate a broad war scenario.
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Senators Split On Advice In Middle East Crisis
Washington sources report President Johnson faced mixed Senate counsel on action in the Middle East. Sen Morse urges immediate U.S. ships through the Strait of Tiran to Israel, while Sen Williams questions U.N. Security Council effectiveness due to a Soviet veto. Senate leaders seek UN action and avoid unilateral U.S. moves.
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Next of kin ring snatched from red jungle escape
Pilot Baldwin recounts a perilous night over North Vietnam as his phantom jet faltered. He ejected into jungle darkness, dodged tracer fire, and struggled to reach a rescue chopper using the penetrator, narrowly surviving a tense jungle ascent.
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Evening Forecast Quiet With Warming Trend
Forecasters say mostly fair weather tonight with a gradual warm up into Friday. The low will fall into the lower teens, hinting at a mild next day.
Pay Up LBJ Has Lesson For Economists
Washington AP The White House invited several college economists for a visit and offered transportation and briefings. The guests paid their own travel and felt the briefings were too general while some did not meet the President, prompting surprise from aides and officials.
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