Red Attack Dies In Shadow Of Concrete Cemetery Cross
A large Communist assault on a U S 1st Infantry Division battalion near Saigon failed. Thirty enemy bodies were found. seven Americans killed and 13 wounded. The battle centered around a Roman Catholic cemetery cross as air and artillery pounded the attackers.
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Bucop
Vietnam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Saigon
Thomas Torres
Houston
Tex
Torres
Air Force
Chuckle Man Teases Caller Over Language Barrier
A comedian on stage jokes about a telephone exchange. He spoofs mishearing and asks the caller to repeat a name, pretending to struggle with a muffled conversation. The bit highlights comic confusion and wordplay.
McCarthy Enters Presidential Race On Viet Nam Stand
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy announced he will challenge President Johnson in four Democratic primaries and possibly two more over Vietnam policy. He aims to force a shift in U S Viet Nam policy and will enter Wisconsin Nebraska Oregon California with a decision on Massachusetts and New Hampshire within two weeks.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
America
Minnesota Democrat
Wisconsin
Oregon
California
Nebraska
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
McCarthy
U.S
California Democratic Council
Democratic Party
Vietnam
White House
George C. Wallace
Alabama
McNamara to World Bank as Johnson pledges course in Vietnam
President Johnson asserts firm Vietnam policy as McNamara accepts World Bank presidency after finishing the 1969 defense budget. White House and McNamara statements praise leadership while sparking debate over a potential shift away from Vietnam hawk pressures.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
World Bank
White House
McNamara
Vietnam
George D. Woods
The
Arthur Schlesinger
John F. Kennedy
Upper Montclair
N.J
Arabs Cheer New Freedom In Aden
Thousands of Arabs gather outside abandoned British forts in Aden to celebrate South Yemen’s independence day. Qahtan Al Shaabi, likely future president, leads a motorcade after public welcome by religious and civil leaders. British rule ends after 128 years as FLOSY battle for power concludes.
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Aden
South Yemen
People's Republic
Albion
Qahtan al Shaabi
National Liberation Front
al Shaabi
NLF
Front For the Liberation of
Earthquake devastates Debar area in Yugoslav Macedonia
An earthquake near the Yugoslav Albanian border wrecked Debar, killing at least seven and destroying about 80 percent of the town of 8,000. Seismic readings reached 6.5 on the Richter scale with the epicenter 65 miles west near the Albanian border. Aid was delayed by landslides and transport problems as army teams rushed to evacuate survivors and rush supplies to the lakeside town of Ohrid.
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McNamara
Johnson
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
U.S
World Bank
Namara
Bank
Paris
Woods
Pentagon
Belgrade
Debar
Yugoslav Macedonia
Tanjug
Albania
Uppsala
Sweden
Seismological Institution
Skopje
Yugoslav
Macedonia
Seismological Institute
Ohrid
Southwest Ohio Weather Outlook Sees Snow Mix Near Weekend
The forecast for Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley calls for cloudy skies with a mix of rain and snow that may turn to sleet tonight. Highs reach 38 to 43 with Friday partly cloudy and little temperature change. Yesterday’s high was 36 and low 32, officials noting snow depth would be about four inches if the snow had stayed.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
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