Explosion at Saigon ammo dump kills two US troops
A massive blast at a U S ammunition dump 15 miles north of Saigon injured ten and killed two American servicemen. The explosion shattered windows in Saigon, sparked fires, and prompted helicopters and security lockdowns across Long Binh and Bien Hoa areas. Authorities questioned whether the blast was accidental or sabotaged.
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South Viet Nam
Associated Press
John Lengel
Long Binh
U.S
Saigon Cap St. Jacques
Field Forces II
Bien Hoa
Cigarette Blamed In Deadly City Living Room Fire
A Scott Street couple died in a living room fire early today. Clifford Parsons 50 died at the scene from suffocation and his wife Edna 58 died later from burns and inhalation at Middletown Hospital. Fire officials say the blaze started in a couch while Parsons slept, and officers and firefighters conducted a careful search for occupants. Damage was $1,750 with the home at 1912 Scott Street. Parsons was a retired Air Force veteran and survived by a daughter, two grandchildren, and multiple siblings. Funeral plans are pending.
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Garret Boone
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Wright
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Charles Hansel
De Gaulle States Vietnam War A Standoff
Paris President Charles de Gaulle said the Vietnam War is a standoff and France will not offer mediation. He praised American forces as not in danger of being destroyed, urged withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, and called for an end to bombing raids while asserting no side would welcome mediation.
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Own Nation Is Dream Of Two Men
Bruce McMahan and Richard Taggart propose scuttling a 7000 ton WWII freighter at Cortes Bank 120 miles west of San Diego to form a new nation. They plan to build an island with concrete clay and rubbish and set up an abalone cannery, claiming international law permits such a venture.
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Richard Taggart
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Nun Freed From Jungle Jail After 10 Months In Vietnam
AP reports Sister Rosa, 64, formerly Trinh Thi Guong, was held for ten months by Viet Cong captors in the Mekong Delta village of Duc My. She endured chained confinement, forced labor, and propaganda, later liberated by a South Vietnamese army sweep that rescued 35 prisoners.
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Antimissile Race Unlikely Despite Red China's Test
Pentagon officials say no hurry to advance the Nike X antimissile program or spend the extra 153.5 million in Congress funding this year. They see no immediate Red Chinese missile threat, though China may be pursuing intercontinental ballistic missiles, with deployment not expected for about a decade.
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Viet Nam
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India
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General Assembly
China Likely to Deploy ICBM Program by 1975
U S officials said China may begin producing antiballistic missiles and could deploy ICBM systems by 1975 with earlier medium range missiles possibly ready by 1967. The remarks echoed Defense Secretary McNamara at a NATO meeting last December. No graphic details.
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Robert S. McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Weekend weather forecast shifts to cooler, possible showers
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a low in the lower 40s. Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler with a high around 60. Sunday may bring showers. Long range calls for a colder weekend with rain likely by Monday and again Wednesday. Yesterday’s high reached 65 and overnight low 33.
Thais Greet LBJs on Thai Royal Welcome in Bangkok
President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson arrived in Bangkok after an overnight stay at Bang Saen as King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit welcomed the American leaders with pomp and ceremony in the capital’s Royal Plaza. Johnson expressed hope for Asia peace while the visit showcased Thailand as a loyal ally.
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Thailand
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Massachusetts
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Sirikit
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Texas
Johnson to visit frontline troops in Korea next week
President Johnson will travel to see American and South Korean forces defending South Korea from the North. He will stay well behind the demilitarized zone after recent shooting incidents, likely near the Uijongbu area about 20 miles south, arriving Monday for a 44 hour visit and departing Wednesday for the United States.
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