U S B52 Bombers Step Up Viet Attack
U S B52 bombers flew nearly 20 more strikes just below the DMZ as South Vietnamese infantry found bodies of 76 North Vietnamese killed by earlier raids. government reports say three more North Vietnamese rocket and mortar attacks occurred on forward bases below the DMZ with light casualties. American forces also conducted two protective reaction strikes inside North Vietnam, while troop strength dropped to 220 100 in Vietnam. Cambodian forces reported heavy fighting along Highway 6 near Phnom Penh with about 60 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
le Trung Hien
Hien
1St Infantry Division
Alpha 4
North Vietnam
Gan
Laog
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Israel Devalues Pound Sparks Price Rises Nationwide
Israel's 20 percent devaluation of the pound, ordered by Finance Minister Pinchas Sapir, raises costs on bread and basics, hits wages, and aims to curb imports while keeping exports competitive amid a 1.4 billion deficit and ongoing labor strikes.
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Tel Aviv
Pinchas Sapir
U. S
Israel
Nixon
United States
Sapir
Daughter Born To Bernadette Devlin in Magherafelt Hospital
Bernadette Devlin, 24, Northern Ireland MP and civil rights activist, gave birth to a daughter at Magherafelt Hospital. The unwed mother and child are reported well. birth came a month earlier than expected after a day of political activity. Devlin was rushed 12 miles from Cookstown, Tyrone, to the hospital.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Firebrand
Magherafelt
Londonerry
Miss Devlin
Cookstown
County Tyrone
Devlin
Kresge Grant
Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
Kresge
Draft Boards To Call Low Numbers For Tests
Washington AP draft boards will begin physical and mental exams for men numbered 1 through 50 in the recent lottery on September 1. Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr cites a lull at induction centers and aims to plan ahead, while actual drafting remains suspended awaiting Congress. If a bill passes by October 2, inductions could start October 15. Mansfield and others may pursue a nine month Vietnam exit deadline and possible filibuster over pay boosts.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Selective Service
Congress
Senate
House
Tarr
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Vietnam
Mansfield
Ar Oluin Ae
Senme
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Army
Defense
Melvin Laird
Police Cruiser Stolen During Altercation in Towson
Police report a 1971 Ford police cruiser was stolen after an officer stopped a man for questioning. The man struggled, an officer fired twice, and the suspect fled in the cruiser. Authorities later located the vehicle at Friendship International Airport.
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Towson
Cap
Baltimore County
Dotdam
Wilkens
Friendship International Airport
Annapolis Man Falls to Death From TV Tower
A 24 year old Annapolis man George A Funkhouser died in a 260 foot fall from the Washington television station WRC tower in Hyattsville Prince George’s County Police said he was a University of Maryland graduate student not employed by the station.
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Hyattsville, Md
Annapolis
Washington
WRC
Prince Georges County
George A Funkhouser
University of Maryland
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P.O
Frederick, MD
DODGE
Dodge Boys
F&m Nat. Bank
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