South Vietnamese Troops Fight Through Heavy Highway Battle
On Highway 13 near Lai Khe South Vietnamese infantry and armor press against North Vietnamese bunkers amid heavy bombardment and rocket fire. A bloodied sergeant rages amid the fight as reinforcements, medics, and civilian traffic navigate a road repeatedly blocked by the brutal engagement. The clash tests government forces as they try to reopen the route toward An Loc, with repeated assaults and counterfire shaping the long stalemate along this corridor.
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Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Highway 13
Vietnam
Chon Thanh
Lai Khe
Saigon
An Loc
Natural Gas Deal Working Toward Soviet Energy Pact
Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson reported to President Nixon on progress in Moscow talks with the Soviet Union and signaled approval to explore joint development of Russian gas. He noted discussions on a broader trade agreement, private firm led energy deals, and lingering lend-lease issues. Talks on credits and MFN tariffs progress were planned, with a Washington session later this year.
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Washington
Peter G. Peterson
Nixon
Soviet Union
White House
Peterson
Moscow
U.S
United States
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Russia
Brezhnev
Vietnam
Nut
Henry Kissinger
Last American Infantry Leaves Vietnam as War Winds Down
AP dispatch recounts the shift from eager arrivals to bored withdrawal, noting 45,000 U.S. deaths and the Da Nang threat persisting. It traces how early optimism faded through 1966 to the Tet Offensive, My Lai, and the 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry departure, with advisory roles continuing in Vietnam.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Ameri
U.S
da Nang
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
21St Infantry
Cu Chi
Lai Khe
Long Thanh
United States
Viet
America
South Vietnam
Ownership Of Horse Is Settled
OKLAHOMA CITY TAP Go Man Go a million dollar Quarter Horse stallion was set for a Texas move after U S District Court Judge Luther Eubanks overturned a McClain County restraining order that had kept the horse at Briarwood Farm near Purcell since July 6 The Garys operators of the ranch had sought partition of ownership The Peckhams of Texas had previously owned half and leased to Hatley The ruling restored exclusive right of possession and management to the Peckhams while the case for division continued
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Oklahoma City
U.S. District Court
Luther Eubanks
Texas
McClain County
Briarwood Farm
Purcell
Joe F
Joe L. Gary
William H
Harriet Peckham
Melvin E. Hatley
Peckhams
Hatley
Garys
Eubanks
Delta Sierra Club objects to Tangipahoa River work
The Delta chapter of the Sierra Club alleges construction north of Hammond Louisiana violates the Natural and Scenic Rivers Act of 1970. In a letter to Attorney General William Guste they urge halting picket fence structures and removing existing ones that realign the channel and hinder boats fishermen and swimmers.
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New Orleans
Delta
The
Sierra Club
Tangipahoa River
Hammond, la
Louisiana
Atty
William Guste
Southern Natural Gas Co
Birmingham
Ala
Guste
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la Drang
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Laos
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John Stevens
Crescent Park Baptist Day Care
Humphrey
Lester Humphreys
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