U S Troops Report Small Vietcong Clashes In Six Skirmishes
In 24 hours U S troops fought six small engagements, killed 47 enemy, and lost two helicopters. Two American helicopters were shot down and 1 American killed with 8 wounded. A paratrooper unit uncovered 150 civilians executed near Hue from the Tet offensive. The U S command described intensified winter spring planning and continued B 52 raids on bases in South Vietnam and Laos.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
Hue
Civilian deaths in Hue after 1968 seizure rise
Two thousand Vietnamese civilians are reported dead in Hue and surrounding locations since the February 1968 seizure of the old imperial capital. An additional estimated one thousand civilians remain missing with no bodies found.
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Hue
Imperial
Leaders of Seven Vietnam Allies Meet at U.N. for Policy Planning
Foreign affairs chiefs from the United States, South Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand met at the U.N. headquarters to review the war effort and map a policy course for the coming months. Talks included troop withdrawals and possible diplomatic moves amid U Thant and Eban attendance.
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United Nations
N.Y. Y
South Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Abba Eban
Soviet Union
France
Britain
U.N
U Thant
U.S
United States
South Korea
Thailand
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Bangkok
Keith Holyoake
Holyoake
Carlos Romulo
Nixon
U. S
Vietnam
Romulo
Vietnont
Biggest Beer Binge Starts In Germany
Munich opens Oktoberfest as Mayor taps the first beer keg to begin the world famous festival. Four million quarts of beer, over a million sausages, and 400000 grilled chickens are expected to be consumed. Up to six million visitors are planned for the 66 acre festival grounds in central Munich. The event began in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding.
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Munich
Germany
Hans Jodiec Vogel
Ludwig I
Fire destroys Woolworth store in San Juan
In Santurce San Juan a Woolworth store was damaged by fire with official estimates at 1.5 million. Police found nine unexploded incendiary bombs in three other American stores and a Puerto Rican supermarket amid a suspected terrorist campaign.
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Woolworth
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Woolworth’s
Santurce
Hato Rey
Lerner’s
Daughter of Coach Killed in Train Crossing Tragedy
Laura Jean Allegretto six died after riding her bicycle across an unprotected grade crossing near Darien Center New York when a freight train struck her. Four other children rode with her but were unharmed. The girl was the daughter of James Allegretto Attica Central School football coach and teacher.
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Darien Center
N.Y
Laura Jean Allegretto
Erie-Lackawanna
New York
Genesee County Sheriff's
Warsaw
Laura
James Allegretto
Attica Central School
Youth Dies Nine Hurt in Route 210 Crash
A New Jersey teen died and nine others were injured when two cars collided on Route 210 near Monroe New York. Richard Marshall 19 Paramus N J was killed driving one car. Six teenagers in his car and three in the other were treated at area hospitals. Police said speed at the curve caused the crash.
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Monroe
N.Y
New Jersey
Orange County
Richard Marshall
Paramus
N.J
Marshall
Young Goldwater Escapes Plane Crash Unhurt
Rep. Barry Goldwater and his field deputy were pulled from a single engine Beech Bonanza wreck after clipping high tension wires and crashing into a Van Nuys home. They suffered minor lacerations and were treated and released at Valley Receiving Hospital.
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Los Angeles
Barry Goldwater
R-Calif
van Nuys
Goldwater
Bill McClain
Ron Binko
Valley Receiving Hospital
Federal Aviation Administration
Basic Inequalities Still Exist Says Javits
Nixon trimmed October draft calls but critics say inequities remain. Javits and Kennedy call the move temporary and insufficient. Hatfield urges a timeline to end the draft. They urge reform, noting geographic, age, and bureaucratic disparities persist.
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Javits
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Kennedy
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Prime Beef Privacy Debate in Welfare Coverage
Readers propose listing every welfare recipient in the newspaper to reveal taxpayers who fund social aid. The idea argues for transparency and accountability while raising concerns about privacy and potential shaming.
Mamie Eisenhower Visits Boone Birthplace in Iowa
Mamie Eisenhower visits Boone Iowa the birthplace of her father and talks with old family friends. She strolls the streets writes letters and meets her uncle Joel Carlson at the little white house where she was born as she plans to leave for Gettysburg on September 25.
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Boone
Iowa
Mamie Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Joel Carlson
White House
Gettysburg
64 Die Vietnam DC4 Collision Near Da Nang
A Vietnamese airliner and a U S jet fighter collided near Da Nang, killing 64 aboard the DC4 and two local civilians. Rescue teams found bodies amid wreckage in Hao Vang area as witnesses described a midair crash at about 300 feet, with fire in the cockpit and debris scattered across fields near the air base.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Air Vietnam
U. S. Air Force
Hao Vang
Saigon
Farler
Hugh van Es
U. S
Haynsworth bought stock after Bowling case decision
The Justice Department said Supreme Court nominee Clem ent F. Haynsworth bought 1 000 Brunswick Corp shares six weeks after he and two other judges ruled in a bowling alleys case. Assistant Attorney General William H. Rehnquist said the purchase occurred before the decision was announced and did not rely on case information. The matter involved a May 1967 docket and an October 1967 three judge panel including Haynsworth, Harrison L. Winter and Woodrow W. Jones.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
Brunswick Corp
Pro Brunswick
Haynsworth
William H. Rehnquist
James O. Fastland
Marasco
Williams
Leland J Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Rheault
Thomas C Middleton
Jefferson S.C
David EF. Crews
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Army
Saigon
James R. Hoffa
Adam Clayton Powell
Bobby Baker
Survive Cuba raft tragedy details emerge
Oscar Camp Ferro, 20, recounts five days adrift from Santa Cruz del Norte to Miami as sharks circling. Two companions died or disappeared during the voyage, one driven insane by thirst before the final beaching. Ferro, a Cuban fisheries worker, was found on an inner tube in serious condition.
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Miami
Cuba
Oscar Camp Ferro
Ferro
Miami Herald
Santa Cruz del Norte
Guillermo
Eduardo
Cuba National Institute of Fisheries
Fidel Castro
Pope Paul VI Praises Fulton Sheen On 50th Priesthood Anniversary
Vatican confirms Pope Paul VI sent a letter to Bishop Fulton J. Sheen of Rochester New York on the 50th anniversary of his ordination. The Pontiff praised Sheen for his pastoral work and his fruitful activity boosting missionary activity in the United States and for his eloquent preaching and deep doctrine.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Fulton J. Sheen
Rochester
N.Y
Vatican
Sheen
United States
Fate of Dubcek to be decided by Prague Central Committee
The fate of Alexander Dubcek and other reform figures from Czechoslovakia is decided. The 181-member Central Committee of the Communist Party will vote on Thursday and then report to the public.
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Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Germans Reopen Case Against Catholic Bishop
Frankfurt dispatch reports German authorities have reopened the case against Most Rev Matthias Defregger the Roman Catholic bishop who admitted he gave orders for the execution of 17 Italian villagers while serving as a German army captain in World War II.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Matthias Defregger
Jackie Onassis Flies to New York to Join Kennedy Children
Jacqueline Onassis left Athens by Olympic Airways jet for New York to join her children John and Caroline Kennedy who had returned there for schooling. She flew via Paris and reportedly departed to avoid press at the airport.
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Athens
Jacqueline Onassis
New York
John
Caroline Kennedy
North Viet Nam News calls Nixon appeal deception
Nhan Dan newspaper in Hanoi described President Nixon's appeal for a fair end to the war in Vietnam as shameless and deceptive, accusing him of supporting the warlike and rotten South Vietnamese government and denying the South Vietnamese people's right to determine their future.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
United States
Nhan Dan
Six Green Beret Officers Jog With Newsmen Before Trial
Six Green Beret officers awaiting trial for the alleged murder of Thel Khach Chuyen jogged for two miles and joked with reporters in LONG BINH Vietnam. Their lawyers sought to move the case to the United States and argued prejudgment by Vietnam commanders could deny a fair trial. The officers face possible life sentences on charges of murder and conspiracy.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
Green Beret
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Edward Bennett Williams
America
Saigon
Rheault
Green
Thel Khach Chuyen
South China Sea
24 Students On Trial For Large Felony Seizure
In Los Angeles 24 students face 1731 felonies after allegedly seizing two buildings at San Fernando Valley State College. The proceedings, with tight security and no jury, aim to test enforcement of law against militants. Most defendants are Black Students Union members, accused of kidnaping and false imprisonment.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley State College
Brandler
College Axe
Space Flight for President Proposed for 1976
Wernher von Braun suggested to the Senate Space Committee that the United States mark its 200th anniversary in 1976 with a presidential spaceflight. He proposed the president could visit an orbital space station as a passenger aboard a reusable vehicle, per Washington Post reporting.
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Washington
Wernher von Braun
United States
von Braun
Senate Space Committee
Washington Post
Dr. von Braun
Egypt says it destroyed enemy tanks in Suez barrage
A Cairo military spokesman reported that Egypt’s 90 minute artillery attack against Israeli positions on the east bank of the Suez Canal destroyed a number of enemy tanks and rocket carrying vehicles. Fires and explosions followed shelling of ammunition dumps in the Shatt and Kebrit areas near the Bitter Lakes in retaliation for Israeli shelling. Israel did not comment on the report.
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Egypt
East Bank
Suez Canal
Cairo
Shatt
Kebrit
Bitter Lakes
Suez Gulf
Israel
Woman Dies in Crash on Route 61 Near Marathon
A single car crash at the Cortland Broome county line south of Marathon killed Mrs. Ethela Windster, 56, of Madison New Jersey. Her husband Alfred was seriously injured. The Windeler auto went off Interstate 81 and overturned. They lived at 35 Winding Way.
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Marathon
N.Y
Cortland-Broome
Herp
Ethela Windster
Madison
Alfred
Windeler
Winding Way
House backs 45 million Capitol remodel plan amid safety fears
The House approved 2 million to plan a controversial remodel of the Capitol costing at least 45 million. The project would add an east wall, about 100 new offices, four restaurants, two auditoriums, escalators and public restrooms. Opponents warned of cost and scope while supporters cited age and safety of the west wall.
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Capitol
Washington
House
Fred Schwengzel
Lowa
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Stratton
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