Vietnamese Innocents Shot Up During Ambush Near Cai Rang
U S river forces, ambushed twice within five hours near Cai Rang in the Mekong Delta, sprayed villagers with automatic fire. Fifteen civilians and a government soldier were killed, 105 civilians and 15 soldiers wounded. eight Americans wounded and one boat damaged. Separate reports note heavy fighting east of Gio Linh with 107 enemy killed, and ongoing operations in A Shau Valley with limited success. A grenade wounded 19 Vietnamese at a Saigon sidewalk cafe.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Coun
Gio Linh
Hanoi
A Shau
Hue
da Nang
U.S. 101St Air Cavalry Division
Mekong
Marine Charged In Viet Murder Plot and Executions
A 20 year old U S Marine Lance Cpl Denzil R Allen of Lebanon Illinois faces five murder counts for killings near Hue Vietnam last May in a case involving six Marines. Other men named include Martin R Alvarez Jr Robert J Vickers Manuel Cornejo Anthony Licciardo Jr John D Belknap and James A Manshart. An ambush led to two Viet civilians being shot on a bridge and three others killed with a cord and knife while two were hanged the others drowned. Trials likely in early fall under Maj Gen Carl A Youngdale oversight.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S
Lance Cpl
Denzil R. Allen
Lebanon
Ill
Hue
Carl A. Youngdale
1St Marine Division
Marine Legal
Martin R. Alvarez Jr
Detroit
Mich
Robert J. Vickers
Dethan
Ala
Manuel Cornejo
Brooklyn
N.Y
Anthony Licciardo Jr
Lowell
Mass
John D. Belknap
Forsyth
James A. Manshart
Vacaville
Calif
Allen
Kansas Delegates Split On Agnew VP Pick At GOP Meeting
Kansas delegates largely accepted Nixon's choice of Spiro Agnew for running mate citing tradition, while some members expressed disappointment and concern over Agnew's appeal in Kansas. Leaders defended the selection as Nixon's prerogative and anticipated a strong ticket nationally.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Kansas
Richard M. Nixon
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Jerome Dodge
Salina
Agnew
George Nettels Jr
Mixon
Louise Jambor
Dodge City
Charles Percy
R-W
Betty
Roberts
Nixon
Don Schnacke
Topeka
Schnacke
Beth Rogers
Manhattan
Two Doctors Certify Death Of Heart Donors In Transplant
The World Medical Assembly in Sydney adopted a code requiring two doctors to pronounce death before heart transplants. The statement, while not defining death, sets clinical guidelines and allows diagnostic aids like EEG. Japan considers organ transfer law following its first heart transplant. patient Miyazaki, 18, well, with no rejection signs.
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Associated Press
World Medical Assembly
Sydney
Australia
Japan
Sunao Sonoda
Sonoda
Noriuo Miyazaki
Jerusalem's Wailing Wall A Lesson On Restored Faith
Sunday School piece recalls June 8 1967 when Israeli forces secured Jerusalem and Rabbi Shlomo Goren blew the shofar at Mandelbaum gate. It links the moment to biblical returns under Cyrus Ezra 3 and the rebuilding of the temple, urging restoration of vessels altar and foundations as symbols and foundations for peace, faith, and law.
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Clarence W. Cranford
Jerusalem
Shlomo Goren
Mandelbaum
Cyrus
Persia
Dews
Mt. Zion
Ezra
Judah
Nebuchadnezzar
Temple
Israel
Ike's Condition Improves After Major Heart Attack
Washington AP reports Army doctors say former President Dwight D Eisenhower is feeling stronger and in excellent spirits as he progresses after a major heart attack. He remains in the critical period, typical for the first week after such an event, at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Ike, 77, suffered his sixth heart attack on Tuesday, his third this year.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Prague Warmly Welcomes Tito Amid Gratitude Show
Prague prepared a warm welcome for Yugoslav President Tito as citizens planned large turnout to honor the ally who supported Czechoslovakia against Moscow Warsaw and East Berlin. Tito, the 76 year old advocate of independent communism, was backed by Czechoslovak leaders in their stance.
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Tito
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Warsaw
East Berlin
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