Infan try drive North from two Viet Minh strongpoints
South Vietnamese infantry claim to have driven North Vietnamese forces from two major bunkers along Highway 13 north of Saigon. The road to An Loc may reopen soon after 119 days out. Casualties: 28 NVA dead, no SV losses reported. Several pockets remain, bridges need repair, mines cleared.
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Saigon
An Loc
Tau O
U.S
Tau O Bridge
Mekong Delta
Plain of Reeds
Oscar Herrgesell
Jackson, Miss
Ranger
Quang Tri City
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Wholesale prices rise as unemployment holds at 5.5 percent
Washington AP reports wholesale prices climbed in July marking the sharpest rise in five months while unemployment remained unchanged at 5.5 percent. Food and industrial raw materials led gains with finished goods up one percent and overall wages up modestly though real earnings rose about 4.58 dollars weekly after living-cost adjustments.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Spassky Resigns to Fischer in Game Ten World Chess Match
In Reykjavik, Boris Spassky resigns after 40 moves in game ten, conceding to challenger Bobby Fischer. Fischer holds a commanding 76.5 to 3.5 lead. a win and draw scoring details hinge on remaining games as analysts note Fischer's material edge and active attacks.
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Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Grigoric
Lothar Schmid
Ruy Lopez
Isaac Kashdan
Associated Press
Tus
Uncommitted Delegates To Nixon Convention Grow
A dozen independents who favor Nixon yet seek space for dissent will attend the August convention in Miami Beach uncommitted. The group includes a New Mexico delegate and a lone Arkansas black delegate among 1, 18 total. Most uncommitted delegates are not anti Nixon but wary of forced choices. South Carolina adds seven of 22 uncommitted, Oklahoma delegates pledged to Nixon earlier. Ron Wallace stays undecided, possibly Nixon unless a strong conservative challenger emerges. Arkansas holdouts include two housewives voting Nixon in November but remaining uncommitted at the convention, plus Odis H. Richmond Sr. All indications show Nixon has the nomination sewn up with a simple majority of 675.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
New Mexico
Paul N. McCloskey
California
Miami Beach
Arkansas
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Ron Wallace
Wallace
Ronald Reagan
Odis H. Richmond Sr
George McGovern
Sniper kills soldier as patrol searches Belfast area
AP reports a sniper in an apartment house killed one soldier during a patrol seeking bombs in Belfast. The gunman fled. a carbine and rifle were abandoned nearby. The toll in Northern Ireland’s three years of sectarian fighting reached 488.
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Belfast
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Newry
William Whitelaw
Britain
Wallace Ahead in Therapy Despite Partial Paralysis
Doctors say Governor George C. Wallace is ahead in his rehabilitation plan at Spain Rehabilitation Center in Birmingham. Using postwar therapy methods and his political resolve, he is expected to be out in about two weeks, with physical therapy progressing faster than typical spinal cord injury cases. The governor remains paralyzed from the waist down after an assassination attempt.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Ralph W. Powers
Bremer
Wallace
Laurel
Maryland
Prince Georges County
William Bremer
Atty
Arthur A. Marshall
Benjamin Lipsitz
Lipsitz
Nixon
Ottawa
George McGovern
Birmingham
Ala
George H. Traugh
Spain Rehabilitation Center
Spain
Traugh
Trough
Cornelia
Judith Cantey
Clini
Bev Ritch
Mears
Richard
Cleveland
Ohio
Nus
Schmitz
Histe Mary
S. California
Jim
America
Maddox
Burglary risks rise during vacations and home security advised
Vacation plans spur focus on keeping homes inhabited and well lit. Experts urge neighbor checks and security checks for apartments. alarms and good lighting deter break ins. Earthquake resistance and urban traffic solutions also noted with plans for a monorail town near Washington.
American Party looks to nominate Schmitz for president
In Loueville Kentucky 2600 delegates listened as the American Party signaled support for Republican John Schmitz for president while a draft Wallace movement persisted with leaders like Tom Turnipseed pressing to name Alabama governor George Wallace. Wallace telegraphed he would not run under any circumstances though organizers continued to pursue him.
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Loueville
American Party
John Schmitz
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Coleman Andrews
Tom Turnipseed
Columbia
D.C
Turnipseed
State Fairgrounds
Bill West
Tulsa
Okla
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London
Hillery
Irish Republic
Jack Lynch
Washington, D.C
J.M. Woodard
Copley News Service
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Francesca
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