Hanoi Papers Foresee War Expansion to North Vietnam
The December 1963 Central Committee resolution warned of North Vietnam strengthening defenses as the revolution in the South grows. It noted possible US escalation, including large troop deployments, while deeming such scenarios remote yet plausible if South Vietnam's movement falters.
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Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Ing
U.S
Central Committee
North Vietnamese Communist Party
South
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vietnamese drive east of A Shau Valley in Cambodia
South Vietnamese forces press a new push east of the A Shau valley and end a five day Khmer Rouge sweep in Eastern Cambodia. A 10 000 man operation with 200 armored vehicles pulled back to Highway 7 after fruitless search for North Vietnamese forces.
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A Shau
Cambodia
Highway 7
Krek
South Vietnam
Hue
U. S
U.S
A Shan
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Nixon plans to watch Apollo 15 launch at Camp David
President Nixon and family planned to view Apollo 15 lift off from Cape Kennedy on the color TV at Camp David. He spoke by phone with the three crew members Col. David R. Scott Lt. Col. James B. Irwin and Maj. Alfred M. Worden and sent wishes for godspeed and success.
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Thurmont
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Cape Kennedy
Pat
Julie
David Eisenhower
C.C
Bebe
Vote on Lockheed aid bill stalls in Senate battle
President Nixon urged quick action but Senate Republicans faced a grim path to the two thirds vote to end debate on a bill aiding Lockheed Aircraft and other troubled firms. Senator Tower kept optimistic for a Wednesday vote and a possible weekend passage if needed.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
John Tower
R- Tex
William Proxmire
Dwis
Lockheed
Tower
James L. Buckley
New York
Buckley
Congress
Monorail Crash Injures Seattle Passengers
Twenty seven people were hurt when a Seattle monorail train struck a steel girder at the Seattle Center terminal. Most injuries were facial cuts or fractures. Engineer Willie C Kirk and Koehler were among the injured. Passengers escaped through opened doors as bystanders aided their exit.
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Seattle Center
Jess Dawson
Seattle Transit Co
Albert Kocheler
Phoenix
Ariz
Willie C. Kirk
Mountlake Terrace
Wash
Koehler
Ruby
Kirk
Doctor’s Hospital
Sheen Preaches at Marble Collegiate Church in New York
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen becomes the first Roman Catholic clergy member to preach a Sunday service at Marble Collegiate Church, drawing about 3,000 worshippers. The 76-year-old former bishop delivered a sermon on sin and identity, as Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was away on vacation and had left a taped introduction.
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Fulton J. Sheen
Marble Collegiate Church
Diocese of
Rochester
Marble Collegiate
Reformed Church In
America
Norman Vincent Peale
Sheen
Peale
Europe
Medina trial jurors begin selection in My Lai case
Jurors are being chosen today for the court martial of Capt. Ernest Medina charged with premeditated murder and assault in the My Lai massacre. Medina, 34, commanded Charlie Company during the 1968 Vietnamese operation. the case parallels Lt. Calley’s earlier verdict and could yield life imprisonment without capital punishment.
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My Lai
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Medina
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Howard
Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Phillippines
Yamashita
Charles Hutto
Hutto
David Mitchell
Eugene Kotouc
Familiar faces seen behind Bamboo Curtain
Washington AP report notes familiar Chinese officials and translators likely at Pekin during Nixon visit. Key figures include Nancy Tang 27 born in Brooklyn serving Chou En-lai as main English interpreter, and Chiao Kuan-ma Chang Wen-chin senior aides with Western ties. Tang Ming-chao also linked to foreign relations and US ties. Harvard-educated Chi Chao-chu is another fluent interpreter in Pekin.
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U.S
Chou En-lai
Nixon
Peking
Nancy Tang
Chou
China
New China News Agency
Hong Kong
Chang
Foreign Ministry
George C. Marshall
Tang Ming-chao
Central Committee’s Department
Tang
United States
New York City
Nancy
Wen-sheng
Brooklyn
Chi Chao-chu
Miss Universe 1971 Georgina Rizk Promises Global Work
Lebanon's Georgina Rizk, crowned Miss Universe 1971, says beauty alone isn't enough and that charm and intelligence matter. She discusses her 35-24-35 figure, plans to travel to New York, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and Brazil, and her boyfriend back in Beirut. Her prize includes $10,000 cash and a $5,000 mink coat.
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Georgina Rizk Ree
Puerto Rico
Marisol Malaret
Miss Rizk
Georgina
Germany
Cyprus
Italy
Belegium
Kuwait
New York
Bahamas
Brazil
Philipe Duce
Beirut
Duce
Racial violence flares in Columbus amid curfew call
In Columbus Georgia scattered firebombings and sniper fire plagued the city as clashes between police and demonstrators continued. Fifteen arrests were made after a Saturday night confrontation near police headquarters with injuries to two demonstrators and a newsman. About 75 state troopers remained on alert as fires burned through the night and police fought to disperse crowds.
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Columbus
J.R. Allen
Milan Rand
Rand
Pollice
Elizabeth Taylor Becomes Grandmother Rejoices
Mrs. Michael Wilding Jr. welcomed a 6 pound 2 ounce girl as daughter Beth Wilding gave birth. The infant joins Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton aboard the yacht KaElizma cruising the Mediterranean.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Michael Wilding Jr
Wilding
Beth
Miss Taylor
Richard Burton
Mediterranean
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