Foil Plot to Bomb Yank Saigon Quarters Seized Terrorists
A U S Marine operation near Ban Trai west of Saigon killed two Viet Cong and captured a Chinese made sub machine gun nine grenades and more than three tons of fertilizer along with other supplies. The 173rd Airborne Brigade pressed through the Plain of Reeds amid mud and water in a large offensive against Viet Cong strongholds claiming heavy enemy casualties and numerous captures. An Air Force C130 crash near Pleiku killed all five aboard and two explosions damaged Camp Holloway.
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U.S
Leathernecks
Ban Trai
Saigon
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Reeds
Mekong
Metropole
Pleiku
Highlands
Camp Holloway
Navy sailor advances fast toward admiral rank
Portsmouth Virginia, a Navy hospitalman first class, Furman K. Cooper, 28, after repeated exam attempts failed to place him on promotion lists. With wartime needs, he advanced to chief petty officer and was soon selected for a commission. Now stationed at Portsmouth Naval Hospital he wears an ensign’s uniform and could reach rear admiral by March if current pace continues.
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Portsmouth
Furman K. Cooper
Navy
Cooper
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Diamond Rush On by Uneasy Rhodesians
In Bulawayo Rhodesia the Jewelers and Watchmakers Association says a rush to buy diamonds and precious stones followed Rhodesia's independence declaration. A spokesman says the move aims to secure hard cash assets to guard savings if the Rhodesian pound is devalued.
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Bulawayo, Rhodesia
UPI
Jewelers and Watchmakers Association
Rhodesia
Britain
Soviet Inch on Vietnam Leaders Power Plays North Viet Nam
Soviet and North Vietnamese leaders pressed for united aid against perceived aggression as Shelepin met Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi and Dong denounced Johnson's peace drive. Brezhnev’s delegation, including Gromyko and Malinovsky, then traveled toward Mongolia to bolster Soviet influence in Asia amid China tensions. Harriman’s peace mission toured Asia and Australia seeking North Vietnamese restraint while Tokyo urged progress toward a conference table.
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Ho Chi Minh
Tass
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Viet Nam
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Party of the Working People of
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D.R
Phan van Dong
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Peking
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Tokyo
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Harriman
Eisaku Sato
Japan
United States
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China
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