Big Guns Rip Reds in Saigon
In Saigon fierce fighting raged as American forces unleashed heavy artillery and napalm on Viet Cong bands in a four day battle. U.S. gun ships and tanks backed allied troops sweeping the Chiolon district and near the Y bridge while 4,000 Communists are reported killed since the offensive began.
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Polish freedom fighter stabbed during Boston protest march
A man picketing the Poor People's Campaign in Boston was stabbed and hospitalized in serious condition as marchers boarded buses at the Boston chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Joseph Miot-Mroz, 43, of Salem, Massachusetts, suffered a left side wound and was placed on the danger list. He had joined the New England leg of the march in Brunswick, Maine, carrying a sign opposing communism and poverty. The incident occurred outside the SCLC offices as the North East contingent prepared to depart for Providence, Rhode Island.
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Salem
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Maine
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Providence
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Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Washington
Joseph Boone
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SCLC
Indiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
King's College
Rescue of 15 in Mine Expected by Tonight
Miners trapped in a drift mine near surface have connected via a telephon e link. Rescuers drill 200 feet and aim to install a high speed water pump within hours. Fifteen men report good condition and ask for hot chocolate and doughnuts for breakfast.
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Rudd
Paris talks begin as United States and Reds open discussions
North Vietnam sent Col Ha Van Lau and Nguyen Minh By to start formal Paris Peace talks, while U S and Hanoi officials, Harriman and Thuy not present. Thuy warned the talks signal American military defeat, suggesting Hanoi may seek only U S surrender in Vietnam. U S spokesman William Jorden said the U S delegation is prepared to begin substantive talks today.
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Ha van Lau
Hanoi
International Control Commission For Vietnam
Nguyen’ Minh By
W. Averell Harriman
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Americ Tan
U.S
Vietnam
William Jorden
Tank Car Explodes Kills Four Workers at Warren Car Co
A Warren Pennsylvania railcar explosion at the Warren Car Company killed three workers and possibly a fourth, with a fifth in critical condition. Firefighters said the tank car, likely being cleaned, vented fumes after a malfunctioning safety valve, prompting evacuations before the blast. A separate Jakarta incident reports a passenger train derailment in North Sumatra killing 15 and injuring several.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
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LBJ Presents Medals to Three Teen-Agers
President Johnson presented Young American medals to three teens in Washington praising them as a credit to their generation. He pinned the awards on William Glynn 16 of Westbury New York Carmalita Capilla 9 of Kailua Hawaii and Mary Lynne Donohue 18 of Sheboygan Wisconsin.
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UPI
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William G. Glynn
Westbury
Carmalita
Capilla
Kailua
Hawaii
Mary Lynne Donohue
Sheboygan
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Britain to Replace Jordan's Warplanes
London reports Britain will replace most of the 20 Hawker Hunter jets Jordan lost in the Six Day War with Israel last June. The account links the claim to a meeting involving King Hussein and ministers including Harold Wilson Michael Stewart and John Stonehouse.
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Britain
Jordan
Israel
Hussein
Harold Wilson
Michael Stewart
John Stonehouse
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