Ben Het siege quiet as South Vietnamese drive resumes
Seven fresh battalions of South Vietnamese troops launched a new push around Ben Het after a 20 day sweep that killed about 254 North Vietnamese. U S air and artillery helped reduce enemy contact as 25 mortars hit the camp and US B 52s pounded nearby bases. The campaign, centered in the Central Highlands, involves joint forces with U S advisers and 700 South Vietnamese irregulars, while the surrounding force reportedly pulled back to a few smaller units.
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FAA Swaps Doglegs for Area Navigation In Air Traffic Plan
The FAA proposes area navigation to ease congestion and cut flying times by allowing direct routes between airports. The system uses advanced computerized navigation to enable planes to bypass strict beacon routes and create phantom beacons for straighter lines. William M. Flower, head of FAA air traffic service, said rapid deployment is a goal of the program.
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ABM Backer Defends Safeguard Amid Critics Stand
Washington AP Sen Richard B Russell a key ally of Nixon defense argues critics misstate risks of deploying Safeguard. He says Soviets will push MIRV and ABM regardless and talks will continue. Stennis argues MIRV is tied to Poseidon, not blocked by debate. Mansfield urges delay on MIRV issue amid arms talks. Forty one senators call for moratorium to aid treaty talks and enforceable reductions.
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Tshombe Ex Congo Premier Dies in Algeria at 49
Moise Tshombe once Katanga ruler and Congo premier died Sunday in Algeria likely of a heart attack at age 49. Algerian doctors said he appeared to die in his sleep and an autopsy would be performed. He had lived in exile since 1963 and was kept in solitary confinement for two years after Algeria refused extradition.
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Palima de Majorca
Kinshasa
Leopoldville
Cubans Enter United States Via Mexico By Hundreds
Miami AP reports hundreds of Cubans are illegally crossing from Mexico into the United States, with about 500 known crossings in the first four months of 1969. Officials loosened some rules while tightening enforcement, amid visa delays and a new annual 120,000 immigrant cap for Western Hemisphere nationals.
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Miami
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Arizona
U.S
Havana
Mexico City
Netter Seizes Hole in One in Tennis Exhibition
Highland Park Illinois AP report says Don Sieffert, a tennis pro, scored a hole in one during an exhibition at Highland Park Country Club. A Sparrow fluttered into the path of a powerful serve, striking the bird and creating the unusual ace moment.
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Don Sieffert
Highland Park Country Club
Sieffert
Academy Class Is Largest Yet At Coast Guard Academy
The Coast Guard Academy in New London opens its doors to 439 new cadets, the largest entering class in the academy’s history. The cadets begin training more than two months before most college freshmen.
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