Hamburger Hill fights escalate as U S troops hit by heavy resistance
UPI reports renewed combat on Hamburger Hill near the A Shau Valley with the 101st Airborne engaged against North Vietnamese units. A helicopter was shot down. seven Americans killed and 20 wounded. Vietnamese casualties total at least 21. Other actions include Mekong Delta ambushes, Barrier Island drive, and campus unrest across the United States with guards clearing dormitories and protests sparking new student actions.
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German Luger pistol overview in 9 millimeter caliber
A Luger is a 9 millimeter caliber pistol produced in Germany. The description highlights its origin and standard caliber without broader context or usage details.
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Germany
San Antonio Hearst Publication Office Notice
Publication office details for The Hearst Corporation in San Antonio Texas 420-22 Broadway at McCullough 78206 with postal designation and filing identifier CAb-2441 second class postage paid note.
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San Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
Hearst Corporation
McCullough
San Antonio
Texas
Subscription Rates by Carrier for San Antonio and Texas
Rates show daily and Sunday subscriptions by carrier region. In Texas towns daily and Sunday cost 2.28 per month and weekly 2. Daily and Sunday mail options vary with six month and yearly terms. Mexico and Canada regions list higher prices for daily and Sunday delivery, including overseas and foreign country rates.
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Texas
Nixon Plan Interests Reds in Paris Talks
Communist negotiators show interest in Nixon eight point peace plan but ignore Saigon six point program, aiming to drive a wedge between Allies. South Vietnamese sources say key issue is mutual troop withdrawal over 12 months. Hanoi may trade withdrawal for guaranteed NLF political role. Xuan Thuy to return to Hanoi for consultations in Moscow.
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UPI
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Moscow
Judge Faquin Drops Contempt Charges in Ray Case
In Memphis Judge Arthur C. Faquin Jr. dismissed contempt of court charges against seven men including two newspaper reporters. The decision ends the chance for a Supreme Court appeal on whether a trial judge can restrict public discussion of material evidence during a case.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Criminal Court
Arthur C. Faquin Jr
W. Preston Battle
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate designates first June week as Helen Keller Memorial Week
The Senate approved a measure to designate the first week of June each year as Helen Keller Memorial Week. The bill references Helen Keller and the UPI report notes the official designation by the Senate.
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Helen Keller
Washington
UPI
Senate
United States Plans September Underground Nuclear Test
The United States said it will stage a special underground explosion in September to test long range seismic detection techniques. Disarmament negotiator Adrian S Fisher said on-site inspection still required for any comprehensive test ban.
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Adrian S. Fisher
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Army sergeant asks reversal of Vietnam transfer
Army sergeant Michael C. Sanders of Lexington Ky said he hopes the Army will admit error and reverse orders sending him to Vietnam after criticizing U.S. policy in an interview. Secretary Resor halted the transfer for seven days to allow an inquiry as Sanders seeks a court injunction via his attorney Philip J Hirschkop of Alexandria Va.
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Army
Sanders
U.S. District Court
Philip J. Hirschkop
Alexandria
De Gaulle Moves Between Irish Hotels During Vacation
Gen Charles de Gaulle and his wife shifted hotels in Ireland on a surprise May visit following his resignation as French president. Police escorted the couple and their two truckloads of belongings from Heron Cove Hotel in Praknasil la Kerry to Cashel Muse Hotel near Carna in the west of Ireland.
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Carna, Ireland
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
West of Ireland
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Heron Cove
Praknasilla
Kerry
de Gaulle
France
Cashel Muse Hotel
Carna
Harvard Professor Nominated by Nixon for Assistant Sec
Harvard University professor J Ronald Fox aged 40 was nominated Friday by President Nixon for a post in the Department of the Army as assistant secretary for installations and logistics. The nomination signals a shift in Gaulles era logistics policy as two large trucks moved to the Pentagon.
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Washington
UPI
Harvard University
J. Ronald Fox
Nixon
the Gaulles
Army
Court Fines Paid to County Constable
Precinct 2 Constable Dean Jones paid 8275.50 to County Treasurer Clinton W. Uhr for unreported 1968 fines and costs. Auditor Sanderson called the payment a sign irregularities are corrected as District Attorney Barlow plans to present results to the Bexar County grand jury. Jones admitted bookkeeping discrepancies but denied funds shortage.
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Clinton W. Uhr
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Charles R. Sanderson
Santa Claus
Dist. Atty
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Bexar County Grand Jury
Sanderson
Reds Prepare For Meeting
Moscow dispatch says a preparatory committee meeting for the Moscow World Communist parties summit opened behind closed doors at the Kremlin. A formula to avoid major quarrels over Red China was reported, with about 70 parties expected. China Albania Cuba Yugoslavia and North Korea and North Vietnam boycott attendance.
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One Killed in Venezuela Crash Near Barcelona
A DC3 cargo plane carrying live fish for a Miami aquarium crashed while attempting to land in Barcelona Venezuela, killing one person and injuring another according to the Canadian embassy in Caracas.
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Barcelona
Venezuela
UPI
Miami, Fla
Caracas
Polaris Suggestion To Sink Subs Scuttled
The Defense Department rejected a proposal to scuttle one quarter of the Polaris submarine fleet as Poseidon replaces them. Pentagon analysts reportedly suggested sinking 10 of 41 subs, but lawmakers Chairman Mahon and Rivers dismissed the idea.
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Washington
UPS
Defense Department
Pentagon
George Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Yard to Hire More Negroes
The Ingalls Shipbuilding Yard in Pascagoula Mississippi agreed to raise Negro employment to 15 percent, matching the local Negro to white ratio. The current rate is about 12.3 percent, up from 6.2 percent in 1962, per Roger Kelley assistant defense secretary for manpower. Kelley did not directly state whether federal employment standards were violated.
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Washington
UPI
Mississippi
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Pentagon
Roger Kelley
Defense
Ingalls Shipbuilding Yard
Pascagoula
Miss
Kelley
Kennedy
Israelis Report Rocket Attack From Jordan Amid Breach Claims
Israeli sources said three Soviet made Ka tyusha rockets fired from Jordan hit near Einhantziv in the Beisan Valley with no casualties. An Israeli patrol later came under fire near Bet Yosef, wounding one trooper. Jordan urged the U.N. Security Council to curb Israeli raids and cited six civilians hurt and property damage in earlier Jordanian targets.
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United Press International
Israel
Jordan
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
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Einhantziv
Beisan
Bet Yosef
U.N
Mumahhad H. El-Farra
Dair Ella
East Ghor
El-Farra
Security Council
Council
Lennon and Yoko Plan Second Bed-In for Peace
John Lennon announced a second bed-in with Yoko Ono to run seven days for peace. They will travel to the Bahamas after Lennon is barred from entering the United States over a drug possession conviction.
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London
UPI
John Lennon
Yoko
Lennon
Bahama Islands
United States
Bahama
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