South Viet deaths rise sharply in weekly toll
AP reports a rise in South Vietnamese combat losses last week while American battlefield deaths stayed low. Nine U.S. servicemen died, with 78 wounded. Eleven total American deaths were reported, plus 33 missing after a helicopter went down near Da Nang. Total casualties: U.S. 45,613 killed in action and 302,284 wounded. South Vietnamese 136,411 killed and 295,153 wounded. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong 784,762 killed.
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Helicopter Chinook Missing with 33 Aboard Sighting
U S search aircraft sighted wreckage of a CH47 Chinook believed to be the missing helicopter with 33 Americans aboard. Ground troops headed to the crash site 12 miles southeast of Phu Bai as terrain rain and clouds hindered search. The aircraft, carrying five crew and 28 infantry from Da Nang to Phu Bai, vanished during a thunderstorm.
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Rescue of Capt Moore Highlights Vietnam Fly-In Mission
Capt Alvin W. Moore II of Livingston California arrives at Bien Hoa Air Base after being rescued from behind enemy lines. Capt Stephen Tyler of Los Angeles piloted the rescue helicopter. Moore was shot down while on a mission.
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Belfast restaurant bombing wounds six in violent city blast
An explosion ripped through a downtown Belfast restaurant during lunch after a terrorist warned of a bomb. At least six injured as gelignite detonates in a concealed bag and diners flee. Earlier, an IRA gun attack killed a Northern Ireland girl.
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Indian army orders immediate defensive action amid Pakistani air raid
Pakistani planes strafed Agartala near Dacca for 20 minutes killing and wounding civilians. India said its army would cross the border for defensive action. Agartala has faced shelling since Wednesday with several casualties. Indira Gandhi rejected Western pressure and pledged India would set its own policy despite US aid cuts.
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Devaluation Fears Send Dollar to Record Lows in Europe
European money markets plunge as talks on a potential 5 percent dollar devaluation against gold spark dollar selling. Paris and London banks buy dollars to slow the fall while Swiss banks cap dollar transactions at one million per customer. The Frankfurt rate drops to 3.29 marks per dollar as traders eye a June meeting in Washington and a broader realignment of world currencies.
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Breakthrough at Rome as US signals possible dollar devaluation
Finance ministers of the Group of Ten reach a major breakthrough in Rome ending a 30 month deadlock on the international monetary crisis. The United States hints it may devalue the dollar for a wider currency realignment. Talks resume in Washington on December 17 and 18 with Europeans and Japanese pressed to outline counter moves.
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