South Vietnamese Shakeup Follows Police Chief Ouster
In Saigon the government ousted Maj. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, head of the National Police, as Vung Tau saw a gun battle between South Vietnamese troops and police. The unrest coincides with Thai Ky ally Loan’s firing amid a broader power struggle. Viet Cong rocket and mortar barrages near Saigon killed 51 and wounded 151 over eight nights, with four VC killed and ten captured in Cholon and Gia Dinh areas as allied forces push to rout insurgents.
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President to Speak as Italians Clean Up After Riot in Milan
Police clashed with left wing students and professors for three hours before dawn in Milan, injuring many and causing vehicles to burn and shop windows to shatter. President Giuseppe Saragat planned to outline Monday a plan to form a new premier amid communist gains and socialist reform demands while authorities arrested 247 activists.
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De Gaulle Grants Rival Amnesty in Paris Return
Former French premier Georges Bidault returned from exile to receive absolution from De Gaulle’s regime amid talk of broad amnesty for insurgent figures. The move signals reconciliation with rightists as key figures in the 1962 Algeria movement face possible amnesty while arrest warrants are lifted. Bidault, 68, traveled from Brussels with two lawyers to the Baisieux frontier as police awaited.
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Talks in Paris Vietnam peace talks show cautious optimism
United States and North Vietnamese negotiators in Paris voiced confidence they will overcome differences, though a breakthrough may take months. The eighth session begins at 10:30 am Wednesday as Harriman and Vance press for talks to halt bombing. Hanoi insists on unconditional end to raids.
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Europeans mourn Kennedy with prayers and condolence books
Thousands across Europe joined prayers and signed condolence books for Robert F. Kennedy. In Rome, Vatican attendees, Belgrade Yugoslavs, and Dublin mourners honored him while leaders from Ireland Bulgaria and the United States expressed sympathy. The global tribute included at U S embassies across London and other capitals.
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Ireland
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Britain
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America
Smithsonian awards visiting research associates 1968 69
Ten scientists from the United States and abroad are named recipients of Smithsonian Institution visiting research associateships for the 1968 69 academic year. Stipends range from 12000 to 15000 dollars per year. Recipients include Krishna Apparad Bombay India astrophysical observatory Philippa Black Taupihi Waikato New Zealand mineral sciences Vagn Buchwald Virum Denmark mineral sciences Walter Dernohorsky Vatukoula Fiji Islands invertebrate zoology Elias R. de la Sota La Plata Argentina botany Dennis M. Devaney Honolulu invertebrate zoology Leo J. Hickey Philadelphia paleobiology Jui Lin Li Philadelphia botany Philip Malone Louisville Ky Bruce Runnegar Armidale New South Wales Australia paleobiology.
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United States
Smithsonian Institution
Elias R. de la Sota
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Argentina
Dennis M. Devaney
Honolulu
Leo J. Hickey
Philadelphia
Jui Lin Li
Philip Malone
Louisville
Bruce Runnegar
Armidale
New South Wales
Australia
Saigon Ousts Police Chief and Saigon Mayor
The Saigon government announced the removal of Maj. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, the police director, and Col. Van Van Cua, the mayor and brother-in-law of Loan. A second Ky backer resigned. Reports also note gunfire between National Police and South Vietnamese forces near Vung Tau, a Ky favorite retreat, as Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khang quits III Corps command.
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UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
van van Cua
Loan
Vung Tau
John Gorton
Australia
Nguyen Khang
III Corps
Stability Preserved In Turkey 1968 Off-Year Vote
Turkey’s Justice Party kept political stability with minor gains in off-year elections. Voters gave the party just over 50 percent of the total, winning 38 of 53 senate seats. Local incidents caused 13 deaths, and observers noted no major shift in trends or stability, though Demirel will remain vigilant.
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Turkey
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Suleyman
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