Fighting continues as cease fire unfolds in Vietnam
In South Vietnam fighting persisted across many areas despite the cease-fire. Reports say 119 killed in the first 24 hours after the renewal, including 74 Communist troops and 37 government soldiers, with 8 civilians among the toll. Viet Cong accused Saigon of heavy shelling near Cu Chi and large violations were tallied by both sides through Friday noon to Saturday noon.
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VPI
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Paris
Liberation Press Agency
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Vietnam News
Cu Chi
UPI
Tracy Wood
Hue
da Trach
Barney Seibert
Khanh Hoa
Central Highlands
Go Cong
Chuong Thien
Greece faces shifts to presidential republic amid referendum
A committee led by former Premier Panayotis Kanellopoulos warns the July 29 referendum to adopt constitutional amendments would create a wanton presidential dictatorship. It argues the proposed system, with George Papadopoulos as president and Odysseas Angelis as vice president, ends democracy and cites royal properties and assets as targets for confiscation. The report also notes Epikaira’s figures on the Constantine royal family holdings. North Carolina ski resorts hinge on Boone.
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Athens
UPI
Greece
Committee For the Restoration of Democratic Legitimacy
Panayotis Kanellopoulos
George Papadopoulos
Odysseas Angelis
Papadopoulos
Angelis
Constantine
Epikaira
Protestants Suspected in Death of Protestant Leader’s Brother
In Belfast police say Protestant extremists likely killed Michael Wilson 18, in apparent bid to assassinate Tommy Herron, not IRA. An internal UDA feud and protection rackets are cited as motives while authorities keep an open mind. The death toll in Northern Ireland’s sectarian violence rises to 825. In Dublin a 16 year old is arrested in the slaying of seven year old John Horgan whose naked, battered body was found in an attic.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Tommy Herron
Herron
Ulster Defense Association
UDA
Michael Wilson
Wilson
Northern Ireland
Dublin
John Horgan
Palmerstown
County Dublin
Terry Horgan
Calls to China Expected to Rise
An AT&T official predicted improved U S China relations will expand telephone communications between the two nations, signaling growth in cross border calls.
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China
New York
UPI
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
United States
Israel massing largest troop buildup along Syria and Lebanon
WAFA says Israel concentrates troops along the entire Syria Lebanon border in what it calls the biggest buildup in history. The agency predicts a massive attack within 48 hours on both Syria and Lebanon. Beiruti reports note brief Israeli patrols from the Golan Heights into Lebanon near Chebaa by Mount Hermon.
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Beirut
UPI
Israel
Syria
Lebanon
WAFA
Golan Heights
Argentina sets beef export quotas as Peronist rule begins
Argentina's new government will set beef export quotas with the National Meat Board indicating a likely 25 percent earmarked for export and 75 percent for domestic use. The move aims to stabilize cattle exports, a major export earner, amid broader nationalization and investment rules being considered.
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Buenos Aires
API
Argentina
National Meat Board
Meat Board
Enrique G. Valente
F111 jets collide near Phnom Penh. crew rescued
Two U S Air Force F111 swing wing jets collided in flight about 30 miles northwest of Phnom Penh Saturday. Both crews parachuted and were rescued. one aircraft landed safely and the other crew ejected and were picked up uninjured. Cambodian air force rescued the pilots. no cause given.
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UPS
Air Force
U.S
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
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