Heavy fighting resurges around Da Nang and Khe Sanh
U S soldiers in APCs and tanks clash with a large Communist force 27 miles south of Da Nang as air strikes and artillery attempt to clear bunkers. At Khe Sanh a major barrage targets the fortress, while a Hue incursion batch is alleged to have killed civilians, including two priests, per POW reports.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
da Nang
Khe Sanh
U.S
Highlands
Hue
da Nang Zone
U.S. Army
Americal
Paddy Field Plains
Air Force Marine
Westmoreland asks for 206000 more troops in Vietnam
Washington reports a heated debate at the highest levels of the Johnson administration over General Westmoreland request for a 40 percent troop increase. Civilian officials resist escalation, arguing it could provoke a matching rise by North Vietnam and more violence, while some Pentagon leaders push a strategy shift toward defense of populated areas. The president has not decided and remains open to options as Tet's impact lingers.
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William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Johnson
Defense Department
State Department
Westmoreland
North Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Polish Police Rout Warsaw Students in Protest Furore
Police used gas and clubs to rout several thousand students marching in Warsaw on the protest against censorship and the play Dziady at the Narodowy Theater. Earlier police overwhelmed demonstrators at the Polytechnic University as hundreds of plainclothes officers disciplined crowds and barred access to classrooms.
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Warsaw
UPI
Narodowy
Adam Mickiewicz
Polytechnic University
Polytechnic
U S Pilot Sentenced for Refusing Vietnam Training
Air Force Captain Dale Noyd, a 34 year old former psychology professor and fighter pilot, received one year at hard labor and dismissal from the Air Force by a nine member court martial for disobeying an order to fly a training mission bound for Vietnam. His pay and allowances were forfeited. He objects on moral and religious grounds claiming a conscience conflict with the war. His sentence awaits approval by his commanding officer and automatic appeal to the military board of review.
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N. M
UPS
Air Force
Dale Noyd
Noyd
Sharon
Marvin Karpatkin
New York
Military Board of Review
Ky Predicts New Offensive in Saigon Area
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky warned that Communists aim for a decisive Saigon battle rather than Khe Sanh. He urged preparation for the next attack on Saigon as people organize civil defense units during a visit to a military training course for educators.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen Cao Ky
Khe Sanh
Cong Draft Increases Manpower
Major General Nguyen Duc Thang says Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces have recruited enough new troops to offset losses from the lunar new year offensive. He warns many replacements are poor quality or kidnapped children ages 12 to 14. He urges immediate offensive campaigns to strike the enemy across the IV Corps area in the Mekong Delta.
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Can Tho
South Vietnam
Nguyen Duc Thang
Thang
IV Corps
Mekong
Rockefeller calls GOP leaders to New York strategy meeting
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller summons about 25 Republican leaders to his New York apartment for a Sunday strategy session. Ronald Reagan is not invited, while Richard Nixon may attend. The goal is to discuss party direction after Gov. Romney's withdrawal and potential candidacy plans ahead of primaries and ballots.
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UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
Reagan
Paul Beck
Sacramento
Hugh Scott
Fifth Ave
Slate
Romney
Morman
New Hampshire
Oregon
Massachusetts
Washington recalls ambassador Heath from Sweden over war rift
U S ambassador William W. Heath is recalled to Washington for consultations amid deteriorating Sweden United States relations tied to the Vietnam War. Sweden's open arms to deserters fuels concern and some officials view it as backing North Vietnam. Prime Minister Erlander says the Foreign Relations Committee will meet next week. A Danish paper labels the move Texas diplomacy.
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Stockholm
William W. Heath
U. S
Sweden
Washington
Vietnam
State Department
North Vietnam
Tage Erlander
Copenhagen
Denmark
Heath
World Famine Predicted at Seven-Year Horizon
John Strohm of National Wildlife Magazine warned at the National Wildlife Federation meeting in Houston that mass starvation could arrive in seven years as breeders outproduce feeders. He linked food power to future world politics and urged birth control and exporting American agricultural techniques to boost production abroad.
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Houston
John Strohm
National Wildlife Magazine
Secretary of State
Dean
United States
America
Poland
Yugoslavia
Strohm
Citizens’ Conservation Organization
Good Morning You Never Get a Second Chance to Impress
A terse reminder underscores the importance of initial impressions in daily life and professional settings, urging focus on presenting oneself well at first contact and in early interactions.
French Forces Chief Killed in Island Plane Crash
Gen Charles Ailleret 60 chief of staff of the French Armed Forces died with 18 others when their plane crashed near Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean after takeoff from the island They were en route to Paris via Djibouti A stewardess survived in critical condition and 12 crew members were aboard the ADCG high ranking officers were among the dead.
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Reunion
UPI
Charles Ailleret
South Indian Ocean
Mozambique
Africa
Ailleret
Paris
Djibouti
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