Major Viet highways near Saigon declared unsafe
Three of four key Saigon exiting routes were unsafe due to ongoing Communist harassment. Highway 1 near Trang Bom was cut detouring vegetables from Dalat to Saigon. Highway 13 north of Saigon remained closed as troops reclaim areas. Route 15 to Vung Tau opened only for essential traffic amid ambushes. South Vietnamese officials ordered guarded travel. US vehicles ordered to travel in pairs with weapons and radios. Continuous small attacks echoed north of the capital.
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Soviet jetliner crash near Moscow leaves 176 dead
A Soviet Aeroflot jetliner with 176 aboard crashed into a pond after final approach to Sheremetyevo airport. Rescuers found only the fuselage tip. Officials gave no death toll, maintaining silence as unconfirmed reports varied on the disaster’s details.
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Ben-Gurion at 86 Likes Solitude in Desert Kibbutz
AP reports David Ben-Gurion turning 86 in a small wooden cottage in Negev Desert. The former prime minister, still active in writing Israel’s pioneering years, says the main task is to attract five to six million more Jews to build the country. He left government in 1963 and Knesset in 1970, living in seclusion while shaping history.
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