North Viet Troops Suffer Heavy Losses In Highlands Attack
North Vietnamese forces attacked Fire Base 6 in the central highlands for a fifth night running, reports say. Government figures claim 287 enemy dead, while South Vietnamese losses total two killed and 20 wounded. Five Americans killed, one missing. Air strikes and artillery pounded the area as B52s dropped over 100 tons of explosives. Camp Radcliff perimeter breached, two Americans wounded, two killed, 10 vehicles damaged. Da Nang Air Base shelled with rockets. no casualties reported.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Saigon
Central Highlands
Arcory
U.S
4Th Infantry Division
Camp Radcliff
Radcliff
Vietnam
174Rd Airborne Brigade
Big da Nang
Retreating South Viets Planned To Leave Ammo At Abandoned Bases
South Vietnamese forces retreating from Laos left thousands of unused artillery shells and ammunition at northwest bases in South Vietnam. U S officials complained after discovering discarded munitions left in bunkers and gun pits. Officials said the area near Khe Sanh contained many boxes of ammunition left behind as troops pulled out.
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Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Marit Etsy
Khe Sanh
Cers
Khe Nosition
Sanh
Premier Meir rejects Egypt canal offer amid tensions
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir rejects Egypt’s proposal to reopen the Suez Canal without Israel withdrawing from the Golan Heights. Sources say ministers consider a broader exchange involving Egyptian forces on the east bank, while Meir stresses a peaceful solution and warns against war as talks continue.
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el Shirki
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Sadat
Taienet
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Sahla
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Hec
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Tyrd
Meir
Canal
Pend
Salone
Yippies Rally Dancers Clash With Police On Mifflin Street
A Youth International Party NewsNation Conference ended in six hours of clashes as about 1,200 demonstrators in Madison’s Mifflin Street district hurled eggs rocks and bottles at riot police. Nearly 20 arrests and multiple injuries occurred amid tensions after a vetoed block party plan and renewed antiwar activity aims.
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Mifflin Street
O’ Marisno
Youth International Party
NewsNation
William. Dyke
Ciy Council
Washington
Marxist Victory Boosts Allende in Chile Municipal Elections
In Santiago AP reports with nearly half the ballots counted that Salvador Allende's Unity coalition led council races in 280 municipalities with 871,724 votes or 48.45 percent, a sharp gain from the 36.3 percent in the presidential race. Main opposition parties trailed as voters express views on five months of Allende government.
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Chile
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Orly
Allende
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Christian Democrats
Nationalists
Democratic Radical Party
Stock Prices Drift in Listless New York Market
New York AP reports a listless market as the Dow Jones 30 Industrials fell to 902.40 at 10:30 am with a 0.64 point drop. NYSE leaders declined 3 to 2 with chemicals and drugs higher while tobacco and most groups mixed. Lockheed slid after news deliveries on its Tristar may be five months late. analysts foresee continued drift until first quarter earnings. Big Board issues showed General Cable up 44, University Computing up 1/2, General Electric off 34, Texas Gulf Sulphur up 4.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Lockheed
General Cable
Texas Gulf
March in Baltimore for Dr King observed in 1969 style
About 300 people in Baltimore joined a nationwide observance of the third anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. The march used mule-drawn carts echoing the Poor People’s Campaign. Dr Homer Favor condemned poverty’s persistence as a quiet killing of King, while Mrs Rudell Martin urged action to improve welfare.
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Baltimore
Martin Luther King
Washington
Eader
War Memorial Plaza
Homer Favor
Milligan State College
Rudell Martin
What God Is Like See Jesus Says John Verse
A compact religious reflection cites John 1 18 about Jesus as the revelation of God the Father and urges readers to observe Jesus to understand divinity. It emphasizes viewing Christ as the Father’s self disclosure.
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God
Jesus
King Aide Arrested At St Patrick's Cathedral Palm Sunday
Hosea Williams, aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested at St. Patrick's Cathedral during Palm Sunday services on the third anniversary of Kings assassination. Williams led a small protest group inside the packed cathedral, demanding church divestment from oppressive South African interests and vowing to return with demands to Cardinal Cooke.
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New York
Hosea Williams
Marlin Luther King Jr
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Williams
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
SCLC
Joseph Flannelly
Terence Cardinal Cooke
South Africa
Wiliams
St. Patrick’s
Cardinal Cooke
Memphis Names Freeway After Dr. King
In Memphis on the third anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. death a freeway was named for King during a Sunday ceremony. About 200 attendees mainly Black watched as three Black city council members led the event with two white officials present but not taking part. The ceremony also drew white church and labor figures.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
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