Enemy Attacks Two U.S. Bases During Tet Cease Fire
AP dispatch from Saigon reports enemy troops struck two U.S. bases early today as Tet cease fire lapsed. Attacks harmed paratroopers and airmen, with 6 U.S. dead and 8 wounded, while battlefield reports tallied 237 enemy killed across seven engagements near Saigon and northeast. Air bases at Phan Rang and an east Saigon base endured mortar barrages and ground assaults, with allied airpower countering the attacks and a 21 to 1 kill ratio cited.
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Truman Rests Comfortably At Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman rests comfortably at Research Hospital for a second night, treated for simple gastroenteritis. Doctors say he remains in satisfactory condition and may return home to Independence, Missouri, soon if his improvement continues.
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South Vietnam to Boost Armed Forces by 71,000
South Vietnam plans to increase its armed forces by about 71,000 troops by year end to cover American withdrawal. Senate Defense Committee Chairman Tran Ngoc Nhuan says regular and militia forces will rise from 821,000 to 892,000, with paramilitary totals at 182,008. The boost will occur in two phases in August and December as some U S combat troops begin leaving next July.
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Nhuan
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Nixon Policies Slow Stock Market Investors
Nixon administration policy shifts drew investor caution as the stock market declined after Treasury Secretary Kennedy signaled the 20 percent surtax might persist through 1970. Kennedy urged extending the tax while cautioned against abrupt inflation fight. Dow Jones fell to 916.65 as federal actions and hearings added jitters, with antitrust, tax, and merger scrutiny shaping the week.
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Prayer text from Winfield Burggraaff NYC editor
A daily prayer invoking gratitude for creation and divine presence in nature and daily sustenance. The prayer asks for guidance through Jesus Christ and expresses thanks to the Lord for earth and sea yielding food. It is attributed to Winfield Burggraaff, NYC director of editorial services for the Reformed Church in America.
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Winfield Burggraaff
N.Y.C
Reformed Church In America
University of California Prepares Suspension Power Without Hearing
The UC regents grant campus administrators authority to suspend students without immediate hearings amid unrest at Berkeley where 2,500 protesters gathered and clashes with police occurred despite heavy rain and National Guardsmen nearby. The Associated Press reports campus battles echoed protests nationwide linked to Malcolm X’s anniversary and Civil Rights tensions on several universities.
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Malcolm X
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Middletown
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Witness Says Sirhan Planned Kennedy Kill Shot
In Los Angeles AP reports witness Alvin Clark said Sirhan Sirhan told him last April he planned to shoot Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Clark testified during Sirhan's trial, noting Sirhan discussed voting and confessed planning the assassination two months before Kennedy's June 5 victory claim.
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Two job notices seek an Industrial Engineer with a college degree and at least two years in broad industrial engineering tasks plus cost control material handling warehousing and system procedures with CPM knowledge aided by minimal supervision. Internal Auditor requires accounting degree or public accounting expertise, no travel, reply to Box 1029 Frederick MD 21701, confidential.
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Industrial Engineer College
Frederick
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