South Viet Forces Face First Real Test Battle
Renewed heavy fighting in the central highlands pits South Vietnamese forces against North Vietnamese regulars in a head turning test. Across multiple engagements at Dak To and Ben Het, casualties include 60 NVA and 31 South Vietnamese killed, with American casualties reported as light. U.S. helicopters and B52s were involved as observers call the clash a potential trend-setter in the war.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Wester Saigon
Central Highlands
Ben Het
Dak 'To
Saigon
Green Beret
Ten Viet
Cambodia
Laos
Dak To
Alsoo
U.S
Ak To
U.S. 6Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Khe Sanh
Ninth Marine Regiment
Okinawa
Nixon
U.S. Command
Fou
Vietnam
Lawyer Claims Gestapo Tactics Used by Canadian Officers
Vancouver lawyer John Taylor alleges Canadian immigration officers employ Gestapo tactics to block U.S. military deserters from entering Canada. He cites a case at Kingsgate where a 20 year old from Berkeley was turned back and later entered as a tourist, while officials defend officer discretion.
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Vancouver
B.C
U.S
Canada
John Taylor
Taylor
Gred
Alvan Maceachen
Asid
Berkeley, Calff
Kingsgate
Irmmigration Office
Galitedian
Homer’s Ferry
Idaho
Hal
Blaine
Wash
Here
Lyall Hawkins
Kingsgate Immigration
Silent Soviet on China border talks amid tensions
Moscow keeps silent on border river navigation talks with China set to begin but postponed amid strains in Moscow Beijing relations. Brezhnev’s world conference attack on China and China’s tentative date for Khabarovsk talks fuel uncertainty about if talks will proceed. China had announced a June 18 meeting with a 10 member delegation. Moscow offered May 23 and later proposed discussions within three months. The Kremlin and Chinese sides have offered few details and no public reply from Beijing.
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John Weyland
Associated Press
Moscow
China
Pei Bing
Kremlin
Commission On Boundary Rivers Navigation
Khabarovsk
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet
Communist Party
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Parwien
Leonid Zamyasin
Soviet Union
Pe ‘Ing
Raseaw
Moscow TV mocks American way of life in prime time satire
A Moscow television hour titled Now Are You Getting Along, America parodies U S culture. The skit depicts Liberty Statue awakening to judge a Nixon poster while a gangster is paid in dollars and violence and wealth are shown as corrupting forces. The program also includes clips from Hanoi Vietnam War and U S political conventions to illustrate anti American themes.
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Moscow
Moscow Television
Ron Tor
Denver
America
Fran Tlarlan
Painter Walks Off After Two Hours In San Diego
A painter in San Diego, California, quit mid job after two hours on Thursday and left a note. Owner Frank Harris said the unidentified worker simply became tired and walked away, the AP wirereport states.
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San Digo
Cali
Frank Harris
AP Wirenhoto
FBI Identifies Plane Hijacker Brent in New York Case
SAN FRANCISCO AP The FBI identified the hijacker as Willie Lee Brent a former Black Panther captain from Franklin Indiana or New Jersey involved in a 1969 Panther gun incident. Warrants issued in Las Vegas for air piracy and carrying a weapon aboard an aircraft. The Trans World Airlines flight with 80 passengers and seven crew hijacked over Nevada landed safely in New York the same day.
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FBI
William Leo Brent
Black Panther Party
San Francisco
Brant
Cuba
Nevada
Havana
Oakland
New York City
Wirophote
Tia Vina
Willie Lee
Brent
Black Panthers
PRL
Charles W. Bates
Las Vegas
Nev
Franklin, Jra
Dally Mall Payment Notice From Hagersown
The Associated Press copyright notice appears with republication rights. The document lists subscription pricing including three months at 44.00 and annual rates totaling 106. A full year costs 16.00 per monthly installments, detailing various regional pricing terms.
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Cartiers
Gartty
Police Nab Andretti On Speeding Charge
TONDON Ohio police arrested Andretti for traveling too fast on a public highway. He forfeited a $25 fine after the incident and appeared in city court on the date noted in the report.
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Andretti
Tondon
Ohio
Mavioy Andrelli
Wiles
Rhodesia hints at becoming a republic after referendum
Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith suggested the breakaway territory could declare itself a republic as early as Nov 11, following a white electorate vote approving constitutional reforms. Officials believe a republic may ease tensions with Britain and the United Nations while preserving white minority rule.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Associated Press
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Dan Smith
Paniasas
Smith
Rhode Isia
U.S
U.N
Sir Humphrey Gibbs
Ha Fiad
Pre
Britain
Com Sulate
United States
Nixon to Address Supreme Court Amid Ceremonial Tension
President Nixon will speak to the Supreme Court ending a tense week as officials weighed the constitutional implications of a presidential address during the Court term. White House indicated Nixon would speak at a ceremony, amid concerns from justice officials about separation of powers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Nixon
Eight Given Probation In Medicaid Case
Pro probation without verdict was given Friday to eight defendants including seven Baltimore physicians and a dental intern accused of conspiring to defraud Maryland Medicaid. They must repay 68009 and pay 1000 in fines. The case followed a Maryland Attorney General and Baltimore Grand Jury probe into Medicaid fraud involving doctors pharmacists and an accountant.
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Baltimore
Solomon
Liss
Jemere City
Maryland Attorney General
Baltimore Grand Jury
Dean Receives His High School Doctor's Degrees
W Francis English, retiring dean of the University of Missouri College of Arts and Sciences, earned 15 high school units in three years and was awarded a high school diploma. He received the diploma while delivering North Callaway High School’s commencement address. Nine days later he earned an honorary doctorate from Westminster College in Columbia.
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Columbia
W. Francis English
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Missouri
North Callaway High School
Westminster College
Miraculous Recovery for Stravinsky Exits Hospital
Igor Stravinsky left a New York hospital after seven weeks of surgery and treatment for a serious ailment. A spokesman confirmed the 7arge recovery was described as miraculous by doctors. A fragment from scripture and stray lines appear in the report, noting religious reflections alongside the news.
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New York
Igor Stravinsky
Snen
Scravinsky
Stock Market Tumbles On Tight Money Worries
New York AP reports the Dow Jones average plunged to a yearly low, closing at 876.16 after a 6.21 drop as investors fret over tight money. Brokers say monetary restraint continues to weigh on the market.
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New York
Dow Jones
Bow
Crab Invasion Threatens Salamanca Isle
Thousands of crabs swarm Salamanca Island forcing emergency actions by authorities. Officials describe a frightening scene as crabs climb beaches, bushes and trees, with estimates around 40 000 crabs threatening wildlife in an Animal park on the island.
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Barranquilla
Colombia
Au.arities
Salamanca
Fire trucks must stop for red lights and signs in Syracuse
Syracuse AP report says new traffic rules require fire engines to halt at red lights flashing red or yellow lights and stop signs. Trucks may proceed only after the driver and officer in charge confirm it is safe.
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Syracuse
Nly
Ten In Auto Killed When Hit By Train Near Vienna Georgia
A car carrying two women and ten children was struck broadside by a freight train at a crossing near Vienna Georgia. Ten people died including nine children. two survivors were Annie Man Lowe and her six year old daughter Faye. The train engineer William A Thompson said the car stalled on the tracks and could not stop in time despite braking attempts.
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Vienna
Here
Southern Railway
William A. Thompson
Valdosta
Dooly County
THC
Johnson
Annie Man Lowe
Faye
Lowe
Eula Mae Pitts
Miami
Pitts
Sis
Mary Lewis
Thompson
Four Tuna Boats Released By Ecuador Navy
Ecuadorian naval authorities released four U S tuna boats amid a dispute over Pacific territorial limits. The Royal Pacific Neptune Bold Venture and Marietta were freed with no damage reported and no fines imposed. U S diplomats protested the incident as tensions over 200 mile claims rise, while Peru earlier seized four U S boats and fined skippers.
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QuiTo
Ecuador
U.S
Guayaquil
Washington
Royal Pacific
Neptune
Bold Venture
Marietta
Pacific
South America
Peru
Chile
Unitedit States
Hanoi accuses U S of spy missions over North Vietnam
Hanoi and Vietnam News Agency charged the United States with carrying 400 unwarranted spy missions and frequent raids over North Vietnam in the first half of June. The communique said US aircraft dropped 300 blast bombs 50 time bombs and 115600 steel pellet bombs and fired 5 missiles and 40 rockets causing substantial damage to dwellings animals and crops.
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Tokyo
Hanoi
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
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