Marine Who Hated War Becomes Khe Sanh Hero
A conscientious objector turned infantryman, Pvt. Brian M. Spicer of Miami, rose from an outsider to a hero at Khe Sanh. Amid heavy shelling he pulled wounded colleagues to safety during a desperate evacuation, was wounded himself, and received a heart operation. Doctors credited his actions with saving lives and recommended the Silver Star.
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John T. Wheeler
Viet
Prass Weiter
Ingm
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Khe Sanh
Ifleman
Vastores
Pvtjmen
Brian M. Spicer
Miami
Spicer
Edward Feldman
Jollicer
Forest Hills
N.Y
Efe
Daniel Sulli
Bustos
Mass
Lf & Co
Ecientifad
James O. Finnegan
Philadelphia
Ters
Finnegan
St. John Magilligan
Brooklyn
Tons Of U S Navy Ammunition Blown Up Near DMZ
South Vietnamese infantry claim 102 enemy killed in a northern frontier clash but North Vietnamese gunners blew up tons of U S Navy ammunition at a base just below the eastern DMZ. Casualties were reported light for South Vietnam and seven suspects plus 25 weapons captured. U S Marines at Khe Sanh faced heavy shelling daily, with B 52 raids and rocket fire targeting suspected enemy positions near the DMZ and Hue.
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Robert Tuckman
Associated Press
Saigon
Dmz
3Rd Marine Division
Khe Sanh
U.S
2Nd South
Dong
Hue
Cua Viet River
Dak To
Cam- U.S
Naval Complex
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American guns destroy eight camouflaged trucks near Hue
In the Hue area American gunship helicopters reported destroying eight camouflaged trucks fifteen miles southwest of Hue last Friday. Seven were two and a half tonners and one was three quarters of a ton. General Westmoreland announced plans to confront growing Communist forces in Thua Thien and Quang Tri as U S commanders anticipate heavier fighting.
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Hue
William C. Westmore
South Vietnam
Westmoreland
Thuan Thien
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Huc
Thua Thien
U.S
Vietnam
Robert E. Cushman
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cushman
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Divorce Suit Filed by Constance Kendall in Circuit Court
Constance Kendall filed a divorce suit against Harold E. Kendall in the circuit court. The action seeks a legal dissolution of marriage and related relief as applicable under state law. The filing marks the commencement of the case and initiates court proceedings.
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Kendall
Harold E. Kendall
Circuit
Nixon and McCarthy Edge Toward New Hampshire Primary
Nixon campaigns in five cities urging Republicans to vote and promise victory in March and November. McCarthy says 25 percent in New Hampshire would signal strong criticism of policy, plans a Boston TV program, and calls for a public vote on Vietnam deployment before the primary. Rockefeller weighs a draft bid as Nixon remains dominant.
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Granite State
Eugene McCarthy
New Hampshire
Firtthr-Nation Press
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Feika
Nasghus
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Walter Mears
Associated Press
Manchester
N.H
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Rockefeller
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hampshire
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George
Nixon
Nashua
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockfeller
Oregon
Tom McCall
Minnesota
Rator
Johnson
Vietnam
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Monk Thich Nhat Hanh slams US actions in Vietnam
At Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Thich Nhat Hanh told about 200 people that South Vietnam feels destroyed by U S bombing and napalm. He called the weapon use an atrocity a thousand times greater than Viet Cong acts and said weapons kill many and make thousands homeless. We want to be saved from your salvation.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
South Vietnam
United States
Nhat Hanh
Johns Hopkins University
Naht Hanh
Middle East peace talks break down in Jerusalem
U N envoy Gunnar Jarring faces halted mediation as Egypt and Israel clash over potential talks. Egypt demands withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied lands before negotiations. Israel pledges no advance pledge to cede territory. Beisan Valley clashes leave three Arab saboteurs dead amid renewed violence.
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Gunnar Jarring
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jar
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Market Gains Exceed Losses Exceed Losses
Market gains outpaced losses with the Dow up 3.01 to 838.25 as gold mining shares declined on delays. IBM and several tech and industrial names rose slightly while copper stocks strengthened and auto, retail, and farm equipment shares advanced. Progress toward settlement of a 241 day copper strike supported the sector.
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Benguet
IBM
Control Data
Berox
Occidental Petroleum
Sehenley
Sperry Rand
Boeing
General Dynamics
Zenith
U.S
United Air Lines
Mississippi white man stands trial in KKK murder case
In Hattiesburg Mississippi Ceil Victor Sessum 31 faces murder and arson charges in the killing of a prosperous Negro landowner during a night riders attack on January 10 1966. Deputy security planned and Billy Roy Pitts 24 of Laurel testified after pleading guilty. Charles Evers a NAACP figure was subpoenaed as a defense witness amid a tense pre election atmosphere.
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Miss
Mississippi
Cecil Victor Sessum
Billy Roy Pits
Laurel
Charles Evers
Congress
John Bell Williams
Evers
The
Nations Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Debmer
Kelly Settlement
Here
Griffin Favored Over Evers In Mississippi Runoff
In a southwest Mississippi 3rd district runoff, white candidate Charles H. Griffin is the odds-on favorite to defeat Negro leader Charles Evers. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. for 195,000 voters across 12 counties. The seat has been held in Washington by Gov. John Bell Williams for 21 years.
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Jackson, Miss
Charles H. Griffin
Charles Evers
Congress
Mississippi
Washington
John Bell Williams
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