Viet Cong suffer heavy losses as Saigon fights back
U S military analysts say the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese lost over 6,000 men in March in the area from the Cambodia border to Saigon. Allied forces report 682 enemy killed in weekend battles and 42 American soldiers killed or wounded. Rockets and mortar attacks continue around Saigon and 25 North Vietnamese soldiers and six Americans die 25 miles west of Kontum.
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Associated Press
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Tay Ninh
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Hawaii
Laos
New Jersey
Long Beach
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Israel Starts Digging In As Nasser Talks Of War
Israeli leaders prepared for a potential crisis as Abdel Nasser warned of war amid Four Power talks. Prime Minister Dayan said Israel could strike back if attacked while Egypt pressed for a broad peace settlement and urged restraint from the Western powers.
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Nasser
Rodney Pinder
Jerusalem
United States
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France
Soviet Union
Abdel Nasser
Moshe Dayan
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Prison suite built for Sirhan in case of death or life
A three-room cell suite with kitchen living room and television is being prepared at California Medical Facility Vacaville for Sirhan Wishara Sirhan to isolate him from other inmates whether he gets life or the death penalty. Guards will staff the area and potential costs could exceed typical prison expenses.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Wishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
California Department of Corrections
Sirhan
California Medical
Vacaville
Sacramento
California
San Quentin
Phil Guthrie
Cuthric
Sirhan Wold
Guthrie
Volunteers Angry Over Hospital Shortages In Maryland
AP report from Baltimore notes 85 female volunteers at Sprint Grove State Hospital accuse staff of overcrowded wards, shortage of attendants, and patient neglect in a letter to Gov. Marvin Mandel. Leader Mrs Milray Leifer of the Golden Rule Guild cites lack of aides and patient care failures.
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Baltimore
Sprint Grove State Tisspital
Fulile
Marvin Mandel
Milray Leifer
Golden Rule Guild, For Mental Aid, Inc
No Recreation On Saturdays In Baltimore
Baltimore AP reports city recreation centers will close on Saturdays due to funding shortages. Thirty-five centers will be shut until July at a cost of about $35,000, while weekday operations continue and Saturday openings resume with a new budget.
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Baltimore
Department of Parks and Recreation
John G. Williams
Senator Refuses VIP Treatment at Eisenhower Cathedral
Senator Mark Hatfield and his wife waited with four children for over an hour to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower at Washington National Cathedral. He declined VIP expedited entry, saying he remembered his time as an enlisted Navy man and chose to stand in line.
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Washington
Mark Mathield
Dore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington National Cathedral
Hatfield
Micers
Ribyan
Tago
Kennedy to Join Banquet Circuit as Muskie Grows
Ed Democrat plans a return to campaign speaking on the banquet circuit after Muskie’s public presence grows. Kennedy aides deny 1972 bid speculation, saying the move is to counter Muskie’s visibility and not an early run for the Democratic nomination.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Muskie
Edmund Muskie
Massachusetts
British quarrel over funeral representation
In London the government faced criticism in Parliament and press over Eisenhower funeral representation. Lord Mountbatten attended for the Royal Family while Defense Minister Denis Healey represented the government, drawing mixed verdicts and calls for a more senior official. Prime Minister Wilson was abroad. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attended a chapel dedication.
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Dwight D. Biesenhower
Britain
Eallstountbatten
Burma
Hisenhowr
Elizabeth II
Denis Healey
Daily Telegraph
Sunday Mirror
America
Royal Saith
Marcus Lipton
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Eisenhower
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Lipton
Heeley
Harold Wilson
Africa
Prince Philip
King George VI
Telegraph
Healey
Mountbatten
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Flag Rules Specified By WASHINGTON AP Cure Rent Rules
The AP notes a 1986 directive by President Eisenhower setting that U.S. flags be flown at half staff for 30 days after the death of a president or former president. The Daily Mail lists publication details and pricing, reflecting a bygone era of teleprinter notices and newspaper distribution.
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U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Daily Mail
Doty
We. Netar
Sige
Nentsenn
Vane
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