Heavy Vietnam fighting boosts war tolls across South
Reporting from Saigon, George Esper says casualty counts rise as three days of intense combat continue across South Vietnam. Allied sources cite about 1,800 enemy dead and more than 100 American deaths with hundreds wounded. South Vietnamese losses tally 272 killed, 748 wounded, and 22 missing amid major clashes near Saigon, Da Nang, and the DMZ.
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Associated Press
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South Vietnam
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25Th Division
da Nang
Secord
Southern Democrats Defect To GOP On Nixon Challenge
Washington AP report notes Southern Democrats defect to the GOP over Nixon decision and a coalition in Congress. The Army budget fight involves a $3.2 million increase for insignia and a $1.5 billion supplement, tied to war costs and GI winter underwear. Debate centered on funding through a spending ceiling loophole, with Republican and Southern Democratic support shaping the outcome.
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Army
Vietnam
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Senate
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D-Calif
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Cranston
Glenn R. Davis
R-Wis
Glenard P. Ipscomb
Blaet
Calif
Linscomb
South
George W. Andrews
Erinance
Senator Attacks South Viet Nam Police Chief Murderer
Sen. Stephen M. Young denounces Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan as a murderer for the Tet operative execution and protests his treatment at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Officials offered no clear answers on Loan's arrival, stay, or bill, as the issue drew criticism of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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South m/s
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Walter Reed Hospital
Loan
Young
Washington
Stephen M. Young
D-Ohio
South Vietnam
Walter Reed General Hospital
United States
U.S
Loin
State Department
Defense Department
Suspect Denies Hoax Radio Broadcast In Memphis
The prime suspect in a hoax radio broadcast denying involvement in the MLK case says he never did it and agreed to talk after long distance calls to his family. Police link details to a transmitter clue from a steamfitter and note no charges yet. Ray, serving 99 years, has no known connection.
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Memphis, Tenn
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Mustang
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Communications Commission
Stock Market Pushes Forward In Active Opening
NEW YORK AP The stock market advanced on a wide front in early trading as the Dow Jones average rose to 968.58 at 10 30 am up 3.61 with gains led by Pan American World Airways with 121 000 shares at 20 off 5 h and American Telephone at 57% up Y% General Motors 1100 shares beat at 2 off 6 and U S Steel 13008 shares at 48% up 36.
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Seasion
Dow Jones Industrial
Pat Pan American
World Air Ways
American Telephone & Telegraph
Weather and market notes from Tuesday and Tuesday again
Rain fell with highs near 70 as steel stocks rose while aircraft shares slipped. Ling-Tent Ro-Vought rose 144 at 51 percent, Serling Drug fell 5 percent to 3944 with 43300 shares, Bristol-Myers down 4 percent at 65.4 and SW shares down. In Washington County temperatures climbed to 69 with rain, while Beckenbaugh logged a 54 low and 55 at 7 am. Bridgeport reports a 62 high and 49 at 7 am as Tuesday progressed.
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Bristol-Myers
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J. Boward Beckenbaugh
Bridgeport
D. Patowald
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