First Time Since Bomb Halt Enemies Enter DMZ
George Esper reports that U S and South Vietnamese forces entered the DMZ for the first time since the bombing halt. Marines and infantry pushed into the southern zone near Con Thien and Gio Linh, with reports of enemy fire and casualties. Intelligence indicated a possible threat to Con Thien, and officials noted several killed on the North Vietnamese side.
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U.S
Johnson
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Prines
Con Con Thien
Con Thien
Thien
3Rd Marine Division
North Korean Ships Hold Key To Pueblo Release
Vietnamese and South Vietnamese reports describe reconnaissance and shelling near the DMZ, with two large 107mm rocket launchers found near Saigon. U.S. officials note a New York Times dispatch linking North Korea’s two ships under construction in the Netherlands to securing Pueblo crew release, while assessing possible seizure implications.
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Rotterdam
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Associa Expedition School
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Air America
Vietnam
Laos
Tarawa Remembered by Veteran War Correspondent on 25th Anniversary
William H Whipple recalls the 1943 Tarawa assault during a commemorative visit with Gen. David M Shoup, celebrating the 25th anniversary. The gathering includes British officials, Gilbertese people, and a Fiji Maru captain, with reflections on the 1087 Marines killed, 2292 wounded, and 4690 Japanese dead.
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Americat Airlines
Associated Press
Tarawa Atoll
Pacific Ocean
Tarawa
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Gilbert Islands
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mid-Pacific
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United States
Betio
Pacific
U.S
New Zealand
Gilbert and Ellice Island
Shoup
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Fiji
Unio Sueniga
Marvin Mann
Goshen
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Little
Duck Feather King Freed From Viet Cong After Nine Months
Australian businessman Keith Hyland, known as the duck feather king, was evacuated from a Viet Cong prison camp near the Cambodian border and released in Phnom Penh. He arrived in Bangkok with his American wife and planned to stay there temporarily while health and hearing problems are considered. Hyland said talks in Bangkok with a business partner may determine his return to Saigon.
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Associated Press
American Air Bangkok
Keith Hy
South Vietnam
Bang
Hyland
Cong
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Bangkok
U.S
T.igon
France’s austerity plan tightens belt and curbs currency
Premier Couve de Murville outlines a 1 billion dollar government cut and phasing measures to slash the deficit, boost exports, and stop wage and price rises. De Gaulle pledges cuts to subsidies and expansions, and new currency controls aim to curb speculators. Border checks and travel limits hit tourism as officials push the franc to recover.
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Paris
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National Assembly
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de Gaulle
Sidies
New York
Truman Still Takes Walks But Shaky
Former President Harry S. Truman shows symptoms of Parkinson's disease but his doctor says he does not have the disease. Dr. Wallace H. Graham notes tremors and rigidity are common in men Truman's age while stressing the president remains active at 84. The comment followed remarks by Everett Dudley of the National Parkinson Institute about treatment research.
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Daw Jones
Dow
Wall Street
Pan American World Airways
Lionel
Wayly
Couve de Murville
France
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Graham
White House
Everett Dudley
National Parkinson Jestitute
Miami
Fla
Dudley
Prayer for Forgiveness and Peace by Donald Archibald
A prayer asks for God to remove dislike and resentment toward enemies and to forgive as we are forgiven. It seeks guidance to love as Christ loves, live peacefully, overcome evil with good, and destroy enmities for Jesus’ sake. The note cites Donald Archibald, Tara Ontario, minister, Knox Presbyterian.
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Jesus
Donald Archibald, Tara
Knox Presbyterian Jhureh
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