Allied Troops Launch New Offensive Near Da Nang
Allied forces push through mountain valleys and jungle foothills near Da Nang and Khe Sanh in renewed offensives to spoil enemy attacks. U S Marines and American Vietnamese units report yielding enemy munitions stockpiles and several aircraft losses while continuing airstrikes and reconnaissance.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Khe Sach
da Nang Ieday
U.S
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Constellation
George M. Biery ST
Fremont
Calif
Panhandle
South
U S Detemined To Guard Rights In West Berlin
Secretary of Defense Clark M Clifford plans a West Berlin visit this week to underscore U S resolve to protect western rights encircled by East Germany He will attend the NATO Nuclear Planning Group meeting in Bonn and inspect U S forces in Berlin amid Cold War tensions The move follows Soviet led aggression in Czechoslovakia and fears of a Russian troop buildup in Central Europe including 17 divisions in Czechoslovakia and questions about U S reinforcements and reconnaissance squadrons in Germany.
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Fred Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
West Berlin
Soviet Union
ILS
Stern
Clifford
NATO
Bonn
Berlin
U.S
East Germany
Gts
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Europe
State Department
Brussels
Jean
Germany
France
United States
Woman hijacks plane orders Cuba voyage
A 35 year old Argentine woman hijacked a twin engine turboprop with 17 aboard near Isla Mujeres in Mexico and forced pilot Captain Ricardo Broza Troyo to fly to Cuba. After seven hours in Havana the craft returned to Merida. The hijacker Judith Vazquez, with her daughter and infant, remained aboard in Havana with two other unidentified women passengers.
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Oscar Kaufmann
Merida
Mex
Argent Ha
Mexico
Cuba
Judith Vazquez
Ricardo Broza Troyo
Aeromaya
Brexico
Isla Mujueres
Isle of Women
Havana
Vazquez
Silvia
Ernesto
Miguel Covian
Mexico City
Eroza
Cu Jban
Czechs Fear Dubcek Plan Nearing End
Prague AP reports Czechoslovak leaders plan meetings to decide on Moscow dictated reforms under Dubcek. Choices include continuing accommodation with Moscow or allowing permanent Soviet troops, with some suggesting the regime resign to avoid backing Soviet policy.
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Dubcek
Prague
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Soviet Union
Moscow
Alexander Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
Czechoslovakia
Rusk and Gromyko Hold Useful Nighttime Dinner Talk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met for about three hours at the Waldorf Astoria to discuss broad world issues. No agreements were reached but both sides called the talks useful covering Vietnam, the Middle East, disarmament, European security and U.S.-Soviet relations.
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United. Nations, N.Y
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Geromyko
Czechoslovakia
Gromyko
Rusk
Waldorf Astoria
Fourteen Die On Maryland Roads Weekend Toll Rises
State police report fourteen people died on Maryland roads over the weekend with many more injured. The Sunday tally pushes the yearly highway death toll to 621, higher than last year's pace by 46. The latest victims include two New Jersey men in a Cecil County single car crash and Floyd M Butler of Tenafly Aquasco Maryland amid a two car crash Saturday in Charles County.
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Maryland
New Jersey
Cecil County
Floyd M. Butler
Aquasco
Buttler
Charles County
Nixon Campaign Price Tag Tops Twenty Million Says A P
Nixon campaign managers say the Republican bid for the White House could exceed 20 million dollars making it the most expensive in history. They point to inflation and heavy television outreach as main drivers with network radio buys and state telecasts shaping the budget. Officials note donations averaging 15 dollars from about 150000 supporters and 1,000 per plate fundraisers adding tens of millions more before the final stretch.
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Walter &. Mears
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Tme
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Ellsworth
Republican Finance
Lion
Treasury
Barry Goldwater
Tadio
Stock Market Advances In Heavy Trade
New York AP reports a broad market rally in heavy early trading with gains outnumbering losses by over 200 issues. Over a million shares exchanged hands in 30 minutes as the Dow Jones edged up about a point. Motors were flat to slightly higher and mail order retailers led gains for Montgomery Ward Woolworth and Sears Roebuck. Rails showed slow start with Penn Central and Southern Pacific rising fractionally.
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New York
Dow Jones
Montgomery Ward
Woolworth
Sears Roebuck
Air Traffic Controller Bill Dies in Congress Fight
Washington AP reports legislation to allow early retirement with full benefits for FAA air traffic controllers is dead for now. The measure would affect about 14,000 controllers across 340 airports and 27 centers, and organizer Randolph plans to reintroduce it next session.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Jenelings Zaenok
W.va
ATCA
Rmit
Senate Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Mike Monroney
Lokia
Randolph
FAA
San Francisco
Calif
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