GI Vote Drive Gains Momentum in Vietnam
In Saigon the U S Command pushes a hard campaign to mobilize GI votes for November with AFVN spots urging action. AFVN jockeys like Spec 4 John Allgood rewrite messages to be more forceful, urging servicemen to vote and not wait until after elections. Col Thomas Hall says 30 000 GIs in Vietnam are being tracked for voting while noting some communities fail to send absentee ballots.
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Turkey Rejects Hijack Demands
AAP report from Saigon states US Air Force jets shot down three North Vietnamese MIGs west of Hanoi eight days earlier with no US losses. Four MIG interceptors were engaged near Hanoi as eight F4 Phantoms escorted bombers, one MIG downed amid weather confusion.
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Associated Press
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U.N. opens world disarmament debate amid mixed hopes
The General Assembly debates a Soviet-pushed world disarmament conference as the United States and China oppose a preparatory committee. France shifts to participation. China criticizes talks as empty. Meanwhile North Vietnam battles and U.S. air forces raid Hai Yen and Pleiku areas as the war continues.
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Peace Hopes Spark Market Rise on Ceasefire News
A sharp stock market advance followed reports of possible cease-fire progress in Indochina. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 10.76 to 953.57 at 10:30 a.m. with advances outpacing declines 4 to 1 on the NYSE.
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U S Pilots Bag Three More MIGs
Turkish government rejects demands of four hijackers holding 66 Turks hostage aboard a Sofia bound aircraft. The hijackers extend their deadline and seek asylum for themselves and 13 imprisoned leftists.
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Military Planes Expand Search For Boggs Plane
Three military planes extended the air search for the missing Cessna 910 carrying House Democratic Leader Vale Boggs and three others. The effort, aided by jet reconnaissance planes and Army Otters with infrared gear, covered about 560 miles from Anchorage toward Juneau amid clouds and fog.
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Black National Assembly closes with unity plea
The first National Black Assembly concluded with a call for unity to build a permanent political organization. About 270 delegates met in a South Side motel and adjourned after Rev. Douglas Moore urged keeping any dissent within state caucuses.
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