U S troops abandon Khe Sanh outer wasteland base
UPI reports that withdrawing American forces left Khe Sanh nearly empty two months after opening the base aimed at Laos operations. Saigon and U.S. military accounts cite heavy fighting nearby, including losses at Fire Base 6 and ongoing bombardment along the Ho Chi Minh Trail with 213 sorties in 24 hours.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Laos
Dak To
Dave Kennerly
Kennerly
Hac Bao
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Israel Still Wants Suez Talks Amid War of Words
Israel reaffirmed readiness to discuss reopening the Suez Canal with Egypt but accused Cairo of a campaign of public declarations. Amid faltering Middle East talks, Jordan faced wider fighting as guerrillas and Jordanian troops clashed, with casualties reported and saboteurs blamed for an oil pipeline attack near Amman.
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United Press International
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cairo
Jeruselem
Jordan
Anwar Sadat
Foreign Ministry
Israel Radio
Middle East
Knesset
U.N
Gunnar VY
Nixon
Sadat
United States
New York
Donald Bergus
U.S
Gandhi urged aid to East Pakistani rebels in war
Opposition leaders in New Delhi pressed Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to provide material support to East Pakistani rebels. Anti Pakistan demonstrations occurred in the capital as international evacuations continued with nationals from several countries arriving in Singapore. U.S. plans airlift about 758 Americans to Bangkok while the UN authorized evacuation of remaining personnel. Reports from Jessore described rebels parading captives and the conflict’s status remained muddled.
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New Delhi
UPI
Indira Gandhi
Singapore
East Pakistan
U.S
Bangkok
Weather Outlook With Wind and Snow Flurries Likely
Cloudy windy and cold with a chance of snow flurries or showers. High temperatures reach the 40s with a 3 to 48 degree range. Tonight remains fair to partly cloudy with a low in the 20s. Winds west to northwest 6 to 20 mph gusty. Area rainfall totals shown: Middletown 8.69 inches to date, Monticello 11.32 inches, Newburgh 8.73 inches. High temperatures and rainfall figures reflect 1970 data.
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Middletown
Monticello
Newburgh
Congressmen Cannot Hold Commissions in Reserves
UPI reports Judge Gerhard Gesell ruled that the U.S. Constitution bans members of Congress from holding military reserve commissions. He refused an antiwar group’s bid for an immediate injunction forcing senators and representatives to resign their Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps reserve posts. He noted the issue hinges on a constitutional provision whose meaning courts have not yet determined.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Armed Services
Veterans Affairs
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Gesell
My Lai incident cited by state representative Cassity
State Representative R D Cassity Jr laments that some citizens forget that real victims of the My Lai incident were the men women and children affected by the tragedy.
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R. D. Cassity, JR
My Lai
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