U S pilots down 75th MIG of war
U S pilots shot down their 75th MIG jet fighter of the war during raids on North Vietnam. Weekend combat on three fronts along the northern coast left about 800 Communist dead, with specific clashes in Hiep Duc Valley and surrounding jungle areas.
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Tass
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Durward K. Priester
Hampton
S.C
John G. Pankhurst
Midland
Mich
Trate
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hiep Duc
da Nang
UPI
Unions back Israel rally in Manhattan Center
A. Philip Randolph led over 3,500 Americans at Manhattan Center pledging the support of 30 million black Americans for peace in the Middle East. The rally, sponsored by the New York City Central Labor Council, featured defiant signs and sharp criticism of Nasser as “little Hitler” from ILGWU’s Charlie Zimmerman.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan Center
A. Philip Randolph
United States
Mideast
Randolph
New York City Central Labor Council
Israel
Charlie Zimmerman
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Little Hitler
Israelis strike deep into Gaza and Sinai driving toward El Arish
Israeli forces pushed into the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula capturing El Arish base and large enemy stores. Gen Rabin reported heavy Egyptian casualties versus comparatively light Israeli losses. Air power claimed dominance as Khan Yunis fell and Jordanian villas near Jerusalem were seized.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
el Arish
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Mediterranean Sea
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Mediterranean
Sinai
Abu Agella
Gaza
Am Katef
Dayan
Kuntilla
Quseima
Sinai and
Negev
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Telephoto
Levi Eshkol
Eshkol
Abba Eban
United Nations Security Council
Khan Yunis
Palestine Liberation
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