Viet Cong Overrun Market Near Saigon and Rail Strikes Renewed
Viet Cong battalions seized the Trang Bang market and Gio Lac hamlet 26 miles from Saigon, severing Highway 1 linking the capital with Cambodia. South Vietnamese planes dropped napalm on fleeing civilians, killing at least five. U.S. raids over North Vietnam near China involved 300 planes, destroying a railroad tunnel and a road bridge. North Vietnamese claims of losses were unconfirmed by U.S. data. In South Vietnam, 912 government soldiers were killed last week and 4,028 Communist casualties fell from 5,218 the prior week. American fatalities totaled 11, with 20 wounded.
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Saigon
API
Trang Bang
Gio Lac
Cambodia
North Vietnam
China
Lung Truong
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
IVNA
Tokyo
U.S
Officials assess over one million dollar damage to main building
Officials report that a scorcher incident caused extensive damage to the main administration building with losses estimated above 1 million dollars. The event prompted early investigations and precautionary shutdowns as responders secured the scene.
Hanoi warns of floods from U.S. bombed dikes
Hanoi accused the United States of systematically destroying vital flood dikes threatening civilian areas as the rainy season nears. Nguyen Thanh Le, spokesman for the Hanoi peace delegation, said negotiation remains possible and that Nixon could halt fighting within 24 hours if he agrees to meet the Viet Cong peace plan.
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Paris
Nixon
McGovern Talks With Rivals as Delays in Withdrawals Persist
McGovern met with Sen. Muskie and Sen. Humphrey seeking unity for the Democratic race. Muskie offered no withdrawal pledge, Humphrey said he would stay in to honor commitments, and McGovern pressed for a harmonious convention while counting delegate support.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Senate
California
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Capitol Hill
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Muskie
National Press Club
Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
South Dakotan
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Carter says McGovern closer to Wallace endorsement in South
Governor Jimmy Carter says Senator George McGovern is moving toward a stance that could win George Wallace’s backing in the South. Carter notes McGovern must show he means changes on issues like amnesty, marijuana, abortion, and welfare, while defense cuts and delegate battles remain unresolved.
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UPI
Jimmy Carter
George McGovern
George Wallace
Carter
McGovern
Wallace
South
Hanoi
Georgia
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