Vietnamese troops rout 1000 guerrillas near Saigon
Vietnamese forces and airpower crushed a 1000 to 1500 strong Viet Cong force fifty miles northeast of Saigon killing more than 200. The clash followed ambushes on American advisers near Soul Da and amid Saigon bomb blasts that wounded seven. Westmoreland escaped injury.
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Soviet protest over West German election plan in Berlin
The Soviet Union protested to the United States Britain and France over plans for West German presidential elections in West Berlin. Moscow warned that the July 1 ballot violated World War II Berlin accords and held the U.S. government responsible for any undesirable consequences. The notes were delivered to Western embassies and published in Izvestia.
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Cuba blames Marine for Cuban guard shooting at Guantanamo
Havana says a Cuban sentry at the U S Guantanamo base in Oriente Province was shot and seriously wounded by a Marine. The State Department in Washington called the claim completely false, saying no guard detail was present in the area and no ammunition was expended by U S forces during the period.
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Seventeen U.S. Servicemen Missing in South Vietnam
Pentagon reports show seventeen American servicemen missing in South Vietnam amid the anti-Communist war. Among them are eleven Army personnel, two Marines, and four airmen, with some possibly captured by Viet Cong forces. The fate of these men remains uncertain as broadcasts and rumors circulate.
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