X15 pilot promoted to command at Edwards Air Force Base
Col. Robert M. White, 46, who piloted the X15 to over 50 miles in 1962, becomes commander of the Air Force Test Center at Edwards. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Alton D. Slay, who moves to deputy chief of staff for operations at Wright-Patterson AFB. White previously directed F15 fighter development at Wright-Patterson Field.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Robert M. White
Air Force Test Center
White
New Yorker
White House
Desert
Alton D. Slay
Slay
Air Systems Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Wright-Patterson Field
Iran quake toll climbs to 126 in northeast region
An AP report says 26 more bodies were recovered in Golidagh and Gharnaveh, boosting the northeast Iran quake death toll to 126. Red Lion and Sun officials fear the count could reach 150 as many villages remain unheard from. Troops and social workers search ruins while helicopters deliver food, medical supplies, and tents.
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Tehran
Iran
Golidagh
Gharnaveh
Red Lion and
Sun
Iran Ia Red Cross
Goli-Dagh
Hopper hearing postponed amid forest fire duties
Taos New Mexico AP A magistrate indefinitely postponed Dennis Hopper's preliminary hearing on an aggravated assault charge. The delay comes as several witnesses are tied up for a month dealing with forest fires following an incident near Arroyo Seco on June 16 involving several youths.
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Taos
N.M
Dennis Hopper
Arroyo Seco
C. B. Quintana
Sierra Leone Junta Leader Sentenced to Death
Brig. Andrew Juxon-Smith, chair of Sierra Leone’s military junta from 1967 to 1968, was sentenced to death on treason charges for the 1967 coup that toppled the government after the disputed election.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Andrew T. Juxon-Smith
Siaka Stevens
Singer Bobby Gentry Reports Diamond Ring Theft
Singer Bobby Gentry says a $20,000 diamond ring with 15 one carat diamonds was stolen from her refrigerator at home where she hid it in tin foil. The ring disappeared after she returned from the Landmark Hotel where she currently performs, and detectives note the ring was a gift from Reno casino operator William Harbor whom she divorced earlier this spring after a four month marriage.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Bobby Gentry
Landmark
Miss Gentry
Sheriff's Deputies
Reno
William Harrah
Embassy official kidnapped in Uruguay amid guerrilla attacks
U S Embassy official was kidnapped in Montevideo by Tupamaro guerrillas. Five terrorists seized Dan Mitrione, a public safety adviser from Indiana, who was later found wounded. A Brazilian consul Aloisi Comitti was also kidnapped, while attempts on Gordon Jones and Nathan Rosenfeld failed.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
U.S
Aloisi Comitti
Tupamaro
Dan A Mitrione
Indiana
Mitrione
Agency For International Development
Gordon Jones
Nathan Rosenfeld
Easy Stumper puzzle promises $180 prize
Puzzle fans are urged to solve an easy paper puzzle offering a $180 prize. The note expresses impatience at delays and teases a quick win for a reader who completes the challenge.
Inside Today Comics Editorial Deaths Sports TV Want Ads Women's News
Inside Today presents a mixed page with comic briefs editorial notes obituaries fashion ads and sports teaser items. Readers find upcoming TV listings and market want ads alongside brief highlights from women’s news and local notices.
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Women's
Space bomb test fuels Cold War debate and defense gaps
U S officials say the Soviet Union deployed a space bomb or FOBS after a Tuesday test from Tyuratam. The weapon could strike from over the South Pole with limited accuracy, prompting reliance on a revised strategic mix and new radar and satellite surveillance.
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Washington
Globe
Soviet Union
America
Pentagon
Defense Department
Soviet
Tyuratam
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Red China
Japan
Chile
Argentina
East Africa
Aral Sea
U.S
Russia
United States
South Pole
U.S. Minuteman Silos
Mixing Support Urged for Desegregation in SC Schools
A South Carolina advisory committee urged public meetings to promote acceptance of desegregation, stressing quality education and the gradual integration of all districts this fall. Chairman Robert S. Davis said the group would visit districts but not impose themselves, and the panel met in Washington with the cabinet committee and discussed with the President.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Robert S. Davis
Cabinet Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Davis
Lightning strikes cause house fire and power outages in Aiken
A severe thunderstorm caused a lightning strike at 825 Boardman Rd splintering the southeast corner of the Curtis E. Davis home. Fire confined to an inside wall with burning insulation. Power failure hit areas south of Knox Ave for about five hours as crews repaired lines, with outages also at Pine Log Road substation and other neighborhoods.
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Boardman Road
Aiken
Rollingwood
Valley Road
Richland Avenue
Curtis E. Davis
Boardman Rd
Knox Avenue
Pine Log Road
Gem Lake
Iroquois Avenue
Longwood Drive
Seneca Street
Chamber Welcomes Complaints
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce formed a customer relations committee led by C. T. Coleman to handle legitimate consumer complaints against merchants. Written complaints should be sent to the Chamber office for review and possible investigation, with the secretary questioning involved parties.
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Aiken
C. T. Coleman
Coleman
Communist Casualties High In Month s Heaviest Clash
In the central highlands US and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese troops. Thirty six killed and about 20 helicopters damaged or shot down. The clash near Pleiku City involved air strikes and ground battles lasting seven hours with significant casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Pleiku City
U.S
Nixon offers Israel assurances on the Mideast talks
President Nixon told a Los Angeles news conference that Israel would not lose its military position if it joins Egypt and Jordan in talks. He proposed a 9 day cease-fire during negotiations and said a standstill would accompany it. The Israeli cabinet faces division over accepting the plan.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
Middle East
Israel
Century Plaza Hotel
Egypt
Jordan
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