Viet Nam War Turned Battle as U.S. Seeks Helicopter Wreckage
North Vietnamese troops fortified bunkers as U.S. forces pressed toward the crash site of a U.S. helicopter near Da Nang. The fighting, now in its 11th day, has left 469 North Vietnamese killed and 35 Americans dead with 72 wounded. U.S. aircraft losses have risen to 2,940 helicopters and 2,814 fixed-wing planes.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
196Th Light Infantry
Associated Press
Oliver Noonan
Norwell
Mass
Eli P. Howard Jr
Wood
Richard Pyle
Duc Pho
Flood Devastates Virginia As Death Toll Grows
The James River surge advances toward a crest near 31 feet causing widespread devastation in western Virginia. At least 46 dead and about 100 missing as rains fueled by remnants of Hurricane Camille devastate towns and bridges.
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Richmond
James River
Virginia
Former President Alden Leaves Ohio University with Furnishings
The article notes that Vernon R. Alden departed Ohio University taking substantial furniture, purchased with Board of Trustees approval. Other brief items include a court docket release for Mason County fall term and the Nelsonville Parade of the Hills crowning a new queen.
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Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
Board of
Mason County
Nelsonville
Army Faces Criticism Over Training Hearing Losses
The Sunday Messenger features an Associated Press Special Report on thousands of soldiers suffering hearing losses in training due to inadequate ear protection. Other items note Booker T. Washington's marriage in 1886 Athens, Clyde the Duck, grapes as a new income source for Southeast Ohio, and Racine's hoped hydroelectric plant boosting the economy.
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Associated Press
Sunday Messenger
Hospital chief offers resignation linked to administrator exit
Dr Blaine Goldsberry, Sheltering Arms Hospital chief of staff, says he will resign if Hospital Administrator Carl Thielmann leaves. Trustees plan a joint statement to the community after Friday’s meeting as tensions over staffing and finances continue to mount.
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Blaine Goldsberry
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Carl Thielmann
Thielmann
Martin Hecht
Dwight Mutchler
Robert Main
Goldsberry
Main
Board of Trustees
Athens
Rutherford
Mutchler
Theilmann
Pentagon Cuts Over 100000 Military Still Likely
The Pentagon lowers manpower by more than 100000 over ten months signaling big future withdrawals from Vietnam. Laird says no West Germany Korea or Okinawa troop pulls. Vietnam may see replacements by South Vietnamese. Congress targets $3 billion defense savings while Navy sinks ships and Air Force trims flights.
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Washington
Pentagon
Nixon
Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
West Germany
South Korea
Okinawa
Laird
U.S
Clark M. Clifford
Tanks Leave Prague After Soviet Show Of Strength
Prague marked the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion with a mass display of force by tens of thousands of troops and 66 tanks. After five hours of street maneuvers the tanks moved away leaving streets quiet but tense amid riot police clashes and casualties reported in Prague Brno and Bratislava.
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Prague
Communist Party
Gustav Husaks
Vitava
Prague Radio
Brno
Wenceslas Square
Storm wreckage cleared as Camille toll rises across Mississippi coast
The 20 mile stretch west of Gulfport was largely refugee free as troops and Seabees cleared debris in a final search for Camille victims. About 1,600 people who had returned to assess damage were moved to refugee centers from Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis. Governor Williams said at least 230 were dead along the Mississippi coast, with additional fatalities in Louisiana and other drownings connected to the storm.
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Gulfpor
Here
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Louisiana
Camille
Navy
James M. Hill Jr
Gulfport
Camile Toll and Coast Rescue Efforts in Mississippi
Victims of Camille raise tolls to over three hundred with floods across Virginia and West Virginia. Mississippi counts slow but aid pours in as Navy and Army engineers coordinate coastal rescue from Gulfport to Bay St. Louis. Health director says coastal conditions under control with no epidemic signs.
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