Survivor recalls brutal Black Sunday battle in Vietnam
Pfc. Eugene Hicks, 20, of Chicago, recounts the 12 minute clash of his 30 man platoon with a Viet Cong company three miles north of a Special Forces camp. He describes firing through jammed guns, witnessing fallen comrades, and watching Viet Cong bodies after a brutal engagement that left many Americans dead or wounded.
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Peter Arnett Sucida
South Vietnam
Eugene Hicks
Hicks
Chcago
Ill
C Company
1St Battalion
16Th Regiment
Vietnam
Communist War Zone C
Alfred J. Carter Jr
Scranton
Rufus C. Lazzel
Springfield
U.S
Bernard W. Rogers
Lawrence
Kan
Luther L. French
Monroe
Rogers
Christopher J. Needels
Accomac
Chicago
Suoi la
Viet Nam
LSD effects on animals and people warned by Georgia Tech professor
Atlanta AP reports Dr. M Jackson Marr of Georgia Tech fed LSD to animals for two years to study reactions. Rabbits grew mean, mice walked backward, cats listless, and some guppies swam at aquarium walls. He warns LSD is dangerous when misused though it may aid patients under expert care. The piece also notes volleyball’s rise, claiming 40 million players in 1955.
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Atlanta
Jackson Marr
Georogia Tech
Marr
Sheen 71 steps down as auxiliary bishop in New York
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen resigns after 15 years as auxiliary bishop of the New York archdiocese. He bade farewell to about 4,000 worshippers at St. Patrick's Cathedral with his signature line. On Thursday he will be named bishop of Rochester. He focused his final sermon on man’s relationship with God and the church’s role.
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New York
Fulton J. Sheen
New York Archdiocese
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Rochester
Sheen
Rescue Sub Stated Inner Hull Disclosed
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co disclosed a model of the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle inner hull a 49 foot submarine capable of descending to 3500 feet to reach and remove crew from a disabled submarine. The disclosure was made in Sunnyvale California.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co
Lockheed
Austin Herald of Minnesota Dec 12 1966
Local brief from Austin Minnesota reports community events and notices on December 12 1966. Includes civic updates, upcoming meetings and brief society items affecting residents.
Humphreys Welcome Neighbors In New Washington Home
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and wife Muriel greet about 2000 neighbors at three welcome gatherings for their new apartment in a high rise. He jokes about eccentricities and enjoying walks while she asks locals to say hello as they pass.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphreys
Humphrey
Capitol
Chevy Chase
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