Mortars Destroy Large Ammunition Depot in Qui Nhon
Viet Cong mortars hit the Qui Nhon depot for the second day in a row destroying more than 10,000 tons of shells and bombs. American witnesses described a volcanic glow as explosions continued for hours. Casualties included several soldiers killed or wounded, with civilians also hurt. Fire and debris impeded searches as shelling hit multiple sections of the dump amid ongoing clashes along the DMZ and near Da Nang.
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Qui Nhon
Saigon
AME Vis Wieeges Heaaywaters
Fuller
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Phu Bai
da Nang
Baytonian Woman Sees TV Show From Fort Worth
Mrs. Sam Carroll of Baytown travels to Fort Worth to watch a TV program featuring her daughter Bernice teaching in Germany. Bernice, once a Baytonian, discussed with a foreign relations committee for a Texans in Germany segment and guided the committee through her Frankfurt school. News from Vietnam details an ammunition explosion at Camp Faulkner near Dai Nang, casualties from DMZ fighting, and renewed shelling with U S and South Vietnamese forces reporting casualties and heavy bombardment.
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Sam Carroll
Baytown
Fort Worth
U.S
Camp Faulkner
Dai Nang
Fumes On Houston Dock Sparks Investigation
More than 50 men along three docks on the Houston Ship Channel were overcome by fumes. Workers say gas came from a chemical plant across the channel. plant officials deny involvement. Medical aid treated and released the affected workers as investigators seek the source.
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Houston
Houston Ship Channel
Ralph Schad
Benny Davis
Davis
Stauffer Chemical Co
Schad
Stauffer
E. G. Lang
Lang
Louis Vandercever
Channelview Trio Faces Dope Charges
Six persons including three from Channelview were charged by Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs agents with possessing and distributing biampedamine pills. D Emil Simmons 42 operator of a Channelview used truck lot Robert Farquhar 35 and Leva Mae Cumbie 33 were released on bond after appearing before U S Magistrate H Lingo Platter. Others charged are Robert McVay 27 Kenny Albrecht 29 and James Jolly 28 of Houston Jolly was charged with LSD sale.
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Houston
Channelview
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
D. Emil Simmons
Robert Waldo Farquhar
Leva Mae Cumbie
U.S
H. Lingo Platter
Robert 8. McVay
Kenny Albrecht
James F. Jolly
Jolly
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Demilitarized Zone
Ganth Ulsainamage
ENJAY
Steve Swenson
J.D. Milligan
W. A. Morgan
E. F. Hallman
Mili
Commmunique
Gio Linh
Dmz
Fashion
Sears
Mas, Rosbuce
Texas Ave
Baytown, Texas
Houston Dock
Channelview Trio
Bay Fair
BankAmericard
Humble Credit Union
Missy Maker
Bay Fair Charge
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