Da Nang Air Base Hit by Accidental Bombing
An American flight leader ordered bombs dropped on Da Nang Air Base by error. Five fighter-bombers accidentally released 34 500-pound bombs, wounding ten Americans and one Vietnamese. No deaths were reported. The attack damaged several U S aircraft and fuel tanks while ongoing air operations continued nearby.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
US. Command
Air Force
Navy
Thailand
North Vietnam
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Hanoi
Nixon
Saravane
Vientiane
Seven dead counted in hotel sniper shooting spree
In New Orleans a Marine helicopter hovered over the Howard Johnson Hotel as police pursued two snipers after a dawn firefight. Seven people were killed and 16 injured in an overnight spree that included arson and gunfire around the downtown hotel near the French Quarter.
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New Orleans
Howard Johnson
Clarence Giarrusso
Federal
Giarrusso
Vicims
No fault auto insurance pushes into Minnesota legislature
In Minnesota lawmakers move toward a no fault auto insurance system after five years of debate. Sen. Jack Davies and Rep. Joseph Connors plan bills to shift to payments from own insurers, reducing lawsuits but raising concerns over rights to sue. Davies says potential savings reach 20 to 25 percent, with hearings possible soon.
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ST. Paul
Davies
Minnesota
Joseph Connors
Fridley
Wendell Anderson
Anderson
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Israel strikes Syria with multiple air raids and losses reported
Israeli jets conducted four air strikes into Syria hitting guerrilla bases and military sites. Five MiGs were claimed shot down by Israel, three by Damascus radio, with casualties reported on the Syrian side. The attacks followed border incidents and included radar and artillery targets near the Golan Heights.
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Tel Aviv
Syria
Damascus
Golan Heights
Israel
Nawa
Sea of Galilee
Dail
el Muzeirib
Queneitra
el- Kuweiyah
Sharbah
Harpings Quote Reflects Men Seeking Mercy in Trouble
A brief, fragmentary line notes that when men face trouble they seek mercy from the quart. The remark captures a moment of social sentiment about pressing charges and mercy in legal or communal settings.
Kissinger Tho resume Paris peace talks amid icy mood
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho meet at a Gif sur Yvette residence near Paris resuming talks after a four week pause. The atmosphere appears cool following U S bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong. In Washington seven men go on trial for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters as Watergate dominates political attention.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Nixon
Communist Party
Gif Sur Yvette
Kissinger
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Washington
Democratic Party
Supreme Court to rule on FDA power over drug effectiveness
The Supreme Court will hear a major case over FDA authority granted in 1962 to block ineffective drugs and to remove those on the market. The dispute centers on Lutrexin and a class of anxiety and senile-tiredness drugs, testing whether pre 1962 drug approvals can be withdrawn as unsafe or ineffective.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
FDA
Hynson, Westcott and Dunning, Inc
Circuit Court
Richmond
Baltimore
Weather Outlook with Cold Temperatures
Fair today and tonight with partly sunny conditions on Tuesday. Highs near six below to two above, lows from eighteen below to thirty below. Tuesday highs near zero to seven above with a five percent chance of snow.
Baer quints doing fine after birth in Illinois
Evanston Hospital spokesman says the Baer quintuplets Thomas Allen Elizabeth Douglas Edward Leslie and Vickie are doing fine with occasional oxygen and oral feeding. The babies born Friday to Mr and Mrs James Baer moved from Highland Park to Evanston Hospital, father shuttling between hospitals.
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Evanston, Ill
Baer
Evanston Hospital
Thomas Allen
James 3Aer
Northbrook
Elizabeth
Douglas Edward
Leslie
Vickie
Highland Park Hospital
Electrical outage hits Ottertail area after substation fuse blows
A fuse blew and the fuse holder was destroyed at the 24th Street Irvine Avenue substation causing outages Friday night. District Manager Don Eng says service returned in about one and a half hours as other substations took over. Cold weather slowed switching and repairs. King notes head bolt heater timers will reset due to the trouble.
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Ottertail
24Th Street
Irvine Avenue
Don Eng
Fuel Cutback Edges Minnesota Carriers During January
Minnesota carriers react to Standard Oil of Indiana cutting fuel supplies by 20 to 25 percent in January. Railways like Burlington Northern may adjust, while some truckers face day to day scramble and possible late month cutbacks. Officials warn many communities rely on trucks and government agencies are being contacted for relief.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
Standard Oil
Indiana
Burlington Northern
St. Paul
Standard
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Northwest
North Central Airlines
Harvey Werner
Werner Continental, Inc
Roseville
Jim Dean
Minnesota Motor Transport Association
Nixon approves higher heating oil imports to ease shortages
The Nixon administration authorized increased imports of heating oil to ease shortages nationwide. The Office of Emergency Preparedness said up to 2 million gallons of No 2 fuel oil would be available for the January to April period, using higher quotas from the Virgin Islands. Officials expect Interior to publish a formal notice for districts one through four east of the Rockies, with applicants required to certify need to meet contract obligations.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Virgin Islands
Department of the Interior
Rocky Mountains
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Dean
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