Five Killed in Freak Northern Ontario Wind Storm
Sudbury and surrounding towns endured a freak wind event likely a tornado ripping through mining country. Five people died and hundreds injured as buildings, boats, and railroad cars were toppled. Officials estimated millions in damage with emergency declarations across Sudbury and nearby communities.
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Red China Launches Diplomatic Offensive
London reports Mao Tse-Tung regime pursues global diplomacy after cultural revolution. Peking wins North Korea Hanoi and Sihanouk in Cambodia while building leverage across Asia Africa Europe and with Yugoslavia Britain France and the United States. Talks with Washington paused but likely to resume.
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Cambodian Defenders Claim Victory Around Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh amid fierce fighting as Cambodian forces claim victory after violent 24 hours. Up to 500 North Vietnamese casualties reported by UPI, while Cambodian losses tally 19 dead and 124 wounded. Rockets and mortars struck near the royal palace as the Mekong River separated combatants. A downed OH58 helicopter caused one American death and two U S troops wounded. Military spokesmen cite mass graves of 700 Communists found near Skoun and a 1,000 wounded evacuated northward.
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Health Fountain Found Polluted in Madrid
MADRID UP I reports the city’s Fountain of Health declared polluted by the city government. The famed health fountain, long valued for its reputed curative powers, faces contamination findings and potential action by authorities.
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Kent State Shooting Chief Testifies No Order Was Given To Fire
Brig. Gen. Robert Canterbury told the President's Commission on Campus Unrest that the Ohio National Guard could not prove a sniper fired the first shot at Kent State University last May. He said the guard fired as a mob closed in and rocks were thrown, with no officer order to fire and ammunition counted afterward.
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Attacks on Police Blamed On Retoric of Radical Left
Berkeley police blame radical left rhetoric for a series of ambush style killings including the slaying of rookie patrolman Ronald Tsukamoto as a tall assailant fired on him during a motorist stop. Chief Baker ties violence to underground press and radicals while citing similar cases in San Francisco and Chicago.
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Violence Rise Prompts U S Diplomat Protection Push
The State Department told Congress it expects more assassinations and kidnappings of American diplomats abroad and seeks funds and troops to counter terrorism. It urged emergency action teams, armored vehicles, more Marine guards, and local security forces, citing ongoing attacks and recent killings including Daniel Mitrione in Uruguay.
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Dumped Ammunition Explodes As it Hits Ocean Floor
CAPE MAY New Jersey a Liberty ship carrying five thousand tons of obsolete ammunition sank in seven thousand two hundred feet of water and exploded. Navy officials said escort vessels five miles away felt the blast but were not damaged. The dumping site was moved closer to a prior mustard gas disposal area amid protests.
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