Melbourne captain acquitted in Evans collision
Australian court martial acquits Captain John P. Stevenson of blame for the June 3 collision with the U S destroyer Evans that killed 74 sailors. The judge advocate general directed a verdict of not guilty and honorably acquitted him. Stevenson, 47, had argued the Evans was at fault. He received back his ceremonial sword and declined comment as he left. The Evans commander and two bridge officers faced separate inquiries. The joint investigation at Subic Bay found shared responsibility but Stevenson was cleared without defense.
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Australia
Melbourne
U.S
Frank E. Evans
John P. Stevenson
Stevenson
Evans
Navy
Subic Bay
Manila
Albert S. McLemore
Vallejo
Calif
Ronald C,sey
Beach Calif
James A
Moon rocks older than expected rewrite
Scientists at Space Center Houston report Apollo 11 lunar samples dating back billions of years, possibly to the solar system’s birth. Four researchers measured trapped rare gases in 54 pounds of rock and dust from Tranquility Base to estimate age, suggesting a slower surface evolution and enduring lunar crust.
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Hess
Houston Laboratory
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin
Moon
S. Olver Schaeffer
John Funkhouser
State University of New York
Joseph Zahringer
Max Planck Institute
Heidelberg
Germany
Donald Bogard
Space Center
Virginia Flood Death Toll Climbs to 75 in Disaster
Exhausted rescue crews scoured collapsed mountainsides and mud clogged roads in Virginia after heavy rains from Camille. Official toll stood at 75 dead and 89 missing with Nelson County hardest hit. authorities warned casualties could exceed 150. Flags lowered to half staff as communities grappled with destroyed villages and vanished roadways.
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UPI
Virginia
Nelson County
Commonwealth
Mills E. Godwin
Camille
James River
Vernon Lewis
Office of Civil Defense
J. Bernard McDearmon
State Civil Defense
McDearmon
Five Day Boston Forecast Promises Near Normal Temps
Boston meteorologists forecast five days Tuesday through Saturday with daytime highs in the mid to upper 70s and overnight lows in the 50s to 60s. Cape Cod and southeastern coastal Maine stay in the lower 70s. Total precipitation expected under a quarter inch, with showers likely Thursday.
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U.S. Provides House Trailers For Homeless in Mississippi
Gulfport reports show the federal government delivering over 160 fully equipped house trailers to shelter hurricane displaced families. Red Cross tallies list 139 dead, thousands homeless as Camille aftermath prompts fundraisers and prayers across Mississippi.
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U.S
Mississippi
Gulfport, Miss
Upi
Gulf Coast
Red Cross
Viet Cong Plant Flag At Marine Base Near Da Nang
U S forces report Viet Cong commandos cut through barbed wire at a Marine base near Da Nang and planted a flag before defenders drove them off. In southern battles near Saigon, 76 Communist troops were killed in a seven hour clash with helicopters jets and artillery. One Marine died and three wounded. Eight Americans died finding wreckage of a downed helicopter. photographer Oliver Noonan was among the dead. Additional clashes on Highway 19 near An Khe left two Americans dead and four wounded. Mobile Riverine Force units began withdrawal, part of a plan to pull 25,000 from Vietnam by month end.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S
Associated Press
Oliver Noonan
Norwell
Mass
da Nang
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Highway 19
An Khe
Mekong
Vietnam
9Th Infantry
Charles A. Burghardt
Greenfield, Ill
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