U.S. strikes hit CIA organized Meo base in Laos
U.S. sources report accidental bombing of a clandestine army base at Long Cheng in Laos. Ten Meo tribesmen were killed and twenty wounded after two Phantom jets dropped anti personnel bombs misfiring a ground flare. The base housed CIA advisers and Meo troops backing the Vang Pao guerrilla force.
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Saigon
UPI
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Long Chen
Koang Xuan Lam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Long Cheng
U.S. Air Force
Vang Pao
California police crack down on sightseers in quake area
In the Los Angeles quake zone, police banned nonresidents from Sylmar and San Fernando after a weekend surge of sightseers. Authorities set perimeters, posted no trespassing signs, and threatened arrest as the death toll reached 62. Traffic to San Fernando Veterans Hospital was halted by barriers amid crowds described by a gas official. Two local residents reported their homes damaged.
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California
Quake
Los Angeles
UPI
Sylmar
San Fernando
Red Cross
Federal Office of Emergency Preparedness
Moscow mother and son win long U S citizenship fight
In Moscow, Leonid Riggerman and his widowed mother Esther win permission to immigrate to New York this week after years of obstacles. Riggerman, a 30-year-old computer programmer, faced repeated arrests and warnings before Soviet officials finally approved exit through channels. He hopes to reunite with family in the United States, citing incompatibility with Soviet life and a duty to bring his mother home.
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Moscow
U.S
UPI
Leonid Riggerman
Riggerman
Riggermans
New York
Loseles
Leonya
Esther Riggerman
U.S. State Department
Mans
Soviet Union
Financial shenanigans charged against ex Penn Central officials
Washington reports a House Banking Committee probe accuses Penn Central CFO David Bevan and adviser Charles Hodge of asset manipulation and pension fund conflicts. The Penphil investment club, formed in 1962, allegedly used a $1.8 million Chemical Bank loan to turn $16,500 into $83,500 for members over eight years, supporting a scheme to grow an independent conglomerate.
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Penn Central
Washington
UPI
Penn Central Railroad
Congressional Committee
Penhil Investment Club
House Banking Committee
David C. Bevan
Charles J. Hodge
New York
Railroad
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Bevan
Hodge
Chemical Bank New York Trust Co
House
Bank
David Bevan
Penphil
Fund raising plane crash near Shawnee injures nine
A DC-3 carrying 23 passengers at a penny per pound to raise money for the Heart Fund crashed Sunday southeast of Shawnee. Nine people were seriously injured, seven of them children. Fourteen others, including eight children, were injured in the crash.
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Shawnee, Okla
UPI
Heart Fund
Shawnee
Train Fire in Yugoslav Tunnel Kills 33, 57 Hospitalized
A Yugoslavian train carrying workers to Zenica caught fire in a tunnel injuring and killing many. Police blamed diesel wiring for the blaze which started mid tunnel and spread to an oil tank, forcing 200 passengers to flee. 33 died and 57 hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning. 56 released. Separately in Shawnee area a Heart Fund plane crash killed 25 aboard and injured others as witnesses described engine failure and a low-spiraling approach.
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Belgrade
UPI
Zenica
Yugoslavia
Heart Fund
Shawnee
Pete Bristow
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Robert N. Hill
E. F. Patnod Securities Company
Bennington Banner
Main St
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The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
E.W. Patterson
Oklahoma
Poppy Ninscom
the and Trust Company
Fishman's
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Emon
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