B52 bombing base attacked as three B52 bombers damaged
Communist terrorists staged a pre dawn raid at U Tapao Air Base damaging three B52 stratofortress aircraft. One sapper was killed by a US sentry. no US or Thai injuries were reported. The attack dented engines and cowlings, with one engine requiring replacement before flight. Thai authorities blamed Communist terrorists and said the base remains under control.
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UPI
U Tapao
United States
U.S
Prapass Charusathiara
Royal Thai
Army
Thailand
National Executive Council
Prapass
U-Tapao
Strategic Air Command
SAC
307Th Strategic Wing
U.S. Defense Department
Viet Cong ambush leaves one U.S. trooper dead
Viet Cong ambushed an American patrol 24 miles from Saigon, killing one GI and wounding two others. The unit from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment followed two guerrillas on a jungle trail near Tan Uyen along the Saigon River corridor. Also reported were a third protective strike against North Vietnam, an attack on U Tapao base in Thailand, and other clashes with casualties in Laos and Qui Nhon where a bonfire rally bombing wounded 177 and killed 12.
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UPI
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U.S
Tan Uyen
North Vietnam
Thailand
U-Tapao
Barthelmy Pass
Laos
Ben Cat
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Long Cheng
Vientiane
Qui Nhon
South Vietnam
Mars dust storm abates sparks new Mars surface photos
Mars dust cloud has eased allowing the American Mariner 9 spacecraft to begin transmitting images of the planet. Mission officials report the surface is becoming visible again with skies clearing and fine details expected in forthcoming photos.
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Mars
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Mariner 9
Mariner
Grand Canyon
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
United States
Space
JPL
Loot recovered from Hotel Pierre robbery in Detroit
FBI agents recovered about 750000 dollars in gems from an undisclosed Detroit location following a tip. Five men are jailed in New York on interstate transportation of stolen property charges connected to the January hotel burglary that yielded an estimated 1 million to 5 million dollars in jewelry.
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UPI
FBI
Pierre
New York
Neil J. Welch
Welch
Loredo
Sam” Nalo
Bronx
Michigan
Nalo
Grosse Pointe Woods
Turmoil loom in Democrats over delegate seating rule
A new rule proposed by a rules commission would bind convention delegates to support only the party’s presidential nominee. It targets Wallace and McCarthy supporters, potentially ejecting delegates who publicly back other candidates. The measure harkens to past disputes and fights over loyalty pledges at Democratic conventions.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Alabama
George Wallace
Chicago
National Committee
Wallace
American Independent Party
McCarthy
Democratic
Illinois
National Party
Wallace Or McCarty
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
States’ Rights Democratic Party
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Democratic National Committee
Medical expert backs Oswald firing JFK fatal shots
Dr. John K. Lattimer, Columbia University medical school, said the examination of JFK autopsy X rays and photos proves Oswald fired the fatal shots beyond doubt. He noted the brain wound was horrifically severe and the neck bullet path is steeper than Warren Commission sketches suggested, contradicting front-fire theories.
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UPI
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
John K. Lattimer
Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Texas Book Depository
Earl Warren
United States
Commission
Lattimer
National Archives
Washington, D.C
British troops uncover IRA bomb making factory in Belfast raids
British troops seized 32 detonators, timing devices, 19 grenades worth of bombs, a bottle of acid and a home-made bazooka rocket in raids on IRA hideouts in Belfast. Thirty IRA suspects were arrested in Andersonstown and New Lodge Road with two more in Londonderry. The Andersonstown site appeared to be a bomb making factory and possibly IRA headquarters, alongside walkie-talkies and a printing unit. Police said the raids followed late Sunday night shooting injuries to two officers and a British soldier.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
TRA
Andersonstown
New Lodge Road
Londonderry
Andersonstown House
Yen revaluation Risks Nationalist China Trade Future
Taiwan faces serious trade losses as Japan's yen revaluation raises import costs, with Taiwan's 16.88 percent currency rise and 24.68 percent devaluation against the yuan squeezing imports from Japan. Analysts warn of reduced competitiveness for Taiwan's processing goods while officials remain optimistic about a 1972 trade surplus and strong GDP.
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Japan
China
Taipei
UPI
Taiwan
U.S
United States
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