B52 raids hit Viet Cong strongholds near Chu Lai
U S B52 bombers from Guam and fighter bombers struck Viet Cong targets near Chu Lai and a rail bridge near the border with China. One U S plane was shot down but the pilot was rescued. Guerrillas penetrated Bien Hoa air base defenses, damaging 49 aircraft, with light casualties reported. Marine reinforcements arrived at Da Nang as U S forces total 88 600. Police found and disarmed two hand grenades near the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
Guam
Chu Lai
Red China
U.S
Viet Nam
USS
Bien Hoa
Mac
da Nang
Oriskany
Than Hao
Red Envoy
Moscow
Ng Yen van Kinh
Lord Brockway
Labor Party
House of Lords
Nguyen
Re Ee
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S. Seventh Marine Engineers Battalion
Cha Lai
Coast Guard
Johnson
Caravelle Hotel
Gemini 5 crew press toward eight day space record
Gemini 5 commander Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad continue in space aiming to beat the Russian endurance record as they repair a sighting device and warm space suits. They entered orbit off Florida and progress toward the 1. From Cape Kennedy they report cloudy views and humor to pass time with improvised song.
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Florida
Cooper
U.S
Valerie Bykovsky
Conrad
Yuri Gagarin
Ocean
Jim McDivitt
Tax plan clash in Massachusetts on relief and education
Boston lawmakers debate a $132 million compromise tax bill from the Ways and Means Committee that avoids sales and higher income taxes, aims to pay $60 million owed to cities and towns, funds welfare and veterans programs, but offers little education aid and draws mixed support from Speaker John F. X. Davoren Lt. Gov. Elliott Richardson and Senate leaders while outlining new revenue sources and study commissions.
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Boston
House
Ways and’ Means
John F.X
Davoren
Elliot Richardson
John A. Volpe
Anthony M. Scibelli
Springfield
Scibelli
Senate
Maurice
A. Donahue
Robert
A. Quinn
Donahue
Volpe
Board of Education
National Bank and Trust Company
Mutual
Sidney Q. Curtiss
BBC Spider Eating Stirs Viewers On TV Night
London AP Christopher Lloyd 31 year old real estate man states smaller spiders are tastier and bites into a salad spider. BBC TV aired his feat after radio interview drew protests with hundreds phoning in.
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London
Christopher Lloyd
Lloyd
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Pact Signed For Ending Yemen War
In Jirda Saudi Arabia U A R President Gamal Abdel Nasser and King Feisal signed an agreement aimed at ending Yemen's three year civil war. Officials said settlement terms would be announced later and the leaders exchanged handshakes after the signing at Khozam Palace.
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Jirda
Saudi Arabia
UPI
United Arab Republic
Yemen
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Feisal
Nasser
Yeisal
Khozam Palace
Jamil Hajailan
Marines Die As Transport Plane Crashes In Hong Kong Harbor
A U S Marine Corps four engine transport plane returning Marines from leave in Hong Kong crashed into Hong Kong Harbor killing eight. The craft broke apart on impact and burned, with divers recovering charred bodies as rescuers battled flames. The aircraft carried six Marines and six crew members en route to Vietnam, and officials said engine trouble likely precipitated the tragedy.
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Hong Kong
UPI
U.S. Marine Corps
Viet Nam
California
U.S
Guam
Manila
da Nang
United States
Kai Tak International
China
New England Underspending on Water Pollution Control
Dr Gordon E McCallum of the Public Health Service told attendees at the 20th annual New England town and city managers institute in Crond Maine that New England should spend about 100 million dollars annually on construction of water pollution treatment facilities. He noted current spending is about 20 million and warned that current wastewater treatment is not adequate for reinjection. improvement may come by 1980.
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Crond
Maine
Gordon E. McCallum
Public Health Service
New England
McCallum
Town and City Managers Institute
Haughey enters mayoral race after six years in office
Raymond L. Haughey, former Pittsfield mayor ousted by Robert B. Dillon in 1963, announces a comeback bid. He says plans will follow after a few days and joins Richard W. Paul and Ward 7 Councilman William A. Bunt as confirmed candidates. Dillon, who won in 1963, may soon be named postmaster, while Haughey runs a Hancock Road liquor store and funeral home.
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Raymond L. Haughey
Robert B. Dillon
Pontoosuc Lake
Haughey
Richard W. Paul
1647
East
Ward 7
William A. Bunt
Dillon
Donald R. Bi
Ron
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
General Electric
John F. Fraser
Hancock Road
I s That Time Tropical Storm Anna Is Active
Tropical storm Anna, first of the season, was active about 920 miles northeast of Bermuda with winds to 60 mph. Center at 39.0 N 50.6 W, moving northeast about 11 mph, expected to quicken to 31 mph in 18 hours.
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Anna
Washington
UPI
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Atlantic
Washington Weather Bureau
Survivors Rescued After Marine Plane Crash Near Kowloon
Eyewitnesses report two blasts and a sea of flames as a U S Marine Corps plane, en route from Hong Kong to Da Nang, crashes in Kowloon Bay. Seven survivors were pulled from burning water by Hong Kong port workers. victims were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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Hong Kong
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Kowloon City
Marine Corps
U. S
da Nang
Viet Nam
Soldiers seek Viet Nam duty in Europe surge
JIEIDELBERG Germany AP More than 2600 American servicemen in Europe asked to be sent to Viet Nam. A US Army European spokesman said 500 volunteer applications were approved but could not say if any European draftees would be sent. OKLAHOMA CITY UP I Clarence Wayne Smith 34 kept two horses in his car and told police the horses were lonely. He was jailed on charges of reckless driving and DUI.
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Jieidelberg
Germany
Europe
Army
Oklahoma City
UPI
Clarence Wayne Smith
Smith
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Brooklyn
Roosevelt Savings Bank
Finazzo
Erdie Gilmore
N.E
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Dilion
John H. Rice
Remo del Gallo
Tess
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