Five American helicopters shot down near Da Nang
North Vietnamese troops claimed five American helicopters were shot down near the Que Son Valley south of Da Nang. U.S. forces reported one American dead, nine wounded, and three North Vietnamese soldiers killed amid a 314-hour clash as infantry landed from the 1st Brigade. Nearby fighting east of Hiep Duc and attacks on refugee camps in Quang Ngai Province left numerous casualties.
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Saigon
Que Son
da Nang
A.U.S
U.S
Hiep Duc
Vietnam
Thua Thien Province
Quang Ngai
North Vietnam
Nixon
South Vietnam
United States
U.S. Command
Navy
Naval
Quang Tri
Dong Ha
30Th Naval Construction Regiment
8Rd Naval Construction Brigade
3Rd Marine Amphibious Force
Waste Problem To Increase Says Expert
SAN FRANCISCO AP A UC Davis expert says by 1975 the nation will face 61 billion annual units of glass plastic and metal beverage containers for disposal up from 50 billion now. Packaging wastes are 13 percent of total solid trash, and only 10 percent of packaging material can be salvaged. The expert chairs the first National Conference on Packaging Wastes opening today.
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San Francisco
George ¥. Stewart
University of California At Davis
Stewart
London Police Remove Hippie Squatters From 100-Room Mansion
Police evicted about 400 youths who had occupied the vacant mansion near Buckingham Palace for six days. Thirty adults and 22 under‑17 girls among the 42 juveniles were held for hearings on assault, theft, threats, and drugs. The group planned further sit‑ins in London and other cities to spotlight homelessness.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Gabriel Elmi
Piccadilly
Hyde Park Corner
Piccadilly Circus
Subway Belt Would Move N.Y. Garbage
New York officials consider a Second Avenue subway tunnel with a high speed belt to collect apartment refuse through vacuum tubes. The belt would run parallel to trains and possibly end at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for incineration or barge disposal. A Sanitation Department spokesman outlined the concept amid ongoing planning.
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New York
Second Avenue
Sanitation Department
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Bricklayers Strike Averted by Raise in Providence
A last minute agreement averted a bricklayers strike in Providence. The new contract for about 500 workers raises the hourly wage to 10.27 by 1972 and provides a 3.85 increase including benefits after the old agreement expired at midnight.
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Providence, RL
Rumors of Mao's Illness Discounted in Hong Kong
AP report notes no confirmation of rumors about Mao Tse-tung being seriously ill despite circulation for over a month in Hong Kong. Observers doubt the claims, citing periodic illness rumors and a possible link to Oct 1 National Day preparations. some expect Mao to appear publicly in Beijing.
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Hong Kong
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
China
Red China
Time Magazine
Moscow
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Peking
Ussuri
Boston Salesman Sets a 24 Mile Swim Record
James J. Doty a 34 year old Boston insurance salesman and Harvard graduate set a new 24 mile swim record from South Boston to the Boston Light and back. He completed the round trip in 9 hours 44 minutes hours 44 minutes at 62 degree water. Doty aimed to promote long distance professional swimming in the U.S. He swam with a power boat escort carrying his wife Paula and two daughters.
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Boston
South Boston
Husky Boston
James J. Doty
Harvard University
South Boston Yacht Club
Doty
U.S
Harvard
Paula
Desai calls for end to Gujarat religious war with fast
Former Deputy Prime Minister Morarji Desai began an indefinite fast in Ahmedabad toward communal peace. He plans to fast until harmony returns as violence across Gujarat leaves hundreds dead and troops enforcing curfews in Ahmedabad Baroda and surrounding areas with police and casualties reported.
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New Delhi
Morarji Desai
Gujarat
Mohandes Gandhi
Ahmedabad
Desai
Indira Gandhi
Finance Ministry
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Chrysler
Pete’s Motors, Iec
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Pittsfield
Mass
Jack Dunm Motors, Inc
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Great Barrington
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N.Y
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