Life and Death Across a Vietnam War Hospital Ward
AP photographer Horst Faas reports from the 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh describing a post operative ward where gravely injured soldiers endure bandages tubes and pain. He watches a tall sergeant near death while a wounded artilleryman with a mangled arm finds a moment of reassurance from a nurse and a shared moment with fellow patients.
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Horst Faas
Long Binh
Vietnam
U.S. Army
1St Infantry Division
Ber
Bu Don
Vincent J .Peters
Manitowoc
Wis
Congress Ends 1967 Session Amid Vietnam War Controversy
The 90th Congress adjourned with major bills passed including a Social Security expansion and a $1.77 billion antipoverty appropriation while rejecting Johnson tax and crime proposals. Sessions end as war debates dominated and a reconvening set for January 15 to revisit key issues.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
Congress
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Thanks for cards and gifts after hospital stay
Rudolph Vanasse expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for cards and gifts received during his hospital stay. He especially thanks World War I Veterans and Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary for their thoughtfulness and memory of their kindness.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rudolph Vanasse
Loyal Algerian Troops Crush Coup Try In Fierce Fighting
Algerian government says loyal forces crushed a coup attempt led by Col. Tahar Zbiri near Algiers. Fighting involved air strikes on rebel tanks and ended with dissidents surrounded and eliminated. Boumedienne assumed command and called on soldiers to support stability.
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Algeria
Reb
Elf
Houari Bo
Socialist Revolution
Tahar Zbiri
Blida
el Affroun
Boumedienne
Zhbiri
Ahmed Kaid
National Liberation Front
Zbiri
National Popular Army
Oran
Constantine
Mediterranean
Biddeford Voters Eye Monday Municipal Ballot
City Clerk announces no contests on the ballot but write-in votes are allowed. Incumbent Mayor Leo Lemire seeks a third term, with Lucien Doyon, Norman Poirier and several ward and at large commissioners also running. Polls open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Pauline Berry
Leo R. Lemire
Lucien Doyon
Board of Education
Norman Poirier
Wilfred Pombirant
Romeo Sevigny
Emile Lamontagne
Jean Belair
Roland L'Heureux
Raymond C. Gaudet
Henry J. Camire
Armand Bergeron
Don Dutremble
Aristide Angers
Lucien Loranger
Dutremble
Angers
Sherlock Holmes Still Popular at Abbey National
The Abbey National Building Society receives letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes though 221 Baker Street no longer exists. Fans worldwide believe the fictional detective exists and asks for autographs or photos, with some letters from abroad and others flagged as hoaxes.
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London
Abbey National Building Society
Sherlock Holmes
Watson
Holmes
Arthur Conan’ Doyle
Baker St
Britain
Wit Puke
Abbey
Aunran Ae Thanalina
Bridge collapse kills and traps dozens in West Virginia
Five dead and 28 missing after a 1750 foot suspension bridge over the Ohio River collapsed during Friday rush hour near Point Pleasant West Virginia. State police set a temporary morgue as divers, boats, and tugs search the frigid river for more victims. Nine hospitalized in Gallipolis Ohio and Point Pleasant West Virginia authorities warn the final death toll will rise.
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Point Pleasant
W.va
Ohio River
West Virginia
Ohio
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
John Epling
Gallia County
James A. Rhodes
J.D. Baisden
Fate of Greek royal dynasty in doubt after failed countercoup
Fast-changing events in Greece leave the 14 year old royal line in question as King Constantine’s bid to unseat the regime collapses. The military junta remains in control with a regent, while the king and his family flee to Rome. The United States withholds recognition and Britain cuts ties.
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Greece
Constantine
Associated Press
Rome
Rocs
George Papadopoujlos
George Zoitakis
Constantine I
Papadopoulos
United States
Britain
Chuckle Reflects On Family Album And Self Image
A humorous quip compares a person who laughs at a family album yet avoids a smile in the mirror, illustrating a joke on self perception and social norms.
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WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
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