South Portland Girl Twists Off POW Bracelet
Kathy Nolan an 11 year old from South Portland twisted her POW bracelet while watching Lt. Col. Robert Purcell from Louisville step from a plane at Clark Air Base Philippines He was captured in Vietnam when Kathy was four and this reunion moment sparked her gesture.
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South Portland
Kathy Nolan
Robert Purcell
Louisville
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Kathy
Air Force
Vietnam
Israeli Air Force down Egyptian MIG 21 in Gulf of Suez dog fight
Israeli jets on reconnaissance over the Gulf of Suez engaged several Egyptian MIGs. An Egyptian MIG 21 was shot down with no Israeli losses. Israeli tally shows 115 Egyptian aircraft lost since 1967 versus 17 Israeli losses.
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Tel Aviv
Gulf of Suez
Israel
Egypt
Gulf
Middle East
Israeii
Free Connecticut POW to fly home from Philippines today
Army Captain George K. Wanat Jr. 27 who spent 10 months in Viet Cong captivity arrives in the United States today for medical treatment after surviving a bamboo cage, malaria and severe malnutrition. His father described months of jungle imprisonment and his son spoke of plotting revenge against captors. Wanat to be treated at Valley Forge Hospital, Pennsylvania, with wife Gretchen and family awaiting.
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Waterford
Wanat
Wanet
Valley Forge Hospital
Pennsylvania
Princess Anne Meets Lion Cub in Gondar Visit
In Gondar Ethiopia Princess Anne shook the paw of a lion cub during a tour of the seven castles and palaces dating back 300 years. She later attended a barbecue supper and spent the night camping near Debarek in a remote mountain village.
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Gondar
Ethiopia
Britain
Anne
Debarek
Harness Driver's Barn Fire Kills Six Horses in Bangor
In Bangor Maine a barn on Kitridge Road owned by harness trainer Norm Murray burned early today killing six race horses. Murray estimated about 5000 dollars of equipment lost with no immediate figure for the horses’ value. Neighbors reported spotting the fire around 1 a.m.
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Bangor
Kitridge Road
Norm Murray
Maine
Murray
Star's Mother’s Case Is Unsettled
Palm Beach Florida actress George Hamilton’s mother Anna Hamilton Spalding faced municipal court on charges of violating a 17 year old ordinance after ordering her gardener to bulldoze a sand dune blocking her ocean view. A verdict was expected within a week with a potential fine of up to $500. Fire officials investigated a blaze at an Indian cement plant involving elephants used to move switch engines.
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Tapo
Anna Hamilton Spalding
Ocean
Bangor
India
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Old Orchard Memorial
VFW Auxiliary
Old Orchard Beach
Stars and Stripes
United States
Jameson School
Dorothy Lenkowski
Todd Zahares
Daniel Gorneault
Doris Lehouillier
Mary Brady
Wyona Rowell
VFW
Dick Danforth
Seamlog Carpet Company Mill
River Street
Sanford
Sherwin-Williams Voce EM
Ella
HMA Ruiricim
Rca Air Mime Elite
Maa Wey
USS
Sherwin-Williams
Westbrook
Main ST
Ocean ST
Capt
Gretchen
Lion
Princess Ann
Star
Blazers
Coats
Arrow — Career Club
Kaynee
Yainty
Artemos
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