Accidental Bombing Hits Da Nang Air Base
An American flight leader mistakenly guided five fighter-bombers into an accidental attack on Da Nang Air Base. Ten Americans and one Vietnamese wounded. no deaths reported. Several US aircraft lightly damaged. four fuel tanks destroyed. The incident followed a botched coordinate order and involved aircraft from Thailand and a carrier off the coast. North Vietnam and Viet Cong raids continued in South Vietnam with 124 strikes by air during the period.
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Air Force
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Thailand
South Vietnam
Laos da Nang
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Fight Panhandle
Hanoi
Nixon
Laos
Saravane
Vientiane
Israelis Down 5 Syrian MiGs
TEL AVIV reports Israeli jets struck Syria four times, shooting down five MiGs and attacking guerrilla bases and military sites. An artillery duel along the border followed. Damascus claimed losses of soldiers and equipment, while Israel reported no planes lost and noted a dogfight during raids near the Golan Heights.
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Syria
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Golan Heights
Israel
Nawa
Sea of Galilee
Dail
el Muzeirib
Queneitra
el Kuweiyah
Sharbah
Must Step Down 70-Year-Old Judges Lose Tenure Case
The Supreme Court denied without comment a bid to halt Massachusetts voters 70 age limit for state judges. Massachusett s 36 over 70 judges face retirement after the Nov 7 referendum and certification by the Executive Council. The judges argued the measure unconstitutional and age discriminatory, seeking to stay retirements pending a higher court ruling.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Massachusetts
William J. Brennan
William O. Douglas
Teachers Bill Postponed To Wednesday
Augusta report says the so called Teachers Bill will not receive formal action from the governor or the 106th Legislature tomorrow. Leadership from both parties postponed the matter to Wednesday. If brought to the floor, the governor is expected to veto the measure first.
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Carl J F. Sheltra
Dbiddeford
York County
Maine School Management Association
Cold Wave Grips Maine With Subzero Lows
Maine cities posted double digit and single digit below zero overnight with Greenville 17 below Caribou 17 below Brunswick 11 below Portland 2 below and Augusta 1 below. Forecaster says the cold snap will persist through Thursday with a modest warm up possible later.
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Caribou
Houston
Brunswick
Bangor
Rumford
Eastport
Augusta
International Falls
Minn
Hibbing
NWS
Laird Praises Vietnamization Amid Hanoi Peace Talks
Secretary Melvin Laird told the House committee that South Vietnam is virtually ready to assume responsibility for fall defense as Paris talks proceed. He reaffirmed that the United States will stay until POWs are released and MIAs accounted for, and that Vietnamization could end US involvement if negotiations fail. He noted Saigon’s strength amid about 140 600 North Vietnamese troops and resistance to full withdrawal without prisoner return.
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Kissinger
Washington
United States
Tho
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
South Vietnam
Laird
Nixon
U.S
Pentagon
North Vietnam
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Saigon
Indochina
Deaf worker regains hearing after powerful sneeze in Coventry
In Coventry England Jean Haynes a 22 year old factory worker who had been deaf since birth suddenly heard again after a six hour sneezing bout likely unblocking a middle ear tube doctors say the loud sneeze restored her hearing but left her troubled by noise and sleep disruption.
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England
Jean Haynes
Miss Haynes
Seven killed in New Orleans hotel sniper siege
Police and a Marine helicopter hunted two snipers atop the Howard Johnson hotel after an overnight attack left seven dead and sixteen wounded. Authorities reported the siege involved arson and bursts of gunfire across downtown, with officers losing several, including Deputy Supt. Louis Sirgo, as they sought the gunmen on the roof and within the building.
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Clarence Giarrusso
Federal
Giarrusso
Moon Landrieu
Helicoper
Rant
Howsard Johnson
Louis Sirgo
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