Song My village attack described by veteran Grover
A Vietnam veteran recounts the 1968 assault on Song My known as Pinkville. He says the village was a North Vietnamese stronghold and describes clearing huts, executions, and a buried hospital. He notes prisoners survived and mentions Lt Calley’s unpopularity.
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Grover
Gruver
Calley
Lt Gravery
Cont
Ernest) Medina
South Vietnamese
Defense Ministry
Violent Crime Rate Tops 1968 US Figures
The commission reports about 588000 violent crimes in 1968 with potential undercount suggesting up to nine million crimes annually in the United States. It notes gun glorification and TV depictions as factors and backs Moynihan’s urban policy plus policing reforms and gun licensing limits. The panel, created after assassinations, ends Dec 10 with further reports due.
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Eisenhower
FBI
Commission
White House
Daniel P. Moynihan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
Thuy Says North Vietnam Open to Private Talks on War End
Xuan Thuy stated Hanoi is ready to meet privately with the United States to discuss troop withdrawals and a coalition government in South Vietnam. The Times quoted Thuy describing talks as possible if Washington shifts from public to private discussions, with the provisional revolutionary government and North Vietnam cited as options.
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Thuy
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Lodge
South Vietnam
The
Times
United States
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Democratic Republic
Viet Cong
Democratc Republic of
New York
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
Tragic boat accident claims father and son. survivor found
A boat accident on a lake near Newtown left a father and son dead while a 12 year old boy survived in satisfactory condition. Police and volunteers searched the 119 mile shoreline, locating the overturned boat on the Southbury side at 3:20 a.m. The Levans are identified with Monroe and Thomaston connections. services are scheduled in Thomaston.
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Marsh
Lorenzo
Levans
Newtown
Davis Funeral
Knox Street
Thomaston
Village
Wilmont
West and Goulding
Main Street
Stepney
Levan
Virginsville
Monroe
Remington Arms Company
Hatterton
Gary
Augusta
Mr. Levan
Priscilla Burton Levan
George Stewart
Douglas Levan
East Hartland
Agnew Defends Protest Speech and Press Criticism
In New York Spiro Agnew defends his protest remarks saying he spoke for the silent majority as an elected official. He rejects the easy blame on the President and argues protest reflects negativism at its core while NAB chair Waldbridge counters that many reporters drive news across local and network outlets.
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Agnew
NEW York
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Herbert G Klein
Zionist Organization of America
W. “(Apy
Waldbridge
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
CBS
Face
Francisco Rodriguez 85 dies in Park City hospital
Francisco Rodriguez aged 85 of 168 Calhoun Avenue died yesterday at Park City Hospital. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. at Charles W Dougiello and Sons Funeral Home 798 Park Avenue with a 11 a.m. requiem Mass at St. Anthony's Church. Burial in St. Michael's Cemetery. Born in Cuba he lived in Bridgeport 12 years and was a former chef in Puerto Rico. Survived by five daughters Isabelle Ramos Angelia De Armas Elvira Febles Virginia Almaguer and Rosalía Vero ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Calhoun Avenue
Park City Hospital
Charles W.dougiello and Sons
Park Avenue
St. Anthony's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Cuba
Rodriguéz
Bridgeport
Puerto Rico
Isabelle Ramos
Angelia de Armas
Elvira Febles
Virginia Almaguer
Ponce
Rosalia Vero
Chicago
Ill
Services for Rev. Thomas F. Rodgers Held Today
Death of Rev. Thomas F. Rodgers CSSp announced with a concele brated pontifical requiem Mass at 3 30 p m at St Marys Seminary Ferndale. Burial planned at Holy Ghost Father cemetery Cornwall.
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Norwalk
Thomas F. Rodgers
Cssp
St. Mary's Seminary
Ferndale
Holy Ghost College
Cornwall Heights
Holy Ghost Father Cemetery
Cornwall
Maiocco Sr. John P. obituary in Albany area
Services for John P. Maiocco Sr. age 70 of 89 Coleman Street are set for today. A 9:00 a.m. Requiem Mass will follow at St. Augustine Cathedral. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery at a later date.
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John P. Maiocco
Coleman Street
Spadaccino and Sons
St. Augustine Cathedral
St. Michael's Cemetery
Wires Stolen From Police Fire Boxes In City
Vandals slashed wires of police and fire boxes in the North End and East Side after 38 o clock last night. The disruption caused a minor outage at City Hall switchboard in the basement. Police said a car was used and a search was under way late in the evening.
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North End
East Side
City Hall
Party Raid Leads to Drug Charge for One Teen
Richard D. Norwood of Norwalk filed a complaint at Bethany Barracks after a raid. Six juveniles attended the party and eleven or nineteen teenagers entered the house through a broken window, with one reportedly the owner’s daughter.
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Richard D. Norwood
Norwalk
Bethany Barracks
Medal of Honor Winner Struck by Theft in Okinawa Visit
NAHA Okinawa AP Desmond T Doss a Medal of Honor recipient who saved 75 soldiers was robbed of his Medal of Honor documents during a 24 year returning visit to Saw Tooth Ridge in Okinawa A car owned by host Dr Louis Christensen was stolen and later found damaged with the documents and photographs missing Christensen a doctor at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in Naha said Doss arrived in Okinawa on Adventist Church business after visiting American troops in South Vietnam.
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Naha
Okinawa
Desmond
T. Doss
Doss
Dunlap
Tenn
America
Sawtooth Ridge
Louis Christensen
South Vietnam
Britain launches Skynet military communications satellite
Britain's first military communications satellite Skynet reached Earth orbit Sunday night after a 20 second booster burn. Launched from Cape Kennedy Friday the 535 pound craft will relay voice messages for the Royal Air Force with control from a new UK center in Sunnyvale. The device will orbit about 22 600 miles above the equator as engineers monitor the mission and prepare tests for later in the week. The United States assisted with the control station in Oakhanger England for RAF operations and the system is designed to work with U S military satellites.
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Calif
Britain
Skynet
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Great Britain
Air Force Systems Command
Royal Air Force
Indian Ocean
United States
Oakhangar
England
RAF
U.S
Prince Charles Opens Malta University Amid Plaque Theft
Prince Charles inaugurated new university buildings in Malta as the 200th anniversary celebration proceeded. A plaque intended for unveiling was stolen and buried under a tree, while red paint on the wall had been removed earlier, prompting a wary royal comment about potential stunts and a church smoke prank by students prior to the event.
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Royal University
Malta
Prince Charles
Valletta
Charles
Armanent
Anf
Dead Man Found In Middletown ID’d As FBI Suspect
The frozen body of 25 year old George J. Kallmeyer was found in a field off Long Hill Road Middletown. He was wanted by the FBI on charges of interstate car theft and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He had been missing since November 12 and was to appear in Boston federal court on November 17.
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Middletown
Conn
UPI
George J. Kallmeyer
FBI
Long Hill Road
Kallmeyer
U.S. District Court
Boston
Rice Gridman Killed In Automobile Crash
Meredith Morton, 19, a Rice University sophomore guard from Henderson, was killed Saturday night when a car lost control near the Rice campus. He had appeared briefly for the Owls in their Saturday afternoon loss to Texas Christian in Fort Worth. Don Johnson, 20, junior offensive center from San Antonio, was uninjured and wearing a seat belt.
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Houston
Tex
Merédith Morton
Rice University
Henderson
Rice
Morton
Owls
Texas Christian
Fort Worth
I Rice
Don Johnson
San Antonio
Bandits Rob Restaurant Owner for 77 Cash and Check
A restaurant owner in Clinton avenue was approached by two men who punched him after calling his name John. One thief ripped the pocket and took $77 plus a check before fleeing north toward Elias Howe Elementary School. Detectives search the area as the victim identified mug shots.
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John
Clinton Avenue
Elias Howe Elementary
Anthony Bussolotta
Rudy Dunn
Mr. Darchik
State Street
ERS
Darchik
Radiocar
Soviet Lifters Set World Record In Olympic Lifts
Soviet light heavy weight lifter G. Ivanschéenkov set a world record in the Olympic combination with a total of 1,085.4 pounds in Graefenroda Germany. He surpassed Golubovish’s previous mark of 1,075.9 pounds, per ADN.
Astronauts Endorse Moon Mission Sequel Amid Trials
Astronauts Conrad Gordon Bean responded to questions about a future moon launch under stormy conditions. Conrad said he would go again, Gordon and Bean expressed willingness, and they discussed the flight’s tense moments, camera issues, and the need for a geologist on future crews.
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Conrad
Richard’ F. Gordon Jr
Bean
Earth
Gordon
Shinewhae
Admiral Moorer Sees War Likely To Fade With Time
Admiral Moorer and Senator Mansfield discuss Vietnam policy with calls to shorten the war. Mansfield praises Oct 1 and Nov 15 antiwar protests for influencing Congress and the administration. Moorer warns against appearing to abandon U.S. interests amid demonstrations.
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Moorer
Mansfield
Congress
Southeast Asia
United States
Apollo 12 to Return After Moon Mission
Apollo 12 nears Earth with crew Conrad Bean and Gordon following lunar surface activity. Recovery area forecast improves for Monday as 3 astronauts face a 17 day quarantine and rock samples, Surveyor 3 hardware, and moon dust are analyzed for safety and science.
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Mission Control
Apollo
Gordon
Samoa
Navy
Earth
Bean
Hawaii
Houston
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Center
Moon
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