Bodies Recovered From Downed U S Recon Plane
Two of 31 crew members aboard the U S reconnaissance aircraft shot down by North Korea were found in the Sea of Japan. The White House said the plane was in international air space at the time of the attack. Nixon planned a Friday news conference as searches continued with U S and Soviet ships aiding the operation.
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Lloyd Bucher
Pueblo
Salem
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Duane Hodges
Viet Nam War Deaths Fall While Wounds Rise Sharp
Saigon reports that last week 204 Americans and 244 South Vietnamese were killed in action from April 6 to 12, with 2,691 Americans wounded, raising total U.S. dead to 34,067 and wounded to 218,175. Enemy losses totaled 2,890, while Da Nang saw civilian casualties and a helicopter downed by ground fire.
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Pro-Russian Bloc in Prague Scores Point
In Prague the Communist central committee met in crisis session amid pro Soviet sentiment and internal clashes between reformers and old guard. Ten leaders accused of collaboration during the Soviet invasion were cleared, while the party weighed plans for May Day and a Moscow party congress.
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Today's Chuckle The Man Who Claims He Never Made a Mistake
A lighthearted quip notes that a man famed for never erring often has a wife who did. The joke plays on marital irony and everyday missteps.
Athletics Barred but He's Here in Chase
In East St. Louis a 17 year old with a heart condition, barred from athletics, earned an outstanding citizen award after pursuing three purse-snatchers and reclaiming a woman's purse as she waited for a bus. He chased the youths and helped recover the belongings.
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Bellevue Police Chief Slain in Garage Burglary
Bellevue Police Chief Earl H. Berendes, 60, was found murdered in the Chevrolet garage during a burglary attempt. He was beaten on the head and a shovel lay nearby. The body was discovered by mechanic Robert Yeager as investigators from the Jackson County sheriff's office and state bureau of criminal investigation processed the scene.
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Mississippi River Crest Revised Upward at McGregor
The Mississippi river crest for Marquette McGregor and Prairie du Chien was raised a half foot to 22.5 feet expected next Wednesday as light rain falls. Officials note the dikes and sandbagging efforts, with 52 students aiding in McGregor and the bridge at Prairie du Chien projected to close at 20.3 feet.
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Lodge warns Viet Cong that more fighting delays peace
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told the 13th full scale Vietnam peace talks that stepped up U S military actions will worsen losses and hinder a settlement. He urged immediate discussions on Geneva 1962 terms and demilitarization while accusing North Vietnam of invading South Vietnam and neighboring countries. The NLF fire back accusing Washington of stalling talks to bolster South Vietnamese forces and de Americanization plans.
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Sirhan Sirhan guilty of Kennedy murder in California
A Los Angeles jury found Sirhan Bishara Sirhan guilty of first degree murder in the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy. He faces a possible death sentence or life imprisonment after deliberating 16 hours 42 minutes. The trial covered eight shots at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, with five others wounded. The verdict clears the way for the penalty phase to determine if the sentence is life or gas chamber.
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Oxford Man Killed In Crash On No 20
Richard Campbell of Oxford route three was killed in a one car crash at the southwest edge of Parkersburg on highway 20 about 6 a m Thursday. His car missed a curve and struck a telephone pole breaking it near four feet above the ground and fell into a water filled marsh. Campbell was thrown from the car and found lying on his back in the water. A truck driver with tractors narrowly avoided the pole by steering into a ditch and was uninjured.
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