U S Loses 6 Copters In Vietnamordeal
Saigon reports six U S helicopter crashes on Monday leading to 19 American deaths and 2 wounded, the costliest day for the fleet in weeks. An in-flight collision northwest of Saigon killed eight Americans and eight South Vietnamese, while a mistaken gunship attack on allied Green Berets and mountain troops killed one U S and five South Vietnamese. The toll lifts U S helicopter losses in Vietnam to 2,549.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Mekong Delta
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North Korea Warns of War Over Recon Flights
North Korea accused the United States of provoking a new total war by continuing reconnaissance flights and warned it would shoot down intruding planes. Pyongyang called the U.S. action a provocation and pledged to take measures to defend sovereignty, while criticizing Nixon's policy and citing American occupation of the South.
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Korea Herald
South Korea
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Senate Rep Change: Parker Potter Contest
Des Moines report details a senate reapportionment tweak to the Parker Potter race and Lamborn backing. The Republican committee approved changes to benefit Lamborn as part of a House plan, sending the measure to the senate with a party line 13 to 3 vote.
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Parker, Potter
Frank Nye
Des Moines
Ralph Potter
Marion
Kenneth Parker
Riamont
Clifton Lamborn
Maquokela
Citizens Commission
House
Hift&i
Elmer Lange
Refac City
John Walsh
R-Dubuque
Lamborn
Judicial Reform Bill Approved in Des Moines Senate
The Iowa senate approved a sweeping judicial reform bill 37 to 20 to abolish about 1500 justice of the peace and lower courts by Jan 1871, transferring duties to magistrates chosen by district judges. The measure, now headed to the house, trims municipal courts and aims to end what critics call an inherently unfair justice system.
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UPI
Towa
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Dhill
Sen
Arthur New
R-Carrall
Justice of the Peace
Cornell U Agrees to Black Militant Demand
Cornell University faced a tense vote after armed protests by Afro American Society. The faculty approved dropping charges against five black students who led a sit in at Barton Hall, ending a campus crisis that drew Student demonstrations and a campus ban on firearms.
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Reform May Solve North Irish Crisis Progress
In Belfast Premier Terence O'Neill's predominantly Protestant Unionist party backed electoral reforms to boost Catholic voices in local politics by a 28 to 22 vote. Civil rights clashes continued as police and demonstrators faced off, Molotovs were used, and injuries reported amid ongoing crisis.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
Terence O'Neill
O'Neill
O'Neil
Jamies Chichester-Clark
President Maps War On Organized Crime
President Nixon urged Congress to fund a 61 million dollar campaign against organized crime, aiming to broaden penalties for corruption and gambling, empower IRS to pursue illicit revenues, and create city strike forces across 20 cities with potential expansion. He floated applying anti trust laws to syndicate owned businesses and called for swift passage of wagering tax reform.
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Imore
Nixon
Sem
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Richard Poff
R-Va
Supreme Court
New York City
Cosa Nostra
New York
First Eye Transplant Performed in Houston
Adam Madden, 54, received the first total human eye transplant at Methodist Hospital from donor O B Hickman, 55, who died earlier. Surgeon Dr Donald Moore said vision is uncertain but nerves may survive, eye lids to remain closed three weeks, and donor corneal issues trend toward possible later transplant.
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Methodist Hospital
John Madden
O. B. Hickman
Donald Moore
Madden
Conroe
Moore
Marldett
Baylor College of Medicine
Institute of Ophthalmology
Texas Medical Center
Alden Haffer
Optometric Center of
New York
NE lowans Win Fight With River
Marquette Mayor Bill Dickey announced a victory as the Mississippi River crested and receded at Marquette, McGregor, and Prairie du Chien. Dikes held with some sand boils and wind on plastic coverings. Crests reached about 21.57 to 22.2 feet, with 1965 peak higher. forecasts for the region suggested milder temperatures and possible showers, crest estimates adjusted downward downstream at Dubuque and Clinton.
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Marquette
Bill Dickey
Mississippi River
Marquette-McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Marquelle
McGregor
Dubuque
Weather Bureau
Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for Kennedy slaying
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was sentenced to death for the murder of Senator Robert Kennedy. The seven man five woman jury deliberated 11 hours 44 minutes over three days before fixing the penalty. The California Supreme Court will automatically review the sentence, and defense lawyers plan further appeals possibly to the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial.
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Jack Fox
Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Herbert Walker
San Quentin
Vacaville
Calif
Walker
California Supreme Court
Frank Cooper
U.S. Supreme Court
Bruce Elliott
Alice Nishikawa
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
California
Cyclone devastates villages in India killing four
A cyclone struck several villages near Todi causing four fatalities and injuring an undetermined number of residents. Emergency crews scrambled to reach affected areas as authorities warned of ongoing risk and sought to assess casualties and damage.
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Upi
Chuckle Column Teases Forgetful Mood and Vibe
A lighthearted note jokes about memory lapses and shifting vibe. The playful column riffs on stares, forgetting names, and staying positive amid memory mixups, inviting readers to smile at everyday slips. The piece uses casual humor and friendly tone to connect with the audience.
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