Five Aircraft Lost in Viet War as Fighting Rises
AP reports five U S aircraft lost across South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia amid rising ground fighting. The toll includes 22 killed, 22 wounded, and one missing. U S officials warn of possible more air strikes against surface to air missile sites in North Vietnam to protect B 52 raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail just inside Laos.
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Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laotian Panhandle
Hashg Xuan Lat
Indo-China
Five Lawmen Kidnaped Four Shot Three Die
Ballas AP report on a gang style ambush near Dallas where five deputy sheriffs were abducted during a burglary inquiry. Three were killed in a Trinity river scene, one wounded and one escaped unharmed. Suspect Rene Adolph Guzman identified. tied to prior murder and burglary records. Four men held for questioning. authorities say the trigger man remains at large.
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Ballas
Clarence Jones
Dallas County
Rene Adolpha Guztan
Jones
Dallas
Tom Barker
Infante
Amother
Reese
McCorley
Calley Psychiatric Test Passed Says Judge In My Lai Trial
Fort Benning Ga AP The judge in the My Lai murder trial Lt William Calley announced after a month long recess a psychiatric examination found him normal in every respect. The defense had pressed to admit psychiatric testimony but the judge withheld Calley statements to avoid self incrimination. Separately prosecutors noted a negative result from their mental evaluation.
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George Latimer
Ywe
Latimer
Calfey
Awbrey Daniel
Calley
Waller Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Eleven Miners Killed in Korea Coal Mine Shaft Crash
Eleven miners died and seven were injured when coal carrying cable cars crashed in a shaft at a Korean mine. Police reported Tuesday that the disaster occurred Monday, prompting investigations and added safety concerns for the industry.
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Korea
Seoul
UPI
Sigourney Crash Kills Three Injures Two on Highway East
Three residents of Sigourney were killed and two injured in a car crash four miles east of town on Monday evening. Wilford Pfannebecker, Marie Spiess, and Francis Gilliland died. Rufus Sule and Amanda Spiess were hospitalized in serious or critical condition. Gilliland allegedly ran a stop sign at the Highway 9 intersection.
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Sigournney
Here
Wilford Pfannebecker
Marie Spless
Francis Gilliland
Sigourney
Patral
Gilliland
Highway 9
Spiess
Freed Marines at Da Nang Mutiny Case Prompts Fire
AP reports a court martial account from 1968 recounts Marine Pvt. Michael Maynard and others fleeing Viets and being released by a patrol before a Marine gunfight near a wooden house with Vietnamese civilians. One man died. Maynard pled guilty to mutiny and escape, serving a three year term.
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Jobe
D.S
Vietsans
Michael Maynard
Jordan
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da Nang
Ane
Werel
Maynard
Timq
Nui
Sind
Globe
Double Success Seen for Laos Drive
Washington reports two top White House officials say the Laos operation shows both military and political promise. They cite strategy across the Ho Chi Minh trail disrupting enemy supply lines, while domestic mood favors the drive and could boost South Vietnam and 1972 U.S. elections.
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UPS
Laos
White House
Air Force One
Nixon
Florida
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Secon
3 Year Term For Colonel In Pot Case
A U S air force colonel with 25 years service was found guilty of seven marijuana charges and sentenced to three years in prison plus a $15000 fine by a general court martial in Vietnam. Col Gerald Kehrli, 48, commander of a lift squadron, was convicted of asking a sergeant to obtain marijuana, and of smoking and possessing marijuana with other enlisted men. He remains eligible for retirement and a pension, with automatic review by Gen Lucius Clay and the Court of Military Review in Washington. Kehrli asked for leniency, recounting his life of service, and testified after the verdict. Continued on Page 3.
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Saigon
Gerald Kehrli
Air Force
Kehr ii
Lucius Clay
7Th Air Force
Washingto Coure
Kebbi
Oliver
Vietnam
Kehrli
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Kehrii
Iowa House approves sweeping 1971 drug law overhaul
DES MOINES AP The Iowa House gave final approval to a broad revision of state drug laws on a 19 to 0 vote after agreeing to 23 amendments from the Senate. The bill targets promoters of illegal drug gatherings and classifies drugs into five schedules with penalties scaled to harm and medical use.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Robert Ray
Senate
House Judiciary
Hospital Ambulance Plan Studied by Cedar Rapids Hospital Council
Cedar Rapids Hospital Conten has sent a letter of intent to the Iowa health department indicating it is studying a hospital operated ambulance service. The letter asks federal funding for four ambulances, though not a commitment. It signals readiness to pursue a formal request if needed. Federal funds under the highways safety act cover 50 percent, with local governments paying the other half. Ambulances cost about $13,100 each.
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Cedar Rapes
Cedar Rapids
Conten
Iowa Health
Ronald Rekaff
Health Department
Community Health Services
Eckoff
McCain Arrives in Indonesia for Pacific Tour
U S Commander in the Pacific Adm John McCain landed in Jakarta for a three day visit beginning Tuesday. He planned to inspect four Indonesian military facilities in West Java and meet with regional defense officials during the trip.
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Indonesia
Jakarta
Adm
John McCain
U. S
Pacific
West Java
Harassed Wife Mentions Dinner Break in Domestic Quip
A domestic humor item shows a wife scolding her husband at home as she vents about his absence at dinner. The brief quip reflects marital strain through a sharp line about calling to say he won’t be home. The item captures a common workplace and home tension in midcentury humor.
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