Planes Hit North Area Third Time
U S warplanes hit North Vietnam for a third straight day in raids that damaged or destroyed six anti aircraft guns near the Ban Karai pass and targeted a large Ho Chi Minh trail network. F4s bombed gun positions while a B 52 crew photographed enemy moves further south.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Air Force
Dmz
Ban Karai Pass
Fis
California Court Abolishes Death Penalty Statewide
California's high court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional under the state constitution and commuted 102 sentences to life. Sirhan Sirhan and Charles Manson were among those affected as the court deemed capital punishment incompatible with human dignity and the judicial process. The decision notes the U S Supreme Court has not yet overturned it, and a referendum would be needed to override this ruling.
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San Francisco
California
U.S
Alifornia
Sir‘han Sirhan
Aasasain
Robert Kennedy
Charles Manson
Sharon ‘Tate
Manson
San Quently
James Park
Amsterdam
Supreme Court of the
George Deukmejian
State of U. S. Supreme Court
Aaron Mitchell
Section of Pa Turnpike Shut After Tank Leak
A section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Beaver Falls was closed after a propane gas seepage from a damaged tank following a collision with a Greyhound bus and two cars. Twenty two people were injured and homes within half a mile north were evacuated as investigators worked to halt the leak on the 16 mile stretch from Exits 2 to 3.
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Beaver Falls
Greyhound
Turnpike Commission
West Coast longshoremen vote to end port tie up
West Coast longshoremen vote by wide margins to end the 734 day dock strike. Local results from Los Angeles San Diego and Portland indicate acceptance of a pact with the Pacific Maritime Association. The deal includes a 1.12 per hour wage raise over 10 months and a 5.2 million package guaranteeing a minimum weekly wage, plus a solution to the container cargo bottleneck.
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Tate
International Longshoremen's and Warehouse Men’s Union
Los Angeles
John Panders
ILWU
San Diego
Portland
Ore
Teamsters Union
Pacific Maritime Assn
PMA
Sam Francisco
UPL
Marks Bid Sparks Move of SST Mockup to Utah Museum
Seattle AP Morrison bids highest for Boeing SST mockup valued at 108 million dollars. He plans to move the 28 foot aluminum craft from the Boeing developmental center to a Salt Flats site near Wendover, Utah, for a museum, subject to federal approval. Morrison leads Security Industrial, Inc and Howse of Hosea, among others, and partners with Don Otis to arrange the relocation by sections, possibly via helicopter or a cargo plane.
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Morrison
Boeing Co
Bonneville Salt Flats
Wendover
Utah
Morrison's
Boeing
Boting
Alnea
Morrigan
Lyman, Neb
Security Industria, Inc
Farmers State Bank of
Lyman
Howse of
Hosea
South Dakota
Fama
Salt Nats
Senate
Don Otis
Rocklin
Calif
Otis
Loud Equipment Co
Tacoma Wash
Toledo Products
Bremerton
Wash
Foreigners Owe U S Total of 29.207 Billion
Washington officials testified on new accounting rules for debt reporting showing foreigners owed the United States about 29.2 billion dollars. The Treasury said totals include short term credits and accounts receivable, with incomplete data from military sources. A separate Tokyo dispatch reports Japan and Mongolia agreeing to establish ambassadorial diplomatic ties.
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U.S
Washington
Treasury
Congress
U. S
Indonesia
Korea
Unitedernment
Arab Republic
Asst
John Hennessy
Ures
Pentagon
Hennessy
House
Government Operations Subcommittee
Forteignery
Arab Skyjack Attempt Fails Over Cairo
An Arab guerrilla aboard a Jordanian Caravelle hijacked over Cairo with a hand grenade but was overpowered by security guards. The plane with 30 passengers and seven crew landed safely in Amman three hours after takeoff. The hijacker, who fled his seat and proclaimed command, was detained for questioning. he held Lebanese nationality.
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Amman
Jordan
Cairo
Alia
Jordanian Liberation Front
Five U S Pilots Captured After Downings in Vietnam
Five captured U S pilots appeared at a Hanoi news conference reporting injuries from downed aircraft over North Vietnam. Identified by name and home state, they said their planes were shot down near Quang Binh province. The North Vietnamese also claimed seven U S aircraft were shot down on the same days with others killed or dying after parachuting. Hawley suffered facial burns.
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Tokyo
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Japan
Nihon Denpa
Ralph William Galati
Pennsylvania
William Ralph Schwertfeger
Oklahoma
Kenneth James Fraser
New York
James Dickinson Cutter
Kentucky
Edwin Alexander Hawley
Alabama
Danpa News
Quang Binh
Iseven
Hawley
Bomb attacks hit six Northern Ireland areas
In six locations across Northern Ireland bombs exploded today injuring one person. Attacks touched Armagh, Enniskillen, Newry, Belfast, Clones, and Limavady amid a week of terrorist activity blamed on the outlawed Republican Army. A bus driver priest and others were among those affected as authorities detained four suspects in Belfast.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Armagh
Enniskillen
Newry
Irish Republic
National Club
Ta Claudy
Callaghan
Londonderry
St.Mary’s Catholic Church
Lower Falla
Irate citizen mocks postage price hike with small stamps
A reader complains to the post office asking why not use smaller stamps instead of raising postage costs. The remark reflects frustration with rate increases and the humor tone underscores a citizen’s blunt protest.
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Post Office
Conyrleht
Chiefs In Britain Take Offer
Exultant coal miner union leaders accept a compromise wage offer and urge 280,000 miners to return to work by next weekend to avert a total strike shutdown. Power stations face fuel shortages as pickets waver. only a portion of coal moves from stockpiles, with 14 stations closed and 17 near depletion.
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London
National Coal Board
Britain
Five radicals barricade cottage with hostage in Karuizawa area
Karuizawa, Japan AP report says five radicals exchanged fire with police for ten minutes then holed up in a snowbound mountain cottage with a woman hostage. Police had hunted the group since raiding a hideout midweek and finding alleged military training material. About 300 officers including seven Tokyo riflemen blocked the Mountain cottage near Karuizawa, a resort town 87 miles northwest of Tokyo.
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Karunzawa
Japan
Game
Gaticala
Tokyo
Karuiza~ Wa
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