Marines Retrieve 32 Bodies Under Fire in Vietnam
UPI reports U.S. marines under heavy artillery fire for days retrieved 32 comrades killed during a North Vietnamese border invasion drive. casualties mounted on both sides with 106 marines killed and about 300 wounded. hundreds of enemy bodies counted as fighting continued near the DMZ.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Border Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Dmz and i
North Vietnam
Vanishing of Drama Girl Sparks Violence Fear in Manteo
Brenda Joyce Holland, 20, makeup director of the Lost Colony outdoor drama, vanished during a date in Manteo North Carolina. A scream and a car sound were heard early Saturday, searchers later found panties in a culvert, no body recovered as coast guard scanned a water pit.
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N.C
UPI
North Carolina
Lonely Outer Banks
Brenda Joyce Holland
Miss Holland
Lost Colony
Robert Midgett
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Danny Barber
Lof
Walter Raleigh
Romney says New Hampshire loss not fatal to campaign
Michigan Governor George Romney said he would enter the New Hampshire primary to win if he runs for president. He noted being an underdog in New Hampshire and said a decision would come by midwinter, with developments governing timing. He spoke during a four day visit in New Hampshire and avoided Massachusetts governor Volpe as a likely opponent.
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George Romney
New Hampshire
Romney
Lake Country
Richard Nixon
U.S
J. Willard Mariott
Washington
Boston
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Volpe
Logan
U S raids target Kep Mig base amid Vietnam clash
Report notes Communist losses include 13 Marines killed and 43 wounded with 39 bodies found. In air actions Tuesday U S jets carried 115 sorties against North Vietnam striking the Kep Mig interceptor base 31 miles northeast of Hanoi and rail and road targets. Two Migs avoided engagement as American forces attacked a SAM site 31 miles southeast.
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Epuncansen
U. S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Chuckle Cartoon Caption Teases Wealth vs Wisdom
A humorous caption notes that some men have more money than brains but hints at an upcoming reversal. The joke relies on light satire without specifics about people or events.
Miner survives five days after mine collapse by eating undershirt
Francisco Rivera 34, among 21 rescued miners after typhoon rains collapsed a gold and copper mine near Manila. Eight bodies found, eight still missing. Rivera said he and others avoided panic, kept near a spring, and he ate a piece of his dirty undershirt to quell hunger.
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Manila
Francisco Rivera
Rivera
Service Tax Yield Aired By Governor
Governor Harold Hughes warned that if the new state sales tax on services yields more revenue than expected he would call a special legislative session to correct the situation. The remark was made in Des Moines as the tax rollout continued.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold Hughes
McNamara Plans Fourth Vietnam Trip Tonight
Secretary of Defense McNamara to fly to Vietnam as part of a special legislative session review of war policy. Officials discuss potential tax changes amid debate on funding the war effort and shifting revenue measures.
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McNamara
Vietnam
Hughes
Kosygin
U.S
Legislature
Nicholas Katzenbach
Joint Chiefs
Earle Wheeler
Amana Society President Rescued After River Ordeal
Harry Geiger 58 president of the Amana Society clung to a river branch for 24 hours after his boat capsized in the Iowa River. Fishing partner Allen Hursh 49 walked two miles to call for help. Geiger was saved by conservation officers Ralph Lee and Wendell Simonson with Sheriff William Spurrier aiding at the scene.
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PeLicy
AMANA
Harry Geiger
Amana Society
Iowa River
Geiger
Allen Hursh
Walford
Hursh
Ralph Lee
Iowa
Wendell Simonson
Johnson County
Oxford
William Spurrier
U.N. Diplomats Seek Token Mid-East Bid
Delegates at the United Nations pursue a face saving token resolution on the Middle East after failed votes on Israel withdrawal. A Wednesday meeting aims to finish emergency session work begun June 17 as opposition seeks a two thirds majority for a general principles draft. Israel opposes surrender of Jerusalem Old City and cites religious sites but rejects secession.
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Diehard U.N
Middle East
Israel
General Assembly
Security Council
Assembly
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Jerusalem
U.S
Thei
U N Fizzle Adds Up to Soviet Loss
The General Assembly failed to craft a formula for the Arab-Israeli conflict leaving the Soviet Union as the primary loser. Arabs and the U.N. also suffered as the Kremlin's emergency session effort collapsed and backfired as a propaganda move.
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U.N
United Nations
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Kremlin
Middle East
Planes Land as Mobutu Reports Congo Tension
Two unidentified planes landed foreign commandos at Kisangani airport as Mobutu announced a state of emergency amid tension in eastern Congo. He said 200 Belgian mercenaries were said to be ready to free Tshombe in Algiers, while Algerian moves were viewed as a plot to oust Mobutu.
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Kinshasa
Congo
Kisangani
Joseph Mobutu
Moise Tshombe
Algiers
Stanleyville
Mobutu
Bukavu
Washington
U.S
Truston Crigler
Tshombe
Algeria
Soviet Union
Israel
Alexei Kosygin
New York
Bukuvu
Security Council
Organization of African Unity
Scaffold Collapse Injures 32 during Atlanta Parade
A construction scaffold collapsed during Atlanta's Independence Day parade as about 50 spectators jumped on it to see a lion float. Thirty two injured, none seriously. police had warned spectators to move off seconds before the fall. Ambulances navigated traffic as victims, mostly cut and bruised, were taken to hospital.
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Atlanta
UPI
America
Bob Hope
Hope
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