Eight Americans Die and Wound from Rocket Attack in Vietnam
An enemy rocket at the Ninth Division processing center near Dong Tam killed one American and wounded seven, three days before troop withdrawal orders. The assault also killed two more Americans and wounded 21 in a parallel strike as the Ninth Division prepares to send home a large unit.
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Saigon
Ninth Division
U.S
Dong Tam
47Th Infantry
Nixon
Gsid
Larey Aiken
Jamaica
N.Y
da, Nang
Pruitt Resigns Over Black Capitalism Plan
Philip Pruitt 32 resigned as director of the SBA minority enterprise program after four months saying he could not face himself in the mirror. He quit as assistant administrator in charge of the program created to redeem Nixon’s pledge for black capitalism.
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Washington
Philip Pruitt
Mirror
Nixon
Pruitt
Small Business Administration
Soviet Envoy Says Yes to Apollo Bid
Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin accepted an invitation to watch Apollo 11 and the Cape Kennedy launch. The piece discusses U S program leadership, minority business goals, and Pruitt's resignation amid Senate small business hearings with references to SBA and Johnson administration targets.
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Apollo
Cape. Kennedy
Anatoly Dobrynin
Soviet Union
Cape Kennedy
Pruitt
Julian Scheer
Space Agency
Johnson Ad
SBA Imate
Two Youths Die In Pamplona Bull Run Tragedy
In Pamplona Spain two young Spaniards were killed during the sixth bull run of the festival. Six bulls were released along the barricaded street to the bull ring where matadors would perform later. One animal separated from the herd and fatally butted a runner and gored another in the stomach.
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Pamplona
Spain
UPI
Chuckle: An optimist on waistline at the cleaners
A joke wordplay frames an optimistic man who believes the drycleaners are shrinking his trousers. The line flips expectation with light humor at a casual punchline.
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Coourlent Ihf
Cedar River Surpasses 16-Foot Crest Reaches 18.28 in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar River rose past the projected 16 foot crest in Cedar Rapids, hitting 18.28 feet by Saturday morning. City crews worked around the clock pumping wells, sandbagging, and sealing low spots while Ellis Road NW and Otis Road SE closed due to high water and Twenty first Avenue SW between A and B Streets crowded with sandbags and manholes.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Hitton
City Street Department
Hilton
Ellis Road
Ellis Lane
Otis Road
Twenty-first Avenue
Johnson Accepts Nixon Invitation to Apollo 1 Launch
President Johnson accepted President Nixon's invitation to watch the Apollo 1 launch at Cape Kennedy. The two men spoke by phone, and Nixon offered Johnson use of a military jet to fly to Florida for the event.
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Washington
Johnson
Cape Kennedy
Nixon
White House
Florida
Venezuelan Airliner Crash Overweight By Five Thousand Pounds
Preliminary investigation finds the Venezuelan airliner that crashed near Maraesibo had 5000 pounds of excess weight. Report cites delay in rotation speed and lift as a contributing factor in the worst aviation disaster with 155 lives lost.
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Caracas
Maraesibo
Soviet Naval Squadron near Cape Kennedy Monitors Space Launch
An eight ship Soviet naval squadron steamed about 89 miles off Cape Kennedy. Spokesman Pettagon said the vessels, bound for Cuba, were cruising in the vicinity and could remain after the Apatto 11 launch. They are due in Cuba four days after the launch for a Friendship visit.
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Washington
Cape Kennedy
Pettagon
Cuba
Koszta Faces High Water Evacuations Near Iowa River
Residents of Koszta flee as floodwaters advance from the Iowa River. No local levees exist and nearby farms risk being surrounded. In Marengo, dikes are patrolled while one breach weakens allowing flood to threaten agricultural land. Upstream a river crest moves toward Chelsea and Marengo with record depths and widespread damage.
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Oe Nee
Koszta
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Lowa
Towa
Chelsea
Tams County
Hbolding
Jawa
Bagan
Jawa River
Marshalltown
Walter
Alarm Over Open Air Nerve Gas Tests By Army
Congressmen voiced alarm after the army revealed open air nerve gas testing at Dugway Utah Edgewood Maryland and not Fort McClellan Alabama Rep Heuss urged suspension until full reports and safety measures are provided Sen Mathias called for immediate action Rep Long urged halt until Congress is fully informed Pentagon plans to detonate 36 devices at Dugway and 122 at Edgewood in three months with prior counts of 67 and 110 respectively in the prior quarter
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Washington
Rep
Heuss
D-Wis
House
Army
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Fort McClellan
Ala
Tam
Reuss
Mathias
R-Md
Long
D-Md
Meluden Edgewood
Congress
Franky
Dugway
Pentagon
Edgewood
Subcommittee
Reusg
Decorah Serviceman Killed In Vietnam
Army Specialist Larry I. Johnson of Decorah was reported killed in combat in Vietnam after two months in country. He was 21, a 1965 Decorah High School graduate, survived by his parents Howard and Mrs Johnson and two brothers Daniel and Paul. funeral arrangements handled by Sterne Funeral Home.
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Decorah
Frankville Township
Winneshirk County
Defense Department
Howard M. Johnson
Army Spt
Larry I. Johnson
Decorah High School
Young Johnson
Vietnam
Daniel
Paul
Helmer Johnson
Elsie Yargood
Devornoh
Sterne Funeral Home
Gangs clash erupts in Crystal Beach resort village
Police broke up a battle between rival gangs in Crystal Beach Ontario near Niagara Falls. Reports say 21 women and 121 youths participated in the fight with rivals from Buffalo New York and Crystal Beach.
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Crystal Beach
Ont
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
In,y
Lightning Storm Delays Flights at Los Angeles Airport
A Friday lightning storm cut power at Los Angeles International Airport delaying some flights. Power loss affected terminal operations and caused flight delays across several airlines as crews worked to restore systems and rebook passengers.
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Los Angeles
UPI
International Airport
Crowhurst Mystery Deepens As Yachting Boats Abandoned
British yachtsman Donald Crowhurst remains missing after his Teignmouth Electron is found 700 miles west of the Azores. In the same Atlantic area, three unmanned vessels have appeared within 12 days, prompting searchors to suspend efforts as weather and sea conditions are cited.
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London
Donald Crowhurst
U.S. Air Force
Crowhurst
Ames
The
London Sunday Times
Loyd's Shipping Exchange
Peter Wallin
Sweden
Wes
London Weather Center
Atlantic
Picardy
Teignmouth
Brati
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