Central America War Flames Amid Invasion Allegations
Honduras and El Salvador Clashed in an undeclared conflict with both nations accusing the other of aggression. The OAS sent a peace team from Washington as Honduran authorities claimed Salvadorean ground forces crossed the border and attacked with air strikes. Reports also said one Salvadorean aircraft was downed and several cities faced bombardment amid tensions over border disputes and regional spillover.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Central America
el Salvador
Organization of American States
Washington
Guatemala
San Salvador
Santa Rosa de Lima
Toncontin
Jorge Duran
OAS
Julio Rivera
President Nixon firm on Safeguard compromise stance
Washington AP report says President Nixon has no intention of compromising on his Safeguard anti ballistic missile proposal, as described by Republican congressional leaders on Tuesday.
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Washington
Nixon
Two Slain In Gunfire At Resort In Wyoming
Sheriff reports a Texas man and a 14 year old boy held several hostages at Battle Mountain Lodge in Pinedale. A 16 year old girl and a sheriff's deputy were killed. Two suspects, James Arabette 27 and Larry Foster 14, held for homicide investigation, Pasadena Texas.
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Pinedale
Wyo
Texas
Morris Horton
Horton
Billy Edwards
Cathy
Pasadena
James Arabette
Larry Foster
Battle Mountain Lodge
Lawrence Chaney
Edwards
Floy Sackett
Barbara Chambers
Wyoming
Change in U S Viet Tactics Studied
Defense Secretary Laird told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a possible shift in U S combat tactics to ease pressure on Communist forces is being studied Though no de escalation orders have been issued Gen Creighton Abrams has been told to pursue reducing U S casualties An optimistic Laird noted a recent drop in close combat attacks and emphasized vigilance for any new enemy initiatives.
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Laird
Vietnam
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Iommittee
Creighton Abrams
Nixon
Abrams
Johnson
Four American Choppers Lost In Vietnam Incidents
SAIGON AP reports the U S command says four U S army helicopters were lost. Two fell to enemy action and two collided while maneuvering to avoid fire. Four Americans died and three wounded in the collision. two South Vietnamese were killed and three Americans wounded in another incident. One helicopter was destroyed when a South Vietnamese soldier detonated a mine as he jumped off. North Vietnamese shelled allied outposts from within the DMZ four times.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Mountain Tragedy in Wyoming Claims Marine Victim
A young man killed in a Wyoming mountain climbing accident is identified as Gary Berg of Boston, formerly an AW01 Marine. Berg’s body was recovered on 12,482‑foot Mitchell Peak after a 60‑foot fall while ascending the north face. Sheriff McDougall confirmed Berg, not John Hagen of Salem, Mass., as the victim, following a mistaken identity by his mother.
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Berg
Hagen
McDougall
Thomas Cook
Jamison, Pa
Coralville Lake Reaches New High As Floods Spread
Coralville Lake rose to 710.35 feet above sea level, the highest on record, as outflow from the Coralville dam reached 12,000 cubic feet per second. Officials said downstream lowland flooding exists on the Iowa River but no major problems are reported, with the high level and outflow likely to continue through Tuesday.
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Coralville Lake
Coralville Dam
Lowa River
Army Corps of Engineers
Trapped in Submerged Auto Five Hours
Mary Jacobs of Derry Village was rescued after five hours trapped in her overturned car submerged in a pond near Salem New Hampshire. An air bubble kept her alive until firefighters located and pulled the vehicle from the water. She was treated for immersion and taken in good condition to a Methuen Massachusetts hospital.
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Salem
N.H
UPI
Mary Jacobs
Derry Village
Methuen
Mass
Unmasking of Berg Climbing Tragedy Revealed
Mountain climbers Martin Epp and Ken Clanton recovered the body of Berg after a 12 hour struggle through wind and rain. They reached the ledge where Berg landed near Lander and were hoisted to the mountain summit by helicopter.
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Martin Epp
Ken Clanton
Berg
Epp
Clanton
Lander
Preparations Called Smoothest in Series
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Collins and Aldrin relax at Cape Kennedy as countdown runs ahead of schedule for the moon landing. VIPs travel to Florida while Nixon stays in Washington. Launch team calls the countdown the smoothest yet with eight days eight hours remaining.
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NASA
UPI
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Armstrong
Aldrin
Cape Kennedy
Nixon
Washington
Houston
The
Space Agency
Collins
Rocco Petrone
Collings
Moon
Eagle
Moonport
Wymer Named Director of Iowa Development Commission
Chad A. Wymer 40 of Council Bluffs was named by Gov. Robert Ray to direct the Iowa Development Commission. Wymer will address a months long slump, fill staff vacancies, and push an aggressive program to develop industry and tourism. He has been executive vice-president of the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce and will earn 25000 dollars annually. The appointment ends political bickering over Iowa's industrial progress.
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Des Moines
Chad A. Wymer
Council Bluffs
Robert Ray Tuesday
Iowa Development Commission
Wymer
Commission
Iowa
Ray
Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce
Viet Cong Says War Could Last Twenty Years In Vietnam
Paris AP dispatch reports Viet Cong leader Mrs. Nguyen Tri Binh told Figaro that attacks in South Vietnam could prolong the war up to 20 years to force Nixon to change policy. South Vietnam’s Thieu proposed elections under international supervision and rejected by Hanoi.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Nixon
Nguyen Tri Binh
Viet Cong
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Phu Bai
National Liberation Front
Binh
Chuckle Politics: grants aim to win public favor
A satirical take on politicians who promise popularity by distributing grants funded from the public purse. The piece frames the tactic as self-serving and uses irony to critique spending as populist theater.
Slow Soviet Moonship Pace Slows Moon Landing Effort
JODRELL BANK England AP The Luna 15 spacecraft is traveling slower than usual and will take longer than the typical three and a half days to reach the moon area. Sir Bernard Lovell says the mission may be attempting something new such as recovering moon rocks.
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England
Bernard Lovell
Lovell
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