SAMs Air War Escalates as U S Bombing Hits North Vietnam
United States and allied air forces report the heaviest strikes against North Vietnam’s air defenses in the current offensive. American pilots resume bombing the Hanoi Haiphong area with Phantoms destroying air defense sites. A U S F- Phantom was shot down near Hanoi, with two crew missing. South Vietnamese Marines push into Quang Tri province with U S support, reporting heavy combat and multiple enemy KIA. Armed Forces Day remarks by President Thieu vow a three month drive to reclaim lost territory amid clashes near An Loc and Pleiku Kontum.
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U. S
Hanoi- Haiphong
Podgorny
Hanoi
Panhandle
Milesorth
Quang Tri Province
7Th Fleet
Nguyen van Thien
An Loc
Saigon
Comiunist
Highway 14
Pleiku
Kontum
Highlands
Pilot strike disrupts some flights but mostly normal in U S
The Associated Press reports American, Northwest, Delta, United and Western Airlines largely operated normally while foreign carriers faced widespread outages. In the United States Eastern, Northeast and Southern Airlines halted service with Southern resuming at 10 am. An overall mood of limited disruption contrasted with calls for stricter security after a recent hijacking and deaths in the region. International airports reported minimal outages, and pilots resisted broader participation.
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United States
Eastern
Northeast
Southern Airlines
Southern
Aerolineas Argentinas
Olympic United States
Airways
Czechoslovakia
Supreme Court
Hong Kong
Maii
Washington
Tokyo
Berlin
Pilots’ Association
Air
London
British Overseas Airways
Corp
International Federation
European Airways
Peace Hope Dampened by Soviet Actions
A Pan Am spokesman in New York reported flight disruptions at two airports Vienna and Panama City amid crew walkouts and blocked ramps. TWA pilots remained flying despite U S circuit court action while Moscow urged halt to military actions against North Vietnam. Podgorny announced Paris talks to resume soon and a deescalation effort with North Vietnam, noting a positive outcome from his Calcutta visit.
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Pan Am
New York
Vienna
Panama City
Moscow Radio
U. S
Paris
Frank Borman
Hanoi
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
el Yar East
Timates
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Padgorny
North Vietnam
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Moscow
Podgorny
Hami
Xuan Thuy
le Due Tho
Calcutta
Soviet Union
No Disruption Seen in California Air Schedule
Spokesmen for airlines serving Cedar Rapids said aircraft were expected to fly Monday despite a pilot strike threat. Ozark and United anticipated on schedule, with several travelers changing reservations to avoid disruption. Braniff and United reported unusually full flights.
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Cedar Rapids
Ozark
United Air Lines
Associated Press
Braniff
United
Drowns in River Near Iowa Falls
Edward Wichman, 31, of Cedar Rapids, missing since Friday, was found dead in the Towa river near Iowa Falls. Police identify drowning as the apparent cause. Wichman worked as a brakeman for Rock Island railroad. He was born July 18, 1941, and lived most of his life in Cedar Rapids. married at the time.
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Edward Wichman
Iowa Falls
Cover Rapids
Towa Falls
Exdwerd Wichman
Cedar Rapids
Towa River
Paul Hodgson
Wichman
Rock Island Railroad
Town Falls
Hodgson
Edward €. Wichman
Waucoma
Supreme Court voids U.S. wiretap policy nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled government wiretaps of domestic subversives without warrants unconstitutional and not authorized by the 1968 Safe Streets Act. Justice Powell warned against unchecked surveillance stifling dissent. The decision accompanied rulings on baseball antitrust, civil rights, and other matters.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis I. Powell, Jr
Curt Flood
Storm Kings Mountain
Huds Highlands
New York City
Trident crash near London claims 118 lives
London AP reports a British BEA Trident jetliner, after takeoff from Heathrow bound for Brussels, plunged into a field, killing all 118 aboard including 22 Americans and several British physicians. The plane collided with a cargo aircraft on the ground near a busy road, with several passengers reportedly en route to tourism.
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London
Department of Trade and Jetliner
Brussels
BEA
Trident
Trish
British European
A |Airways
Heathrow
Rabies Control Plan Deepens In Iowa Counties
State Veterinarian Dr E A Butler announced meetings with health and conservation leaders to head off a possible statewide rabies epidemic sparked by outbreaks in Grundy and Butler counties. Wildlife such as skunks are blamed for infecting farm animals including sows on Bon Abbas farms. The Town council approved reimbursing the farmer for the infected hogs, a cost Butler says is minor compared to statewide containment efforts.
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Randy Minkoff
Des Moines
UPI
E. A. Butler
Butler
Grundy
Actinville
Bon Abbas
Spying Charged in Demo Headquarters Break In
In New Orleans AP reports Democratic National Chairman Lawrence O'Brien said the party may pursue court action over a break-in at the DNC offices. A security coordinator for Nixon's campaign was arrested and questioned. O'Brien sought counsel on possible actions while the FBI investigated. The Florida White House condemned the burglary as a third rate effort and Nixon was briefed. James W. McCord Jr. was named in campaign reports as a security coordinator receiving salary and expenses in April and May. The US attorney’s office continued inquiries.
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New Orleans
Lawrence
O’brien
Nixon
O'Brien
Esent Califano
Republican National Committee
Florida
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Associated Press
James W. McCord, Jr
DNC
Sach Committee
McCord
James McCord
McCord Associates
US. Attorney's Office
Cal
Tornadoes Ravage Florida As Agnes Lashes Gulf Coast
AP reports Hurricane Agnes struck Florida’s panhandle with damaging winds and rising seas. Tornadoes spawned by the storm swept through the Keys and South Florida, killing at least six and injuring dozens, while flooding and bridge washouts disrupted the west coast. Cuba reported seven deaths and 35,000 evacuated as the system moved inland.
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Florida Keys
Apalachicola, Vla
Florida
Panhandle
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Panama City
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Okeechobee
la Belle
Hendry County
Big Coppitt Key
Apalachicola
Cuba
Cedar Key
Coquina Key
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Bayshore
Gulf Coast
Pinar del Rio
Isle of Pines
Tunnel smashup toll reaches 64 in France tunnel collapse
AP reports in Soissons rescue teams fought fumes and carried out survivors and bodies from a tunnel after a ceiling collapse from two rains. Sixty four bodies were recovered with eighty six injured as air grew unbreathable and shifts shortened to one hour. In Taranto a navy submarine repair drydock explosion killed two workers and injured four.
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Soissons
France
Taranto
Italy
Today's Chuckle About Free Speech Belief and Collect Calls
A light quip notes that many college students advocate free speech yet still prefer collecting calls. The joke pivots on the irony of collecting a call, playing on slang and outdated phone culture.
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