U.S. Losses In Aircraft Top Five Thousand Units
Saigon reports 5,002 U.S. helicopters and airplanes lost in Vietnam since 1961- pointing to about $5 billion in value. Allied accounts add heavy shelling of eight towns and 32 camps, with major bases near Saigon hit and casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Iva Snaue Caacl
Defense Laird
Paris
Hanoi
Johnson
Nixon
U.S
Lai Khe
Dong Tam
Nang
Dalat
Nixon Flying to Florida Tonight
The article notes Nixon plans a Florida weekend at his Key Biscayne home, staying through Monday night. It also reports a Soviet protest over attacks on its embassy in Peking and the ensuing mass demonstrations, with details of the embassy damage and police presence.
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Peking
Tass
Moscow
Cape
Mao Tse-tung
Washington
Viet Willy
Florida
Key Biscayne
White House
Ray To Plead Guilty To King Assassination
Huntsville Times reports James Ray will plead guilty to MLK assassination in Huntsville Alabama. A source says the plea aims to avoid a death sentence. Tennessee seeks a 99 year sentence with a 6 year recommendation noted.
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Huntsville
Ala
Huntsville Times
James Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
Times
Rescue 24 Hours Off Reach Miner Trapped Underground
LARK Utah AP rescue workers said on Friday they were at least 24 hours away from reaching William Jones a miner trapped underground since Saturday efforts continued to reach him.
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LARK
Utah
William Jones
Four Bodies Found Look For Others
Provincetown district attorney Ed Mund Dinis said on Friday that authorities had found four bodies and would continue searching for additional victims. The case involves an ongoing investigation with police and medical examiners coordinating to identify the deceased.
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Provincetown, Mass
Edmund Dinis
Rhode Island double homicide linked to arrest of carpenter
Antone Costa, 25, a jobless carpenter and former taxidermist, was arrested on a murder charge after the hacked bodies of two Providence girls were found. Costa pleads innocent as Judge Gershom Hall orders a mental exam at a state hospital. The victims were Patricia Walsh and Mary Ann Wysocki, both 23, identified by dental charts. Walsh was decapitated.
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Antone Costa
Providence
Gershom Hall
Costa
Dinis
Cape Cod
Rhode Island
Patricia Walsh
Mary Ann Wysocki
Daniel Hiebert
Miss Walsh
Herbert
Medal of Honor Recipients and Apollo 9 Rendezvous Details
The article notes Vietnam Medal of Honor actions highlighting Joe Hooper and William Zabitosky with their citations. It also reports on Apollo 9 astronauts James McDivitt and Russell Schweickart achieving a successful lunar module rendezvous with the command ship, including docking, undocking issues, and mission timing.
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Nixon
White House
Joe Hooper
Saugus
Calif
William Zabitosky
Trenton
N. J
Clarence Sasser
Rosharon
Texas
Rumor of Drowning Declared Possible but Under Investigation
Sheriff says rumors of a drowning in Iowa River may be false with a lie detector test planned for William Schwarz. Officials state they still pursue a recovery while noting two prior reported drownings proved to be fakes.
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McDivitt
Schneider
William Schwarz
Washington
Iowa
Gold prices surge as franc fears push European demand
Frantic demand for liquid assets spreads across Europe as the French franc's outlook spurs buying. Gold hit 48.31 dollars an ounce, rising from 47.92 on Thursday and up 2.08 since last Friday, with London showing similar gains amid a worldwide price swing.
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Europe
London
Wee Witnesses Held in Filthy Jails
Maryland jail inspector testified before a Senate subcommittee about children as young as three kept in filthy jails for up to 90 days as witnesses in child abuse cases. He cited a 3 year old kept in a Baltimore juvenile jail with bars and minimal facilities.
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Washington
UPI
Maryland
Senate
Joseph Egeberg
Department of Correctional Services
Egeberg
Baltimore City
Nine Die in Tenement Fire Delayed Alarm
A five story Jersey City tenement fire killed nine, including seven children on the top floor. Neighbors delayed reporting the blaze, fire officials said, hindering rescue efforts as a mother and child perished on a ledge and a boy was saved moments before roof collapse.
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Jersey City
UPI
Raymond Gibney
Rena Lewis
Alice Thomas
President to root for the Washington Senators
The President is expected to attend a Senators game, adding a splash of morale as he balances immense duties. Officials anticipate a show of support at the ballpark, highlighting the national pastime amid a busy political agenda.
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Washington Senators
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University of Iowa
Maynard Schneider
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Buti
Michael Hullihan
Des Moines
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