Reds Shell 65 Towns And Camps
Saigon reports 65 shellings in the third week of the offensive, with heavy actions near the DMZ. Ten U.S. Marines died and 40 were wounded repelling North Vietnamese assaults on a camp two miles south of the DMZ. Viet Cong losses included 17 killed in a battle 38 miles north of Saigon. Civilians were harmed as nine hamlets were invaded, 15 killed, 20 wounded, and six kidnapped. Hue and other urban centers faced rocket fire. A U.S. air strike and brief air combat, plus a downed fighter, wounded pilots, and a Marine helicopter incident added to the day’s toll.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Laos
U S. Air Force
Highlands
Ten Arrested In Cedar Rapids Narcotics Raid
Ten Cedar Rapids Marion area youths were charged after a narcotics raid on rooming house at 110 Sixteenth Street NE. Those charged with violating state narcotics act include Niggeling Jones Tilson Eidsmoe Lyon Duffy Ehrke Karrick Heath Olsen. Duffy linked to prior narco arrests. Raid at 1 a.m. yielded marijuana LSD and prescriptive drugs. some seized in a tailored search warrant. Several released on bonds. others held.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Street
John P. Niggeling
Ninth Street
Marion
Vicki Jones
Second Avenue
Patricia A. Tilson
E Avenue
Varleen Eidsmoe
Oakland Road
Tim J. Lyon
Twelfth Avenue
Edward J. Duffy
Bel Air Drive
Gary L. Ehrke
Twenty-eighth Street
Stephanie A. Karrick
Twenty-first Street
Robert D. Heath
James M. Olsen
Miss Tilson
Clinton Shaeffer
Warleen Eidsmoe
Miss Jones
Karrick
Lyon
Ehrke
Tug Missing Score Aboard Tug Missing Score Aboard
The 211 foot ocean going tug Alice Moran with twenty aboard is missing east of Bermuda in heavy seas. Coast guard led a major search after the tug last spoke at 3 p.m. Tuesday reporting a storm damaged boat and wheel house and hope to reach Bermuda by Thursday.
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NEW York
Alice Moran
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Liberian Ore Carrier Feared Lost in Gulf Storm
The Liberian ore carrier is believed sunk in rough Gulf of Mexico waters about 260 miles southwest of Mobile Alabama. Coast guard reports a typical crew of about 35 on vessels of this type.
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Mobile
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Coast Guard
Monk Given 10-Year Term for Pro-Red Activities
SAIGON AP reports prominent Buddhist monk Thich Thien Minh, 48, was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor for pro-communist activities. He was convicted of harboring conspirators and illegal possession of arms and communist documents.
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Saigon
Thich Thien Minh
Tagus River Recedes After Portugal Floods
In Lisbon, the Tagus River subsided Saturday after two days of floods in central Portugal, easing pressure on affected towns and prompting relief efforts. Local officials warned of residual risk and advised caution along riverbanks.
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Lisbon
Tagus
Portugal
Carfrae Dies in Colorado Crash at 20
James C. Carfrae 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carfrae of 3012 Eastern Boulevard NE, died Friday in a head on collision near Russell Colorado with a semi driven by Jerry A. Earnest 28 of Greeley. A student at Adams State College Alamosa he was en route home for semester break. He was born in Cedar Rapids August 18 1948. Surviving are his parents a sister and two brothers and grandparents in Florida and Cedar Rapids. services pending at Monahan Stewart funeral home.
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James C. Carfrae
Jack Carfrae
Eastern Boulevard
Russell
Colo
Colorado
Jerry A. Earnest
Greeley
Carfrae
Young Carfrae
Adams State College
Alamosa
Cedar Rapids
Adams State
Aug
Caroline
Steven
Thomas
Charles Hiegel
Ft. Myers
Fla
Robert W. Carfrae
Cedar, Rapids
Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home
Six Youths and Deputy Die in Collision
PORT SULPHUR La AP Six youths and a deputy sheriff were killed Saturday in a crash when their car crossed into the deputy’s lane. State Trooper Arthur Terrebonne said the collision occurred as the car veered into the deputy’s path.
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Port Sulphur
Arthur Terrebonne
Missiles O K near townsfolk see economic gain
Officials near the first two Sentinel sites welcome the missiles amid concerns about schools housing. Nixon announced Malmstrom Montana and Grand Forks North Dakota as initial sites. Local residents foresee permanent jobs and up to 3,000 workers during construction, with some opposition in Reading Massachusetts and a few dissenting North Dakota students. May or Harvey Nelson of Shelby Montana voices local support for the site.
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Nixon
Washington
Malmstrom
Montana
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Reading
Harold Holappa
Lynnfield
Mass
Robert McCann
Walhalla
N.D
Leon Dubourt
Boeing Co
Dubourt
Charles Bullard
University of North Dakota
Shelby
Mont
Minuteman Base
Great Falls
Harvey Nelson
Chuckle Prosperity Baffles Business Minds and Politicians
A wry statement suggests prosperity is a creature business men craft for politicians to claim. The remark echoes a critique that economic gains are often shaped to fit political credit rather than purely market forces.
Cedar Rapids Navy Corpsman Lewis C Harris Dies in Vietnam
Cedar Rapids mourns Navy Hospital Corpsman third class Lewis C Harris listed by the defense department as a combat fatal in Vietnam. He was married to Sandra K Harris of 1425 Avenue NE. No further details on his death were released.
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Lewis C. Harris
Cedar Rapids
Vietnam
Navy Hospital
Defense Department
Harris
Sandra K. Harris
Avenue NE
Injuries Fatal To Atkins Woman 69 in Highway Crash
Martha Waterman 69 of Atkins died at Iowa City hospital after a two car crash on highway 279 near Atkins in Benton county. Her husband Walter 69, in St Luke's Cedar Rapids in fair condition. Wesley Brynsaas 23 Cedar Rapids driver of the other car, in fair condition. Marvin Henry Cedar Rapids passenger in Brynsaas car treated and released.
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Atkins
Martha Waterman
Highway
Benton County
Waterman
Walter
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Wesley Brynsans
Highway Patrol
Brynsaas
Marvin Henry
Behind the Scenes on Ray's Guilty Plea
Reconstruction shows James Earl Ray pressed to accept a 99 year term after negotiations with prosecutors and defense. Key figures include Mrs. King, U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Gov. Ellington, and district attorney Phil Canale. The King family opposed capital punishment, but approved the plea to avoid trial and electric chair.
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Memphis
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
King
Ramsey Clark
U.S
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
New York
Ray
Phil Canale
Shelby County
Hugh Stanton
Canale
U.S. Civil Rights Division
Department of Justice
Stanton
Harry Wachtel
Wachtel
Frontiers Clash On Damansky Island Escalates Fight
MOSCOW AP reports renewed fighting between Soviet and Chinese troops on Damansky Chenpao island along the Ussuri. Both sides accuse the other of provocation and warn of consequences. Tass says Chinese forces attacked Soviet guards Friday and Saturday. Chinese radio cites Soviet border incursions. Authorities vow defense of territory as Beijing blasts Soviet aggression and Moscow denounces anti-Soviet hysteria while detailing diplomatic steps.
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Moscow
Peking
Moscow Radio
Ussuri
Manchurian
Vladivostok
Damansky
Chenpao
Peking Radio
Tass
Provocateurs
U.S
Chima
Soviet Union
Damansky Island
China
Coggon Marine Randall Shackelford Dies in Japan
Lance Cpl. Randall Shackelford, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Shackelford, died Thursday in a Japanese hospital from injuries suffered in Vietnam after mortar fire in Da Nang. He enlisted in 1968, graduated from Coggan high school, and had been in Vietnam since December 14. Surviving grandmother Etta Shackelford of Walker. Body to be returned to Murdoch funeral home.
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Etta Shackelford
Walker
Murdoch Funeral Home
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UPI
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David Scott
Douglas
Tracey
James McDivitt
Michael
Kathleen
Ann
Patrick
Russell Schweickart
Reds
C.R
Cedar Rapids News
Niggeling
Edward Duffy
Duffy
Monk
James Carfrae
O.K
Associated Press
By Bernard Gavzer
Frontier
Red China
New China
Southeast Asia
India
Burma
Malaysia
NCNA
Japan
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