Miners Survive 175 Hours in Idaho Mine Tragedy
Ron Flory and Tom Wilkenson spent 175 hours trapped in the Sun Shine silver mine near Kellogg Idaho. They survived on air and water from a piping system and food from lunch buckets of dead coworkers. Rescue workers near completion as the death toll rose to 47 with dozens still missing underground.
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U.S. Bureau of Mines
Enabie
Tom Wilkenson
Ron Flory
Sunshine
Kellogg
Idaho
Wilkenson
Flory
Aly
Wilkenton
Lory
Large Iowa City protest draws 1500 to 2000 demonstrators
About 1,500 to 2,000 antiwar protesters gathered at the Burlington street Riverside drive intersection in Iowa City for six hours on Tuesday night. Police reported 27 arrests and minor property damage while noting a more restrained show of force than a May 1971 clash. The event coincided with Cedar Rapids deliberations on highway 151 improvements and a controversial cross town freeway plan.
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Towa City
Burlington Street
Riverside Drive
Ames
Iowa Highway
First Avenue
Carl Sehach
Cedar Rapidss
Crosstown
City Hall Armory
Highway Commission
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Iowa City
Ray Wells
University of Town Pentacrest
Laird Reports Soviet Ship Turns Back From Haiphong
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird said at a briefing that at least one Soviet freighter redirected away from Haiphong after Nixon ordered harbor seals. He indicated more ships may have altered course while confirming the U S withdrawal plan continues alongside new Viet Nam actions and Abrams aims to exceed a 49 000 troop ceiling by July 1.
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Washington
Haiphong
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
U. S
Creighton Abrams
U S planes strike North Vietnam as Mig losses hit record
American warplanes reported seven enemy MiG interceptors shot down in a single day as U S aircraft carried out heavy air strikes inside North Vietnam. The attack targeted Hanoi Haiphong and surrounding areas while warning of broader operations, with Haiphong and Haiphong harbor areas under bombardment and naval actions continuing to constrain supplies.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U. S. Command
Sen
Ngo Dzu
Central Highlands
Kontum
Pleiku
South Vietnam
U. S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Harim
Barder
North Viet I
Nam
Highlandy
China
Lairdmund
U.S
Saifon
Yen Bai
Thieu Declares Martial Law in South Vietnam
President Nguyen Van Thieu proclaimed martial law across South Vietnam effective at midnight. The move comes amid a major North Vietnamese offensive, with reports of possible mobilization, recall of veterans, and draft changes. Authorities feature broad police powers, curfews in all cities, and intensified security checks.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Nun
Thieu
Thien
McGovern Beats Humphrey in Nebraska Primary Victory
Senator George McGovern defeated Hubert Humphrey in Nebraska as returns from Lincoln and rural areas gave McGovern a clearer edge. Humphrey led in delegates while McGovern led in the statewide preference tally as both camps eyed West Virginia and California contests forthcoming. WallaceStayed off the Nebraska ballot while McGovern warned of scare tactics over his positions on marijuana legalization abortion and amnesty.
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Sen
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nebraska
Humphrey
George Wallace
West Virginia
McGovern
Omaha
Washington
Liny
Coln
California
Maine
Edmund Muskie
South Dakota
Vietnam War Helicopter Crash Kills 32 Americans
A U S Army Chinook helicopter 20 miles northeast of Saigon crashed on an administrative mission killing all 32 aboard, including 5 crewmen and 27 passengers. Investigators said mechanical failure is suspected though enemy fire cannot be ruled out. no ground action found in the area near Bearcat former base.
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SMGON
UPI
Saigon
Chinok
U.S
Ormer ‘Thii Army
Bearcat
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
Dong Ha
da Nang
Boyle Invited Before Jury In Yablonski Case
Pittsb urgh AP reports United Mine Workers president W I Boyle and executive assistant Suzanne Richards were invited to appear before a federal grand jury probing the murder of union insurgent Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter. Sources say they will be asked about a $20,000 transfer from the union treasury in Washington to District 19 in Middlesboro Kentucky.
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Pittsburgh
W. i. ‘Ony
Boyle
United Mine Workers
Joseph Yablonski
Suzanne Richards
Miss Richards
National Treasury
Washington, D.C
District 19
Middlesboro
Sayings and Snaps in a Wry Household Exchange
The line delivers a sharp quip about family dynamics as a spouse blames the mother-in-law for the partner’s upbringing. The exchange highlights humor born from tangled in-law relations within a domestic scene.
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Wee
Plory
Somone
London
Mikhail Smirnovsky
Alec Douglas Home
Andrei A. Dromyko
Moscow
Soviet Union
Geneva
Pravda
India
America
Swaran Singh
By Dale Rutter
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Teelay
Attheater
Farm Financial
Marion Wyne Society
Laird
North Vienamese
I Haiphong
7Th Fleet
Hue
Kentung City
Haiptong
Defense
United States
McGovern, Humphrey
By Carl P. Luebsdorf
Wallace
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
Dmz
Navy
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