U.S. Troops Balk at Patrol Duty Near Fire Base Pace
US and ARVN units faced a tense incident as soldiers at Fire Base Pace on the Cambodian border reportedly showed reluctance to patrol at night. Commands were contested, one patrol aborted, and reports say six men refused after clashes near an ill fated mine field. Field accounts vary on whether a formal refusal occurred. A later report notes ARVN ambush timing and a weather claim that halted the mission.
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Saigon
API
Robert McCaffee
U.S
Pace
Bravo Company
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Delay in delivery of POW letter puzzles Army and Congress
DETROIT AP Army and congressional sources probe why a Viet Nam prisoner of war letter written by Sgt John Sexton Jr. was held two years before arriving with his family. Sexton, 23, was captured Aug 12, 1969. His father, John Sexton, 49, said the Army gave the letter to him a week ago after his son was released, citing verification and possible propaganda concerns. Rep Lucien Nedzi called the delay shocking if confirmed.
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U.S
Highway 7
Detroit
Michigan
John Sexton, Jr
Warren
Vietnam
John Sexton
Army
Sexton
Washington
Saigon
Lucien Nedzi
House Armed Services Committee
Four Pupils Die in Sunday School Boiler Explosion
In Marietta Ohio a boiler room explosion tore through a Sunday school wing of the First Baptist Church killing four teens and their teacher, while injuring 14 of the 140 people present. Names among the dead include Ricky Morris Gary Holley Carol day and Heather Dawson. Diane Slaughter 14 survived with classmates. The blast followed services and aged building details, with police noting water at 140 degrees and the boiler shut down after steam seeping into the basement. The church had endured tragedy recently with the death of its pastor Donald Duncan and a past nursing home fire two years earlier.
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Marietta, Ohio
Dane
Diane Slaughter
Diane
First Baptist Fehurch
Treacher
Michael Murphy
Ricky Morris
Gary Holley
Carol
Day
Heather Dawson
Fred Combs
Donald Duncan
Ohio River
California Fire Advances Three-Mile Front Near Santa Barbara
California firefighting crews reported the state’s largest blaze of the year pushing a three mile front through muggy canyons on Monday. Firefighters aimed to establish new lines to slow, if not stop, its progress.
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Santa Barbara
Califorene
Birds Lead Bucs 11 0 After Six In World Series
The Baltimore Orioles built an 11 0 lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates after six innings in the World Series game two. Scattered plays feature Belanger and Cash, Hebner, Stargell, Bennett and Palmer. No runs in the second inning for the Pirates as Robertson walks and Sanguillen singles before Robertson reaches second. Continued on page 3Cal 4.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Belanger
Cash
Hebner
Clemente
Stargell
Oliver
Powell
Palmer
Orioles
Buford
Robertson
B. Johnson
Rettenmund
Sanguillen
Page
Cal
Five Die As Georgia Home Explodes In Rural Fire
Five members of a Cartersville area family were killed when a rural frame house exploded on a dirt road three miles south of Cartersville. Two survivors were hospitalized, including Ronnie and Patsy Harris. Richard Harris, 38, his wife, and three children perished, with bodies found throughout the wreckage. Authorities suspected the blast may have started with a gas ignition.
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Cartersville, Ga
UPI
North Georgia
Richard Harris
Cartersville
Terry
Inez
Ronnie
Patsy
Harris
Carters Iville
Worst Weekend Toll Rites for Victims Set
Twenty people were killed in town traffic crashes last week marking a record toll this year. State Safety Commissioner Michael Sellers cited multiple fatalities across highways 24 and 151 and a car train collision near Tiffin, noting no way to anticipate such events and comparing to 1978 totals. Services were planned for Lensing brothers and other victims at St Aloysius church Calmar with Rosary services at French Funeral Home.
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Michael Sellers
Moi
Fort Atkin
Marion
Tiffin
Sellers
Roman Lensing
Calmar
Im. Am
St. Aloysius Church
South Winneshiek School
Thomas
Ronald
Anthony
Carl
Bernie Coonrod
Decorah
Miss Krall
Bombs Fly As Agnew To Turkey Bombs Fly As Agnew To Turkey
Vice President Agnew arrived in Ankara to begin a 13 day mission to Turkey Iran and Greece. A bomb exploded near the Istanbul consulate general and another destroyed an American official's car. The visit includes talks with Turkish leaders as Greece NATO policy is debated in Washington.
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Ankara
Agnew
Turkey
Iran
Greece
Istanbul
U.S
Kenton Keith
Keith
High
AnjRay
Ara
Marion
Erim
Congress
Washington
NATO
Nixon
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Faba
Six killed in Iowa crash near Fort Atkinson
Six people die in a two car collision on highway 24 a mile southwest of Fort Atkinson at about 4 p m. Dewey Barth 34 his wife Ellen Ruth 26 and daughter Laura 2 of Decorah along with William Lensing 16 of Calmar Henry Lensing 15 Debbie Krall 20 Roberta Schmidt 16 of Calmar and Stanley Dowd 17 of Calmar were involved. Barth a Decorah radio chief engineer died with family members. Lensing A passenger list included four others with several in critical or serious condition. Services announced for Barth and Debbie Krall with church funerals scheduled.
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Fort Atkinson
Dewey Barth
Ellen Ruth
Laura
Decorah
Willam Lensing
Calmar
Henry Lensing
Debbie
Krall
Roberta Schmidt
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Stanley
Dowd
LaCrosse
Wis
William Lensing
Barth
Kdec Radio
Henry’ F
Ireland’s IRA Uses Women and Children in Terror Campaign
In Belfast, women and children join the anti British force as bombs explode. A British army spokesman cites nail bombs thrown at an armored car by youths. one device detonates, another is unexploded. IRA commander Cahill says women carry bombs and may become snipers. Ulster’s death toll rises to 17 with a soldier and a civilian victim dying from injuries.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Joe Cahill
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Cahill
Ulster
U.S
London Daily Telegraph
Nine Ballet Dancers Die in Air Crash in Buenos Aires
A rented two engine plane crashed into the Plate River shortly after takeoff from Buenos Aires killing nine ballet dancers from the Colon theater and the pilot. Leading figures Neglia and Fontena were among the dead. The crash followed engine failure as the aircraft headed toward Bahia Blanca on a tour of Argentine interior cities.
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Neglia
Norman
Fontenza
Colon Theater
Ballet Corps
Ballet Company
Carlos Suffern
Caton
Nijinsky
Paris
Miss Fontenla
Rio de Janeiro Ballet Corps
Margot _ Fonteyn
Europe
Rudolf Nureyev
Orlando Galoline
Bahia Blanca
Ballet
Plate River
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