Central Highlands clashes and refugee toll reported in Vietnam
Field reports describe Viet Cong forces seizing hamlets in the Central Highlands while government troops withdraw under pressure. Casualties include civilians and militiamen. refugees near Quang Ngai sustain heavy losses. On Saigon’s north, U.S. air strikes target Hanoi area bases as combat widens with ongoing clashes across multiple provinces.
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Uiat
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Saigon
U.S
Air Force
Hanoi
He Binh Long
Mayor Perk Sparks Fly In Hair On Fire Incident
Cleveland report says Mayor Ralph Perk used an acetylene torch to cut a ribbon at a metals society event. Sparks ignited his hair but convention officials quickly smothered the flame, leaving the mayor with minor hair loss and remarks that the job is more hazardous than he imagined.
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Cleveland
UPS
Ralph “Perk
Perk
Chile Strife Grows as New Groups Strike
In Santiago, AP reports a widening strike with new groups joining. Police used crowbars to break into two clothing stores on the main street as martial law loomed in provinces. Pharmacies and groceries were exempt, but sugar and rice shortages arose. Clashes occurred between police and businessmen and youths. a bomb blast hit a rail line outside the city. The government seized all radio stations for a second time that week, limiting broadcasts to approved news and music.
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Rivat
Confederation
Santiago
Lott
Emperor Hirohito's chief cook retires at 84
Tokuzo Akiyama, 84, longtime chief cook to Emperor Hirohito, retired Tuesday after 55 years of service in the imperial palace. He cited weakened eyes and legs and apologized that his departure might offend the emperor. He began in 1914 and rose to chief cook in 1917 at age 29.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hirohito
Tokuzo Akiyama
Akiyama
Imperial Palace
Laff a Day Moment Sparks Midnight Quip
A humorous panel caption humorously recalls a late night exchange with Mr. Jerome in a playful jab about someone going to bed hours ago. The quip captures a light newsroom moment and the enduring charm of daily cartoons.
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Mr. Jerome
270000 Pills Seized. 14 Arrested in Border Bust
Mexico City and Mexicali police arrested 14 people after seizing a large drug cache of 270000 pills on Monday. Initial reports indicate cross border trafficking and ongoing investigations by U.S. and Mexican authorities.
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Mexico City
Mexicali
U.S
Campus lunch event hosts candidate talks on campus
The cams will arrive on campus for lunch at 11 15 a m in McAuley dining room and be available to talk with students from noon to 2 p m in the student union. Sponsored by the Contemporary Issues club, candidates slated to participate include Jack Miller Lloyd Humphreys D vand Gay Dahn John M Ely Jr Tom Itiley Cloyd Robinson Bernard Beuler Cathy Blank Gerald Jordan Carl B Newell Arthur Hauschild Joseph B Rings Mae H Stone Dick Clark Joan Lipsky. Also noted is a feathered cat disease affecting barn owls and screech owls with reports of about 270 000 pills seized under the name feathered cat.
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M. McAuley
Pate
Sen
Jack, Miller
Lloyd Humphreys
Vand Gay
Dahn
John M Ely, Jr
Tom Itiley
Cloyd ©. Robinson
Bernard Beuler
Cathy Blank
Gerald Jordan
Carl B. Newell
Arthur Hauschild
Joseph B. Rings
Mae H. Stone
Dick Clark
US. Senate
Mt. Mercy
Joan Lipsky
Calls UFO Question Among Four East Iowa Mysteries Debate Hoaxes
Nixon described a debate among researchers led by NICAP and the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena about unidentified flying objects. He said credible data is scarce, public opinion spans skepticism belief and uncertainty, and no firm conclusions will be drawn without solid evidence.
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Iowa
Nixon
Bankruptcy filings loom for four Cedar Rapids firms
Four Cedar Rapids area businesses filed bankruptcy petitions in U S district court. Available names include Thomas Phoebe Sima Canter Point and Auto Sales. Debts and assets are listed in the filings, with totals cited though some figures appear garbled. Barfield is noted as a sale unit linked to the company, dating from 1960.
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Astern
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Barfield
Sale Uti
Johnson County Board Orders Auditor to Remove Campaign Posters
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors ordered County Auditor Delores Rogers to remove her campaign posters from the windows of the county auditor’s office in the courthouse. The signs were taken down Tuesday morning. Both the supervisors and the auditor are Democrats.
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Towa-City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Delores Rogers
Ulster Elections Amid Belfast Violence Escalates
Belfast clashes amid Ulster elections leave four dead and a 42 year old man killed when a car mounted the pavement. Gunmen fired on civilians as a Protestant vigilante group the UDA denounced the unrest and arrests rose to about 30.
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Northern Ireland
Spd
Canara
Ulster, ‘Defense Assn
UDA
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