Fourth Day of Big Air Offensive Near Hanoi
Saigon dispatch reports a fourth day of heavy aerial bombardment on Hanoi as U S pilots fly numerous missions against North Vietnam. Ground fighting leaves at least 134 North Vietnamese dead at a 1200-man outpost near Saigon while South Vietnamese forces repel a midnight assault on the Phuoc Qua outpost.
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Saigon
UPS
Hanoi
U.S
Paul Doumer
Giam Lam
Phuc Yen
Hoa Lac
North Vietnam
U.S. Army
88Th
Phuoc Qua “Baby
Frederick Wyand
Sith
Anti Hoffa Witness Is Gun Victim
In Chattanooga Tennessee former Teamsters secretary Mary Gordon Francis testified she was abducted and shot to stop her from testifying against James Hoffa. She described being held by two men in a motel and escaping after a car ride. Police charged Edmond Pullom with felonious assault and sought another suspect. Francis had been a key federal witness in Hoffa related cases and said she faced offers of money to avoid grand jury testimony.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Mary Gordon Francis
Francis
Pullom
Criminal Court
Bobby Gordon
Harold Francis
Jackie Renner Robinson
Papal Surgery Planned Within Two Weeks
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will undergo surgery within two weeks to correct an enlarged prostate gland.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Navy Chief's Son Reported Missing and Captured
Lt Cmdr John S McCain III son of the U S Navy commander in Europe is reported shot down and captured in Hanoi after his Phantom jet was downed by a ground to air missile The North Vietnamese news agency and Pentagon confirm his disappearance during a mission aboard the carrier Oriskany Also noted is Mexico City unrest and calls for broader trade talks before Congress a Marine private William Bailey Jr dies from a self inflicted wound in Philadelphia context includes regional war reporting and domestic political debate
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Tokyo
John 8. McCain IH
U.S. Navy
Europe
Navy
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Cmdr
John Sydney McCain
U.S
Adm
John 8. McCain, Jr
London
McCain
Pentagon
Oriskany
Washington
Ban Lake
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Philadelphia
Mexico
Congress
Vietnam
Latin America
William Bailey, Jr
Senate
House
Fred Zeidler
Bailey
Zeidler
State Department
Capitol
Mexican Leader Visits U S on Trade Lemma and Chamizal Talks
President Johnson hosts Mexican President Diaz Ordaz on a state visit with First Lady as guests. Johnson condemns protectionist measures while praising close economic ties. The Chamizal Treaty ends a century dispute over El Chamizal land, with a El Paso ceremony planned.
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Johnson
White House
Mexico
el Chamizal
Texas
Chihuahua
Rio Grande
Kennedy
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Diaz Ordaz
el Paso
Interagency Committee
First Iowa Snow Heaviest So Early On Record
A major early snowstorm hit Iowa causing at least one death, widespread outages, and dozens of accidents. Snow depth ranged from a trace to six inches in counties like Iowa and Davenport with power lines downed and trees toppled. Des Moines reported 50 accidents, Davenport 15, and two semis stalled on the Mississippi bridge.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Lester Schadel
Davenport
Millersburg
Iowa County
Des Moines
Mississippi Bridge
Moline
Ill
Missile explodes after launch at Vandenberg base
An Atlas F missile exploded Friday soon after liftoff at Vandenberg Air Base California. Cause of the blast was not determined.
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Vandenberg Air Base
Calif
Plane Crash Near Toledo Fatal to One
Special to The Gazette Tama Frank R. Brady a 38 year old Minneapolis education director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs was killed Friday morning when his single engine iPlane crashed in a bean field 40 miles north of Toledo. Brady had been in Tama for Indian settlement meetings and had taken off from the Tama airport en route to Minneapolis. The crash occurred in a bean field just east of highway 63 and a neighbor reported hearing a crash around 9 30 a m. His body was thrown about 200 feet from the wreckage. The scene was described as snowy as the accident occurred.
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TAMA
Frank R. Brady
Minneapolis
Toledo
Brady
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Highway 63
Roy Starn
Burns Fatal To Girl in Cedar Rapids House Fire
A Cedar Rapids family suffered a fatal blaze Friday morning when three month old Paula K Bushman died at Mercy hospital. Mother Coleen Bushman and 20 month old Shelly were lightly injured while four year old William sustained burns as he alerted his family. Fire chief Jesse Hunter credited the mother with rescuing her other children, and neighbor James Smith helped pull the baby from the upstairs bedroom. Cause remains undetermined with possible overload on a circuit. Venezuelan Quakes follow with minor damage reported in Maracaibo.
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Gary Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Paula K. Bushman
William T. Bushman
Eighth Street
Mercy Hospital
Coleen Bushman
Shelly
William
James Smith
Des Moines
Florang
Gun Duel In Suburb Of Chicago
Masked bandits armed with a submachine gun killed two police and wounded a third in a Northlake bank shootout. One gunman was captured, another believed wounded. two bandits fled in a car with a lookout woman. The bank was struck during a silent alarm response. witnesses saw ski masks and bullet holes in windows. Police pursued a second getaway car near O'Hare while roads stayed blocked.
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Chicago
UPI
Northlake
Jarmnes Gilliam
Gilliam
O’hare International Airport
Reagan Nixon Deny Any Deal Over 1968 Nomination
California Governor Reagan and former Vice President Nixon both denied any secret agreement. Reagan rejected NBC claims of promising support in early primaries in exchange for Nixon backing him if defeated. Nixon said no deal has been made with Reagan.
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Chicago
UPI
California
Reagan
Richard Nixon
NBC
Nixon
Young man finds courage after spotting extra pebbles on shore
A brief note recalls a young man gaining boldness when he discovers more than one pebble on a beach, suggesting growth from multiple small discoveries.
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