Thai fishing fleet shelled by Vietnamese gunboat conflict coast
Vietnamese gunboat shelled Thai trawlers in the Gulf of Thailand killing 12 fishermen and wounding five as a Thai boat with 18 men was captured and towed toward Vietnam. Survivors said the attack occurred 120 miles southwest of the Vietnamese mainland within a declared 200 mile fishing zone.
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Samut Sakhon
Thailand
VPI
Gulf of Thailand
Vietnam
Helals
Bangkok
Soonlai Chandownehal
Barmroong Obchai
Flood threats loom in Idaho as storms bring danger
Heavy rains threaten Idaho panhandle with new floods and warnings for campers while Vermont declares a state of emergency over drought. Gov Snelling notes Addison County and parts of Rutland Chittenden and Franklin hit hardest with tanks empty and hay and corn crops failing. Thunderstorms sweep northern Plains to Florida as cool air sets record low temps in Maine and Michigan.
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United Press International
Idaho
Vermont
Idaho Panhandle
Richard Snelling
Addison County
Rutland
Chittenden
Franklin
Edward Enrich
Eurich
Minnesota
Florida
North Carolina
Forand
Maine
Alpena
Mich
Leigh High School Alumni Gather Aug at Tri-County
Leigh alumni plan a gathering on August 20 at Tri-County Party Room with a 5 to 7 p.m. dinner and a dance. Distant reservations include several couples from California Oregon Utah Texas and Washington. many Nebraska towns also represented. Committee members include Martin Bartenbruch chair Mildred Spulak secretary and Irma Korte treasurer.
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LEIGH
Leigh High School
Tri- County
Joe Fayman
Elmer Farman
Shirley (Geiger) Bryant
California
Archie Severin
Oregon
Henry Sell
Eloise Iverson
Washington
Tom Trojan
Utah
Laura Deichman
Texas
Nebraska
St. Edward
Norfolk
Omaha
Milford
Blair
Schuyler
David City
Grand Island
Big Springs
Clarkson
Martin Bartenbruch
Chiirman
Jerome Spulak
Mildred Neuhaus
Schuylee
Don Willman
Irma Korte
Columbus
Roots tour to Salt Lake City library in September
A group plans a September chartered bus trip to the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City to aid genealogy research. A donation will be made to Nebraska State Genealogy Society. Contact Virginia Walz or Karen Butler, 810 North Kansas, Hastings, Neb., 66901, with a self‑addressed stamped envelope.
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United States
Mormon Library
Salt Lake City
Nebraska State Genealogy Society
Virginia Walz
Karen Butler
North
Kansas
Hastings
Neb
Voters approve hospital bonds in Callaway special election
In Callaway Nebraska a special election approved bonds totaling 1 0075 000 to remodel the current 12 bed hospital and build an addition. The measure passed with 791 votes in favor and 241 against, per hospital board member Alex Schneider.
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Callaway, Neb
UPL
Callaway Hospital
Alex Schneider
Adopting Across Racial Lines Changes a Minnesota Family
In Duluth and St Paul, Earl and Donna Gustafson recount adopting three minority children over 14 years. They faced isolation and slurs but say integration benefited all eight children and shifted their views. They urge prospective adoptive parents to act from conviction, not charity.
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Lotte Sedier
ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Earl
Donna Gustafson
Donna
Duluth
Lake Superior
Peter
Gustafsons
Minnesota
Tax Court
Fats
Sarah
Katie
St. Paul
Borhood
Toilets clogged with $100 bills in Bethlehem
Police in Bethlehem investigate a bizarre money flush mystery after toilets at a service station and a restaurant yield torn and whole hundred dollar bills. Officials say about $4,400 has been recovered, with banks accepting bills if serial numbers are intact.
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Bethlehem
UPI
Employes Athe Witneiss
Tower City
FBI
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