Indecisive Tank Fight Yields Heavy Losses for Both Sides
American armored units killed 100 North Vietnamese in two battles but lost at least four tanks and seven other armored vehicles. The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reported four tanks lost near Sai Gon plus seven killed and 28 wounded. A night attack damaged additional armored vehicles in a depot area southeast of the DMZ.
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Saigon
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Demilitarized Zone
Charlie
Jimmie Leach
Hampton
N.C
Tay Ninh Province
John Bronson
Rochelle
25Th Division
Vietnam
Associated Press
Robert Ohman
Cam Lo
9Th Regiment Marines
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
U.S
South Vietnam-Laos
Revival Opens Sunday at Central Baptist Church
Revival services begin Sunday night at the Central Baptist Church and run through Sunday morning April 27 with Rev Charles Saylor of Walton Kentucky as evangelist. Jack Jones of Rosemont Baptist Church Lexington will lead singing. Services start 7 30 each evening with nursery open.
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Central Baptist Church
Charles Saylor
Walton Baptist Church
Walton, Ky
Saylor
Corbin
Loyall
Georgetown College
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Eloise Proffit
Walton
Sherman Baptist Church
Sherman
Corinth Baptist Church
Hopewell Baptist Church
Jack Jones
Rosemont Baptist Church
Lexington
Jones
Trene Jones
Lynn Camp High School
Montreat College
Montreat
Maurine Brafford
Rosemont
Gray Stone Baptist Church
Durham
N. C
First Baptist Church
Spindale
Frankfort
Scotland Yard Questions Americans in Spy Case Raid
U.S. embassy officials joined Scotland Yard detectives as Americans living in a London suburb were reportedly questioned about spy activity. British police consulted the U.S. Bureau of Investigation before a raid on a lavish home tied to a 1961 espionage case involving a couple jailed for 20 years.
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U.S
Scotland Yard
U.S. General Bureau of Investigation
Ferguson Smith
London
Smith
Morris
Iola Cohen
United States
Peter Holcombe
Unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
The
U.N
Corbin Native Purchases Local Ford Dealer Open House Held
Corbin native Paul Scalf bought the former Catron Ford agency for temporary use while a new Ford dealership is built. Scalf Ford Mercury Inc held an open house for three days greeting long-time friends from Corbin. Scalf, an electronics engineer, helped develop early U S satellites and later led space vehicle projects before forming Automated Systems Inc in Lexington. He later joined Brown Engineering Co in 1967 and worked with Ford on anti skid braking systems before returning to Chrysler Corp in 1968.
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Corbin
Catron Ford
Ford
Paul Scalf
Ford Mercury Inc
Scalf
Corbin High
Leonard Scalf
University of Kentucky
Huntsville
Ala
Chrysler Corp
Missile Division
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
National
Aeronautic and Space Administration
U. S
NASA
Seals
Automated Systems Inc
Lexington
Bluegrass
Brown Engineering Co
Ford Motor Co
Ball Family Fund Drive Reaches 6175.98 For Lexington Crash Victims
Donations to the Ball family fund total 6175.98 to cover Steve Ball hospital bills and eight Easter Sunday deaths. Funds are collected by First National Bank Corbin Deposit Bank Farmers National Bank and Bank of Williamsburg with Corbin Judge Lawrence Henderlight named trustee. Previous total 4992.72.
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Ball
Steve Ball
Lexington
William Ball
First National Bank and Trust Company
Corbin Deposit Bank and Trust Company of
Corbin
Farmer's National Bank
Bank of Williamsburg
Williamsburg
Corbin City
Lawrence Henderlight
Hospitality Clinic Canceled at Cumberland Falls State Park
The Kentucky Hospitality Clinic scheduled for Monday at Cumberland Falls State Park is postponed and a new date will be announced later.
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Kentucky
Cumberland Falls State Park
Weather outlook with mild weekend warmth before cooler night
Partly cloudy conditions continue with a gradual warming trend through Sunday. Lows tonight expected 38 to 43 degrees with highs Sunday reaching 60 to 65. Monday remains partly cloudy and warmer.
Navy redeploys ships to protect spy planes off Korea
Pentagon announces new naval deployments including the battleship New Jersey and possibly an aircraft carrier to the Sea of Japan to guard reconnaissance missions after the EC121 was shot down off North Korea. President Nixon orders resumption of flights vital to U S troops in South Korea.
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Sea of Japan
Washington
U. S
New Jersey
North Korea
Pentagon
Nixon
Long Beach
Calif
Vietnam
Western Pacific
U.S
Defense Department
South Korea
U S Pilots Report Russian Ships Helped In Search
In Tashikawa Japan an American pilot described a cordial exchange with Soviet destroyers assisting the search for a missing Navy spy plane shot down in the Sea of Japan by North Korea. Russian ships and crews aided locating debris and survivors while communications continued despite language barriers.
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Tashikawa
Japan
U. S
Sea of Japan
Kiwanis Cites Local Teachers As Role Models
Reverend Simpson spoke on Today's Student noting four flaws on campus such as intolerance and lack of responsibility, contrasted with five strengths among college youths including honesty openness, care for others, desire for freedom and justice, and strong community involvement.
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Reverend Simpson
Egypt
Simpson
South Main Church Schedules Revival
A revival begins Sunday at the Church of God of Mountain Assembly on South Main Street and continues through the next Sunday. Services will be held each evening at 7 30 conducted by the Rev. Jasper Walden.
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Church of God of Mountain Assembly
South Main Street
Jasper Walden
Theatre Schedule Mippodrome April 20-22
The schedule lists Great Catherine showings at 12 30, 4 17 and 8 00 p.m. on April 20 to 22 along with The Sergeant screenings at 2 25, 6 00 and 9 30 p.m. on the same dates at the Mippodrome.
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SUN
Tue
Catherine
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Armored Navy
Pfc
Sam Hampton
Ques
Roy Noland
Ft. Benning
Corbin Native
USS
Kittyhawk
Hong Kong
Associated’Press
Key
Air Force
George W. Hillyer
Tyler
Tex
Thomas R. van Winkle
Blum
van Winkle
Hillyer
Osan
Roy B. Petit
Wenatchee
Wash
Petit
Desroyer
Red Banner Pacific Fleet
Kiwanis Project
Mippodrome
Robert Bryant James Cornelius
Elizabeth Parks Einer Rasmussen
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