U S Naval Pilots Destroy Ammo Dump In North Viet
U S Navy pilots reported destroying a large ammunition depot in North Vietnam. Kitty Hawk fliers said 100 secondary explosions and seven major fires followed bombs at the Dong Ngan depot near Vinh. Oriskany pilots hit a fuel depot near Vinh and a storage area 39 miles south, causing multiple explosions and a large fire. The Dong Ngan strike also blasted over 100 supply crates and damaged another 100. Cam Pha depot operations produced a large explosion and fire. In South Vietnam, Bien Hoa came under rocket and sabotage attacks, with 15 Vietnamese dead and one American wounded as two Marine squadrons and an Air Force unit supported ground ops.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Kitty Hawk
Dong Ngan
Vinh
Oriskany
Cam Pha
Haiphong
Midway
South Vietnam
Bien Hoa
U.S
Hitchhiking safari ends as two boys found in French Creek
Two brothers aged 10 and 11 from Wesleyville set out on a hitchhiking safari and were reported missing after 2:30 p.m. and located safe at 11 p.m. near French Creek, 25 miles away. Police and fire departments along with state police assisted in the search. Parents joined the manhunt between Wesleyville and the New York State line.
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Wesleyville
French Creek
Erie
Lawrence Park
John Rigen
Ted
David L. Higham
Erie Police
New York State Line
John
Darwin Rader
Antique hoard found beneath Spring Street garage dig
Excavation for a new garage at 425 Spring Street uncovered a long storage area with a water filled cavern resembling a cave. Bottles pulled from the mud are worth over 50 dollars. construction halted as the site draws curiosity from 40 to 50 onlookers and an archival group plans further assessment.
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al Catalfa
Spring Street
Catalfu
Catalfa
Catalin
Swale
Journal
Frank Grice
Corry
Grice
Erle
Beach teen’s death tied to drugs. boy found dead in jail
Beth Ann Pratt, 17, of Oil City Pa, died in Virginia Beach after a weekend with Tony Herbert 18. Police say drugs caused Pratt’s death while Herbert, a parole violator with a troubled past, hanged himself in a city jail cell. Authorities note no clear link between the two deaths as investigators question friends and review their brief time together.
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Virginia Beach
Beth Ann Pratt
Oil City
Anthony Jerome
Tony" Herbert
Beth
General Hospital
Tony
Henry Capps
Herbert
Capps
Ol City
Tony Herbert
Miss Pratt
Beach
Gatesville
Tex
Orange
Houston
James W. Bryant
Ocean
Nixon Opens Hawaii Talks With Tanaka Aims for Billion Dollar Trade Boost
President Nixon meets Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in Honolulu to seek a clear agreement for Japan to place up to one billion dollars in orders for American goods, with an eye toward two billion. The talks cover trade balance, Pacific ties, and a possible path to a larger 2 billion figure, amid broader Vietnam discussions led by Elmer Bunker.
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Honolulu
Nixon
Vietnam
Japan
Kakuei Tanaka
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Saigon
Hickam Air Force Base
United States
Tanaka
Tokyo
China
Hawaii
Nixons
Oceanside
Clare Boothe Luce
Henry A. Kissinger
Bunker
Hickam
Pacific
William P. Rogers
A. Alexis Johnson
Marksall Green
Kissinger
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FBI
Milwaukee
Billy Mitchell
Watersmeet
Michigan
Milwaukee County
North Viet
Wayne Township
Earnest Brockman
South Center Street
Brockman
Charles Johnson
R.D. 2
Union City
Johnson
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Donald Kerr
R.D
Titusville
Ken Morris
Spartansburg
Kerr
Columbus
Ohio
U.S. Transportation
John A. Volpe
Cambodia
Thailand
Quang Tri
Pennsylvania
Bright
Richard D. Pratt
Bache and Co
Dick Pratt
Cleveland
al Catalfo
Ares
PM Tanaka
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