Vietnam War briefing notes show reduced actions in South Vietnam
AP reports battlefield activity in South Vietnam fell to its lowest level in over a year while U S forces maintained same operation pace. commanders noted no major ground fights in 24 hours, with 12 battalion sized operations ongoing. casualties included some wounded and one helicopter shot down killing three Americans.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Highlands
Tay Ninh
Binh Long
Phuox Long
Cambodia
Warren SA Officer Killed In Car Crash
Warren Salvation Army commandant Capt William J Garrett died in a one car crash on the Ohio Turnpike near Swanton Ohio while en route to a Salvation Army convention in Toronto. His wife Mrs Garrett 24 is in Dewiler Hospital Wauseon with a fractured pelvis and head injuries. Troopers said the car left the road and struck a bank. head trauma occurred as his head was crushed between the door and the frame and investigators noted nonuse of a seat belt could have been fatal. The couple had left Warren around midnight planning to reach Kansas then Toronto for the event.
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Warren
William J. Garrett
Salvation Army
Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Garrett
Dewiler Hospital
Wauseon
Garretts
Kansas
Swanton
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Meadville Man Dies in French Creek Drowning
A Meadville man, William Martin Taylor aged 41, drowned while swimming with his wife and children in French Creek at Saegertown. Currents swept him into a 10 to 12 foot hole near where Woodcock Creek meets French Creek. body recovered by 18 year old Stephen A. Carcangelo. Local responders, including 18 year old Charles T. Lawrence and Saegertown Fire Department, attempted resuscitation but he was pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m. by County Coroner Dr. Wilbur C. Thomas.
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Meadville
French Creek
Saegertown
William Martin Taylor
Woodcock Creek
Stephen A. Carcangelo
Charles T. Lawrence
Taylor
Wilbur C. Thomas
Edna Texas keeps flags flying daily for peace in Vietnam
In Edna Texas a 20 year old flag display remains up on main streets and public spaces to honor USA and urge peaceful end to Vietnam War. Mayor A D Tinker recalls pushing the measure after campus protests and says about 130 to 150 flags are posted each day with residents and businesses actively raising them every morning. Citizens say the program now includes sending Texas flags to units in Vietnam at their request.
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Edna
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Vietnam
A. D. Tinker
Tinker
University of California Law School
Berkeley
Navy
Army
Steete Simons
Faires Drug Store
Main Street
American Legion
Texas
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Linesville
Farmers Home Administration
Jacob W. Bartges
Crawford County
FHA
Palfund, Inc
Pennsylvania
Bartges
Bidson Construction
Warren SA
Union City Livestock
United States of America
Hallmark
Clever Foxes
Federal Deposit Tamurans
Connie’s Supermarket
Firch’s Baking Co
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Corry Beverage Distributor
Robert R. Desmond
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