Kennedy Leaves Future To GI S South Viets Maul Cong Units
U S and South Vietnamese forces fought scattered clashes as a six week lull persisted. Commanders reported 115 enemy killed and 28 bodies found from earlier clashes, with U S shellings averaging around the usual rate. Nixon plans to visit the war zone loom, Thieu warned that if peace talks fail, fighting remains the option. U S units claimed several engagements near Dau Tieng and Tan An, while South Korean Tiger Division reported 23 enemy killed near Phu Cat. B 52 bombers continued but flight tonnage was trimmed by about ten percent amid defense budget cuts.
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Saigon
Apt
U.S
Batttefield
Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
National Liberation Front
U.S. 1Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Dau Tieng
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Tan An
Mekong
Hue
South Korea
Tiger Division
Phu Cat
Erie Teens Missing While Canoe Across Lake Erie
Two 17 year old Erie boys Mark Gall and Robert VanCleve were reported missing by the U S Coast Guard after entering a 12 foot canoe near the Erie channel yesterday morning They planned to row north to Long Point Ontario about 28 miles away The Coast Guard said high winds and 3 to 5 foot swells hindered progress and searchers covered Presque Isle Kelso Beach North East and a 25 mile radius The rescue effort was paused at night and resumed with optimism for their survival
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Erie
Lake Erie
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Mark Gall
Fred J. Gall
Robert VanCleve
Robert 5. VanCleve
Gall
VanCleve
Long Point
Ont
Thomas Urbanowicz
Cleveland
Ohio
Urbanowicz
Erie Station
Lagood
Presque Isle
Kelso Beach
U.S
Probe Burglary At Mill Village
Hungry intruders broke into a Waterford fruit stand near Mill Village on Route 19 and 6. About $25 in luncheon meats and $15 in change were stolen, with $10 damage to a rear door. Connie M. Rowland reported the break in to Corry State Police.
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Mill Village
Corry
Robert Fleetwood
Connie M. Rowland
R.D
Waterford
Former Hotel Corry co-owner sues State Farm for 148000 gap
North East businessman and ex Hotel Corry co-owner Charles LaRocca filed a 150000 suit in U S District Court alleging State Farm should have settled a related judgment. The case, before Judge Gerald J Weber, recessed to August 21 for defense presentation after a non jury trial.
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ERIE
North East
State Farm Insurance Co
U.S. District Court
Gerald J. Weber
Charles LaRocca
State Farm
LaRocca
Corry
Borough pushes for recreation area around Union City dam
Rep. Joseph P. Vigorito announced he is pressing the Army Corps of Engineers to clarify plans for a permanent recreation pool at the French Creek Dam near Union City. Col. Wayne Nichols outlined current design as earth filled with ungated outlet and concrete spillway, with potential future modification to impound water for a permanent pool if financed jointly with local and county officials, aiming to boost tourism and local recreation.
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US. Army Corps of Engineers
French Creek
Union City
Washington
Joseph P. Vigorito
Corps
Vigorito
Corps of Engineers
Wayne S. Nichols
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Col. Nichols
Astronauts Head to Houston After Moon Mission
Apollo 11 astronauts in quarantine travel from the Hornet toward landfall in Hawaii and a Houston quarantine period of 16 days. The crew awaits the moon rocks to be opened in Houston in a sterile process, with Armstrong Aldrin and Collins in the quarantine van en route to Honolulu for a public greeting.
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Hawaii
Houston
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Armstrong
Aldrin
Michael Collins
Honolulu
John Burns
Youngster Rescued From Presque Isle Park Lake
ERIE Pa AP a young boy Matthew Durst age 3 was found unconscious in Presque Isle Park water. Navy lieutenant William Green a former lifeguard on leave from Mechanicsburg revived him with mouth to mouth resuscitation and the boy was in good condition in a hospital day.
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Erie, Pa
Presque Isle Park
Navy
Matthew Durst
William Green
Green
Mechanicsburg
Thieves Take 30000 Feet of Copper Wire
Copper wire thieves struck along Penn Central right of way four and a half miles west of Union City taking about 30000 feet from between three poles. Trooper Evanko says the job would need at least three men with equipment and weighs about 1000 ds. The latest theft raises total losses to about 85000 feet in recent weeks, with half from Bell Telephone Company lines disrupting service.
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Penn Central Railroad
Union City
John Evanko
Bell Telephone Company
Kennedy weighs resignation amid fatal car crash doubts
In Hyannis Port Massachusetts Senator Edward M Kennedy faces a divided public after a secretary's death on a lonely island road. He suggested he may resign if voters lose confidence. Reactions split from strong support to lingering doubts nationwide. Kennedy recalled a night of tragedy and questioned fate affecting the Kennedy family.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Massachusetts
Lr Hm
Lonely Island
Pittsburgh
Martha's Vineyard
Western Union
Boston
Boston Globe
The
Herald Traveler
Worcester
Springfield
Chappaquiddick Island
Nixon Lands At Manila Face Unrest During Asia Visit
President Nixon arrived in Manila for a 23 hour visit, meeting with President Marcos and opponents. He was greeted with full military honors and planned talks on defense, economy, and regional leadership. Marcos echoed non dominance by the U S but warned against a total U S pullout as crowds lined the five mile motorcade route.
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Manila
Nixon
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Guam
Marcos
Malacanang Palace
Far East
United States
U.S
Asia
Kennedy receives strong immediate support after appeal
Massachusetts reaction to Ted Kennedy's televised appeal shows broad public and press praise though editors caution non scientific sampling. Telegrams and calls show favorable sentiment with 2 to 1 or higher support in major cities Worcester Springfield and Boston while concern persists over Chap paquiddick incident.
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Ted
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Weber
Ree
Union City Dam
Whinet
Edwin Aldrin Jr
Hornet
Hotly
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