Three U S Planes Downed In SEA Crises
U S forces report a B52 bomber crashed in a thunderstorm over northeast Thailand with five of six crew killed and one rescued. Two F4 Phantoms ran out of fuel off North Vietnam coast with four crew saved. Hanoi claims two Phantoms shot down. U S says no losses in Hanoi area. Nixon denies bombing dikes.
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Saigon
Thailand
Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S
Bangkok
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Tonkin Gulf
Red River
Haiphong
Court Date Won't Cripple CAIDC Housing Plan
CAIDC moves ahead on a 50 unit housing project on South Center Street after a court ruling sent the case back to City Council and the Zoning Board for rehearing. Judge McClelland allowed preliminary work to continue while the two city bodies revisit the proposal amid opposition from Concerned Homeowners Association. Directors meet Thursday to discuss seeking an earlier court date.
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South Center Street
Corry Area
City Zoning Board of Adjustment
CAIDC
McClelland
Eagleton Meets McGovern Over Stay On Ticket
Democratic vice presidential candidate Thomas F. Eagleton says he will present his case to George McGovern tonight about remaining on the ticket. McGovern says the decision may be to keep Eagleton, while party leaders urge him to withdraw.
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Washington
Thomas F. Eagleton
George McGovern
Missouri
McGovern
Eagleton
Jean Westwood
Basil A. Paterson
NBC
Tampa
Westwood
Frank Mankiewicz
Gary Hart
Henry Kimelman
Hart
CBS
California
Gene Wyman
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
McGovern-Eagleton
Jack Anderson
Fast-Change Artist Bound Over To Court
A Buffalo man, William B. Mungro, 21, was bound over to Erie County court on two charges of cheating by fraudulent pretense after fast-change scams at Rite Aid on West Smith Street Plaza and Country Foods on East Columbus Avenue. Clerks Ralston Hunsinger and Robert Church reported losses of $20 each as Mungro used rapid money exchanges during purchases, prompting arraignment before District Justice Porter Auer. He was jailed while seeking bail.
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Buffalo
Erie County
Porter Auer
William B. Mungro
Rite Aid
West
Smith Street
Country Foods
East Columbus Avenue
Ralston Hunsinger
Robert Church
Hunsinger
Mungro
Church
Darlene Wawrejko
Spring Creek
Auer
Firemen's Pension In Good Health
A state audit of the Corry Firemen's Pension Fund reports a healthy status as of 1970 end with $81,875 in the fund. It notes full pension payments for full-time drivers, funded by state and municipal contributions plus firefighters’ own payments, plus investment income of $40,549. Cash receipts were $45,921, pensions paid $1,995, investments $2,600, yielding a net cash income of 341,921.
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Corry Firemen's Pension Fund
Robert P. Casey
Corry
British Forces Storm Through IRA Positions
British troops and armor seized barricaded IRA strongholds in Londonderry and several Northern Ireland towns at dawn. By noon bombs killed at least six civilians, including a Claudy street attack. Soldiers reported few casualties and pursued gunmen, while authorities declared control across Northern Ireland.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Belfast
Lurgan
Armagh
Portadown
Coalisland
Dungannon
Derry
Free Derry
Bogside
Creggan Dis
State Lawmakers Set To Vote On Pay Hike After Poll
An AP poll shows at least 102 representatives and 26 senators oppose the 62 percent pay raise proposed for state legislators. The plan would raise pay from 15600 to 25200 with a 8400 expense allowance. vote expected in a special session starting Aug. 19. Gov. Shapp recalls lawmakers amid flood relief talks.
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Harrisburg
Associated Press
House
Senate
Commonwealth Commission
Shapp
Paul Spaak Dies at 73. Architect of European Unity
Paul Henri Spaak, Belgian statesman and longtime European unity advocate, died at 73 from kidney deficiency. A key architect of NATO and the European Common Market, he helped found the United Nations and served as first U.S. General Assembly president in 1946. He retired in 1966 after a 34-year European influence, including twice as premier and six times as foreign minister.
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Brussels
Paul Henri Spaak
Elgin
European Unity
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Spaak
Europe
United Nations
San Francisco
U.S. General Assembly
World Organization
New York
Churchill
Charles Boyer
Charles de Gaulle
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Herbert Fineman
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James W. Knepper Jr
Edward P. Zemprelli
Knepper
Yarmorelli
General Assembly
Ineman
Paul Spaak
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