British occupy Anguilla under Caribbean sun
British paratroops and marines occupy Anguilla after a bloodless invasion. Acting President Ronald Webster leads calls for talks and protests the occupation while a pensioned crowd lifts him in support. London officials warn the occupation could last years as troops depart for a police detachment.
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Anguilla
Ronald Webster
Webster
London
Anthony Lee
St. Kitts
Robert L. Bradshaw
Sdienee
Veterans Toll Grows as Vietnam Casualties Rise
The U S Command reports 851 American deaths last week in Vietnam bringing the ten month total to 10 112. Wounded numbered 1 401 with South Vietnamese casualties at 325 killed and 1 156 wounded as Paris peace talks begin.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
United States
Ray seeks jury trial to reopen King case
James Earl Ray asks a judge tovoid his guilty plea in the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and grant a jury trial. In a letter from prison he said he would pursue a postconviction hearing, while critics noted the wider push for pretrial rights reform and questions about conspiracy theories.
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Ray
Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
State Penitentiary
W. Preston Battle
Battle
Supreme Court
Percy Foreman
New York
Peru Seizes Two U S Tuna Boats Then Releases Them
Peru seized two U S tuna boats Cape Anne and San Juan off its north coast and released them after captains paid 25 000 in fines. The incident may affect talks with the Nixon administration over expropriation of oil assets as John Irwin pursues settlements with Peru.
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Lima
Peru
U.S
John Irwin
Presi
Dent Nixon
Irwin
San Diego
Calif
Cape Anne
San Juan
United
Washington
Thomas M. Pelly
R-Wash
Edward A. Garmatz
Dmd
Isherwood
The Candidate With Backers
A fragmented report notes Corneil and Abs backing a candidate with ideas on city governance. It mentions backers and some names including Tom Dot and Mrs Furiels Walter, with a dated sequence listing several individuals and ages, in incomplete form.
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Corneil
Abs
Dot
Corry Memorial Hospital Sees Surging Patient Load
A hospital board report ends in rising occupancy with peaks above 100 percent, an average stay length increasing from 4.8 to 6.5 days, and patient origins spanning Corry Warren Wayne and New York areas. Solarium use signals overcrowding as Medicare and welfare shares shift.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Directors
Samuel Antrim
Corry
New York State
Warren
Antrim
City
Wayne
Concord
Spring Creek
Columbus
Warren County
Crawford County
New York
Wayne Township
Brookville Boy Requests Use Of His Joke On Laugh-In
David Brosius a 12 year old sixth grader from Brookville Pa received a release form from NBC this week asking permission to use a joke he submitted to Laugh In He signed the form but included a note asking that if his joke is used it be saved for the final episode of the series.
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Brookville, Pa
David Brosius
NBC
David
County Clerk Demands Knee Low Skirts For Office
County Clerk R. B. James told 200 female staffers they must curb hemlines to knee length by April 1, saying serious work cannot be done in miniskirts. The San Diego notice was issued Wednesday in his department.
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San Diego
Calif
R. B. James
Homlines
James
Defense Chief Change Changes Plans for AMSA and FBI
Washington AP reports Pentagon opposition to reappointing Robert McNamara for the FB I 1 swing wing bomber. Secretary Laird tells Congress plans for the FBI are cut to four squadrons as development costs rise and work shifts toward a new AMSA nuclear bomber with $100 million for engineering development in the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Pentagon
FBI
Robert 8. McNamara
Alsted
Eliza
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
McNamara
Laird
Air Force
AMSA
Corry Memorial Hospital wing faces last minute flaws
Norman Edinger the construction inspector told the hospital board there are over 90 deficiencies remaining on the new wing with the deadline Saturday. The critical issue is the emergency generator failing to start on low natural gas pressure in cold weather.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Joseph Piteavage
Samuel Antrim
Nurees
Pitcavage
Norman Edinger
Hospital Board of Directors
Edinger
Biinger
24 Killed In Charter Plane Crash Near New Orleans
A chartered plane carrying Tennessee sportsmen crashed in heavy fog while landing at New Orleans International Airport. 24 aboard with 11 hospitalized. 10 bodies reportedly seen. Plane had flown from Memphis toward Belize. crash occurred on the east-west runway. National Maritime Day proclamation noted.
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New Orleans
New Orleans International
Jefferson Parish
Jay Charrier
General Aviation Corp
Memphis
Belize
British Honduras
Ehim
Cst
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Caribbean
Britain
St. John’s
Antigua
Carib
Bean Island
Angolala
Foreman
Nashole
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Suharto
Jakarta
Indonesia
Europe
Lg Foreign Ministry
Oakland
Dean Rusk
Mills Colege
Rusk
Erie
The
Times Publishing Co
American Newspaper Guild
Guild Local 107
Union
Defense Chief
Jants
Tixon
Americana
Maine
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