Viet Cong Death Toll Rises Amid Saigon Area Fights
U S ground and air forces reported 155 enemy soldiers killed in three clashes northwest and southwest of Saigon with five Americans killed and 10 wounded. Enemies fired rockets and mortars into five South Vietnamese towns. 13 Viet Namese soldiers and seven civilians were killed in the salvo, with 25 South Vietnamese troops 36 civilians and at least 16 Americans wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
GIs Desert in Paris Protest Against Vietnam War
A Pennsylvania GI stationed in Dachau, Glenn Coller, desertes his unit in Paris to protest Vietnam service. Four GIs, including Richard Hall, William De Bra, and Stanley Doerr, left without permission. Coller seeks to end the war by opposing killing and plans to promote antiwar resistance among troops and civilians. An Air America crash in Vientiane, Laos killed 32, including US officers and locals.
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Paris
Pennsylvania
Vietnam
Glenn Coller
Monongahela
77Th ‘Transportation Co
Dachau
West Germany
Coller
U.S
Spee
Richard Hall
North English
Iowa
William H. de Bra
Atlanta
Stanley Doerr
St. Louis
de Bra
Gis
Vientiane
Laos
Air America
Ree
International Development
Savannalet Sea
US ‘Ad
No Sign Of Life In Mine In West Virginia Tragedy
Rescue teams probe Mountaineer No 9 mine after five days with 78 trapped and no contact since Wednesday. Microphone tests show only water sounds and pebbles as blast survivors remain unfound while officials report stabilizing conditions and diminished smoke.
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Mannington
W. Va
Ralph Hatch
Mountaineer Coal Co
Corcoran
James McCartney
Consolidation
McCartney
Montongah
U.S. Bureau of Mines and
West Virginia Department of Mines
United Mine Workers Union
Page
Two-Car Crash Causes 2600 In Damages Near Corry
Three youths were slightly injured and treated at Corry Memorial Hospital after a two car collision two miles north of Corry on the Corry Cutting highway at 1 55 a m yesterday. John Dougherty 18 James Jaworski 22 of Erie and Pamela Sanders 18 corry residents suffered multiple bruises and lacerations. Trooper Raisley said Jaworski turning left onto a township road caused the crash and charges are pending pending investigation continues.
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Corry
Corry- Cutting
Corry Memorial Hospital
John Dougherty
Harold Dougherty
James Jaworski
Erie
Pamela Sanders
Joseph Sanders
Jaworski
Donald Raisley
John Evanko
Corry State
Dougherty Auto
Seek Plane After Three Others Crash
LOS ANGELES AP fog hindered the search today for another plane missing four days after three crashes in California. A twin-engine commuter airliner clipped a 40-foot light standard in thick fog, four others died, and flames spread on the New port Freeway embankment. The Orange County Airport director called for more landing instrumentation to aid foggy landings.
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Los Angeles
California
Newport
Orange County
Robert J. Besnahan
Randy Robertson
Two Plane Hijackings Run To The Same Pattern
Miami report says two passenger jets were hijacked to Cuba by separate teams, gunmen forced cockpit access and diverted to Havana. Pan American and Eastern crews later released and returned to the United States after State Department charters. Captains noted identical hijack order “Cuba” as the pattern emerged.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
United States
Pan American Airways
Atlantic Ocean
New York
San Juan
P.R
Havana
Freedom
Chicago
U.S. State Department
Alvin Walker
Robert Silver
Solon Says Should Bar Powell Again
WASHINGTON AP A member of the select committee that investigated Adam Powell says the House should consider barring the Harlem congressman again. Wisconsin Republican Vernon Thomson questions whether the House would heed a Supreme Court ruling on seating Powell. He warns of a constitutional impasse if the court rules Powell should be seated and notes no move is under way to bar him despite his re election.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Wisconsin
Vernon W. Thomson
Supreme Court
Powell
Thomson
High Court
Congress
Franc Strengthens as Markets Open and Speculators React
Paris and Frankfurt markets reopened amid De Gaulle austerity pressure as the franc gains, while German banks limit franc sales. Speculators rush to swap marks for dollars, Deutsche Bundesbank reportedly loses about $200 million of its dollar holdings. Openings show firmer euro rates, with the franc trading around 4.95 to the dollar and authorities imposing strict travel and currency rules to curb capital flight.
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Paris
Europe
West Germany
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Deutsche Bundesbank
de Gaulle
Zurich
London
Germany
Switzerland
De Gaulle stalls awaiting West move on monetary reform
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle delays decisive action as franc crisis lingers hoping to force Western nations into a monetary system overhaul. He envisions global parity realignment and a gold standard return, potentially devaluing the dollar and diminishing U.S. influence. Michel Debre counters in cabinet sessions.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
U.S
Europe
Michel Debre
Debre
Five Cited Wraps Car Around Tree After High Speed Chase
Early Sunday police pursued a car traveling 65 mph on Center street. Driver Jerry Fuller, 18, of Union City, lacked a license and was cited along with two other occupants. A minor was cited for drunkenness. Ronald Stainbrook, 25, of Siegertown, was arrested for furnishing beer to minors. Damage totaled about 400 to the car wrap, plus further vehicle damage in an intersecting crash. Additional citations and fines were issued for other involved drivers cited for various traffic violations.
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Center Street
Center
Columbus
Pine Grove
Jerry Fuller
Union City
Ronald Stainbrook
Siegertown
Stainbrook
Ian
Dennis Cone
Corry
North Center Street
Sciota Road
Donald Goodwill
Coney
North Center
Atrest
Goodwill
Henry Graves
Ohio Street
Mead Avenue
West Columbus Avenue
Auto linked to ambush in Pittsburgh shooting
AP report says police found a stolen red convertible Sunday, possibly tied to the ambush. Officers John Fitzgerald and James McCarthy were wounded in a predominally Negro Hill district shooting late Saturday night. Witnesses saw a red convertible flee as officers pursued suspects.
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Pittsburgh
John Fitzgerald
James McCarthy
Negro Hill
Fitzgerald
McCarthy
Welfare cost surge under state run system faces probe
Massachusetts move to assume full welfare control is rattled by a legislative report accusing health service vendors of profiteering and welfare administration abuses. The study notes rising costs from Medicaid plus aid to families with dependent children, plus increased pressure from recipients amid office disruptions and assaults on social workers. It cites overpayments to providers, including physicians dentists and drugstores, as welfare outlays climb toward an estimated billion dollar annual total within two years.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Legislative Committee On Public Welfare
Beryl W. Cohen
Brookline
Crash Ends Search For Abducted Tot
A crash near Needles Calif led to the safe recovery of Brenda Ann Maquar a year old from New Orleans and the arrest of Frank Willis Castile 39 of Fresno on kidnapping charges Castile fell asleep at the wheel causing the Interstate 40 crash six miles east of Topock Arizona The girl identified as abducted will be returned to her parents by the FBI Castile to be arraigned in Barstow Calif after hospital treatment officials say his condition is satisfactory but injuries are not fully detailed The FBI waited for clearer statements from the girl before involving federal agents
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Needles
Calif
New Orleans
Fresno
Frank Willis Castile
FBI
Brenda Ann Maquar
Castile
Interstate 40
Topock
Ariz
Here
U.S
Barstow
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