Peace Corps Volunteer Released After Soviet Detention
Thomas R Dawson a Maryland native and Peace Corps volunteer was freed after about three weeks in Soviet custody near the Caspian Sea. He was arrested while shell hunting near Asatara on the Soviet Iranian border and said to be well treated and in good health. He will fly home to Annapolis Maryland after landing at Tehran and being granted home leave by US officials.
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Caspian Sea
Jack Vaughn
Ahar
Inez Hurricane Aftermath Expands Across Florida Keys
Florida Keys faced rapid tides and power outages as Hurricane Inez battered islands from Key Largo to Key West. Port Everglades sought relief for ships while Coast Guard units searched the area after a freighter reported being dead in the water near Miami. Nassau and Freeport suffered minor damage and casualties as refugee flows increased.
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Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
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Betsy
Jackson Memorial Hospital
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Fort Lauderdale
Joe Lescieski
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Navy
Key West
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Nassau
Freeport
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U.S
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Guadeloupe
New York Eggs Wholesale Price Offerings
New York wholesale egg market notes mixed grades and prices from AP USDA data. Whites fancy heavy and medium weights quoted around 47 or 48 cents per dozen, sizes smalls to medians vary, browns show extra fancy heavy weight near 46 to 48 cents per dozen, with ranges for other categories and averages.
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Guy Bala
Navy Plane Crashes off Bloodsworth Island
Two Navy pilots escaped serious injuries after an A6 trainer crashed near Bloodsworth Island in Chesapeake Bay. Lt Cmdr Peter Ericksen and Lt Cmdr Dale Vandermeulen were hospitalized as a precaution. The crash occurred during a routine training mission from Patuxent Naval Air Station, with recovery by navy crash boat and helicopter.
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Dale R. Vandermelen
Princess Anne
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Adams Island
Bloodsworth
Coast Guard
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Navy
Smith Island
Nuclear options weighed in Viet Nam conflict
Pentagon officers say atomic blasts might seal infiltration routes like Mu Gia Pass but foresee no nuclear use unless war is declared. They note 8 inch and 155 mm cannons can deliver TNT equivalents, yet mass troop concentrations lack in Viet Nam, leaving conventional options as primary tools.
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Viet Nam Soas
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Viet Nam
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Haiphong
United States
Hoffa Conviction Appea l Before Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court reviews Hoffa's eight year sentence and related appeals arising from Chicago trial evidence of stock options fees contracts and ownership in borrowing corporations alleged to be secured by inflated loan applications to a pension fund. Other defendants receive five years three years nineteen months one year and a day and one hour with 15 days to petition for rehearing and 30 days to seek Supreme Court review.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Chicago
Vietnam War Air and Naval Operations Report
Viet Nam U S and Vietnamese patrol boats watched offshore to deter sampan frees. Reports mention North Viet Nam's 610th Division and a helicopter downing. An Khe carrier crash left 29 aboard, including American wounded. 24th plane fell to enemy fire. Air strikes totaled 582 sorties against the south, with significant bombing and naval activity near Tuy Hoa and near the old DMZ in support of Prairie.
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Mekong Delta
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Viet Nam
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Tuy Hoa
Deno
Railroads Continue Merger Debate in ICC Proceedings
ICC urged to approve the merger amid promises of indemnity hearings. Vatican and world leaders call for peace in Vietnam as Radio Hanoi cites progress in North Viet Nam production while Ky and Loc face internal border incidents. Cambodian reports clash over American actions in the region. Pope Paul VI pleads for peace amid global upheaval.
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Hanoi
Saigon
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North Viet Nam
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Nguyen Cambodia
Tan Lock
Twat Lock
Chineu
Ky- LA
Sul . Kratie
Kha
Loc
Samnist
Gan
Min
Cou
Paul VI
France conducts new atomic blast amid nuclear push
Paris reports France has detonated another atomic device as part of its undeclared nuke program. Details say the test involved plutonium, with a 100 to 200 kiloton warhead prototype and Mirage IV delivery, marking another step toward a thermonuclear capability, though enriched uranium supply limits progress. President de Gaulle witnessed the event during a global tour.
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