Marine Lieutenant Earns Silver Star on Consecutive Days
Danville report details 2nd Lt. Richard D. Porrello of Brooklyn who earned Silver Stars on consecutive days for heroism near Khe Sanh in March. Despite heavy wounds including heart shrapnel and a damaged neck artery, he directed his men and refused evacuation until his Marines were cared for. Porrello, 23, also earned a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts. a Holy Cross College graduate, he married Julie McCay in New York before deployment.
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Vietnam
Andy
Richard D. Porrello
Brooklyn
N.Y
Porrello
Khe Sanh
Porrella
Ter‘ence Cardinal Cooke
New York
T Military
Viar
Brooklyn Navy Yard
4Th “Marine Regiment
Shipl
Star
Portello
New Haven
Comn
Holy Cross College
Julie McCay
Mondale calls for carrier force review during defense study
Senate debate centers on the Proper size of the attack carrier fleet as Mondale questions why Navy and Air Force roles are not coordinated. Critics warn delaying modernization raises costs, while Jackson argues retirements should lead changes, not added studies. Senator Cook urges CVAN-63 modernization to avoid higher long term costs.
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Mondale
Defense
Ment
Navy
Air Force
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
Henry M. Jackson
Explosion at Project Rulison Protests and Aftermath
The blast near Battle Mountain Mesa set off small aftershocks and dust plumes, with about 60 protesters at the site. Officials projected a 160 foot cavern and a 740 foot fracture zone, while most nearby residents within five miles evacuated. Despite fears of radiation, authorities said no major leakage occurred as landslides and power outages disrupted the region.
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U.S. Supreme Court
AEC
AEG
Austral Oil Co
Houston
Tex
Austra
Battlemettt Mesa
Mesaverde
Grand Valley
DeBeque
Collbran
Rulison
Anis Kelley
M Mercantile
Glenwood Springs
Grand Junction
Ground Zero
Investigation expands into DC-9 crash at Indianapolis
FAA urged to adopt positive control after fatal collision that killed 83. NTSB teams from Washington examine wreckage in a soybean field near Shelbyville. Flight data and cockpit tapes recovered. Witnesses named, 25 voices to be questioned as three-dimensional tail mockup is considered to assess how the two aircraft collided. Officials say mass burial service may be held.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Weir Cook
NTSB
Washington
Mobile Home Park
Shelbyville
Richard L. Ottinger
New York Democrat
House Commerce Committee
FAA
Indianapolis
Ottinger
Wesr-Conk
Otlinger
John H. Shaffer
Allegheny Jetliner
John D. Dingell
Dmich
Shaffer
Kidnappers flee with 200000 ransom for Toronto heiress
Mary Davis Nelles, wife of Henry Radcliffe Neiles, daughter of a Toronto millionaire, was safely recovered after kidnappers abducted them from the Nelles home in Claremont. The abductors captured the couple and seized 200000 dollars in two suitcases, but plan faltered when a hidden microphone failed. Police pursued via two planes. money was left near an old church ruins and Mrs. Nelles was later found bound in a sleeping bag.
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Toronto
Koka Cottage
Millionaire
Henry Radcliffe Neiles
Muskoka
Nelson Davis
Karea
Marshall Davis
Ontario
Mary Davis
Cap
Nelles
Claremont
Canada
Footes Bay
Muslway
Three Arrested In Plot Against Evers in Fayette Miss
Three white men including a former Klan reader were arrested in a probe of a reported plan to murder Fayette mayor Charles Evers. Federal agents joined after a traffic stop led to arrests in Tupelo and Natchez, with firearms traced to the suspects in Hattiesburg.
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Evers
Fayette
Miss
Charles Evers
Dale Walton
Tupelo
Walton
Ku Klux Klan
Knights of the Green Forest
Mississippi
KKK
Natchez
Bobby Haywood
Haywood
Federal Alcohol], Tobacco and Firearms Division
AFT
Pat Massengale
Hattiesburg
Massengale
Ross Barnett
Green Forest
Cyclops
United Klans of America
Civeil
Medgar
National Association
For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
Robert Vanderson
Vanderson
Dirksen Lying in State and Funeral Procession Details
Dirksen lay in state for 24 hours before a procession to a new church opened that day. The Senate planned to avoid Thursday sessions as many members attended the burial. Speaker John W. McCormack and the Illinois delegation led official attendance. The widow Louella Dirksen requested no photographs, a wish honored. The service featured a 30 member Army chorus, an honor guard, wreaths from the President and both houses, and a marigold wreath from Dirksen's staff. Notables included former senators Frank Carlson and Thomas H. Kuchel. The graveside rites will be conducted by Senate Chaplain Dr. Elson with readings and prayers praising Dirksen’s character and legacy.
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Senate
John W. McCormack
Illinois
th‘House
Louella Dirksen
New
Dirksen
Con
BECSS
Kansas
Frank Carlson
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
Nixon
Army
Elson
Charles H. Reckard
New Orleans
Israel Gaza tensions rise after US Phantom sale
Escalation followed Washington's sale of 50 F4 Phantom fighters to Israel. The first aircraft arrived last week while clashes along the Jordan River cease-fire line involved mortars and howitzers for about 30 minutes near the Dead Sea. Jordanian and Israeli forces also fought near the Dead Sea with no reported Jordanian losses. In Hebron, about 40 people were detained after a grenade failed to detonate near the town's military governor's car, and a curfew was imposed amid earlier grenade attacks.
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U.S
Israel
Mordechai Hod
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Amman
Hebron
West Bank
Ofer Ben-David
Clash of factions in Hanoi and regional power moves
Analysis traces 1960s rifts as Lin Piao urges protracted guerrilla war and Ho Chi Minh leadership balances Moscow and Beijing. It notes Vo Nguyen Giap mobilizing regulars, Sino Soviet tensions, and Bangkok diplomacy shaping Vietnam’s fate with Moscow advantages amid a volatile conference climate.
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Mao
Lin Piao
Hanoi
Comintern
Moscow
China
Chou En-lai
Haiphong
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Peking
Peace Wall Begins in Belfast Amid Sectarian Strife
British troops start a peace wall through Belfast to separate Protestant and Catholic factions. Crowds jeer as bulldozers move civilian barricades. tensions rise as Army wires street entries. Fears prompt Catholic refugees to flee to camps in the Republic. government orders a partial curfew with restricted mobility for the city.
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Belfast
Iceland
Wall
Catholic Citizens’ Defense Committee
Bas
Iriss
Ian Freeland
Northern Ireland
Berlin
Freeland
Shankill
Gerry. Fitt
James Chichester-Clark
William Cardinal Conway
All Ireland
Cardinal Conway
Alaska oil lease bid chaos mirrors frontier drama
Bids totaled 1,105 on 174 parcels in Alaska oil lease sales with Phillips Petroleum Mobile and Standard of California offering a record 41.23 million on a 2560 acre tract. Eskimos picketed citing indigenous ownership while secrecy shrouded bidders arriving by train and jet. The sale aims to raise about 1 billion over ten years to fund development and state investments.
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Phillips Petroleum
Mobile
Standard of California
Alaska
Barrow
North Slope
Arctic Ocean
Keith Miller
Miller
New York
Wilds
Anchorage
Canada
Cagncy
Edmonton
Alberta
Continental Oil Co
Ashland Oil Co
Canadian National Railway
Manhattan
Northwest Passage
Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Treasury
Prudhoe Bay
Radar gaps blamed in Indianapolis crash and calls to upgrade
Controllers warn Weir Cook radar is inadequate for small planes like the Cherokee, aiding proposals to segregate traffic by performance. FAA has discussed transponder rules and terminal-area safeguards, while the crash probe notes rising pilot error. Strong entities include FAA officials NAGE NTSB and ACPA.
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Weir Cook
Karant
Federal Aviation Administration
Indianapolis
Weir Cook Municipal
FAA
John Shaffer
Stanley Lyman
National Association of Government Employees
Safety Board
Aviaefhes
PAA
Airpotacas
Air Transport Association
Cease-fire sees mixed activity in Vietnam on front lines
South Vietnamese and American forces largely held defensive posture as cease-fire began. About six enemy-initiated incidents were reported in 24 hours, with two Americans killed and seven wounded. President Thieu initially rejected the truce, then talks with Abrams and Berger signaled cautious alignment with enemy timing.
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Nguyen van Thied
U.S
Saigon
Lon
Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
Samuel D. Berger
Thieu
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