Firefighter loss leaves 12 widows and 36 children grieving
Widows of New York City Fire Department battalion chief Walter Higgens and 11 others mourn in the wake of the Broadway and 22nd Street blaze. The article follows families as they cope with grief, financial aid, and the slow return of routine.
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Widows Fire Department
New York
Jean Heller
Virginia Higgens
Walter Higgens
New York City
Broadway
22Nd Street
Joseph Priore
Jeanette Kaminsky
Rudolph
Glorianne
Rose Marie
Public Doubts on Vietnam War Challenge LBJ Reelection
A Gallup poll shows 68 percent doubt clear understanding of the Vietnam War, with public opinion split on its end and confidence in government. Among Democrats, doubts rival opposition as Johnson faces political risk if war prospects do not improve.
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Johnson
U.S
William Westmoreland
Sigcids
Vietnam
Cccccees Ee
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Beedy
LBJ
Lisecc Radbesteners Teeraman
Tins Srr
Greetsteeees Bengees
Mother Sees Defector Son 60 Years to New York Visit
Relatives said a mother traveled to see her son, a defector, in New York while she questioned and answered about him. They believed his former wife in Texas was involved, with mentions of Pearce.
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Rose Marie
Mrs. Kaminsky
Gilorianne
Daddy
Virginia Rey
Walter Higgens
Thomas Reilly
William McCarron
Carl Lee
Terrence Lee
Lance
Betsy
Lee
New York
Betmient
Ain
Pearce
Tex
Blasingame Family Marks Historic Run on Rabbit Line
At age 69 and near retirement, the Blasingame family joined Southern Railway conductor a longtime stalwart, as 31 passengers rode the Sheffield to Chattanooga Rabbit Classigione run. The daily train carried five cars and took about four hours and thirty minutes.
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Sheffield
Chattanooga
Blasingame
Chattanooga, Tenn
Southern Railway
Tennesseam
Ala
Land Poppa
Dhaper
M& Minister
Post Office
Southerm
Lester E. Blasingame
Army and Navy kill 169 Viet Cong in delta battle
An American Army-Navy task force reported killing 169 Viet Cong in a night battle in the Mekong Delta. Twenty-eight American infantrymen died, 126 were wounded, and four were reported missing. The fight near the Rach River involved about 500 entrenched Viet Cong and heavy U.S. firepower.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Mekong
Rach River
Denen Sse Tlent
1St Corps
U.S
Binh Dinh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Stream Dragon
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John Finley
John Berry
James Galanaugh
Bernard Tepper
Joseph Kelly
Dorothy Tepper
Ethel
Finley
Joseph
Grace Priore
Winifred McCarron
Gallup Poll
L-R
E. M
Florence
James A
Cloverdale
Tenn
Calvin Wood
Oshkosh
Andrea
Cat
Army
Navy
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