Bombers Stage Heaviest Raids Of Vietnam War
U S B52 bombers carried out their heaviest raids of the war across North and South Vietnam in the last 24 hours, dropping over 3 000 tons on supply caches staging areas and troop concentrations. Three American aircraft were lost and casualties reported as refugees and civilians were affected by renewed fighting across central and northern coast regions.
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Saigon
North
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Commando
Air Force
Soc Trang Air Base
Highlands
Ben Het
U.S
da Nang
Marble Mountain Air Base
Navy
Saratoga
Vinh
Mekong
Duy Xuyen
Vietnam
Que Son
Quang Tri
Phu Thu
Hue
Cam Ranh Bay
Associated Press
Jacques Tonnaire
Kien Hoa
Mekong Delta
Woman Charged in Murder of Raleigh Doctor
Celeste Van Landingham a 50 year old divorcee and Army Reserve lieutenant colonel was charged with first degree murder in the pistol slaying of Dr. Alice Pugh McInnis at her 60 acre Raleigh area farm. The case seeks details on motive as two pistols were found on the property and at the Van Landingham home.
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Raleigh
Alice Pugh McInnis
Celeste van Landingham
Army Reserve
Wake County Sheriff's Department
McInnis
van Landingham
Ed Hollowell
Wake
Lester Kelly
Kelly
McInnis Estate
Ft. Bragg
Joseph M. van Landingham
United States
Truman Rhodes
Carole Caniford
Melanis
Mount Pleasant
Tenn
W. Watson Pugh
Kirk
Oklahoma
North Carolina State University
Wake Forest University
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston- Salem
New Orleans
Denver
Colo
Man Accused Of Plot To Assassinate Nixon
Andrew B. Topping, 27, held on 500000 bail on charges of threatening and attempting to kill President Nixon. He allegedly paid 1000 to a Secret Service agent posing as a killer in Central Park after seeking an appointment with Nixon, stating he hoped the assassination would occur soon. Federal officials say the charges carry up to life in prison for the attempted killing and up to five years for threatening the president.
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New York
Andrew B. Topping
Nixon
Topping
Central Park
Secret Service
Asst
U.S. Atty
William B. Gray
Gray
Stewart J. Henry
Central Park Boat Basin
McGovern Plans Campaign Run During GOP Convention
Democratic candidate George McGovern will campaign during the Republican National Convention August 21 to 23 in Miami Beach. He aims a week of on the road events through the Midwest and South, visiting Texas, Chicago, and St. Paul, with stops in New England earlier in the week and appearances on ABC television.
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New York
George McGovern
New Politics
South Dakota
Miami Beach
McGovern
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Washington
Midwest
South
Miami
Beach
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
American Legion
Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
St. Paul
Minn
AFT
New England
Manchester
N.H
Hartford
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Rogers says Shriver silent on Vietnam peace talks
Secretary of State Rogers said he could find no evidence that Sargent Shriver told Nixon of a historic peace opportunity. He criticized Ramsey Clark after Radio Hanoi broadcasts, while noting hope for a negotiated settlement remains before the November election.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Shriver
Rogers
Miami
Platform Committee
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Radio
France
U.S
Paris
Clark
Hanoi
Ulster Untouchables Lead Hunt for Belfast Killers
Belfast detectives form a 100-member Ulster Untouchables unit to pursue teams of assassins blamed for more than 40 killings since July. Police say at least two Protestant gangs and one Catholic squad are responsible, with violence escalating in Protestant and Catholic areas amid a years-long feud.
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Belfast
Ulster Untouchables
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Association
Ulster Volunteer Force
Old Park
Ulster
Cam Ranh Bay Reverts to Ghost Town in Vietnam
AP Special writer describes Cam Ranh Bay’s military complex emptied of nearly 40,000 U.S. personnel after six years, now handed to Saigon. The base faces dilapidation, security issues, and limited Vietnamese use as monsoon rains threaten remaining structures.
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Cam Ranh Bay
Peter Arnett
Vietnam
Times Square
Army
Navy
Air Force
U.S
Guantanamo
Asia
Cam Ranh Base
Cam Ranh
Nevada
Arizona
Saigon
An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Dong Ba Tin
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Amusements Bridge
ED Glanche
Peninsula
Guadalcanal
Saipan
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