Tiny Tim, the singer born Herbert Kauhry, and identity questions
A reader asks about Tiny Tim's real name and alias history, noting his rise in 1965 at The Scene in New York. The column interjects with quirky commentary on a neighbor’s flooded phones, cable repair, and amateur astronomy of odd reports.
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Tiny Tim
Tim
Herbert Kauhry
Vernon Cassle
Emmett Swink
Rollie Dell
Larry Love
Darry Dover
New York
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Scene
Hilton
North State
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25 Killed and 52 Wounded in Ambush Near Saigon
U S troops from the 1st Air Cavalry suffered heavy losses after a concealed North Vietnamese force attacked 150 air cavalrymen 69 miles north of Saigon near the Cambodian border. Twenty five Americans were killed and 52 wounded in a four hour battle that also involved helicopter gunships, rocket barrages, and B 52 bombers. The engagement marked the heaviest single battle toll for the unit this year.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Air Cav
Cav
Sible
Air Cavalry
Richard Merron
South Vietnam
New Jersey
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
North Vietnam
Dmz
Israel Bombs Iraqi Artillery In Jordan
Israeli warplanes attacked Iraqi artillery installations in Jordan in a 90 minute raid. One jet did not return, the first Israeli loss in three attacks on Jordanian territory this week. An Israeli spokesman said the pilot was rescued. The strikes targeted positions east and west of Irbid, amid a broader sequence of cross border clashes and Jordanian capital Amman air raid sirens. Jordan’s cabinet cancelled a party for ministers and deputies.
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Rodney Pinder
Tel Aviv
Jordan
Irbid
Beigan
Israel
Kafr Assad
Beisan
Four Million Biafrans Starve Warning At Brown
Providence Rhode Island AP reports Undersecretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach warned that the United States cannot impose a Nigeria peace solution alone. He cautioned that without a political agreement soon, as many as four million Biafrans could starve to death within months. He spoke to about 1,000 Brown University students Tuesday night, stressing the famine's likely scale if the conflict continues.
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Providence, R. I
United States
Nigeria
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Brown University
Strikes and riots sweep across Italy inflaming streets
A wave of labor strikes spread through Italy while students joined protests in major cities. In Rome almost 4,000 high school students closed schools, Milan saw clashes with police, and Genoa and other cities faced injuries and arrests. Police opened fire on demonstrators in parts of Sicily, as unions and student groups demand higher wages and educational reforms.
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Italy
Fem
Milan
Genoa
Mit
Mariana Rumor
Christian Democrats
Avola
Benmndtesiore
Nixon Sees Harriman as Paris Talks Loom
President elect Nixon will confer with W Averell Harriman in New York. Nixon has discussed Lodge replacing Harriman as lead negotiator at the Vietnam Peace talks in Paris. Humphrey rejected a firm offer to become United Nations ambassador. Nixon named Dr Paul W McCracken to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. He then met Wilbur Mills who expressed skepticism about tax credits as a social policy tool.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
W. Averell Harriman
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Harriman
Vietnam
Paris
Ronald Ziegler
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
United Nations
Paul W. McCracken
University of Michigan
Council of Economic Advisers
Pierre
Wilbur Mills
Dark
Tax-Writing House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Autos Designed To Be Vulnerable To Damage
Senate investigators heard auto makers design cars to suffer damage to boost repair profits. Norman Bennett of Washington cited consumer burdens while Athell Yon of Charleston argued buyers demand too much. Louis Bafta urged practical parts design to cut costs. Robert Straub said the public should expect higher repair prices to attract qualified mechanics.
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John Chapwick
Washington
Senate
Norman Bennett
Society of Automotive Engineers
Athell Yon
Charleston
Yor
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Bennett
Detroit
Louis Bafta
New York City
Auto Body Association of America
Robert Straub
Modern Auto Service Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Plane thief recounts near disaster over Atlantic
John Daniel Hemphill, 22, from Bricktown New Jersey, ditched a stolen small plane at sea after four failed landings at Kennedy Airport. He rode a Coast Guard liferaft for 1 hour 15 minutes before rescue, then told reporters he fears flying again. He faced federal charges and planned to return to Newark. Coast Guard pilot guided the final sea landing.
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Elizabeth City
N.C
John Daniel Hemphill
Atlantic
New York
Kenney
Hemphill
Bricktown
N.J
Newark
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Halifax
Nova Scotia
U.S
L. Thomas Gallop
Vance K. Randle
Lakewood
Kenedy
Randle
Kennedy Airport
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