Jet crash at El Toro kills 84 Marines off to Okinawa
A Military Air Transport Service four engine C135 jet carrying 84 Marines bound for Okinawa crashed after takeoff from El Toro near Los Angeles. The aircraft disappeared into low clouds and drizzle and exploded in rolling hills, leaving a 100 yard wreckage scar. No cause is stated.
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EL Toro
Calif
Military Air Transport Service
Okinawa
Here
Honolulu
Marine Air Base
Los Angeles
Reprisal Plane Crash in Santa Ana Foothills
A Boeing 707 variant carrying 12 crew and many enlisted men from bases in the Far East crashed at the 600 foot level in the Santa Ana Mountains foothills near McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey. A search helicopter found wreckage and a fireman from the state department went down the slope to assess the scene after the explosion. Much of the debris was blackened and scattered.
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Santa Ana Mountains
Far East
McGuire Airorce
State di
Viet Cong Execute U S Sergeant in Reprisal Amid Fighting
In Saigon two major terrorist blasts struck a floating restaurant on the Saigon River killing 17 and wounding 24, with investigators saying 40 or 50 may fall. The My Canh restaurant, popular with Americans, was hit by a Claymore blast and a bicycle bomb, as crowds gathered for the evening.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
My Canh
South
Bombings Hit Saigon Waterfront Amid Curfew Crackdown
A blast on Saigon's riverfront killed several Vietnamese and injured others as authorities reported no arrests. The attack occurred under tight security and near the U.S. Embassy, eight days after airport terminal damage and amid an anti luxury curfew. U S Army Sgt Harold Bennett reportedly executed in Hanoi reprisal.
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Radio
Hanoi
U. S. Army
Harold Bennett
Perryville
Ark
Saigon
U.S
Riverfront
Panel Named To Study Ban Law In North Carolina
A blue ribbon panel to study North Carolina's controversial speaker ban law will meet in about two weeks, chaired by Rep. David Britt of Fairmont with four other members named by Gov. Moore. Senators S. Gordon Hanes and Russell Kirby, plus Reps. A. A. Zollicoffer Jr. and Lacy Thornburg, join the commission alongside two Raleigh attorneys and two university and Baptist representatives. The governor says the group will meet soon.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
David Britt
Rep. Britt
Fairmont
Commission
Moore
W. T. Joyner
Charles Myers
Baptist State Convention
Robert Scott
Senate
House
Pat Taylor
Scott
Sen
S. Gordon ,Hanes
Winston-Salem
Russell Kirby
Wilson
Taylor
A. A. Zollicoffer Jr
Vance
Lacy Thornburg
Jackson
Britt
Paratroopers Discover Viet Cong Staging Area in Thuong Lang
A company of American paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade entered a bamboo area near Thuong Lang and found what appeared to be a Viet Cong staging site. The operation, crossing the Dong Nai River northeast of Saigon, involved Charley Company and followed air strikes, with sniper fire and a medic evacuation amid ongoing combat.
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Horst Faas AP
Thuong Lang
South Viet Nam
Aay
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Dong Nai River
Saigon
Viet Nam
Korea
Ae ” Para
Dong Nai
Charley Company
Tren
Lr Ato
Ttroopers
Lieutenant Convicted By Court Martial In Viet Nam Draft Stand
NAHA Okinawa AP A U S Army general court martial board found Lt Richard B Steinke 27 Milwaukee Wisconsin guilty of refusing to join a Special Forces counterguerrilla unit in South Vietnam last January The West Point graduate argued opposition to U S policy and that the war is not worth a life The board headed by Col John Beebe deliberated under an hour and a sentencing date was set for Saturday with possible penalties including dismissal from the service forfeiture of pay and up to five years hard labor
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Naha
Okinawa
Richard B. Steinke
Milwaukee
Wis
South Viet Nam
West Point
U.S
Viet Nam
John Beebe
Los Angeles
St. Courtney
Oak Park, Ill
Milwaukee man’s letter details over mishandled discharge case
In Milwaukee Raymond Steinke age 65 says his son disobeyed orders. A letter notes the Army refused his resignation attempt, with remarks suggesting a discharge is sought. Separately Marjorie Freese of Lynchburg Virginia is mentioned. they have a 1 year old daughter.
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Milwaukee
Steinke
Raymond
Marjorie Freese
Lynchburg, Va
School Aid Asked On Good Faith
Senator Donald Russell proposes provisional federal funding for all school districts showing good faith effort to meet civil rights act requirements. He sent a letter to Secretary Celebrezze urging eligibility for funds under Title six while compliance is pursued, noting South Carolina districts seeking continued programs.
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Washington
Donald Russell
D-S.c
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Russell
South Carolina
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Harold G. Bennett
Brwaentian
Bennett
Ranger
Binh Gia
Pvt
Andrew G. Brown
Chicago
Gerald Levy
New York
Horst Fals
Pfo
Aance G. Brown
New York City
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