Motorists Pinned In Wreckage Near Flat Swamp
Four youths were in a wreck on Highway 8 near Flat Swamp Denton County. Daniel Williams of Sanford was freed with possible leg injuries and taken to Lexington Memorial Hospital. Two others were treated at a Denton clinic while one remaining victim’s identity was not yet confirmed. The car reportedly crossed an intersection and overturned down an embankment.
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Flat Swamp
Highway 8
Lexington
Daniel Williams
Sanford
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Denton
Ken Gobel
Laos Crisis Deepens as Pathet Lao Break Cease Fire
United States and allies face a worsening Laos crisis as Pathet Lao troops breach the year-old cease fire and advance while government forces retreat. Soviet hesitation to cooperate hampers peace efforts and Souvanna Phouma is urged to return to Laos to aid negotiations. Gen. Phoumi Nosavan signals possible talks but loses leverage as his forces falter. The U.S. weighs its duty to Laos and King Savang Vatthana amid growing regional impact.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Laos
Thailand
South
Viet Nam
Souvanna Phouma
Paris
Kennedy
Rusk
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Savang Vatthana
Number One Target Calm Indonesian Threats Fail To Disturb Dutch Colony
Hal McClure reports from Biak West New Guinea where despite Sukarno’s threats to seize the region by year’s end the Dutch maintain calm. A civilian observer notes defenses at Biak including air fields and naval facilities while residents describe evacuation plans and mixed pro Indonesian sentiment among Papuan locals.
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Hal McClure
West New Guinea
Biak
Amsterdam
Sukarno
Geelvink Bay
Hollandia
KLM
Baik
Ulation
Man Suffocates His Baby in Downey California
A 29 year old machinist, Charles W Furnish, told police he suffocated his 8 month old daughter Star with a plastic bag because she was unwanted and unplanned. He was booked on suspicion of murder after admitting the act amid family strife and neglect in the home. Star’s death followed a period when the other children Dawn 8 Charles Jr 5 and Dusk 4 were unfed and the marriage strain intensified. Orphans were sought in early Pony Express ads.
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Downey
Calif
Charles W. Furnish
Furnish
Star
Nancy
Dawn
Charles Jr
Dusk
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Secret Army
Christian Fouchet
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Ritz
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