North Vietnamese Attacks North of Saigon Reported
The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong mounted five small attacks north of Saigon, including a daylight convoy ambush that killed 18 South Vietnamese troops and one U. S. soldier. A payroll convoy was ambushed 40 miles north, eight South Vietnamese soldiers died, and Viet Cong casualties were not known. A separate Saigon raid killed eight militiamen, while mortars and grenades struck a hamlet, killing two villagers and injuring four. The U. S. adviser convoy jeep was firebombed with no injuries. In the same region, Gen Minh ordered four regiments to intensify attacks. Outside Saigon, relief efforts continued after Typhoon Hester, with 100 deaths and 200,000 homeless reported.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Winter Saigon
Saigon
U.S
Tam Binh
Saivon
Nguyen van Minh
3Rd Military Region
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Hester
Vatican Gunman Gaddi Shares Quiet, Villainous Fame
Carlo Gaddi, a 35 year old Vatican papal chair bearer and film actor, nicknamed the Vatican gunman, carries the Pope on his portable throne during audiences. He there by chance acts in Italian thrillers and has appeared with Sophia Loren and others, while serving without pay in a role he says is strictly honorary. Pope John XXII preferred walking to the throne, praising the team after a flawless carry up to Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
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Piero DE Gararolli
Associated Press
Vatican City
Vatican
Carlo Gaddi
Gaddi
Papal
Rome Stock Exchange
Sophia Loren
Horst Buchholz
Sylvia Koscina
Job
John XXII
Basilica of St. Mary Major
Pope John
Weather minds ask strange questions on rain and clouds
Miami Beach AP reports at a National Biological Congress meeting Dr. Louis Battan asks who owns clouds and what happens if one person takes more rain. He notes some weather modification may be acceptable while hail and tornado effects vary in impact and ethics.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Louis Battan
University of Arizona
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Battan
National Biological Congress
Arizona Meteorologist
Cecil Gentry
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Stormfury
Genetry
New Orleans
Galveston
Tex
South Florida
Wrnter
Rioting in Northern Ireland Continues Amid Camp Uprising
In Longkesh internment camp near Belfast, about 250 inmates seized four guards, sparked a two hour clash as troops moved to quell the riot. A dining hall and recreation hall burned, several internees injured. no troop casualties reported. Earlier, shootings in West Belfast left a woman hospitalized and another killed. IRA reportedly uses girl guerrillas as manpower wanes. Two sisters killed in an IRA stronghold. rival accounts on cause of their deaths persist.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Longkesh
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Constabulary
IRA
It Takes More Than Money to Marry Off Your Daughter
Philadelphia writer recounts the wedding delay of his daughter’s fiancé due to Army call up. He upgrades the drama with a Nixon encounter and pressure on senators to secure active duty orders. Despite timely orders, delays persist, the groom endures a two week leave, and a haircut sparks the final lesson on wedding plans.
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Lee Linder
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Miss
Fellaw
Temple University
Army
Defense Department
Pennsylvania
U.S
Hugh Scott
Richard Schweiker
Nixon
Lancaster
White House
Pentagon
Bethel A M E Church Highlights Weekly Pastor Tribute
Selected from Apples of Gold. Bethel A M E Church hosts a midweek tribute to Rev. W G Wynn with guest churches Mt Pleasant Mt Zion C M F and Pentecostal Temple. Elder O N Dennis will preach as choirs participate. Sunday School sponsors. Barbecue and fish fry planned Oct 30 at 7 30 p m at East 11th Street home of Mr and Mrs Henry Modisett. public invited.
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Bethel A. M. EF
W. G. Wynn
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Zion
Stewardess Board
Mt. Pleasant C. M. E
Henry Modisett
East 11Th Street
Adell Thomas
W. T. Keys
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Valetta
Mediterranean
Malta
Britain
Royal Air Force
Qdiham
Hampshire
N. Ireland
Poindexter
Edward W. Poindexter
Earl Poindexter
Hope
California
Reagan Administration
Louis J. Johnson
Department of Human Resources Development
HRD
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles
Johnson
HEC
Philander Smith College
Little Rock
Arkansas
Sacramento State College
McGeorge College of Law
Dorothy
Gartha L. Cameron
Mable Trotter
Kansas City
Missouri
Floyd Bradley
Jack McFadden
Estella Warren
Green Hill A. M. E
Rt. 3
Prescott
Green Hill Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
the Hope Airport
Gov
Dale Bumpers
ORN Belt Hatcheries
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