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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1967
Page
1
U S jets struck guerrilla hideouts before dawn near Quang Tri as mortars heavy fighting blasted the city. Four bridges on Highway One were blown, 173 Communist dead counted in a Mekong delta battle with Vietnamese Rangers.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton plan to visit both South and North Vietnam after Saigon trip this year, agent says. A State Department spokesman notes no Objections to Taylor due to her renounced U S citizenship. Burton is British. Also reported: Mahalia Jackson divorces on grounds of cruelty and adultery after four day Chicago trial. Ngo Dinh Je Thuy, daughter of Ngo Dinh Nhu, dies in Paris car crash. Cuban embassy grants asylum to a U S soldier in Vietnam duty dispute with Japan. Former Sen Paul H Douglas pushes truth in lending bill. Pittsburg teacher Nancy McGlone faces charges over dress code and classroom conduct. F Clifton White critiques Barry Goldwater’s presidential motives. jazz clarinetist Benny Bailey dies. ex-president Luis Somoza dies of heart attack.
Gen Jimmy Doolittle joins 47 surviving Tokyo Raiders for a three day silver anniversary gathering beside a B 25 bomber. Doolittle praised the aircraft, declined a flight, and watched Gen John A Hilger take the controls for a brief lift.
Roger Lee Williams, charged with stealing $500000 from a Fontana bank nine months ago, is released on $25000 bail. His Rialto parents were granted permission to pay 10 percent of the bond in court rather than a bondsman. Williams, not present at the hearing in Los Angeles, hopes to see his children soon and faces trial May 9 with anticipated revelations. He will live with his parents in Rialto until then.
Severe storms and tornadoes struck multiple states along the Mississippi Valley and Great Plains, uprooting trees, damaging buildings, and knocking out power. Tornado activity hit Kansas near Potwin and Enid Oklahoma, while winds up to 70 mph damaged equipment in Texas and caused disruptions in Abilene and Dallas. The Mississippi crest moved through the upper valley, with Savanna Iowa registering a rising river level as of press time.
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