U.S. Helicopters Hit Viet Cong Convoy Near Saigon
Roving U.S. helicopter gunships destroyed a Viet Cong convoy of sampans and two 122 mm rocket laden oxcarts west of Saigon. Twelve Viet Cong were killed and 39 to 40 rockets blown up near the Iron Triangle. An ensuing patrol killed nine more communists south of Saigon, with one U.S. wounded.
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Delay of Fortas appointment sparks lawyer turnout in outrage
Philadelphia leaders of the bar rallied Friday behind Abe Fortas as Chief Justice amid Senate delay. Texas judge Homer Thornberry’s qualifications probed by Leon Jaworski. ABA committee work cited.
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Jellyfish Invasion Closes Florida Beaches
Lifeguards battled jellyfish along a 23 mile front extending from Daytona Beach southward for four days. Indialantic and Melbourne beaches closed after multiple stings as cuboidal jellyfish prompted warnings. Chief Lifeguard Ray Hutton said up to 1,200 bathers per hour were affected by stings causing burning sensations and red welts.
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Wallace Flowers Indicted on Extortion Conspiracy Charges
Former Alabama attorney general Richmond Flowers and three associates were indicted by a federal grand jury in Birmingham on four counts of conspiring to extort money from businesses during Flowers’ 1963 to 1967 term. Also cited are Oscar Hyde James Kelley and Joe Breck Gantt. Flowers had faced clashes with George Wallace and later politics.
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Aussie plans second Death Valley run
Australian distance runner Bill Emmerton 47 leaves Los Angeles for a 211 mile run through Death Valley starting at Scotty's Castle and ending in Las Vegas. The heat hotspot lies 280 feet below sea level with temps up to 140 F. He will be joined by four companions in a mobile home. the trek is expected to take five or six days. Emmerton previously ran 125 miles in Death Valley last April in three days 3 hours 13 minutes.
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Mrs Hershey to be released from hospital in days
Doctors at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver said Ellen Hershey, 75, wife of Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey, should be released in two or three days after a chest condition linked to coughing.
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Independent Press Telegram Long Beach edition notice
Local newspaper page shows a Saturday issue from 1968 with publication details. It lists the paper’s postal entry and street address at Sixth Street and Pine Avenue in Long Beach California.
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