Westmoreland Says Reds Could Strike Again With More G.I. Losses
General Westmoreland, commander of U S forces in Vietnam, doubts a long war is possible for North Vietnam but warns Communists can strike again and that more U S troops may be needed. He compares Tet to the Battle of the Bulge and outlines strategic posture and ongoing offensive resumption.
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Westmoreland
Reds
Saigon
William
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Prise
Devel
Oped
Action Line answers reader questions on Star Trek guide
A long column from Action Line answers readers on obtaining The Star Trek Guide, the fate of a German crane in Long Beach, and a Longines Symphonette Society clock radio issue. It covers request handling, historical crane details, and a delayed shipment with promises of investigation and refunds.
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S.L
Bellflower
Gene Roddenberry
Gower St
Hollywood
Calif
Richard Carter
Carter
Action Line
Longine Slumber Centre
Longine Symphonette Society
P.W
Long Beach
Frank Dobby
Sudden Fog Triggers Coastline Tragedy and Beach Closures
Dense fog over Southland coastal waters Sunday led to a plane crash killing three and endangered boaters and swimmers. Lifeguards halted miles of beaches, rescues occurred every few minutes, and authorities closed water use at Seal Beach after a 744 mile South Bay strip outage amid high surf and dangerous riptides.
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Southland
Seal Beach
Los Angeles County
South Bay
Tim Dorsey
Dorsey
Panama Canal Blocked by Sunken Japanese Ore Carrier
A Japanese freighter Shozan Maru carrying 51,806 tons of iron ore struck a canal bank in Gailliard cut and sank, completely blocking the Panama Canal. Emergency crews tried to pump air to foreholds to move the vessel a mile to moor for repairs as the 50 mile waterway halted between Pacific and Atlantic.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
UPI
Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic Oceans
Panama
Canal Company
Gailliard
Eee
Four Bellflower Residents Die In Light Plane Crash
Four Bellflower residents Clyde Bradley Adelie his wife Rex Miles and Juanita Miles were killed when their single engine plane crashed near Palomar Airport in San Diego County. The wreckage burned with all four thrown clear on impact. Bradley a Southern California Gas Co engineer from Downey Miles a Plumber from Compton each held separate Bellflower apartments. The plane took off Saturday around 7 30 p m and was homeward bound amid fog. A nearby trailer park resident found the wreckage Sunday morning about 8 30 a m north of the runway’s west end.
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Palomar
San Diego County
Clyde Bradley
Adelie
Rex Miles
Juanita
Palo
Bradley
Southern California Gas Co
Downey
Miles
Compton
Long Beach Man Stabbed to Death Then Set Ablaze
Wilbur R. Blair a 60 year old Long Beach resident and Belmont Pier parking attendant was killed in his apartment Sunday. Police suspect robbery motive as Blair's camper truck was found later on Loma Avenue. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze and neighbors helped contain the flames before investigators found multiple stab wounds in Blair’s chest and abdomen.
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Long Beach
Wilbur R. Blair
Terminio Ave
Belmont Pier
Frank Welch
Blair
Loma Avenue
Tot Killed on Lions Dragstrip
A two year old boy, Ramon J. Lloyd of Los Angeles, was crushed to death at Lions Dragstrip after dashing into a race car. The car, moving about 25 miles per hour, was being pushed toward the starting line when the tragedy occurred around 2 p.m. The driver, Curtis Lawrence, 24, and his wife Anita were not cited.
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Ramon J. Lloyd
Los Angeles
Pacific Hospital
Curtis Lawrence
Monroe Lloyd
Anita
Harbor Division
Joe Torin
Lawrence
Sto days Schucerl: Wake up cure for insomnia found
A quirky line asserts that waking up marks the end of insomnia. It frames the moment as a practical cure and hints at a humorous note on morning routines. The fragment presents a humorous musing rather than a full event or report.
Plane crashes into Redondo home killing three
Glenn A. McHenry 46 of Hawthorne piloted a Beechcraft that failed in dense fog while approaching Torrance Municipal Airport. His wife Elsie 44 and daughter Sylvia 14 also died. Neighbors and Bomanza pulled the pilot from the wreck at 618 Faye Lane as flames surged, the four children inside the residence escaped unharmed.
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Torrance Municipal Airport
Glenn A. McHenry
Oxford Ave
Jlawthorne
Elsie
Sylvia
Mike Tomic
Faya Lane
Redondo Beach
Bonanza
Faye Lane
Patrolynan
Richard Cotter
McHenry
Hawthorne
Torrance Municipal
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Sen
Fulbright
Bundy
Thien
Prt
Writers’ Guide
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Germany
Ver
J.P
Wilmington
Hamburg
Tripartite Naval Commission
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Ussr
North Sea
Max Gottschall
Gottschall
Outer Harbor
U.S. Coast Guard
Huntington Beach
Municipal Pier
Cabrillo Beach
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Newport Beach
Redondo Beach Street
Curt Johnss
S. Woodruff Ave
Carl ‘Adams
Stodays Schucerl
Redondo
Art Winsel
Tod Ass Independent
UROC
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