U S Planes Lost Near Five Billion Mark in Vietnam War
Saigon reports the Vietnam war toll on U S aircraft nearing five billion with 4768 losses since January 1 1961 including 2493 planes and 2275 helicopters. Estimated conventional aircraft losses total about 4.3 billion and helicopters about 500 million. Bombing and patrols aim to disrupt Communist buildup near Saigon as troops seize ammo caches sufficient for a battalion.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Portland driver dies after rare heart kidney transplant
John W. Lanning a 52 year old truck driver from Portland Oregon died Saturday night following a simultaneous heart and kidney transplant performed September 15. The donor shared the same organs in a rare operation.
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Denver
John W. Lanning
Portland, Ore
Jetliner Slams House Killing 48 People
A jetliner struck a house killing 48 occupants and torching the structure. Rescue crews described a bulldozed rubble scene with a baby carriage amid scorched debris. The fuselage broke apart across a muddy field as lights and sirens illuminated the grim aftermath.
Pickets Patrol Southland Refineries in Nationwide Oil Strike
Saturday marked the first nationwide petro chemical industry walkout in 14 years. About 500 pickets protested at Southland refineries while 6 000 Long Beach union members were idled and more than 50 000 oil workers nationwide left jobs.
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Southland
Petro-Chemical
Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach
Recall of Saigon staff and Paris press group
Saigon recalls include Nguyen Tiem Nhon and speechwriter Col. Vu Duc Vinh as remaining staff of the vice president are being evacuated. South Vietnamese Premier Tran Van Huong allows four of 12 Vietnamese Press Agency members assigned to travel to Paris to stay on. The group was discharged after departing Saigon without proper government approval.
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Tranh van Huong
Paris
Saigon
Huong
Anita Bryant Twins Born Prematurely
Singer Anita Bryant and her husband Bob Green welcomed twins by Caesarean section at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach. The boy and girl were born two hours apart and placed in incubators. The couple also have two other children.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Anita Bryant
Bob Green
Mount Sinai Hospital
Noise rules explain decibel limits and muffler citations
A Highway Patrol spokesman clarifies vehicle noise standards under Section 23 130 of the Vehicle Code. The rules set decibel limits by weight and speed, and modified mufflers can yield citations even if limits are met.
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la Rue
Highway Patrol
Children accompany owners to animal shelter visit
L. K. of Long Beach recalls taking kids to an animal shelter when extra animals are brought along. She notes many children want to see dogs and cats, while parents often resist but kids insist on going.
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Animal Shelter
L. K
Long Beach
Hawaii Link OKd for 5 Airlines
The Civil Aeronautics Board granted new Hawaii routes to five airlines including Braniff and Western Air Lines. Continental Airlines leader Robert F. Six called South Pacific rights and the Hawaii routes international. Western chairman Terrell C. Drinkwater said the fields create long haul links and direct service between Hawaii and Europe via Anchorage.
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Hawaii
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
Phoenix
Los Angeles- Ontario-Long Beach
Braniff
Mexico
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Atlanta
St. Louis
New Orleans
Houston
Dallas- Ft. Worth
Western Air Lines
Western
Continental Airlines
Robert F. Six
South Pacific
Civil Aeronautics Board
Hawaiian
Continental
Terrell C. Drinkwater
Europe
Hawaiian Islands
Anchorage
Alaska
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William Jones
Gruening
Washington
Ernest Gruening
the Nation
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Ray Davidson
Oil Company
Sory
Standard Oil Company of California
el Segundo
Richmond
Union Oil Company
Tains
California
Montana
Texaco
Gulf, American
Standard Oil of California
Cities Service
Sinclair, Phillips
Frontier
Nguyen Tiem Nhon
Col
Vu Duc Vinh
Walker's the ‘Friendly Store
Hart Schaffner
Marx
America
Walker
Bankamericard
Beacon
G.E
R. S
Seal Beach
Boys Club of
Robert H. Baker
Dormeyer
Blue Chip Stamp Redemption Center
Ill
S.T
A. Action Line
Blue Chip Stamp
Los Angeles
A. F. Dormeyer Manufacturing Co
W. Irving Park
A. F. Dormeyer Co
Dormeyer- Webcor Co
Waring Corp
Winstead, Conn
Hoover
Kirby
Eureka
Royal
Victoria
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