McNamara tours DMZ as Marines report heavy Viet losses
Defense Secretary McNamara rode a helicopter near the DMZ while U S Marines said they killed about 1,000 North Vietnamese in eight days and suffered 143 dead and 718 wounded. Air battles left 602 U S planes lost in the conflict across North Vietnam.
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Rainstorms Flood Missouri Valley and Nearby States
Nine inch rains dumped across the Missouri Valley flooding northern and central Missouri. Moberly reported 8.9 inches in five hours, with thousands displaced as water filled streets and viaducts. Cars stalled, livestock drowned, roads blocked, and residents fled homes amid widespread damage from floods and storms.
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Green Beret rider seeks world record on 600 mile trek
A Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient from Jacksonville plans a four month 600 mile horseback journey to California to test modern American toughness. On a white horse named Ajax he will camp by dirt roads while living on fish and wild edibles, hoping to set a new endurance record and later breed horses.
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Mother of Pakistan Fatima Jinnah dies at 74
Fatima Jinnah widely known as the Mother of Pakistan, sister of founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah, died in Pakistan Sunday likely from a heart attack. The report notes her prominence and age, with brief context on her family background.
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Dime Bede Delays World-Flight Plan In Cleveland
Non stop flyer Bede 34 aims to circle the globe in a single engine plane. Takeoff in Cleveland was postponed Sunday due to compass trouble aboard. A new instrument from Cincinnati was to arrive Sunday with a rescheduled departure for early today.
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