Prince Charles Makes First Parachute Jump Over English Channel
Prince Charles, 22, completed his first parachute jump during Royal Air Force training near Poole England. He landed safely in the Channel after leaping from 120 mph aircraft with a green jumping suit, accompanied by officers and receiving his mother’s permission.
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Poole
England
UPI
Britain
Prince Charles
Royal Air Force
RAF
English Channel
Charles
Seattle City Brass Charged in Broad Conspiracy Indictment
Seattle leaders and police officials face a King County grand jury indictment charging a blanket conspiracy to tolerate illegal activities. Thirteen individuals face indictments, with two ex police officers named for bribery and several current and former officials named in the sweep. Chief figures include City Council President Charles Carroll and former Sheriff Jack Porter amid a probe into 1980s political corruption.
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Seattle
UPS
Charles M
Carroll
King County Grand Jury
Ile
Christopher T. Bayley
Charles C. Carroll
Bayley
Carrolls
Jack Porter
Frank Ramon
Charles K. Waitt
Charles R
Ray” Connery
MB. “Buzz” Cook
Major Drug Sweep Nets 60 Arrests and 3.6 Million Seizure
South Vietnamese police report 60 arrests and a 3.6 million dollar narcotics haul in a two day roundup described as the largest in Southeast Asia. UPI notes narcotics allegedly enter the U.S. via the Cam Hanh Gay detox center and Bangkok Bangkok reports detail opium and heroin rings smuggling from Thailand.
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Saigon
WPD
Southeast Asia
United Press International
U.S. Army
Gils
Cam Hanh Gay
U.S
Ellsworth G. Hunker
Dar In
Manokok
Thailand
Bangkok
South Vietnam
U S funds for measles war revive federal help
U S funds to fight measles rise to 4.8 million for states and communities to vaccinate millions of children. CDC cites a 78 percent one year rise and 360 percent jump in cases, with epidemics in cities such as New York, Dallas, and Oklahoma City.
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Washington
Uet
Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
W. Bruce Dull
UPI
New York City
New Orleans
Dallas
Lite Rock
Ark
Oklahoma City
Waterbury
CDEC
Harrison
American Medical Association
AMA
Battle reports drive heavy fighting across Indochina
Saigon reports day long clashes near Cambouia with 44 Communist soldiers killed. U.S. helicopters shot down two in the Mekong Delta as B52 bombers strike targets near the DMZ. American battlefield deaths total 13 with 88 wounded. South Vietnamese losses rise to 295 killed and 574 wounded for the week.
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Amibadia
Svay Rieng
Plain of Reeds
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Indochina
Neak Luong
Mekong River
Phnom Penh
Ben Tre
Rach Gia
Saipan
Bearded Man Sought Over Beating Of Eight Newborns
In Hamm Germany police search for a young bearded man after eight newborns in the Evangelical Hospital maternity ward were beaten last weekend. Injuries ranged from broken arms to fractured skulls but none expect permanent damage. An orderly saw the suspect enter the nursery and use an elevator before escaping. An armed guard was placed outside the ward.
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Hamm
Germany
UPI
Evangelical Hospital
Walter Achenbach
World Leaders React To Mao and Tito Developments
UPI reports Mao Tse-tung warned of a coming storm as Chen Sen-lai describes Mao's focus on American affairs. Tito was re-elected president of Yugoslavia for five years, with a 23 member State Presidium to ensure smooth succession. In Khartoum, four top Communist leaders are sought following a failed coup, and several were executed. In Monrovia, Liberia, dignitaries gather as President William V. Tubman is honored at his state funeral.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Mao Tse-tung
Chinese Communist Party
United States
Chen Sen-lai
Chou
Mao
George Washington
Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Mgnrovia
Liberia
William W. S. Tubman
Uncle Shad
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Chairdlron
American Academy of Pediatetea
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Ourawa
Cale Slaw
Khartoum
Communist Party Central Committee
Jaafar Numeiry
Firng
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Sudanese Communist Party
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Tubman
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