Psychos Guard Nuclear Arms Base Near San Francisco
At Hamilton Air Force Base guards with dangerous psychiatric problems protected a secret arsenal 20 miles from San Francisco. Sgt. Robert Ballou faced charges after going berserk with a loaded carbine, while witness Maj. Tidwell defended guard assignments despite unfavorable evaluations.
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Robert V. Ballou
Corvallis
Ore
Hamilton Air Force Base
Ballou
Robert D. Car
CIA Told Army To Kill Double Agent In Vietnam Case
In Saigon a CIA official advised military authorities to kill a communist double agent tied to the Green Beret murder inquiry. The tip came after lie detector tests showed the agent’s North Vietnamese allegiance. Eight former Green Berets are jailed at Long Binh. Col. Robert Rheault faces charges in the case.
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Robert Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Vietnam
South China Sea
Nha Trang
Special Forces
Enking
U.S
Green Berets
Catholics Call For Weapons In Irish Fighting
Irish Republicans suspected of sympathies detained after a crisis review planned by Prime Minister Wilson. Irish Army forced the IRA to surrender arms at Dundalk barracks near the border. Patrick Hillery flew to New York to urge UN Security Council troop intervention as Catholics flee Northern Ireland. British officers report snipers still active in Belfast.
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Harold Wilson
London
Northern Ireland
James Chichester-Clark
Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Dundalk
Patrick Hillery
New York
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Republic
Belfast
Springfield Road
Tipster Links Three To Tate Murders Motive Drug Connection
An informant links Polish producer Woitych Frokowski and two others to the Benedict Canyon murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Steven Parent, and Miss Tate's husband Roman Polanski's circle. Narcotics involvement cited as motive. police would not confirm details.
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UPI
Benedict Canyon
Sharon Tate
Woitych Frokowski
Los Angeles Times
Miss Tate
Canyon
Frokowski
Jay Sebring
Abigail Folger
Steven Parent
William Garretson
Roman Polanski
Rosemary's
Miss Folger
Soviet says China attacked border troops in Kazakhstan
The Soviet Union claims China attacked its border units in Kazakhstan to film a propaganda movie. Red Star cites Col Mikhail Raspopin on Soviet fire being accurate and deadly. Both sides accuse each other of starting the clash with casualties reported on both sides.
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UPI
Soviet Union
China
Kazakhstan
Defense Ministry
Red Star
Mikhail Raspopin
Eastern Frontier District
Dog Falls 70 Feet From Golden Gate Bridge
Rip the 80 pound Labrador leaps to lick his 19 year old master on the Golden Gate Bridge and falls 70 feet onto a balcony at the north anchorage. He sustains spinal damage and paralysis but doctors expect the disability to be temporary. The owner Tom Bonogorsky of Billings Montana and three bridge workers aided the dog and rushed him to a veterinarian.
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UPI
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Anchorage
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Bridge
U S B52s Strike Near Saigon In Major Raids
U S B52 bombers carried out 13 heavy strikes near Saigon as part of a six day Communist offensive. More than two million pounds of explosives plus B52 missions from bases in Okinawa Guam and Thailand hit targets 50 to 70 miles north and northwest of Saigon.
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Upi
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Okinawa
Guam
Thailand
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Paris Talks Stay Frozen Until Lodge Returns
Paris reports say the Vietnam peace talks remain frozen as U S ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge travels to the United States for consultations. Lodge is expected back in about 10 days to signal possible shifts while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegates press for unconditional U S troop withdrawal and Saigon regime overthrow.
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UPI
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U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
United States
Philip C. Habib
South
Thieu Nears New Cabinet After Saigon Talks
President Nguyen Van Thieu met with six leaders of his alliance and discussed a possible televised announcement of a new cabinet. Prime Minister Tran Van Huong attended, as did Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, amid a push to include more politicians and broaden support.
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Thieu
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Seven Arabs Die in Two Israeli Clashes
Israel said troops killed seven Arab guerrillas and wounded two in two clashes in the Jordan Valley and Arav Desert. A bomb wounded an elderly woman on a Tel Aviv beach. Israel reported additional injuries near the Lebanon border and along the Suez Canal.
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Jordan Valley
Arav Desert
Tel Aviv
Israel-Lebanon
Suez Canal
Kibbutz
Shar Hagolan
Sea of Galilee
Port Tewfik
Charleston To Hire Replacements For Striking Negro Workers
Charleston city officials advertised for workers to replace striking Negro garbage collectors on the second day of a walkout over higher wages and union recognition.
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Charleston
Charleston, S.C
UPI
Blaiberg Improves After Transplant Setback
In Cape Town Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the first successful heart transplant patient, shows signs of improvement after a recent setback. His wife Eileen reports he is talking of going home, though doctors warn his condition remains fragile with possible rejection reactions.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Blaiberg
Groote Schuur
Robert R. Russell Dies Civic Leader in Las Vegas
Robert R. Russell a famed Las Vegas civic figure dies at Palm Mortuary Chapel after a life as a publicity pioneer. Born October 9 1885 in Butler Pennsylvania he studied at Allegheny College and USC earning law and dentistry degrees. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 3 p.m.
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Allegheny College
Meadville
University of Southern California
USC
Palm Mortuary Chapel
Tower Sees Nevada Key in 1970 Senate Fight
U.S. Senator John Tower said Nevada could be pivotal in building a Republican Senate majority in 1970 highlighting Howard Cannon as a target seat. He noted Gov. Paul Laxalt’s possible challenge but had not discussed it recently. He praised welfare proposals as constructive and supported the ABM program as a deterrent.
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Senate
U.S
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Howard Cannon
Paul Laxalt
Cannon
Laxalt
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Banking and Finance Committee
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