North Viet Nam planes seen in Laos attack Nam Bac Luang Prabang
North Vietnam used aircraft against ground targets in Laos for the first time in a major Southeast Asian escalation. A communique cited a 5000 plus troop assault on Nam Bac near Luang Prabang and a five hour raid on Luang Prabang airfield. Several civilians killed amid Meo guerrilla activity as air and ground strikes continue on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Laos
UPI
North Vietnam
Nam Bac
Luang Prabang
Mugon Yut
Sam Neua
Dien Bien Phu
America's Heart Transplant Patient Overcoming Crisis
At Palo Alto Stanford Medical Center doctors report liver function slowly normalizing after Kasperak underwent gallbladder removal. The 54 year old retired steel worker remains in critical condition with possible heart rejection ahead, but shows kidney improvement and no recent heart rejection signs.
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America
Kasperak
Mike Kasperak
Stanford Medical Center
Elderly Gunman Slays Pair in Phoenix Restaurant
In Kelly's Restaurant near Phoenix's financial district a man in his 60s shot and killed two diners, a man and a woman around 40. The shooter surrendered meekly after telephoning to confirm they were there, then entered with a coat concealing a pistol and fired six rounds. George Thomas of KOY witnessed the scene while dining with Bill Hessian.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
George Thomas
KOY
Bill Hessian
Court Battle Looms Today Over County Cab Permits
Local 881 will intervene in the hearing on county cab permits. Attorney Robert Reid represents the union as unsigned notices announce an important hearing of interest to cab drivers this morning.
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Sters Local 881
Robert Reid
Heart patient walks after landmark transplant in Cape Town
Philip Blaiberg, 58, who received a heart transplant 14 days ago, left his bed and walked to a chair at Groote Schuur Hospital. The patient, cheerful and alert, was buoyed by the arrival of his 20-year-old daughter Jill from Israel to visit.
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Philip Blaiberg
Jill
Israel
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Nevada
Hopkins
Andas
Westminster College
Cornell University
Lawyers Title Co
Las Vegas
Herbert M. Jones
Sen. Bible
Washington
Determined Warden Faces Strike Turmoil at Prison
Warden Hocker reports progress on security education and treatment to Gov. Paul Laxalt and prison board members. Inmates in the maximum security unit have been locked in without meals since Saturday, with water and toilets available and food stockpiled from the canteen. About 12 extra guards are on duty, and no incidents have been reported as the strike opposes tightened security and seeks a return to “good old days” in policy.
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Hocker
School Trustees Vote Thursday On Record Bond Issue
Mason states bonds issued as needed to match population growth. The $59 million plan funds new construction including 14 elementary schools, six junior highs, two high schools, plus renovations, furniture, and a contingency for inflation. Projects target the Las Vegas area with additions to outlying counties. last bond in May 1964 approved $37 million by six to one.
Fike Enters Nevada Senate Race Challenging Bible
Nevada lieutenant governor candidate Fike announces bid for U S Senate, touts experience and state leadership. He criticizes federal policies on gambling, inflation, and crime while pledging stance on Vietnam and open housing, citing Bible’s long Senate record. Other GOP figures weigh runs asDemocrats praise Bible’s tenure.
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Fike
Laxalt
Europe Endures Severe Storms And Quakes Across Regions
Strong winds exceed 100 mph battered Scotland and Denmark while Sicily faced powerful earthquakes. In Scotland at least 17 dead, a school roof in Denmark collapsed killing three girls. 250+ deaths reported from Sicily quakes. Snow and floods hit Cyprus Lebanon Jordan Syria Israel regions. widespread travel disruption and fatalities reported.
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UPI
Scotland
Sicily
Europe
Mediterranean
Middle East
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Great Dun
Westmoreland
England
Denmark
Esbjerg
Jutland
Cyprus
Lebanon
Amman
Jordan
Damascus
Syria
Israel
Ireland
Sweden
Norway
West
Germany
West Germany
Concorde First Flight Postponed Indefinitely
Paris reports the British French Concorde supersonic jet liner postpones its inaugural flight. The date remains undetermined with a new announcement expected in weeks. The delay follows rumors of possible withdrawal by British Aircraft from the joint project.
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Paris
UPI
France
England
Sud Aviation
Toulouse
New York taxis to halt for 24 hours over wage dispute
New York's 11 000 taxis will stay off streets for 24 hours starting at midnight after a wage dispute escalated. Harry Van Arsdale of the Taxi Drivers Union warned that without action the stoppage could extend, while City Hall prepares for a hearing on Mayor Lindsay's fare proposal.
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New York
UPI
Harry van Arsdale
Taxi Drivers Union
City Hall
John V. Lindsay
van Arsdale
Romney proposes guaranteed neutralization of Vietnam era crises
In Keene New Hampshire Governor George Romney calls for guaranteed neutralization of Vietnam Laos and Cambodia by removing foreign troops and bases and ending alliances He envisions Saigon NFL talks under an international commission and a Geneva Conference backed settlement amid Cold War tensions.
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UPI
George Romney
Michigan
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Romney
Keene State College
Saigon
National Liberation Front
NFL
Special International Commission
Geneva Conference
Geneva Nations
Lawyer Jailed In Mafia Link Kickback Case
FBI arrests Long Island attorney Robert Schwartz in midtown Manhattan on charges of conspiring to murder a key government witness in a Mafia linked kickback case involving James L. Marcus. Schwartz 43 of Melville is held on 75000 bail after prosecutors sought 150000. He faces alleged plan to assassinate labor lawyer Herbert Itkin connected to Corallo and Marcus in a 40000 reservoir cleaning contract scheme.
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New York
UPI
FBI
Long Island
Manhattan
James L. Marcus
U.S
Robert Schwartz
Michael Fawer
Fawer
Schwartz
Commodore Hotel
Marcus
Antonio
Tony Ducks) Corallo
Public Works Fund Embargo Lifted
Washington UPI reports the government released about 66 million dollars in previously embargoed public works funds halted last year to curb inflationary spending. The embargo covered a 15 day window starting October 5 and affected approved pork barrel projects. the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed the funds are now released.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
U S Air Pollution Areas Designated Under New Law
The federal government divided 48 states into eight air pollution regions under a new law allowing federal court action to curb traffic and shut industries in an emergency. HEW plans further steps to apply regional air quality standards and implement antipollution programs. Areas include Great Lakes Northeast, Mid Atlantic Coastal, South Florida, Appalachian, Great Plains, Rocky Mountain, and California Oregon Washington coasts.
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Washington
UPI
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HEW
Department
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Minnesota
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Atlantic
North Carolina
South Florida
Appalachian
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Great Plains
Illinois
Texas
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Oregon
California
California-Oregon
Job Training Plan Proposed by GOP
Republican leaders urged a nine point program to cut hard core unemployment. The plan targets training programs and tax incentives for employers as part of a broader critique of the Great Society bureaucracy.
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GOP
Washington
UPI
Great Society
Job Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
Death Toll May Pass 300 In Italian Quakes
A pair of Italian earthquakes devastate Gibellina and Montevago amid aftershocks. Officials fear 200 dead in Montevago and at least 40 in Gibellina with other towns hit. NATO aid arrives as Italy mobilizes medical relief and supplies.
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Santa Margherita di Belice
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