U S B52s Strike North Vietnam Troops Around Quang Tri
U S B52 bombers killed nearly 300 North Vietnamese troops and destroyed bunkers and guns in large-scale strikes around Quang Tri City and Thua Thien provinces. The raids totaled over 2 500 tons of explosives across four military regions, aiding a South Vietnamese counteroffensive. On the ground, paratroopers and marines reported advances within close range of the city as the 7th Fleet joined with carrier America air strikes.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Quang Tri Citadel
U.S. 7Th Fleet
America
Hue
McGovern Tries Landing Strip as McGovern Campaign Gains
President hopeful George S. McGovern tested the Andrews Air Force Base landing strip and voiced optimism while acknowledging a tough path ahead. His running mate Thomas Eagleton drew sizable crowds in Kansas City as party leaders reshaped the national leadership with Jean Westwood as chair and Basil Paterson winning the vice chair race.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Andrews Air Force Base
McGovern
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Kansas City
Miami Beach
National Audio-Visual Association
Oklahoma jet crashes near Newcastle farm injures none
Navy T 2 trainer from Meridian NAS based in Mississippi crashed near Hearn Smith's farm outside Newcastle Oklahoma as pilots J H Adams 25 and D W Lyon 27 ejected. They were uninjured after parachuting. the jet had departed Tinker AFB en route to Buckley Field when it caught fire and exploded near the home.
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Newcastle
Okla
Hearn Smith
Here
Meridian Naval Air Station
Mississippi
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Buckley Field
Denver
Colo
J.H. Adams
D.W. Lyon
Tinker’s Hospital
Smith
Grandmother From Utah Selected as Demo Leader
Jean Miles Westwood a 48 year old grandmother from West Jordan Utah was named the new Democratic national chair replacing Lawrence F OBrien. Basil Paterson of Harlem NY was chosen as vice chairman the first black in a top national party post. Pierre Salinger was McGoverns candidate for vice chair but withdrew after Paterson nomination.
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Miami Beach
McGovern
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Jean Westwood
West Jordan
Utah
Democratic
Pierre Salinger
White House
Basil Paterson
New York
Salinger
Paterson
Washington
Jean Miles Westwood
Mississippi
Westwood
Tho signals readiness for new secret talks with Kissinger
Le Duc Tho returned to Paris from Hanoi via Peking and Moscow and said he is ready to meet Henry Kissinger again if Kissinger has something new to discuss. He urged waiting a few days for any Vietnam developments and noted Xuan Thuy’s seven point plan as the basis for settlement.
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Paris
Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Provisional Revolutionary Government
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
le Bourget
Hanoi
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Tho
Peking
Moscow
Nixon
Bulldozer Accident Kills Butler Man in Douglas County
Spencer James Linkhorn 22 of Butler died after a bulldozer overturned on a steep incline while ditching underground telephone cables for Southwestern Bell. Investigators say a rock on County Road 1029 near Lone Star Lake caused the machine to roll over, pinning him briefly before he died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Kelly Cooper and Dave Conger witnessed the event from a distance. The operators worked for Freemen Construction Co. The site is near Washington Creek Church, about 13 miles southwest of Lawrence.
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Butler
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Lone Star Lake
John Musick
Rt. 5
Lawrence
Washington Creek Church
U.S. 56
Spencer James Linkhorn
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kelly Cooper
Dave Conger
Sinkhorn
Freemen Construction Co
Linkhorn
Man Pays Back Taxes In Pennies At IRS Office
Larry Hermone finally settles $2,500 back tax bill in pennies. A truck carrying 250 000 coins, weighing a ton, arrives at the IRS office in San Jose and the coins are handed to an IRS agent.
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San Jose
Calif
Larry Hermone
International Revenue Service
IRS
Rainfall Shortfall Dampens Promised Drought Relief
Lawrence area reports only 0.33 inch of rain overnight and this morning, keeping July total at 0.73 inch and year to date well below average. County agent Earl Van Meter warns the drought persists as forecasts show limited relief with continued clouds and cooler temps through Sunday and a chance of western and central Kansas showers.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Baldwin
Eudora
Tonganoxie
Worden
Earl van Meter
Claire
Charles Masinton
Lawrence Municipal Swimming Pool
Journal-World Photo
Will Hess
Trevino Wins British Open By One Stroke
Lee Trevino edged Jack Nicklaus by one stroke at the British Open in Muirfield Scotland. Trevino closed with a 71 to finish 278 overall while Nicklaus shot 66 to stay within a shot, eagle on the ninth and a late chip on the 17th sealing Trevino’s second consecutive Open title.
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Trevino
Mairfield
Scotland
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Five Puppies Rescued From Drain Pipe By Vacuum
Seven men at an alcohol rehabilitation center freed five newborn puppies trapped in an eight foot deep, three inch diameter drain pipe after six hours. A vacuum cleaner hose proved effective, with puppies emerging head first, on the hip, on the chest, and one stuck mid back.
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San Jose
Calif
Frank Conrad
Rankin Dor District Jury Admits Judge In Drug Case
The Rankin Dor district court oversees a judge connected to a drug matter. The case involves a political advertisement filed by Raney and related campaign activity.
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Rankin Dor
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Oklahoma
O’brien
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Johnson
John F. Kennedy
van Thieu
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National Weather Service
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Zoysia
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