Three MACSOG Teams Reported Annihilated Behind Lines
Informants say three covert MACSOG units led by Americans were wiped out in South Vietnam and Laos. One team on a Laotian border, another observing North Vietnam, at Hickory mountaintop near Khe Sanh where two Americans and 23 to 25 Montagnard soldiers died after two days of combat.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Laos
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Khe Sanh
Putzel
South
Vietnam
Hickory
U.S. Command
Command and Control North
CCN
Gas-Tester Ineffective At Blast Site
The builder says electronic gas sensors did not detect danger before a methane explosion trapped 18 workers in a Los Angeles tunnel 250 feet underground, 5.5 miles long, amid earthquakes and petroleum fields. Only one worker survived the searing blast and fire.
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Los Angeles
Metropolitan Water District
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co
California
Lockheed
Alger Spirit Lives In 2 Local Youths
Two Lawrence High graduates Kirk Duncan and Peter Meserve turned to odd jobs after searching for work. A yard sign offering part time work led to 30 to 35 calls, with work ranging from yard duties to painting. Duncan will take a full time job starting July 15 at Auto Plaza, while Meserve remains part time and both are booked through mid July. They earned roughly $1.75 to $2 per hour and advise others to spread the word.
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Horatio Alger
Lawrence
Kirk Duncan
Peter Meserve
Lawrence High
Journal-World
Duncan
New Auto Plaza
Meserve
Wellington
Airport Screening Halts Hijack Tries
FAA testimony to a House subcommittee details 17 months of airport screening ending with five hijack attempts stopped in the act. Over 50 million domestic passengers were locked down by 100 deputy U.S. marshals between October 1969 and May this year, with notable captures at Atlanta Kennedy and Los Angeles.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
National VFW Official Doubts Heroin Data
Lowell J. Eastland a national representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars questions Vietnam heroin addiction estimates saying reports of 10 000 to 15 000 returning addicts are guesses. He notes VFW and armed services maintain close liaison and cites the drug culture abroad and at home as influencing factors. Eastland says VFW membership remains high near 400 000 Vietnam veterans and will speak at the annual convention.
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Oklahoma City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vietnam
Lowell J. Eastland
VFW
Armed Services
Wheat Harvest Expands As Lawrence Heat Reaches Peak
Hot weather in Douglas County glares as wheat harvest accelerates. Paul Gabriel of Farmers' Co-op reports 30,000 to 40,000 bushels received Friday with expectant peak harvest next week. Temperatures near 100 degrees, SW winds 15 to 25 mph, dry forecast with rain chances under five percent.
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Douglas County
Paul Gabriel
Farmers’ Co-op
Co-op
Gabriel
Journal-World
Kansas University
Blight Detected Across Ten Kansas Counties
Kansas State University plant pathologists report Southern Corn Leaf Blight has spread to at least ten Kansas counties. Laboratory confirmation lists Riley, Douglas, Johnson, Woodson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Franklin, Miami, Allen and Jackson counties.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Kansas
Riley, Douglas
Johnson
Woodson
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Franklin
Miami
Allen and Jackson
Publisher seeks legal blocks on Newsday and Times
Holt Rinehart and Winston sues Newsday in state Supreme Court after an article based on galley proofs claims Lyndon Johnson memoirs supported conclusions of a 1964 Pentagon study. The publisher of the memoirs seeks court orders barring further publication of material from the book.
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New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Newsday
Long Island
Los Angeles Times
Johnson
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc
The
Times
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Hears Pentagon Papers Case On Secrecy And Speech
The United States argues that the Pentagon papers publication threatens national security and government function while free press advocates press the First Amendment case. Justices weigh secrecy limits and prior restraint as Times and Post press freedoms face government briefings.
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Erwin N. Griswold
New York Times
Washington Post
Griswold
Warren E. Burger
Burger
High Court
The
Times
Post
Justice Department
Minneapolis
the Times
Pentagon Leak Updates Stir Washington LA and St Louis
Washington LA and St Louis report ongoing Pentagon documents case as Supreme Court hears NYT and Washington Post cases. Articles review 1965 Da Nang Marines decision and McNamara concerns, with Westmoreland and Taylor opinions, plus CIA and Rand Corp notes and Ellsberg arrest warrant tied to Pentagon study access.
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Washington
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Pentagon
Supreme Court
New York Times
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Vietnam
da Nang
Mer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Saigon
The
Times
William C. Westmoreland
Post-Dispatch
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
South Vietnam
Johnson
McNamara
Chicago Sun-Times
Central Intelligence Agency
Nixon
Southeast Asia
CIA
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ellsberg
Justice Department
Rand Corp
Lawrence Charity Horse Show Ends Night Two
Crowds packed the Douglas County 4 H Fairgrounds for the 27th annual Lawrence Charity Horse Show final performance at 6 30 P M Proceeds go to the Fraternal Order of Police for constructing firearm ranges in Douglas County Friday winners include Karen Akins Jim Collins Cathy Schreiber Jean Grodinger Harry Dexter Bev Cathcart Dennis Crownover and Danny Hassett with several Lawrence competitors placing in barrel racing pole bending and wagon events
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Lucky Cuddles
Phyllis Lester
Wellsville
Lawrence
Lindell Fiehler
Amnual
Journal-World
Will Hess
Douglas County
Fraternal Order of Police
Karen Akins
St. Joseph
Jim Collins
Independence
Cathy Schreiber
Wichita
Kenneth Inman
Oak Grove
Jean Grodinger
Prairie Village
Harry Dexter
Kansas City
Bev Cathcart
Kansas
Robert Rose
Sandra Alumbaugh
Deb Conkey
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