Heaviest Blow Yet in Masher Drive Near Bong Son
Allied spokesmen say Operation Masher has crippled a North Vietnamese regiment and mauled a mixed North Vietnamese Viet Cong unit in the Bong Son coastal lowlands. Reports list 707 Communist dead, 120 captured, with 75 percent of 506 detainees identified as Viet Cong. US forces say air strikes, B52 bombardment, and ground fighting have pinned down enemy units as the campaign continues.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
Bong Son
Viet Nam
U.S
Parachutist Piantanida Seeks Another Sky Dive
Nick Piantanida, the SIOUE Falls parachutist, says he will attempt another freedive after a frostbitten piece of equipment marred his bid to break sound barrier speeds. He reached 123,500 feet in a prior ascent but had to descend when the balloon gondola failed to uncouple from an oxygen unit in southwestern Minnesota.
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Nick Piantanide
Sioux Falls
Sioue
Minnesota
Parachute Instructors Record Flight Ends Briefly
Piantanida, a 33 year old parachute instructor from Brick Town New Jersey, planned a fall of 22 miles before opening his parachute. He returned Wednesday night to Sioux Falls where his trip began after the incident.
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Piantanida
Brick Town
N.J
Sioux Falls
Two Die In Plane Crackup Near Findlay Airport
Two men were killed when a single engine Beechcraft crashed in a farm field five miles south of Findlay Ohio, about ten minutes after takeoff from Findlay Airport. The crash cause was not determined. The plane landed gear up and the victims were thrown from the wreckage. identities were not released pending next of kin notification.
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Findlay
Ohio
Next of Kin
Fort Wayne Flames After Southside Explosion
Fort Wayne, Ind. five men smelled gas on the southside, triggering a blast that destroyed at least four houses. Newsmen saw numerous injuries but five children were found safe after initially being believed trapped. Fire crews reported severe damage and requested aid from outside townships.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Fort Wayne
Plane Crashes Near Kalida. Two Walk Away
A Champion airplane owned by Harohi Stechschulte of Kalida and piloted by Donald Becgh Ottawa crashed near Glandorf at 3 38 p m Wednesday. The plane stalled over woods owned by Alfred Reiman and settled in trees. Both passengers survived with no injuries. Loss was about 560 dollars.
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Harohi Stechschulte
Kalida
Donald Becgh
Ottawa
Putnam County
Alfred Reiman
Stechschulte
Boegli
Area Boy Dies In Gun Mishap
Four year old Steven Moore, son of Clovis and Shirley Wibright Moore of Rt. 2 Kenton, died after a gunshot wound found to be accidental. Hardin Memorial Hospital officials said he was pronounced dead on arrival. The Hardin County Coroner cited an accidental gunshot in the chest. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Hanson Funeral Home Alger with burial in McDonald Fairview Cemetery.
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McGuffey
Steven Moore
Clovis
Shirley Wibright Moore
Kenton
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Hardin County
Glenn VanAtta
Aue
Allen County
Brenda
Rodney
Jeff
David
Hazel Wib- Tight
Rt. 2
Emaline Moore
Pyramid
Hanson Funeral Home
Alger
George Hurt
McDonald Fairview Cemetery
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North Viets
North
South Viet Nam
Guam
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Chutist
Fire Department
Glandorf
Aeronea
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