Accidental U S air attacks cause Vietnamese deaths
U S command reports an accidental strike by Marine jets killed ten South Vietnamese troops and wounded twenty others. Fifteen Americans died in five air crashes in Vietnam and Laos, with six wounded. A helicopter crash near Saigon left eight Americans dead and one wounded. An AC119 gunship crashed after takeoff, killing six and injuring two. A second gunship and a Flying Boxcar were lost, with reports of two other helicopter losses and a Thai airfield crash last Saturday after Laos combat.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Laos
U.S. Army
Highlands
Air Force
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Command
Khon Kaen
Thailand
House Panel Hurries Postal Reform Bill Drafting
The House Post Office Committee begins drafting a new postal reform bill as union leaders threaten another strike if the administration bill passes. Thaddeus Dulski chairs a secret session ahead of week’s end, while the Senate may approve its own reform plan. Union presidents warn they will strike to oppose the administration bill.
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Washington
UPI
House Post Office Committee
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-N.y
Senate Post Office Committee
House Committee
Tion
Senate
National Postal Union
NPU
National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employes
Congress
Cambodians push toward Angrassom meet Viet Cong resistance
Cambodian soldiers advanced toward Angrassom, 40 miles south of Phnom Penh, led by a 150 man paratrooper unit with 800 troops. They faced heavy small arms and rocket fire on National Highway 3 and dug in a mile north of Angrassom for the night after crossing the Slaku River.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Angrassom
Toshio Sakai
Sakai
Slaku River
Ben Joy Ang
Ang
Angtassom
Sze Cheng
Takeo
Transcript Release Sets Kopechne Inquest Documents Free
Massachusetts Chief Justice Tauro orders public release of the 764 page Kopechne inquest transcript and 12 page report at 3 p.m. EDT in Suffolk Superior Court. The move ends a legal fight over reproduction rights as Kennedy allies press for openness.
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Boston
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Suffolk Superior Court
James A. Boyle
Edartown District Court
Kennedy
Massachusetts Supreme Court
G. Joseph Tauro
Massachusetts Superior Court
Boyle
Edward V. Keating
Tauro
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Superior Court
Widespread Burglaries Target Local Venues and Vehicles
Police probe multiple burglaries Sunday night including Veterans Memorial Building theft of 300 pounds of cooked chicken and wedding supplies. Other incidents report stolen stereo gear from Charles Callaway and Amber Smith cars, plus cash from Cabrillo High School cabinets. Weather turns cloudy with fair, mild temps and a pair of tides listed.
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Veterans Memorial Building
H Street
Locust Avenue
Lena Mendez
Charles Callaway
N. L St
Amber Smith
E. Guava Ave
Cabrillo High School
Sheriff's Office
Networks cancel Tony Curtis anti smoking ads after London drug conviction
Major networks and many independent stations drop Tony Curtis anti smoking commercials for I Quit campaign following his guilty plea in London to possession of marijuana. Cancer Society says spots were well received and may continue at station discretion. Curtis pleaded guilty and was fined the minimum of 120 dollars.
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New York
UPI
Tony Curtis
London
American Cancer Society
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
The
Cancer Society
Donald S. Hillman
Society
Curtis
Hillman
Heathrow Airport
England
Friendly Persuaders
Lompoc District Hospital Receives Full Two Year Accreditation
Lompoc District Hospital has been awarded a full two year accreditation after Joint Commission surveys in February and March. Hospital administrator Kenneth Wicks notes the two year duration is the maximum allowed and outlines the unit mix including 29 long term care beds and 96 total beds.
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Lompoc District Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Kenneth Wicks
Wicks
Lompoc Hospital
Isla Vista Street People Ordinance Discussed by Board
County supervisors consider a vagrancy type ordinance aimed at Isla Vista street people after a spate of riots and the fatal shooting of UCSB student Kevin Moran. The move followed backing from local realtors and business leaders who urged action to protect property and students and keep police presence in Isla Vista.
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Isla Vista
UCSB
Kevin Moran
Bank of America
Curtis Tunnell
Santa Maria
Francis H. Beattie
Lompoc
Joe J. Callahan
Santa Barbara
George H. Clyde
Montecito
Daniel G. Grant
Goleta Valley
George P. Rading
Ing
Kading
Jack Swartz
Mabel Shults
Bud Oxford
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Ashby Smith
Alliance
Mane
David Silvergleid
NPA
Union Ice Company
Laurel Avenue
F Streets
Flower Festival
Shyrl Boyd
Kiwanis Club
Robert Boyd
Orion Avenue
Valley Photo Service
TV Networks
James Howard Westgate
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