Clashes in Vietnam ebb with cease-fire probes and prisoner swaps
Saigon says fighting dips to a 24 hour low, reports 14 cease fire violations as civilian prisoners are set for release to the Viet Cong. Cambodia sees continued insurgent pressure on Phnom Penh while Lon Nol forms a four man council to quell criticism. Notable prisoners include Tran Ngoc Chau and Tran Ngoc Hien.
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Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Fourman
Saigon Command
Vietnam
Hue
Saigon
Loi Ninh
Binh Dinh
Quang Tri
Tran Ngoc Chau
Tran Ngoc Hien
Chau
Sen- See Vietnam Pageli
Farm Worker Dies In Crash Near Plainview Texas
A farm worker identified as Juan A. Martinez died when a car headed west at high speed left FM 788 11.9 miles northeast of Plainview in Floyd County. Passenger Ysidro Alaniz Jr. 19 from Lockney was injured in fair condition at Central Plains Hospital. Martinez body taken to Wood Dunning Funeral Home with services pending.
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Department of Public Safety
Plainview
Floyd County
Ysidro Alaniz Jr
Lockney
Central Plains Hospital
Martinez
Lone Star
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
DPS
Explosion at Rocker A Well Service Garage Fatal to Worker
A Sunday explosion at the Rocker A Well Service garage at 1:15 p.m. fatally injured 50 year old Hubert Alden Yarbro who was welding near an oil treater truck he drove for the company. Yarbro was alone and no witnesses were present.
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Hubert Alden Yarbro
Yarbro
Explosion rocks Poston garage near VFW building
A late report describes an explosion at a well service garage inside the east Poston city limits near US 380, killing one man and injuring others. Ray Warren found Yarbro conscious by the truck as dust and shattered glass filled the VFW area. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
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Ray Warren
Yarbro
Warren
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Well Service
Poston US 380
VFW
Rocker A
Garrage
Watergate Talk Tops Breakfast Table in North Arlington
In North Arlington New Jersey residents shift from routine news to Watergate talk as a major topic of conversation. Businessman Harry Handrack notes taxes and safety concern locals relate to events. Community editor Bever Murphy quips about attitudes toward the scandal.
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Watergate
North Arlington
Passaic River
Newark
N.J
Harry Handrack
Bever Murphy
Everyyone
Floods Persist as Waters Rise and Death Toll Grows
Floods continue across the Mississippi and Missouri basins with 35,000 evacuated in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Mississippi at St Louis crested and is falling slowly while 19 million acres remain underwater. A 14 year old girl died in Ste Genevieve from a sand truck accident.
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Missouri River
Mississippi River
St. Louis
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Ste. Genevieve
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Small Business Administration
Internal Revenue Service
Army Corps of Engineers
Louisiana
Missouri
Railyard Blasts Continue
In Sacramento a series of blasts shook a railyard early and again later, with trains carrying 250-pound bombs and military explosives, as officials described burning and damaged cars, shattered security, and intense heat from the explosions.
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Sacramento
Calif
Southern Pacific
Southeast Asia
Jarea
Mistake Drug Raid Horrors Reported in Illinois
Collinsville residents describe a chaotic raid by unidentified armed men at two homes practicing Narcotics Control. Herbert and Louise Giglotto say gunmen entered their bedroom around 9 30 pm after a crash and screams. Donald and Virginia Askew recall armed assailants kicking in their door and a police call. An official says the episode involves a federal program but details remain unclear.
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Louise
Giglotto
Donald Askew
Virginia
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Askew
Cial
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Ned
Myles J. Ambrose
Ambrose orders inspection after raids as blasts injure residents
Two days after the raids Ambrose directed an inspection team to probe possible improper actions by federal agents. The blasts at Hawthorne to Port Chicago injured 52, with 3 hospitalized. damage ran into millions to homes and railroad property as authorities cleared undetonated bombs and ensured gas safety. Most evacuees were allowed to return by late afternoon.
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Ambrose
State Office of Emergency Services
Duane Lane
Lawe
Bill Miller
Raiload
Defense Department
Naval Weapons Depot
Hawthorne
Nev
Port Chicago
Calif
Southern Pacific Railroad
Navy
James C. Shea
Southern Pacific
Roseville
The Land Of Beginning Again in Texas
A nostalgic look at why settlers moved west to Texas in the Old West era. The piece notes GTT Gone to Texas as a symbol of new beginnings, blending frontier grit with hospitality, and how newcomers quickly became Texans. It reflects on mobility, law, wealth, and community.
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Texas
Midwest
South
Red River
Rio Grande
Tex
Tennessee
Georgia
Texans
Nixon urged to appoint special prosecutor in Watergate
White House aides press President Nixon to remove all involved in Watergate and back a politically independent prosecutor. Sen Charles Percy drafts a resolution to shift the case from Justice Department appointees. Meserve and Shriver back the idea, citing Coolidge Teapot Dome precedent.
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Nixon
White House
Charles H. Percy
R I
Justice Department
Percy
Robert W. Meserve
Boston
American Bar Association
ABA
Meserve
Calvin Coolidge
Sargeant Shriver
Supreme Court
Len Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Ellsberg Case Says Psychiatrist Office Burglary Confirmed
Ellsberg's spokesman says the psychiatrist's office was broken into in summer 1971 with files on Ellsberg ransacked though nothing appeared stolen. The defense will file a sworn affidavit to inform the judge at the Pentagon Papers trial about the break in and possible copying of records.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Watergate
I. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Elsberg
Robert Sachs
Elisberg
Dictionary entry hints at cannier woman and sphere size
A clipped mime of an OMIC dictionary style line suggests a playful definition of a canny woman who seeks to enlarge her sphere while noting her circumference. The fragmentary text reads as a witty, gendered remark about personal scope and awareness.
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