Enemy Storms An Loc Takes Half Of City
North Vietnamese troops storm An Loc near Saigon and seize half the provincial capital after dawn advances. US air support and heavy fighting continue as Thieu orders defenders to hold. Casualties reported include 15 to 20 South Vietnamese soldiers and more on the enemy side. bases along the coast are shelled.
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Saigon
An Loc
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Qui Nhon
da Nang
United States
North Vietnam
Bai Thuong
Merit Scholarship To Duane Hinten
Duane Hinten of Martinsburg has won a $4400 National Merit Scholarship to the University of Missouri, funded by US Gypsum Co. The award pays $1100 yearly for four years with extra funds possible. Duane, son of Fay and the late, plans to study education and teach. He is a National Honor Society member, former Corner Post sports editor, and active in church and clubs. The carrier also notes the birth of Carman Shene Newbrough at MU Medical Center.
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Duane Hinten
Fay Hinten
Martinsburg
University of Missouri
US Gypsum Co
Duane
A. P. Green Refractories Co
US Gypsum
Missouri
Community A-6
National Honor Society
The
Corner Post
Ledger
Future Teachers of America
Science Club
Freedom Forum
Benton City Christian Church
Clair L. Newbrough
Route 4
Mexico
University of Missouri-Columbia Medical Center
Carman Shene Newbrough
Diane
Wade
Newbroughs
Pearl Motor Co
Opal Maupin
Auxvasse
Pearl Newbrough
Moberly
Congressmen Voice Concern Over War Escalation
United States moves to rapidly build air power in Southeast Asia with 17 Senate and 34 House members asking President Nixon for a full report on size purpose and cost of new U S military action in Indochina They warn such a buildup could raise casualties and prisoners of war and urge full disclosure The Navy has two carriers en route and total craft strength now around 700 heavy bombers and attack planes off Vietnam page 5 continues
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Senate
House
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
Members of
Congress For Peace Through Law
North Vietnam
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Thailand
Guam
Byrd pressures Kleinienst by blocking Flanigan testimony
Washington AP Senate Democrats pressure to defeat Kleindienst nomination over White House refusal to allow Peter Flanigan to testify about his role in ITT antitrust settlements. Byrd and Bevin push subpoenas, Ervin resists, closed hearings debated, next steps eyed before end of hearings.
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Washington
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
Peter Flanigan
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Kleindienst
Flanigan
Judiciary Committee
ITT
United States
John W. Dean III
Nixon
New York
Justice Department
Kleinchengi
Sam J. Bevin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
William Timmons
Quentin N. Burdick
D-N.d
Jack Anderson
I''l
San Diego
Denver
Dita Beard
Anderson
John Ryan
Plane hijacked over New Mexico to California
A Frontier Airlines 737 with 35 passengers was commandeered after takeoff from Albuquerque. The hijackers ordered the pilot to Los Angeles as FBI and police swarmed the scene in Phoenix. The flight had bypassed a Phoenix refueling stop and was to continue toward California. No ransom demands were reported.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Frontier Airlines
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Denver
Colo
Phoenix
California
FBI
Albuquerque
Tucson
House Votes For Election On Airport
The Missouri House passed a bill calling for a special election in the St. Louis metro area on where a second major airport should be built. The measure, 109 to 34, failed the emergency clause 106 to 37, delaying immediate effect and election timing.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Senate
St. Louis
House
Richard J. Rabbitt
D-St. Louis
Charles E. Walier
Missouri
St. Louis-Lambert Field
Lambert
Robert E. Young
Warren 5
Hearnes
Illinois
Ilinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
A. J. Cervantes
St. Louis-l
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Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Bastogne
Hue
J.W. Abbott
Highway Patrol
Harold Boswell
Edgar Peak
Rte. 1
Richard Vance
Community A-6 High School
Carman Newbrough
Congressmen
Japan
Okinawa
Pentagon
Mexico Area
Plunkett Park
Gene Baldwin
Hunnewell
Gary Zavadil
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