SAMS firing suspected as B52 raids near Laos border
SAIGON AP reports U S Command would not confirm SAMs fired at B52 bombers during operations on routes into Laos near Mu Gia and Ban Karai passes. No American losses confirmed. Cambodian fighting hits Puok district HQ as Viet Cong troops gain ground north of Siem Reap. 31 wounded.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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North Vietnam
Washington
Mu Gia
Ban Karai
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Laotian Panhandle
Laird
Cambodia
Puok
Siem Reap
Donor the blood dog honored in Carthage ceremony
In Carthage Missouri a blood donor dog named Donor receives Donor Day honors. Donor a mixed breed retriever has saved at least 150 dogs at Michel Animal Hospital through blood transfusions over five years. Mayor John C Sheldon proclaims the day and Dr William E Michel offers the dog retirement home with a year of free veterinary care for his adoptive family.
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Free Lunch Pledge Fails Says Civil Group Files Telegram
A coalition of civil rights, church, and poverty groups accuses President Nixon of breaking his promise to provide free or reduced price lunches to all needy schoolchildren by Thanksgiving 1970. They cite only 4.2 million served in September versus 6.6 million promised, with DHHS estimates up to 14.7 million needing aid.
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Nixon
White House
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YWCA
National Medical Association Foundation
National Association of Social Workers
National Welfare Rights Organization
Black Women's Community Development Foundation
Church Women United
Nixon Keeps Open Options on War Strategy in Vietnam
Washington reports indicate the United States may keep options open to curb inflation while considering additional commando raids to free American prisoners in North Vietnam. A recent daring, though fruitless, raid within 25 miles of Hanoi was announced by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, fueling questions in the Senate about Nixon's war policy.
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United
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Hanoi
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Senate
Stockholm
U.S. Trade Center
Tokyo
China
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Peking
Indochina
Pravda
Communist Party
Moscow
Tass
United States
Pentagon
New China News Agency
Defense Ministry
Red Star
Protest Smashes Windows at Stamford University Campus
A rock-throwing protest at Stamford University damaged 49 windows in the Aero-Astro building during a 200-person rally against the U S bombing of North Vietnam. About 100 in the rock-throwing crowd, no arrests or injuries reported, police arrived after the damage. Similar protests occurred at UC Berkeley and in Stockholm with further vandalism and arrests.
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Stamford University
U.S
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Aero-Astro
Student Union
Birth Announcement for Mark Varvil A Son in Wichita
Mr and Mrs Donald Varvil of Wichita Kansas announce the birth of their son Mark Douglas Varvil on November 21 at 341 am at Wesley Hospital The baby weighed six pounds fourteen ounces The couple has a daughter Stephanie Anne 16 months old Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Richard Yarvil and Mr and Mrs Robert E Spradlin Mr Varvil is employed by Cessna Aircraft in Wichita
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Donald Varvil
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Kan
Mexico
Wesley Hospital
Stephanie Anne
Varvil
Cessna Aircraft
Richard Yarvil
Robert E. Spradlin
Ten Tons Turkey Highlighting Thanksgiving Menu at Fort Leonard
Ten tons of turkey will top the Thanksgiving Day menu for 80 mess halls at Fort Leonard. A new downtown central mall in Centralia features a tree lined block with shrubbery and a fountain, as merchants hope to extend.
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Six Year Old Girl Wounded After Being Mistaken for Deer
In Salmon Idaho six year old Karyn Prestwich was shot while waiting for her school bus. Roy Wells 52 of Torrance California was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Karyn remains in critical condition in Utah and hospital bills rise as neighbors fundraise.
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Idaho
Karyn Prestwich
Donald Prestwich
Karyn
North Fork
Lemhi County
Bill Baker
Roy Wells
Torrance
Calif
Katya
University of Utah Medical Center
Salt Lake City
Andy Hagel
Wells
Starving Crowd Delays Handshake in Dacca Relief Drop
In Char Chubdia on the Ganges delta, refugees mobbed U S ambassador Joseph Farland as relief packets were handed out. Helicopters ferried food while two people were cut by rotor blades amid a frantic scene. Eighteen helicopters from the U S Britain and France are delivering aid to stricken areas.
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éFarland
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Rex Davis
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France
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India
Indian Foreign Ministry
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Breakship Mrs. Arnold Injures Hip and Ankle in Fall
Mrs R R Arnold of Sherwood Arms Centralia suffered a broken hip and ankle after a fall on Sunday. She was taken to Audrain Medical Center for treatment.
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Sherwood Arms
Centralia
Audrain Medical Center
U S commando raids into North Vietnam and POW rescue attempts
North Saigon reports the Saturday raid on North Vietnam as an early 1960s style commando action tied to prisoner rescue efforts. Despite several recaptures and releases, no rescue has yet succeeded, with raids dating to Ky era black flights in the mid-1950s and broader reconnaissance raids into Laos Cambodia and North Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
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Laos
Cambodia
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Washington
Vietnam
United States
Supreme Court Signals Pattern in Guilty Plea Ruling
The court, in a 6-3 decision, upholds guilty pleas even when defendants claim innocence. The ruling, marking Justice Blackmun’s first major vote, aligns with Burger and five others, while Brennan, Douglas, and Marshall dissent. The case involved Henry Alford who pleaded guilty to second degree murder to avoid death penalty, remaining imprisoned after a lower court sought a new trial.
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Supreme Court
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Warren Court
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William J. Brennan Jr
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Harry A. Blackmun
Warren E. Burger
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N.C
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U.S. Court of Appeals
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Douglas
Marshall
Byron R. White
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Potter Stewart
John M. Harlan
Walther Pederson to lead South Pole snowmobile trek
Minneapolis AP reports Walter Pederson, who reached the North Pole in 1968, plans a snowmobile expedition to the South Pole. A successful trip would make him the first person to reach both poles by surface travel.
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Weekend Invasion Rebuffed In Guinea Airlift Ends
Reports from Radio Conakry say Portuguese recruits and mercenaries attempted a landing in Conakry overnight as Guinea defends the capital. The invasion fleet reportedly sailed away by Monday night while Guinea and its allies assess casualties and political fallout.
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Guinea
Radio
Conakry
Radio Conakry
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Invasion Fear as Mercenaries Hit Guinea City
Reports describe chaos in Conakry with heavy Guinean troop presence, gunfire and prison releases. Mercenaries believed hidden, ships involved numbered six to twelve, with 350 to 600 attackers claimed by different sources. Col Jean Schramme linked to the raid. Tass accuses Portugal of aggression. Soviet aid noted, including MIG17 fighters.
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