U S Planes Hit South Vietnam Supplies in Record 1968 Strikes
U S warplanes conducted 160 missions in the South Vietnam panhandle as they blasted supply targets for the second straight day. The action followed an earlier period of heavy casualties with at least 13 dead and 270 injured reported amid the intensified air campaign.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Johnson
Hanoi
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
South
South Vietnam
Tornado Devastates Greenwood Arkansas Town Kills At Least 13
A Friday tornado struck Greenwood Arkansas killing at least 13 and injuring over 270. Search for more victims resumed at dawn as Marine and Air Force reservists guarded debris and ambulances ferried the injured to Fort Smith hospitals.
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Texarkana
Ft. Chaffee
Air Force
Greenwood
Tiny head carved 22 000 years ago at Aq Krpruk
Archaeologist Dupree of the American Museum of Natural History reports finding a 2 1 2 by 1 1 4 inch stone head with round eyes a nose and mouth at Aq Krpruk on the Balkh River. Dating suggests dates near 20 000 B C with earlier layers at 14 665 B C. The piece may be a ritual object or a doodle and is shown as a sophisticated artifact with possible traces of hair or a cap.
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Avi. Tavuio I7uptee
American Museum of Natural History
Aq Krpruk
Balkh River
Dupree
Afghanistan
Ohio Weather Outlook with Cooler Temperatures
A cold front sweeps into Ohio clearing skies in the Miami Valley tonight and bringing cooler temperatures tomorrow. Lows near 45, down from 60 this morning, with highs around 70 Sunday under partly cloudy skies. Thundershowers affect all sections today with possible strong winds and hail in some areas. Clearing skies and cooler temps follow, with lingering rain into Sunday in the northeast.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Polar conquest ends 44 day Arctic trek to North Pole
Ralph Plaisted and five companions became the first to reach the North Pole by surface travel since 1909. The six men say they are exhausted and elated after a 474 mile journey across the ice, temperature 23 degrees below zero, awaiting a weather plane to confirm their position and photograph the site.
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Chicago
North Pole
Ralph Plaisted
Associated Press
Plaisted
Pole
U.S. Air Force
Phantom fugitive tied to King slaying named James Ray
FBI identification links Eric Starvo Galt to James Earl Ray, the man sought for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The agency lists multiple aliases and notes Ray, a 40 year old with a long criminal record, fled Missouri Penitentiary in 1967 and used various names while evading capture.
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Washington
FBI
Eric Starvo Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
Galt
James Earl Ray
King
Memphis
Tenn
Ray
Missouri Penitentiary
St. Louis
Rooming House
Atlanta
Chuckle Realizes Insomnia Ends As Wake-Up Calls
A witty quip notes that nothing cures sleeplessness like the moment of waking up. The line captures a common humorous take on mornings and restlessness.
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Greenwood, Ark
Oklahoma
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Kansas
Missouri
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Ohio Valley
Depree
St. Paul
Minn
Walter H. Pederson
St. Cloud
Gerald R. Pitzel
University of Minnesota
Jean Luc Bombardier
Montreal
Que
Martin Luther King
Phantom Fugitive
James Ray
Penitentiary
Alton, Ill
Eric Starvoalt
John
Eric Starvogast
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