Munitions On Board Train Derails Near Urbana Downtown
A freight derailment in Urbana Ohio closed downtown and prompted a large evacuation of about 5 000 people within a half mile area. 105MM shells and detonators were aboard the derailed cars with guard units and ordnance crews on scene while the Pentagon ordered precautions and a defense department expert planned removal actions.
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Urbana
Ohio
Champaign County
Penn Central
Army
National
Pentagon
Defense Department
71St Ordinance
Wilmington
68Th Ordance
Ravenna Arsenal
Grimes Manufacturing Co
National Guardsmen
Springfield
Russell and
Main Streets
Dayton
Xenia
Sketch of killer sought after telephone confession
Police in Fort Lauderdale released a second color sketch of the man who phoned to claim three killings and urged police to catch him. The suspect is described as 18 to 20, about 5 feet 1 inch, 160 pounds with long blond hair. A third victim is believed sought as officers search.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Marilyn Clark
Dorothy
Three Ohio Soldiers Confirmed Lost in Vietnam War
Washington reports Army Sergeant Donald D. Busby of Columbus killed in action in Vietnam. Marine Lance Corporal David C. Daisher of Akron listed as died of wounds. Army Specialist 4 Billaray Wolford of Sheffield Lake upgraded from missing to dead of hostile causes.
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Washington (Ap
Army
Donald D. Busby
Columbus
Vietnam
Defense Department
Lance
David C. Daisher
Akron
Billaray Wolford
Sheffield Lake
Allied forces uncover massive Viet Cong weapons caches north of Saigon
Allied units probing near the Saigon area report finding large Viet Cong stores including rockets and ammunition plus five pounds of documents. In a tunnel raid near Cau Dat, ten rebels died and 17 prisoners were captured with no American casualties. US air strikes across North Vietnam reduced by storm conditions.
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Saigon
EEE
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Cau Dat
Chanh Luu
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
Arrests Follow Murder Try On Greek Premier
Greek police widened the manhunt after an assassination attempt on Premier George Papadopoulos. Journalist George Drossos and ex-director Anastasios Peponis were taken in by security forces amid raids linked to the leftist Center Union. Panagoulis, a former army commander, was captured after a bombing near Athens. authorities blamed right wing plotters.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
George Drossos
Anastassios Peponis
Athens State Radio
Drossos
Peponis
Center Union Party
George Papandreou
Andreas
Stockholm
Papadopoulos
George Panagoulis
Saronic Gulf
Panagoulis
Middletown Weather Forecast and Temperatures
The forecast for Middletown calls for clearing and cooler conditions with overnight lows in the upper 50s. Yesterday’s high reached 79 and the morning low was 71 with 0.04 inch of rain recorded yesterday.
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Middletown
Nigerian Troops Advance Toward Aba Amid Civil War Push
Nigerian forces of the 3rd Marine Commando Division press toward Aba, Biafra's secession capital, as clashes flare around Imo River. Civilians flee 35,000 strong while diplomacy in Addis Ababa seeks a relief corridor and possible amnesty talks.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Aba
3Rd Marine Commando Division
Port Harcourt
Benjamin Adekunle
Imo River
Imo
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Enugu
Radio Biafra
Umu Abayi
Biafran
Ikot Ekpene
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Biafra
Anthony Enahoro
Enahoro
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Five Fishermen Die From Decaying Fish Gas Incident
Five men aboard the Novelty at Charlotte Harbour died after exposure to hydrogen sulfide released while washing the hold of the boat. A sixth man survived after resuscitation. investigators search for the gas source and note rapid onset after a hose was turned on.
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Wallace M. Graves Jr
Fort Myers
Novelty
Protein Product Co
Charlotte Harbour
Lawrence Finley
Francis D. Webb
Peace Dale
R.I
Graves
Lee County
James Loeffler
Webb
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Trudy Elliot
A. Clark
Clarkston
Clark
Miami
China
Donald Hopson
Red China
Hong Kong
Peking
Hopson
Arthur Maddocks
Ann Landers
Heloise Corr
Fort Myers, Fla
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