Army Navy extend Vietnam duty under combat necessity
Washington says Gen Westmoreland may extend tours in Vietnam for any length required by combat necessity though commanders policy aims not to exceed 30 extra days. Some parents reported longer orders while Navy and Marine extensions for retirees did not expand Vietnam duty.
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Washington
William C. Westmorland
U.S
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Sailor Dies on Leave in Seattle Traffic Crash
An Ohio sailor on leave from the aircraft carrier Coral Sea was killed in a Seattle traffic crash. The victim was 23 year old James Douglas Alley of Morral, Marion County, Ohio.
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Seattle
Wash
Coral Sea
James Douglas Alley
Morral
Marion County
Ohio
Sawing Down Trees Targeting Freeway Billboards
Los Angeles AP report says stealth midnight woodmen use power saws to fell trees along Southern California freeways, boosting billboard visibility. State engineer Edward T. Telford notes a recent epidemic with four of five cases benefiting billboard firms. Billboards deny wrongdoing, pointing to isolated gumption from tree-cutters including garden clubbers and do-gooders.
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Robert Cooke
Los Angeles
Paul Bunyan
California
Telford
Ventura
Long Beach
Santa Ana
Babassu oil used in soap making
Babassu oil derived from the babassu palm is employed in the production of soap.
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Arthur N. McMellon
West Hamlin
W. Va
South Viet Nam
First Infantry Division
Lai Khe
Saigon
Army
Sailor
Edward T. Telford
State Division of Highways
Billboard
Ment
Everett Ray
Eagles Lodge Aerie
Central
Dacron
du Pont's
Reg. T.M
M J & OF
Middletown
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