Biggest Raid in 3 Years Hits North Vietnam
Saigon reports a large U S air attack described as the biggest in three years. The operation began Sunday from bases in South Vietnam and Thailand and from carriers in the Tonkin Gulf. Nixon ordered the raids in retaliation for recent losses, with strikes continuing around the clock on targets in Quang Binh Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces including a Thanh Hoa hospital according to Hanoi.
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Servicemen seize drug center at Travis Air Force Base
A group of 18 servicemen just back from Vietnam barricaded themselves on the second floor of a base drug treatment center. A base official confirmed the incident and noted all were former opium users held there. The group was joined by three former Vietnam veterans.
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Statue of Liberty seized by antiwar Viet veterans
Sixteen veterans occupying the Statue of Liberty protested the Vietnam War under the banner of the Viet Nam Veterans Against the War. Police and National Park Service officials negotiated into the early morning as demonstrators barricaded doors with lumber from a renovation and refused to leave. The group, from near Valley Forge, said no violence would occur and sought a news conference if allowed to stay. The statue remains a major New York landmark drawing thousands of visitors daily.
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Bandits Take Police Officials Hostage After Bank Robbery
Gunmen seized three bank workers and took high ranking police officers hostage in a bank raid. They exchanged the hostages for bank employees after police damaged the getaway car tires with a patrol’s shots. A cashier alerted the press and a customer passed the alarm.
Quiet San Francisco janitor leaves 300000 fortune
Sam Hamilton, a shy former dishwasher and stock exchange janitor, left 300000 in stock and bonds. He bequeathed 150000 to Life Line Mission in San Francisco and 110000 to Brethren in Christ Church, plus 1000 to over a dozen friends. He died April 4 at 89 in a Upland convalescent home. The Life Line Mission called him family, and funds were already used to reduce its debt. He never married and had no known relatives.
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Cooler later with patchy showers and cloudy skies
The forecast calls for little change tomorrow, with cool otherwise. Tonight and tomorrow remain mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the 60s and lows in the upper 40s, yesterday's high was 57 and this morning's low 50.
Nixon in Florida to meet Brandt and world leaders
Nixon arrives in Florida and meets Pompidou Heath as he plans talks with Brandt. He will meet Sato in California and later Italian premier in Washington. Rogers travels with Nixon to Florida and will meet Scheel. After the NFL playoff loss, Nixon praises Redskins quarterback George Allen’s season.
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Korean Miner Faces Mob After Attempted Suicide
In Rauxel Germany a Korean miner Song Doo-suk 25 was jailed for protection after 350 fellow workers sought to force him to perform harakiri over loyalty issues. Two men delivered the order Christmas Eve. police halted the mob at Dortmund Ems canal. Song to be fired from the mine.
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