Seven McMahon children laid to rest in Cleveland
In Cleveland a Roman Catholic service honored seven McMahon children killed in a December 19 Tennessee crash. Concelebrants stressed life after death as Rae Jean and John McMahon and their two remaining children returned home from hospital. Neighbors raised funds and renovated the family home.
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Tennessee
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Debra
Dickson
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Barbara
Bryant
Goodlark General Hospital
John Weigand
McMahons
West Side
25 Crewmen Still Missing From Bomb-Laden Freighter
Honolulu AP reports a mid Pacific search for 25 crewmen missing after crew abandoned the bomb laden SS Badger State before an explosion and fire. The Greek freighter Khian Star rescued 14 men including skipper Capt Charles Wilson after leaving their vessel Friday. None injured. Radio operators at Navy
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Honolulu
Charles Wilson
Navy
Inside the 1960s Exhausting Decade and Rescue Efforts
A 1960s overview notes the decade’s extremes of hope and gloom. It reports a stricken 459-foot ship 580 miles northeast of Midway Island exploding after crew abandonment due to heavy seas and fires. The Navy says the cargo included 8900 rockets and bombs up to 2000 pounds with an explosive TNT equivalent of 2000 tons. The tug Abnaki is dispatched to salvage, not expected to reach by year end.
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Hov
Midway Island
Navy
Abnaki
Honolulu
Badger State
Nixon weighs signing tax reform bill at Camp David
President Nixon flew to Camp David amid a snowstorm to decide whether to sign or veto the tax reform bill before New Year's Eve. He met advisers on the 1971 budget and studied reports while pressed by the deadline as the bill could expire if not signed. The White House said a decision was expected early this week. Nixon later planned to continue work before a San Clemente trip.
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Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
White House
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Congress
Nixons
San Clemente
Calif
Death of Akron heart transplant recipient attributed to fibrillation
Dellett Lawson 51 died Christmas Eve in Akron after a heart transplant on Sept 4 1968. Dunn Quizley funeral home said fibrillation caused collapse. Cleveland Clinic post mortem suggested the new heart may share original heart defects including deterioration and scarring of muscle fibers.
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Akron, Ohio
Dellett Howard Lawson
Dunn-Quizley Funeral Home
Lawson
Akron
Cleveland Clinic
Sergeant Mitchell Defends Innocence In My Lai Case
Staff Sgt. David Mitchell 29 from St. Francisville La testified to an Army board amid charges of 30 counts of assault with intent to murder at My Lai March 16 1968. His attorney said evidence shows no guilt while court martial decision remains pending under 1st Armored Division leadership. Lt. Gen. Peers leads a larger inquiry team visiting Vietnam for on the spot interviews. The other charged soldier is 1st Lt. William L Calley Jr accused of murdering 109 civilians and facing court martial at Ft Benning Ga.
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David Mitchell
My Lai
Special Army
St. Francisville
Pentagon
Mitchell
Ossie Brown
Baton Rouge
James Bowdish
1St Armored Division
St. Hood
Tex
Bland West
Army
General Counsel
William R. Peers
Vietnam
Peers
William L. Calley Jr
Waynesville, N.C
Ft. Benning
Perot Heads for Russia With Gifts for POWs
H Ross Perot planned a trip from Bangkok to Moscow to deliver food medicines and 1400 Christmas dinners to U S POWs in North Vietnam. He was denied entry to Hanoi and Moscow with a second jet awaiting clearance in Los Angeles.
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Thailand
Hanoi
H. Ross Perot
Moscow
North Vietnam
Perot
Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Kremlin
U.S
Soviet Union
Los Angeles
U S Forces Smash Major N Vietnam Camp Near Cambodia
U S forces launched the biggest battle since November near Cambodia, destroying 40 bunkers and a camp after an eight hour fight. The clash north of Saigon left 1 American dead, 1 wounded, and South Vietnamese reinforcements with light casualties. U S reports 79 N Vietnamese killed, 60 bunkers total with 40 caved in from air strikes. Jet bombers and helicopter gunships supported ground troops in clearing the bunker complex.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Candles Cause Fatal Warren Home Fire
Fire officials say six to seven candles left burning on Christmas Eve ignited packages under the tree, killing Donald M. Campbell 43, his wife Margaret 43, and their son Donald Jr. The blaze destroyed the $20,000 residence and $10,000 in contents as funeral services were held for the Campbell family.
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Warren
Ohio
Donald M. Campell
Campbell
Margaret
Donald Jr
Ray Niemi
Hiram College
Hoover Urges Youth to Safeguard America’s Promise
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover marking 75 urges young Americans to act responsibly and defend freedoms as the nation enters the 1970s. He notes peril, opportunities, and enduring challenges, saying he plans to continue in service health permitting. The Open Letter to the Youth appeared through the AP.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
America
Associated Press
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