Destructive Mississippi Delta Tornado Toll Rises
Dozens of tornadoes ripped a 100 mile Mississippi River Delta corridor killing at least 65 people 59 in Mississippi and 6 in Louisiana with hundreds injured and extensive property damage. Mississippi counties including LeFlore and Inverness report peak fatalities as guards and Red Cross aid mobilize.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River Delta
Mississippi
Louisiana
LeFlore County
Inverness
Miss
Willie Young
Delhi
National Weather Service
Jackson
Cary
Delta City
Humphreys County
Little Yazoo
LeFlore
Pugh City
National Guard
Red Cross
James Eastland
Dmiss
Nixon
University of Mississippi At Oxford
Reds Stymie Laos Drive as Trail Opened
Saigon reports heavy North Vietnamese attacks stall the Laos advance for a fifth day. Saigon’s 16,000 men lie 17 miles from the border with the objective unachieved while enemy truck traffic on the Ho Chi Minh trail doubles. US says 26 American helicopters lost, 29 killed, 15 missing, 26 wounded.
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Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon
U.S
American helicopter crew chief rescued after aiding Laos battle
Dennis Fuji of Hawaii, a U S Army helicopter crew chief, stayed behind to direct air support for South Vietnamese rangers in Laos under heavy fire. He assisted wounded soldiers, helped the base evacuate, and was later evacuated to the 85th Evacuation Hospital in Pou Bai near Hue in good condition.
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Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Dennis Fuji
Hawaii
Saigon
Fuji
Pou Bai
Hue
Highway 9
Defense Department and FCC to review alert system
Washington reports the Defense Department and FCC will closely examine the nations nuclear alert warning system after a weekend malfunction. NORAD failed to take over AP wires on Sunday, though a later AP test succeeded, prompting White House scrutiny and calls for a full report and industry evaluation.
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Defense Department
FCC
Washington
White House
Federal Communications Commission
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado Springs
Colo
Associated Press
United Press International
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
Robert Wells
National Industrial Advisory Committee of Broadcasters and Wire Services
Louis J. Smoyer
Civil Defense
National Emergency Warning Center
Smoyer
Cincinnati Protesters Clash With Police At ROTC Building
Demonstrators angry over a mistaken claim about General Westmoreland clashed with police near the University of Cincinnati. They rocked a patrol wagon, shattered over a dozen windows at the ROTC building, and hurled rocks after Westmoreland left a campus Eagle Scout ceremony.
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Cincinnati
William C. Westmoreland
University of Cincinnati
General Westmoreland
Wilson Hall Auditorium
ROTC
Army Sleep Study Links Sleep Length to Personality Traits
Army researchers report short sleepers are active sociable and flexible while long sleepers tend toward introversion and creativity but struggle with sustained work. After 72 hours of sleep deprivation performance drops and eight hours sleep restores function. A Walter Reed study finds time-zone flights disrupt mental performance for days, impacting rapid data processing after deployment.
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Washington
Army Medical
Army
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Institute
Thailand
Japan
Weather Tapers As Cooler Air Moves In
Rain tapers tonight with cooler air arriving. Tonight’s low around Ws and tomorrow’s high near the upper 30s with light rain or snow flurries possible. Yesterday’s high reached 41 and this morning’s low was 36.
Knee debate roils between mini and midi styles
The ongoing fashion dispute centers on whether to wear a short knee length or mid calf look. Prominent designers weigh comfort versus silhouette, stirring debate among stylists and fashion followers.
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