Troops Land In Congo Amid Air Drops and Tense Siege
Two unidentified planes dropped commandos at Kisangani Airport at 6 30 am and foreign settlers attacked Congolese troops at Bukavu. Mobutu declared a state of emergency as the Congo appeals to the UN and OAU against aggression near Rwanda. Parachute drops and Tshombe's extradition status are under scrutiny.
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Joseph D. Mobutu
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Rwanda
Leopoldville
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U.N. Security Council
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Organization For African Unity
Moise Tshombe
Algeria
Tshombe
Accidents In Ohio Kill 37 During Fourth of July
The Associated Press reports 37 people died in Ohio traffic accidents during a 102 hour Fourth of July period ending Tuesday midnight. The toll exceeded Ohio Department of Highway Safety estimates by two, with Texas and California among higher totals. A two car collision near Orrville and a one car crash near Norwalk each claimed three lives.
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Ohio Department of Highway Safety
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California
Orrville
Norwalk
National Safety Council
Weather forecast for Middle Town area
The forecast calls for a cool night with lows around the mid-50s and a sunny warm Thursday with highs near the upper 70s. The long range shows more cool weather after Thursday and into early next week with weekend rain likely. Yesterday reached 72 and overnight 52. Middle Town has recorded 0.17 inch of rain since Monday. At 11 a.m. today the temperature was 68.
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Fire and tragedy strike Ripperdan on Independence Day
In Ripperdan California a weekend of disasters included a cafe robbery a devastating fire that destroyed half the town and the death of the lone fireman Jack Cooper age 43 who died in an auto crash while returning from the blaze No injuries were reported from the other incidents and residents mourned the loss of their firefighter.
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San Joaquin Valley
Art Anderson
Rose
Roy Sakiyama
Jack Cooper
State Division of Forestry
Fresno-Friant Road
Record Independence Day Toll Hits 678 Died
Traffic crashes over the four day holiday raised the national death toll to 678, beating the previous four day record of 576 but under the earlier 700 to 800 forecast. Boating incidents added 46 deaths and 175 drowned.
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Council
Prses
Reds In DMZ Fire Keeps Marines On Alert Near Con Thien
Heavy rocket and artillery barrages hit U S Marine outposts below the DMZ as fighting worsens. Four day tolls rise with 106 killed and 321 wounded, 6 missing, while Marines report 168 North Vietnamese killed and uncover tunnels and bunkers near Con Thien.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Associated Press
Steve Stibbens
90Th
Con Thien
UN diplomats seek face saving draft on Middle East
At the United Nations a face saving token resolution on the Middle East was sought after four withdrawal resolutions failed. Assembly President Pazhwak called a meeting to finalize emergency session work as delegates debated shifting issues to the Security Council. Israel reported an Egyptian jet downed by anti aircraft fire near Suez. Cairo denied the claim. Bethlehem leaders reportedly asked Israel to annex the city as thousands visit the site.
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Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
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Jordan
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Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
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UN failure leaves Soviets as clear losers in Middle East row
The U N General Assembly failed to craft a plan addressing the Arab Israeli war crisis, leaving the Soviet Union empty handed and stirring dismay over UN prestige. The vote highlighted regional splits as newly independent Asian and African nations block decisive action.
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Middle East
Security Council
Israel
Teenagers In History Class Learn Grant Was Also A General
Reading materials reveal a common misconception among students about Ulysses S. Grant's military role. Educators stress that Grant not only led Union forces during the Civil War but also became a pivotal U.S. president.
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U. S. Grant
Policeman's Wife Victim Of Hit And Run
Policeman James Casper raced to a traffic accident scene in Markham Illinois where his 22 year old wife Barbara lay dead beside a crashed motorcycle. She had been struck from behind by a car that fled the scene as Casper attended the incident on their third wedding anniversary.
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Markham, Ill
James Casper
Barbara
Casper
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