Want To Be The First American At Quang Tri
On the road to Quang Tri Vietnam North Vietnamese shelling mounts as U S and Vietnamese forces push toward the provincial capital Maj Le Vance Capt Gail Farrow lead the task force through firepower from artillery and air support limited by nightfall Farrow yearns to be first American into Quang Tri while longing to return home to Urbana Ohio
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Quang Tri
Holger Jensen
Vietnam
Quang Tri City
la Vang
Maj
le Vance
Gail Farrow
U.S
Fur
Urbana
Ohio
Furrow
Maj. Me
Farrow
FBI Storms Hijacked PSA Plane in San Francisco Shootout
FBI officials said agents stormed the Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 after a six hour hijacking. Two hijackers were killed in a gun battle aboard with passengers present. One passenger was mortally wounded and others injured. The hijackers demanded ransom and passage to Siberia.
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San Francisco
FBI
Robert Gebhardt
Gebhardt
Siberia
Manuel Alvarez
Sacramento
Calif
Alvarez
Tel Aviv
Los Angeles
San Francisco International Airport
Dimitr Alexieff
Hayward
Michael Armanoff
Peninsula Hospital
Burlingame
E. H. Stanley Carter
Canadian National Railway
Longueuil
Que
San Diego
Leo A. Gormley
van Nuys
Victor Sen Yung
Universal City
Sisson completes Atlantic crossing to Falmouth aboard Lydia
Vince Sisson 51 of Middletown Ohio arrives in Falmouth harbor after sailing the Lydia masthead sloop from Mystic Seaport Connecticut in 25 days setting a faster time than the late Geoffrey Williams. Crews include Bill Jellinek David Bell and Joe Berry. The crossing began June 12 with strong gales, fog and a cold Atlantic voyage.
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Falmouth
England
Vince Sisson
Middletown
Ohio
Atlantic
Connecticut
Lydia
Geoffrey Williams
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sisson
Frances
Bill Jellinek
Lakeshore Boulevard
Witlowick
Cleveland
David Bell
Lebanon Street
Monroe
Robert Maury
George Banks
Sixson
Britain
Scilly Isles
Cornwall
Clear and chilly night with mild Friday warmth
The forecast calls for clear and chilly conditions tonight with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Friday will be warmer with increasing cloudiness and highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. An extended outlook shows fair conditions Saturday, with a chance of showers Sunday and clearing Monday.
Protests Tense Yet Seem Calmer After Campsite Ban Lifted
In Miami Beach protesters and police anticipate a calmer Democratic National Convention after the city council allows camping in Flamingo Park. Rev. Ralph David Abernathy of the SCLC plans a large presence to advocate for poor people, with about 500 followers expected to participate next week.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ralph David Abernathy
Middletown
Journal
Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership
SCLC
Flamingo Park
Shanty town memory inspires Resurrection City name
A reference to Resurrection City evokes the 1968 Washington DC demonstration and the makeshift protest encampment that symbolized civil rights activism. The line recalls the era and the origin of the name associated with the movement memory.
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Resurrection City
Washington, D.C
Wife to Meet Husband in England After 25 Day Voyage
Fran Sisson learns her husband Vince Sisson arrived in England today after a 25 day trans Atlantic voyage. A cleaning lady heard the news on the radio and phoned The Journal for confirmation. Fran plans to fly from Cincinnati tonight by jet to London then take a six hour train to Penzance and an hour ride to Falmouth to meet him tomorrow evening.
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Fran Sisson
Vince Sisson
England
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