Bandits Release Kidnap Victims After Narrow Oregon Chase
Six hostages freed unharmed by two ex convicts suspected in a Portland bank holdup and deputy sheriff’s killing. FBI and police pursue Wilbur Grey and Karl Bowles across Oregon, with a three state manhunt centered near Sacramento where they released the hostages and fled on foot.
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Jerry Rankin Woodland
Galif
Oregon
FBI
Portland
Wilbur Marion Grey
Brunswick
Karl Cletes Bowles
Amarillo
Tex
Sacamento
Gunmen Slay Officer and Kidnap Family Near Marion Forks
Sgt. Howard Kershner led the response as gunmen shot and killed Officer Smith beside a patrol car. The fugitives hijacked the Corbin home and forced a family into a car before commandeering a camper truck near Marion Forks and fleeing.
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Howard Kershner
Kershner
Smith
Corbin
Clinton
Marion Forks
Springfield
Ohio State Trustees Stand By Speaker Rule
Ohio State University trustees refused to abandon the school's controversial speaker's rule. The decision leaves the policy in place amid ongoing campus debate and prior coverage noted on Page 9.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Clyde Beatty in Poor Condition After Surgery
Wild animal trainer and circus owner Clyde Beatty 61 remained in poor condition at Communy Memorial Hospital. Beatty had cancer surgery a year earlier but continued his wild animal act until a hemorrhage in April.
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Ventura, Calif
Clyde Beatty
Communy Memorial Hospital
Beatty
Final Action Due Today On Health Bill
Senate Democratic leaders push to finalize the Social Security health care bill after discarding 14 amendments. Republicans vow changes including recommittal to Finance, private insurance options, and income tax deduction limits, while the basic hospital plan targets Americans 65 and older with a $6.8 billion annual cost.
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Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Finance Committee
Curtis
Southerners Hold Key In House Voting Bill Battle
Southern Democrats may back the GOP substitution for the administration voting rights bill. House leaders gauge a possible 200 vote coalition, short of the 218 required, with about 70 Southern Democrats needed. Rep. William M. Tuck urged Southerners to support the Republican bill as a moderating alternative to the Celler plan.
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House
William M. Tuck
D-Va
Gerald R. Ford
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Tuck
Virginia
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Bandit Haul Shocks Cincinnati Home Invasion
Two armed men broke into Dr. Joseph Link's Mt. Washington residence in Cincinnati binding the couple with cords and tape and stealing jewelry valued at $150,000 plus $4,000 cash and $12. The car they used, a Cadillac convertible, was later found in a junkyard nearby. The Links say the attackers spoke of knowing the jewels for ten years and warned the wife she would be uncomfortable no longer. Dr. Link, Xavier University economics professor, freed himself and called police.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Link
Link
Dr. Link
Mt. Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Lunken
Link Estate
Xavier University
Hamilton County Parole Board
Weather outlook for area with mild temperatures
The forecast calls for dry conditions tonight and tomorrow with high temperatures in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Yesterday's high reached 61 and today’s low was 64, indicating mild, pleasant conditions ahead.
Paratroopers Score Against Viet Cong
U S paratroopers clashed with Viet Cong near Saigon as 8 000 Marines landed in South Vietnam to bolster defenses amid high Communist activity in the central highlands. Westmoreland ordered the reinforcements from Okinawa while Ford urged bombing North Vietnamese missile sites. Casualties reported include more than 100 Red dead in one engagement and heavy losses in another ambush.
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Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Okinawa
United States
Xom Dua
Binh Duong
Tri Tam
Fulbright Questions Ford Remark as Possible GOP Viet Nam Move
Fulbright said Ford's statement may be part of a Republican effort to turn Viet Nam into a political issue, noting that as of the present it would appear so.
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Ford
Viet Nam
Fulbright
U S Paratroopers Engage Viet Cong in Large Viet Nam Battle
U S authorities say paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade clashed repeatedly with Viet Cong in a major operation in the D zone about 25 miles northeast of Saigon. Casualties were estimated at over 100 for the enemy with no American deaths reported. It is the largest engagement since the unit arrived in May.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
U. S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Strain Between Soviet Reformers and Conservatives Grows
Signs mount of a Kremlin power struggle as reformers and conservatives clash over economic policy and party authority. Brezhnev’s stance, Kosygin’s conservatism, and missing veteran leaders fuel talk of a delayed party congress and a shift in military political influence.
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Soviet Union
Kremlin
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Con
Kosygin
Moscow
Khrushchev
Fire at Ammcoel Propulsion Plant Triggers Mass Evacuation
A blaze at Ameel Propulsion Laboratory in Swannanoa Valley western North Carolina threatened 3000 pounds of high explosives. About 2000 residents were evacuated within two miles while firefighters fought the fire. The fire burned out by 8 a.m. with no injuries reported and plant operations to resume Friday.
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Swannanda
N. C
North Carolina
Amecel Propulsion Laboratory
Swannanoa
Asheville
Fred Cooper
Ameel
Cooper
Civil Defense
Buncombe County
Reedy to Step Down as White House Press Secretary
George F. Reedy announced from Washington that a painful foot ailment will sideline him for at least six months prompting his resignation from the White House post. Bill Moyers will assume duties as acting press secretary and the duration of Reedy's absence remains to be determined.
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Washington (Ap
George F. Reedy
Johnson
White House
Reedy
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Chuckle Adolescence and Midlife Musings
A brief humorous reflection contrasts adolescence with middle age noting youth’s belief in immortality and midlife wonder at endurance. The lines capture a lighthearted view of growing up and growing older.
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Fred S. Hoffman
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South China Sea
Westmoreland
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D-Ark
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