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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1967
Page
1
Mercenaries fleeing the Congo flew 1300 miles across Zambia toward Kariba in Rhodesia. A Congo army plane called the mission a mercy flight with wounded aboard. One passenger died during the emergency landing as 11 gravely injured were taken to Salisbury.
Congolese government forces claim defeat of mercenaries and rebels in Bukavu Kisangani and Kindu and say the fighting is over. President Mobutu to address the nation by radio. Belgian officials report no Belgians killed or wounded among newsmen in Kisangani.
Ann Pellegreno of Saline Michigan completes an 18 hour 25 minute east west loop around the world landing in Oakland California. She and her crew believe Earhart went down in the Pacific near Howland Island after 27 000 miles of flying. Pellegreno and crew planned to proceed to Newton Kansas for a celebration and reunion with spouses.
Nigerian federal forces invade the eastern region to seize Gov. C O Ojukwu as Biafran units suffer heavy casualties. Biafran claims include killing six officers and destroying a company of soldiers amid reports of a repulsed full frontal assault by mercenaries.
Cairo reports second weekend of fighting between Israeli and Egyptian forces along the cease-fire line at Ras El’ish near Port Fuad. Egypt says it repelled an Israeli advance as artillery exchanges kill and wound soldiers, with both sides accusing the other of attacks and saboteurs.
Actress Vivien Leigh longtime tuberculosis sufferer was found dead in her London apartment at age 53. She rose to fame as Scarlett O Hara in Gone With the Wind and was to begin rehearsals for Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance next month. Previously married to Sir Laurence Olivier.
Gen Nguyen Chi Thanh, 53, a top North Vietnamese commander who directed the war in South Vietnam from a jungle base near Cambodia, died of a heart attack July 7 in Hanoi. His death is unlikely to slow the war, with other senior generals ready to assume command.
The Miami Valley promises fair mild conditions through the weekend. The Weather Bureau forecasts a low near 65 tonight and a Sunday high around 85 with sunny skies.
About 300 Communist Chinese attackers strike a Hong Kong police garrison near the Sha Tau Kok border post killing four officers and wounding eleven while Gurkha troops rescue colleagues inside a government building. Authorities report two Hong Kong born Pakistanis among the dead and mobilize auxilliary police and 10,000 garrison troops.
U S Marines claim a major victory after weeks of firefights along the DMZ with 506 enemy killed in two days and 836 for the week. Marine losses total 134 dead and 631 wounded, with 5 missing, while air and artillery strikes pounded targets near Con Thien. In the South China Sea searchers found debris from two missing B 52 crews, with 13 sailors rescued and Maj Gen William Crumm missing.
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