Dinner With Police Chief Rewards Do-Gooders in Murray
In Murray Utah police chief Calvin Gillen invites residents who helped others to dinner with him and his wife plus theater tickets. Dee Dee DeNiro 11 and Tommy Randazzo 17 won meals for aiding burglary recovery and pulling crash victims from a burning car. The program honors 56 people over the year and seeks citizen involvement across ages 7 to 82.
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Ky Opens Campaign by Blasting Thieu in Open Letter
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky launched his bid to replace President Nguyen Van Thieu with a public letter accusing Thieu of reneging on promises and dictatorial practices. Ky dissociates from Thieu and vows to run in the Oct. 3 election, criticizing stalled reforms, corruption, and suppression of opposition as the country eyes voting. The Supreme Court upheld an electoral amendment Ky says violates the constitution, while the law still requires 40 National Assembly endorsements or 100 provincial councillors for candidacy.
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Whitlam says Red China open to revived Geneva talks on Vietnam
Australian opposition leader Gough Whitlam, returning from Peking, says Chou En-lai indicated Red China would participate in a renewed Geneva style conference. Whitlam notes Asian framing for talks and cites the Viet Cong peace proposal offering early US disengagement and a synchronized POW release with troop withdrawals by year end.
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Army Halts TV Ads Campaign After Mixed Results
Pentagon manpower chief reportedly paused the Army's expensive TV and radio recruiting drive. The spring campaign cost 10.6 million and yielded 4,100 direct recruits at about 2,585 each, with 44,460 enlistments in four months, below the 300,000 goal but higher than last year.
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Between 16 and 65 the prime of life varies
A speaker notes that the prime of life shifts with the age of the speaker, ranging from youth to older adulthood, suggesting a subjective measure of vitality tied to the narrator’s own age.
Arraignment for Nurse in Westminster Nursing Home Fire
Mary Ann Wyatt 21, praised as a heroine for rescuing residents during the Westminster senior citizens home fire, is indicted on 10 counts of wilful murder and one of arson. The Jefferson County grand jury charged her after nearly all residents were moved to safety and nine died from smoke inhalation.
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Helen Turner
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Pentagon Papers discuss Vietnam war decisions and figures
Rostow, Ellsberg, and Kissinger appear on TV programs discussing the Pentagon Papers. Rostow defends Johnson and argues the 1964 bombing decision stemmed from the papers. Ellsberg calls Johnson’s campaign claims misleading and notes Kissinger’s prior access to the study.
IRA Guerrillas Ambush Jeep in Belfast Killing Soldier
In West Belfast gunmen from the Provisional IRA ambushed a Jeep carrying four British soldiers, firing over 60 bullets. The driver died later in hospital. others returned fire and the attackers fled. The IRA said the attack was retaliation for civilians killed in Londonderry during a riot last week.
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