Alaska Oil Find May Be Largest in Arctic Coast Area
Gov. Hickel hailed a discovery in Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's Arctic coast as potentially one of the world's largest oil fields. Estimates of 5 to 10 billion barrels were reported by Degolyer and MacNaughton. The find sits on federally leased land near the U S Navy Petroleum Reserve No 4, with implications for state finances and potential tax changes.
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Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Arctic
U.S. Navy
Atlantic Richfield
Humble Discovery
Degolyer and MacNaughton
Dallas
Hickel
Debutante Jane Harries Elopes to Portugal with Hairdresser
Jane Harries 16 daughter of London banker William Harries elopes with Gavin Hodge 23 a hairdresser. He pursues a fruitless search as the couple reportedly hides somewhere in Europe with Harries ready to approve their marriage if they return.
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Jane Harries
London
William Harries
Portugal
Gavin Hodge
Europe
Harries
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Sees Cooler Night
The Middletown Miami Valley forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight with lows in the 60s. Saturday should stay mostly sunny with little temperature change. Yesterday’s high hit 92 degrees and this morning’s low reached 71.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Massive security marks Ray return to U S jail
James Earl Ray arrived in Memphis after a ten hour flight from London aboard a US Air Force jet. He was sent to the Shelby County jail before dawn wearing what authorities called protective gear including a bullet proof vest. Sheriff William Morris announced Judge W Preston Battle will oversee the murder trial but no date or arraignment set. Authorities tightened security with 24 hour surveillance and reinforced cell barriers to prevent publicity or escape.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Kari Ray
Shelby County
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Memphis Naval Air Station
US Air Force
London
William Morris
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Cambodian Navy Seizes U S Patrol Boat in Mekong Delta
Cambodia reports seizure of an American patrol boat with 11 Americans and one South Vietnamese aboard in the Mekong Delta. U S authorities confirm a missing landing craft with 10 Americans aboard. Singaporean? No. The incident follows prior Cambodian seizures of stray U S craft during the Vietnam era as border tensions persist.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Delta
Phnom Penh
Said
Dong Tam
My Tho
Binh Thuy
Can Tho
Mekong
Bassac
Washington
Bombs Hit Five Los Angeles Area Offices
Bombs believed set by anti Castro Cubans ripped through four travel agencies and Shell Oil Building offices in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. Minor damage, no injuries. Explosions targeted Mexican National Tourist Council, Mexican Travel Agency, Air France, Shell building office, and Japan Air Lines. Stickers reading Cub power were found on door frames.
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Los Angeles
Shell Oil
Mexican National Tourist Council
Beverly Hills
Air France
Shell
Japan Air Lines
Nnte
Eisenhower backs Nixon may help uncommitted delegates
President Eisenhower endorsed Richard M. Nixon, saying the move could persuade undecided Republican delegates to back Nixon and aid the fall campaign as the convention opens in Miami Beach. Nixon welcomed the cross party support while noting the open convention and uncommitted delegates. Reagan and Rockefeller commented on the endorsement, with Reagan highlighting the family ties as Nixon's daughter prepares to marry Eisenhower's grandson.
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Ard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
Miami Beach
New
California
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Reagan
Johnson Thieu summit may seek bombing halt and talks
In Honolulu, President Johnson and South Vietnamese President Thieu prepare for formal talks that could include direct Saigon Viet Cong negotiations and a North bombing halt. Secretary Clifford denied press reports of concessions and said decisions rest with Thieu and Johnson.
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Honolulu
Johnson
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S. Pacific Command
Clark Clifford
Saigon
Thieu
Clifford
Hickam Field
Paris
Oahu
Henry J. Kaiser
Hawaii
White House
Tom Johnson
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Ann Landers
Enone
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York
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