Westbrook Pegler Dies At Age 75
Westbrook Pegler, longtime newspaper columnist and 1941 Pulitzer Prize winner, died in Tucson at 75. He moved to southern Arizona in 1942 and continued writing pieces for King Features until 1962. Pegler married three times, including Maude Towart in 1961 and Pearl Doane in 1959, with divorces following.
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Tucson
Ariz
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Arizona
King Features Syndicate
Maude Towart
Cannes
France
Midland
Tex
Pearl Doane
New York City
Miami Plane Crash Kills Ten as Rubble Fire Hits City
A DC4 cargo plane crashed into a Miami street killing ten people including four crew members and six on the ground. The collision damaged 42 vehicles and a medical center, with property losses estimated over $1 million. Rescue workers searched debris for additional victims.
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Miami
Miami International Airport
James Reese
Red Cross
Dominicana Air Lines
Maxine Burmester
206 Died From Guns In Year
The Associated Press reports 206 gunshot deaths in the June 15 to June 22 week in the United States. There were 131 homicides, 59 personal crisis reports, and 16 accidents, up seven from 1968. The gun control law signed Oct. 22, 1968 restricts interstate mail order sales and nonresident weapon purchases.
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Associated Press
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
St Louis
Convoy Breaks Through to Besieged Ben Het Camp
U S forces report a convoy reached Ben Het from Dak To bringing critical ammunition amid heavy bombardment. North Vietnamese fire killed 105 troops around the camp with 5 U S and 15 South Vietnamese soldiers wounded. A $2.5 million American C 130 was shot down near Katum, killing six aboard.
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Saigon
Ben Het
U.S
Dak
Laos
Cambodia
Dak To
Katum
Pacifists Turned Away at Shanghai by China Voyage
Six American pacifists who sailed from Japan on the Phoenix goodwill voyage to Communist China were turned away at Shanghai port. The group led by Earle Reynolds returned to Nagasaki as Chinese authorities did not authorize entry. Reynolds and his wife previously faced charges in Japan for attempting the voyage last year.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Shanghai
American Friends Service Committee
Phoenix
Nagasaki
Earle Reynolds
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Brian Victoria
Omaha
Neb
Michael Stafford
Camerillo
Calif
Sharon Willoughby
Philadelphia
Roger Scott
Lubbock
Tex
Jonathan Mirsky
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N.H
Reynolds
Victoria
Akie
Arab units strike Suez for third time in three days
Egyptian commandos crossed the Suez Canal to raid an Israeli position north of Port Tauliq under heavy artillery fire. One Israeli soldier was killed. Egyptian casualties were not confirmed. Earlier raids and air force leadership changes were announced by Cairo.
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U.S. 7Th Air Force
Ben Het
Associated Press
Suez Canal
Port Tauliq
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Shatt
Port Taufiq
Inquest Ordered Into Judy Garland Death
London AP reports a coroner ordered an inquest into Judy Garland death while Scotland Yard investigates pills found at her home and autopsy organs. Doctors noted cirrhosis and prior warnings about drinking. funeral likely Friday in New York if formalities finish.
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London
Judy Garland
Scotland Yard
Star
Miss Garland
Phillip Lebon
Nixon Surtax Extension Faces House Vote Test
President Nixon's surtax extension bill heads to a House floor test on Wednesday with a close expected vote. The Rules Committee may approve a closed rule allowing no amendments, while opponents aim to defeat the measure. The plan keeps 10 percent tax for six months and 5 percent for six more, expiring June 30.
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Washington
Nixon
House Rules Committee
House
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
Weather Outlook for Middletown Delivers Clouds and Thunderstorms
The Middletown area faces more cloudy skies and thundershowers this afternoon and evening with highs in the mid to upper 80s and overnight lows in the mid 60s. The weather may clear Wednesday with little temperature change. Yesterday reached a high of 81 and a muggy low of 63, with only .17 inch of rain in the area.
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Middletown
Deadly violin spiders flood Los Angeles area
In two weeks a surge of violin spiders from South America invaded Los Angeles County, with 103 found in parks, clubs, and churches. Delena Davis, a county health receptionist, catalogs the arrivals as residents mail and drop off spiders in jars and bottles. County researchers, led by William Waldron, study their life habits and origin while urging calm.
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Los Angeles
Delena Davis
Mel Thompson
Ban
Sierra Madre Park
S. Thompson
University of Southern California
William Waldron
South America
Seven More Ohioans Die In Vietnam War
Seven Ohio servicemen are reported killed in action in Vietnam by the Defense Department. The fallen include Army Sgt. Joseph J. Heltsley of Brookville Army Spec. 4 Charles W. Emmert of Massillon Marine 2nd Lt. Bruce Kolter of Wapakoneta Marine Pfc. Robert E. Askam of Tiffin Marine Pfc. Derrick Core of Dayton Marine Pfc. Robert W. Witty of Amherst and Army Pfc. Jerry C. Klute of Cincinnati who had earlier been listed as missing.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Joseph J. Heltsley
Brookville
Charles W. Emmert
Massillon
Bruce Kolter
Wapakoneta
Robert E. Askam
Tiffin
Derrick Core
Dayton
Robert W Witty
Amherst
Jerry C. Klute
Cincinnati
Klute
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Suez
Kishon
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