Ben Het Base Under Siege In Vietnam War Action
North Vietnamese gunners bombard Ben Het Special Forces camp as prisoners hand over letters boasting of plans to overrun. The 700 defenders rely on air drops and occasional helicopters amid harsh siege conditions near Dak To, with estimates of around 3,000 enemy and two full infantry regiments nearby.
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Ben Het
Vietnam
Green Berets
Saigon
Sagon
Dak
U.S
Dak Tosi
Khe Sanh
Green Beret
Andrew Marquis
Kontum
66Th
Night of fires and looting strikes Omaha Near North Side
Omaha endures a second night of disturbances after the fatal shooting of Vivian Strong by James Loder. Business districts burned and looted as police and National Guard stand by. Thirty people jailed for various offenses as Mayor Leahy and Gov. Tiemann respond. Loder charged with manslaughter, pleaded innocent, released on bond.
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Omaha
Neb
James Loder
Hedy Lamarr
Lewis Roberts
Central
A| Pattavina
Nebraska National Guard
Eugene Leahy
Norbert Tiemann
South Dakota
Vivian Strong
Loder
Dayton Airman Acquitted in Antiwar Literature Case
Air Force Lt. Col. Sidney R. Kuper ruled Sgt. Rosaire Bisson II innocent of disobeying a direct order by distributing antiwar literature. The five hour court martial heard that Col. John A. Hennessen, head of the Air Force Hospital, testified he ordered Bisson not to distribute unofficial publications.
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Sidney R. Kuperberf
Rosaire Bisson II
Kuperberf
Barre
Bisson
John A. Hennessen
Air Force Hospital
Hennessen
Weekend Heat Returns With Back-To-Back Sunny Days
Mostly sunny skies and high temperatures near 100 degrees will persist today with overnight lows around 70. The outlook calls for sunny hot weather Friday and a hot Saturday with possible afternoon showers. yesterday reached the 90s for the second time this month with a low around 73 and only .4 inch of rain in the area.
Ban Voting Literacy Tests In U S Nixon Plan
The Nixon administration proposed a nationwide ban on voter literacy tests and state residency requirements for presidential elections. It would give the attorney general power to deploy federal voting examiners and observers, expanding the 1965 Voting Rights Act to a national scope. Mitchell told a House subcommittee that voting rights are a national concern, not regional.
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Washington
Nixon
Attorney General
John N. Mitchel
Mitchell
House
Joe Louis Collapses on Street in New York
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis collapsed on a New York street from an apparent heart attack and was rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment.
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New York
Joe Louis
Mental Illness Among U S Youth Increases 150 Percent
San Francisco AP reports Michael Gorman of the National Committee Against Mental Illness warns mental illness among U S children has surged 150 percent in ten years. He cites four million emotionally disturbed youths and state gaps in treatment facilities, urging urgent action by the President and Congress.
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San Francisco
U.S
Congress
Michael Gorman
National Committee Against
City Health Department
Gorman
Airliner Hijacked To Castro's Cuba
A man in a white sweater hijacked a United States airliner with 57 aboard to Cuba, raising this year's detentions to 1,611. Cuban officials detained the hijacker at Jose Marti Airport in Havana after the nonstop California to Havana flight. The crew provided no details on the hijacking, the 31st to Cuba in 1969.
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Miami
Caribbean
Havana
Jose Marti
Jim Frazier
Federal Aviation Administration
Cuba
Three Die in Akron Interlake Iron Co Tank Blast
A blast at the Interlake Iron Co plant in Akron killed three workers and injured five others. Witnesses described a loud roar as a tank exploded after a welder sparked fumes in tar and coke, with fires threatening 200,000 gallons of benzene and toluene. Police evacuated nearby residents as flames were controlled after hours.
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Toledo
Interlake Iron Co
Irene Harris
East Side
Mrs. Harris
Robert Rabbitt
C.C. Steorts
Steorts
Animal Stars Form A Union In Hollywood
About 600 entertainment animal stars including Lassie and Clarence the Cross Eyed Lion seek better pay residuals screen credits and a pension. Ralph Helfer says professional animals lack respect and safety while owners set uneven rates. he cites a $200 peanut elephant fee and cats like Clarence at $1000 a day.
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Lassie
Gentle Ben the Bear
Clarence the Cross Eyed Lion
Ralph Helfer
Doctor Dolittle
Africa U.S.A
Helfer
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Mississinewa
Marion
Ind
Leon Henry
Mike Blasbaugh
Viets
Ben Het Base
Louis Stricken
Joint Commission On Mental Health of Children
Admis
Sion
Castro
Akron Plant
Animal Stars Get Union
Hollywood (Ap
John Doe
Hollywood
Clarence
Animals
New Union
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