U S Bombs Hanoi Region Airfield Near Center
U S war planes hit the Bac Mai air field two miles from Hanoi center and nearby warehouses. U S jets used TV guided bombs and targeted a power plant near Haiphong. The strikes totaled 320 against North Vietnam with several bridges and installations damaged or destroyed. Hanoi radio said six American planes were shot down and pilots captured.
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U.S
Hanoi
Hanoi-Haiphong
Bac Mai
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
China
McGovern narrows path to nomination as delegates rise
McGovern retreat from claim of a clear lead shows 1,492.75 delegate commitments, 16.75 short of the needed total. Humphrey urges California challenge and wonders if credentials shifts could alter the race while McGovern campaigns in the South and coordinates with Platform Committee allies.
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George McGovern
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Humphrey
South
Platform Committee
Credentials Committee
Two Men Saved By Drainpipe In Mountain Crash
Santa Barbara, Calif. AP Two young men owe their lives to a drainpipe when a sports car slid off a mountain road plunging down a 1000 foot ravine. Blaine Smith 18 of Santa Ana and John Eberly 20 of Isla Vista escaped unhurt as the car balanced on the pipe ten feet below. The vehicle was recovered with cables.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Blaine Smith
Santa Ana
John Eberly
Isla Vista
Pleasure boats lost as Ohio River breaks Docks
A marina containing about 100 pleasure boats broke apart on the swollen Ohio River near Cincinnati. About a dozen boats sank. roughly 75 were recovered or located by dawn. Damages may reach $1 million. No injuries reported though a witness saw people on a boat. Private tugs assisted in securing vessels amid fog and swift currents.
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Ohio River
Cmdr
Marvin Browmen
U.S. Coast Guard
Browmen
Joe Bitzer
Yacht-Haven Marina
Bitzer
Bloody IRA cease-fire begins amid shaky violence in Belfast
In Northern Ireland the Provisional IRA staged a violent show before the cease-fire, with attacks on troops after midnight and a gun battle in Londonderry. British forces report IRA squads enforcing discipline, while civilians greet troops with beer and cigarettes in Belfast.
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Northern Ireland
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Ohio Highway Laborers Strike Begins Across Buckeye State
Picket lines across Ohio mark a statewide strike by 10,000 Laborers District Council members after rejecting a three year contract with the Ohio Contractor's Association. The dispute halts about 800 million dollars in highway work and affects 20,000 related construction jobs as unions allege changes to agreed terms and contractor plans to import workers.
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Buckeye
Ohio
Laborers District Council of Ohio
Columbus
Laborers’ District Council
Joan Scales
Weather outlook and temperatures for the coming days
Mostly clear tonight with a low in the middle 60s. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and showers possible with a high in the 80s. Thursday has a chance of thundershowers, then fair and cooler conditions Friday and Saturday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Yesterday’s high was 81 and the overnight low 56.
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