Lebanon Plans Big Welcome For Medal Of Honor Winner
Lebanon officials plan a hero s welcome for Sgt Gordon R Roberts Lebanon s first Medal of Honor recipient since the Civil War The ceremony may include a key to the city and renaming of a park or athletic field Roberts earned the Medal for actions in Vietnam July 11 1969 He is a Lebanon High School graduate born June 14 1950 He plans to leave the Army in May to attend college and study sociology The Roberts family expects to return home late today City Bank and paint store jobs are held by his mother and stepfather respectively
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Lebanon
Army
Gordon R. Roberts
Lou Romohr
Sgt. Roberts
Roberts
Nixon
White House
al Russell
Middletown Hospital
Vietnam
United States Army
Russells
Ridge Road
Lebanon Citizens National Bank
Sherwin-Williams Co
North Viet Nam fires missiles over South Vietnam
The North fired SAM2 surface-to-air missiles into the skies over South Vietnam for the first time in the Indochina war. U S sources warned of possible new air strikes. Three U S planes supporting the Laotian drive were not damaged. North Viet Nam launched missiles against Navy and Army aircraft near Khe Sanh and Lao Bao as heavy fighting continued in Laos and along Route 9.
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Saigov
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Laos
Hill
Lao Bao
Saigon
Indochina
Demilitarized Zone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
FTC Requires Honest Ads From Major Detergent Makers
FTC consent orders with Lever Brothers Colgate Palmolive and Procter Gamble require disclosure that enzyme detergents do not wash away all stains and limit claims to effects on blood and fruit stains. McDonald’s sweepstakes promotion rules also tightened with prize disclosure and odds. Nine month deadlines set for compliance with potential penalties for noncompliance.
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Washington
Lever Brothers
Colgate
Palmolive
Proctor & Gamble
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
McDonald’s
Colgate-Palmolive
Procter & Gamble
California Man Charged in Computer Looting Case
A 29 year old computer company expert, Hugh Jeffry Ward of University Computing Co., Palo Alto, is charged with grand theft for allegedly dialing into a rival Univac Information Systems Design in Oakland and stealing a program valued at about 25000 dollars. Police traced the unauthorized data to Ward’s firm and Ward is ordered to appear in Municipal Court.
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Oakland
Calif
Hugh Jeffry Ward
University Computing Co
Palo Alto
Terry Green
Univacat Information Systems Design, Inc
Information Systems
Univac
Green
Ward
Greene
University Computing
Colder Weather Ahead With Near 20s Tonight
Forecast calls for overnight temperatures in the upper teens and a high in the mid-30s tomorrow. Yesterday's high reached 43 degrees with a morning low of 27.
Bolivian anti Communist revolt seizes Santa Cruz City Hall
In Santa Cruz amid clashes with peasants and students, about 1000 anti Communist demonstrators seized City Hall, ousted the mayor, and demanded resignations of several cabinet ministers. Troops moved in with peasant backing to restore order as radio stations were seized.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
Juan Jose Torres
Jorge Gallardo
Torres
Alfredo Ovando
Remberto Torres
American agronomist Fly freed by Uruguayan guerrillas
Claude L. Fly, 64, an American agronomist, and Dr. Jorge Dighie ro were found blindfolded in a truck outside a Montevideo hospital after nearly seven months in captivity. Fly had suffered a heart attack but was reported in apparently satisfactory condition and likely to stay in hospital about a month.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Claude L. Fly
Fly
Jorge Dighiero
Fort Collins
Colo
John
William P. Rogers
John Fly
Tupamaros
Miriam
Fly Re
New York Board Cuts 16 500 School Jobs Amid Budget Gap
The New York Board of Education adopted emergency measures to trim a 40 million dollar budget shortfall. It halted daily hiring of about 10,000 substitute teachers and issued two weeks notice to 6,500 workers, mostly teachers. Other steps included suspending after school programs and halting reduced fare passes. The district employs 65,000 teachers and serves 1.1 million students.
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New York
Board of Education
Murry Bergtraum
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Chuckle Do You Ever Feel Your Gray Hair Premature
A playful remark about aging and gray hair prompts reflection on whether graying is early or natural, inviting a lighthearted self check. The line uses a humorous tone to connect with readers facing aging concerns and social expectations.
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Ann Landers
Heloise
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Women’s News
Nanon. Gallardo
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
MNR
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Charles Adair
Latin America
Claude Fly
N.Y
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