Auto in Wrong Lane Kills 20 on I 15 near Baker
A head on collision between a Greyhound bus and a car on Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert killed 20 people. The auto was in the wrong lane and burst into flames after the impact. The bus carried 32 passengers and several were injured including the driver with a broken leg. many victims were severely burned delaying identifications.
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Baker
Calif
Greyhound
Interstate 15
Mojave Desert
Jim Almer
Kenneth Burkhardt
California Highway Patrol
Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles
Highway Patrol
Ston Lee
Edward Wilkerson
North Hollywood
Baker Grade
Almer
Reds Surprised at Khe Sanh DMZ Action and Siege
AP dispatch notes heavy fighting along the DMZ with a Marine task force killing 138 Communists and 123 South Vietnamese in earlier engagements. At Khe Sanh Vietnamese Rangers killed 27 on the base perimeter while a wounded officer reportedly shot himself to avoid capture. Ohman described near-daily shelling and a heat of battle around Dong Ha and the Cua Viet delta.
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USS. Commmand
U.S
North Vietnam
Dong Ha
Dmz
Cua Viet River
4Th Marine
Khe Sanh
South Viet
Namese
Robert Ohman
Marine Fortress
Ohman
21 Miners Trapped As Mine Search Continues Email
A four man search crew probed the fire ravaged Calumet salt mine seeking the 21 miners trapped two days earlier. They found no one and reported the fire out with further sections to inspect. Rescue teams used oxygen masks, checked 1200 feet of tunnels, and recovered a bulldozer, jeeps, a truck, and an empty office while awaiting next descents.
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Calumet
Robert Fahs
Cargill, Inc
Fahs
Cargill
Madisonville
Minneapolis
Scientists Told to Use U S Airlines for Government Travel
Washington AP The National Science Foundation and the Agency for International Development crack down on scientists using foreign airlines for government funded travel. NSF warned 180 travelers heading to India this summer they must pay for any foreign legs, with some itineraries ordered revised as part of a broader effort to curb the U S dollar drain.
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The
National Science Foundation
Agency For International Development
U.S
Associated Press
AID
India
NSF
Shape of Things to Come At SST Exhibit
Maj. Gen. J. C. Maxwell shows an SST model to Kathy Pettine at Franklin Institute where a Wright brothers aircraft is displayed, while officials say travel rules for official visits are tightening and India group travel could cost about 206000 dollars despite exemptions for routing and timing.
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J. C. Maxwell
Kathy Pettine
U.S
Freeman Named Britain's Ambassador to the United States
John Freeman former journalist and high commissioner to India will become Britain's ambassador to the United States early next year replacing Sir Patrick Dean who retires after three years in Washington. The Foreign Office announced a wider diplomatic reshuffle including Christopher Soames moving to Paris and Sir Roger Jackling becoming ambassador to West Germany. Freeman, 53, is known for television interviews and played a role during the India Pakistan Kashmir and Rann of Kutch tensions while in New Delhi. He is the son of a London lawyer and has a record in Parliament with a noted protest over the Korean War.
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London
India
Britain
United States
John Freeman
Patrick Dean
Washington
Foreign Office
Christopher Soames
Winston Churchill
Paris
Patrick Reilly
Roger Jackling
Frank Roberts
West Germany
Freeman
America
New Delhi
India-Pakistan
Kashmir
Rann of Kutch
Westminster School
Oxford
Labor Party
Watford
Hertfordshire
Minister of Supply
Quantico Marines Lost In Potomac River Crossing Tragedy
At Quantico Marine Base nine trainees and one instructor attempted a Potomac River crossing in a large canoe. One body recovered, identified as Staff Sgt Kenneth N Andrews, while seven Marines and one Navy man remain missing in near freezing 36 degree water after the canoe capsized late Wednesday.
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Quantico
Potomac River
Kenneth N. Andrews
Physical Fitness Academy
Potomac
Maryland
Warm Southwest Ohio Forecast With Slight Shower Chance
The Southwest Ohio Miami valley forecast calls for increasing clouds and warmer weather with a small chance of scattered showers later in the evening. Temperatures range from upper 40s to 60s today and through Saturday. Sunday stays warm before a colder evening, while yesterday set a highway record at 53 degrees and this morning opened at 24.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
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