Cameras were there when mine blew up
Mrs. A Landon Morrow Sr and her family watched TV as a Vietnam war film showed Spec. 4 Landon Morrow Jr. wounded in action. The couple learned from a telegram that he survived after metal fragments pierced his abdomen and legs. The program aired April 30 at 11 p.m. on WSB Channel 2. The elder Morrow identified his unit from the announcer. His wife Mary had not seen the broadcast and waited for the telegram. The son, 20, had joined the Army about 13 months earlier and was to be treated in a Japan hospital for two to six months before walking again. He had a month-old daughter and planned to return to La Grange to see his baby. He felt it was his duty and remained hopeful about recovery.
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LA Grange
Mrs. Morrow
Morrows
Morrow
WSB
U.S. Casualties Rise in Week of Heavy Vietnam Fighting
Saigon reports 274 Americans killed in action and 1,748 wounded as battles flare near the demilitarized zone. Enemy losses rise to 1,903 with fierce fighting in northern provinces and an eight hour Marine engagement southwest of Da Nang. Air strikes and jets hit Viet Cong positions while a Marine jet is shot down, killing the pilot.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
da Nang
3Rd Marine Regiment
Air Force
Quang Tri
Boy survives six story fall in Philadelphia home
Thirteen month old Michael Conlan Jr. with an arm cast rests in a Philadelphia hospital after tumbling from a sixth floor apartment. He was sliding through an iron railing when he fell to a wooden stair, but appears headed for recovery.
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Michael Conlan Jr
Philadelphia
What Price TEX What Price TEX
The Pentagon signed a 1.82 billion contract with General Dynamics for 493 F111 swing wing aircraft. Flyaway costs vary by version with Air Force F111A about 5 million each, Navy F111B near 8 million, and SAC F111s around 5.2 million. Commonality between Air Force and Navy designs is 70 to 80 percent despite differing noses, tails, and systems.
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Washington
Pentagon
TFX
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Navy
Air Force
Harold Brown
House Subcommittee On Defense Appropriations
Tactical Air Force
Brown
Strategic Air Command
Stategic Air Command
United Kingdom
Australia
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Air Force
Pacification Work Handed To Generals
AP reported that the United States shifts control of South Vietnam pacification from civilian to military leadership. Gen Westmoreland now directs pacification with Robert Komer as civilian deputy. The change aims to bolster village security as over 15,000 U.S. troops are now assigned.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Robert W. Komer
Johnson
Bunker
Henry Cabot Lodge
Sniper Kills Cleveland Policeman
A Cleveland policeman, Steve Huber, was shot and killed as he arrived at an East Side burglary scene. He was in his patrol car when a sniper fired through the window, causing the crash. Police surrounded the building and called for a ladder truck to reach the roof. The site is near the Hough district, which saw rioting and arson last summer.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
East Side
Steve Huber
Huber
Hough
Weather forecast and rainfall update for Middletown
Clouds and showers linger tonight with a cool low in the upper 40s. Friday remains cloudy and cooler with diminishing showers and a high in the 60s. Yesterday’s high reached 70 with a 54 overnight low. Middletown logged 0.75 inch of rain last night, bringing May’s first 10 days total to 3.56 inches, while observer C. T. Morningstar notes rainfall is about 2 inches below normal for the year.
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Middletown
C. T. Morningstar
Chuckle When You're Playing Golf Nothing Counts
A light remark about golf emphasizes that the opponent’s performance often defines the game rather than personal score or effort.
Mom, Sister Killed In Icy Water Tragedy Near San Bernardino
A father searched nine hours for his missing family in snowy California before finding his two year old Gerald clinging to a partly submerged car in a mountain stream. Inside the car were Patsy Lawson, 36, and Susan Lawson, 5, both dead. Gerald was rushed to St Bernardine's Hospital in critical condition from exposure. The car reportedly skidded on a curve and plunged down a 300 foot slope into the swollen stream after melted snow. The search began after a Riverside school nurse telephoned that Mrs Lawson had not arrived at work.
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San Bernardino
Calif
James Lawson
Patsy
Susan
Lawson
Gerald
St. Bernardine’s Hospital
Averianare
Riverside
Conf
Dayton Fire Destroys Fenton Foundry and Siding
A four alarm blaze at the Fenton Foundry and Supply Co on Gilbert Avenue in Dayton last night damaged the plant and several boxcars. Dense smoke and flames rose up to 150 feet as 100 firefighters worked a hour and a half to gain control. Initial damage estimates exceed 100000 dollars. The arson squad began scene checks amid reports of three youths seen nearby before the fire.
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Dayton
Fenton Foundry & Supply Co
Near East Side
Foundry Supply
Gilbert Ave
Construction Talks Stall in Ohio Highway Strike
Federal Mediator H. J. Montoney reports no progress in wage negotiations amid a state wide strike that has halted highway construction. He says he has been in touch with both sides but sees no basis for further talks between the Ohio General Contractors Association and Operating Engineers Local 18. The eight day walkout has stopped millions of dollars in highway projects.
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Columbus, Ohio
H. J. Montoney
Lightweight M16 Rifle Joins Army Standard Service Weapon
The lightweight M16 rifle, battle proven in Vietnam, was designated a full-fledged member of the Army’s weaponry array. The Pentagon said it is lightweight fast firing rugged and hard hitting and has demonstrated its versatility in combat. The M14 will remain the standard weapon for troops stationed in Europe.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
Europe
Welfare Demonstrators Jam Statehouse Hearing
Ohio welfare funding protests fill the Statehouse as House Finance Committee hears 1967 1969 spending plans. About 200 seats filled from statewide groups demanding ADC payments rise to 100 percent of standards, adding roughly 70 million to the proposed 631.8 million budget for the two years starting July 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Finance Committee
Statehouse Rotunda
Ohio Steering Committee For Adequate Welfare
The
People’s Poverty Board
Ohio Council of Churches
League of Women Voters
Mittee
House Committee
ADC
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