Night flight by first-time pilots ends with stolen plane over Lake Erie
David George 22 and Jerry Prokos 20 woke in the pilot seat after a drug fueled, accidental takeoff in a four place Cessna Skyhawk stolen from Gladwin airport. They relied on a pursuing escort plane and Cleveland Hopkins control tower to guide a landing on Lake Erie waters. FBI charged both with interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft as fuel gauges showed empty upon landing.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Lake Erie
David George
Jerry Prokos
George
Gladwin
Mich
Prokos
FBI
An Loc Chon Thanh under heavy siege amid Vietnam war reports
U S command says one adviser killed another wounded and two small Air Force planes shot down around An Loc and Chon Thanh as North Vietnamese shell and assault the besieged towns. Saigon reports heavy losses for enemy and civilian disruption near Hanoi.
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U.S
An Loc
Chon Thanh
Saigon
Nixon
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Birmingham
Imperial
International Control Commission
David Jackson
Hanoi
Mining the Answer Analysts See For North Vietnam Aid
Analysts in Washington say after port mining, Russia and China could rail in war materiel and food to North Vietnam to offset seaborne losses. They doubt Soviet airlift capacity for a massive sustained haul, while North Vietnam has repeatedly rebuilt its rail network. Redundancy and aid from China and allied states bolster repair efforts, with thousands mobilized to keep trains moving.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Russia
Red China
North Vietnam
U.S
Supply routes to North Vietnam exceed the track limits
U.S. specialists say 200000 tons of supplies monthly move by sea to North Vietnam and 22000 tons by rail. Chinese stockcars could handle it, but gauge changes complicate shift from Soviet to Chinese tracks. Russia and China cooperate moving Soviet materiel through China to Vietnam. POL stocks and weapons supplies are analyzed with uncertainty about exact timelines.
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North Vietnam
China
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Flood Drowns Four as New Braunfels Sundered by Flood
Torrential rain flooded New Braunfels and nearby towns in central Texas. At least four people drowned, 15 to 20 homes swept away, and hundreds evacuated as the Comal River and creeks surged. Governor sent National Guard to rescue 100 to 125 families. Crests reported near 35 feet before easing, with additional evacuations in San Marcos and Seguin.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Texas
Walters Fellers
Comal
San Marcos
Seguin
San Antonio
Austin
Preston Smith
National Guard
Daring Parachutist Missing In North Vietnam
Orlando held Lt. Col. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr. who had set a 102,800 foot jump record and a 96,000 foot balloon ascent as a pioneering Air Force test pilot. His Phantom jet was shot down over North Vietnam during his third tour. he is missing after an aerial duel 17 days before return to the United States.
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Orlando
Fla
North Vietnam
Joseph W. Kittinger Jr
Vietnam
Joseph W. Kittinger Sr
Kittinger
Southeast Asia
Kittingers
United States
Air Force
Siv
Encycpedia
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Showers Possible
It will remain fair and cool tonight with lows in the 50s. Increasing cloudiness tomorrow brings a chance of showers late in the day. Highs mid 70s. Yesterday’s high was 71 and the overnight low 44.
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