Ste Mere Eglise Honors Dead D Day Hero John Steele
John Steele, famed American paratrooper who played dead to escape capture when his parachute snagged on a church steeple during the June 6 1944 assault, has died at 57 in Fayetteville North Carolina. He was expected to return to Ste. Mere Eglise for D Day anniversary ceremonies, and villagers treasured photos of him from postwar pilgrimages. Col William H Tucker of the 82nd Airborne Veterans Association conveyed the news to Mrs Alexandre Renaud.
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Ste. Mere Eglise
France
Normandy
John Steele
Fayetteville
N.C
U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
Steele
Alexandre Renaud
William H. Tucker
82Nd Airborne Division Veterans Association
Tucker
Renaud
82Nd Airborne
U.S. Troops Dig In For New Attack On Laotian Peak
U S paratroopers hold a seven day struggle to seize a 3,000 foot Laotian border mountain from entrenched North Vietnamese forces as Secretary of State William P. R. weighs diplomatic options.
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U.S
William P
Sth
U.S. Army
U.S. 2Nd Field Force
Dong Ap Bia
A Shau
101St Airborne Division
101St
Thieu Seeks Nixon Meeting To Align Policy
President Thieu called for a meeting with President Nixon to set a common policy amid current military and political tensions. He met with Secretary Rogers and suggested Washington as a possible venue, while U.S. forces announced troop movements and ongoing air and ground operations near Saigon. The 101st Airborne reported heavy casualties as Dong Ap Bia Mountain remained contested near the Laotian border.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Thieu
William P. Rogers
Washington
Rogers
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
1St Air Cavalry Division
Bien Hoa
Moon mission set for Sunday lift off by trio of astronauts
Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan will launch aboard a Saturn V at 12 49 p m EDT Sunday on a pathfinder flight to test systems ahead of the Apollo 11 lunar landing planned for July A suspected fuel leak prompted hours of concern but a loose electrical connection was fixed and countdown resumed The crew plans to review the flight plan in quarters five miles from the launch pad and dine with Vice President Agnew and NASA chief Paine while Mrs Agnew Barbara Cernan and others watch the event on TV
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Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Spiro T. Agnew
Thomas O. Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agnew
Griffin Reflects On Fortas Fight And Democracy
Robert P. Griffin, a Michigan senator who opposed Fortas’s nomination, says Fortas’s resignation restores confidence in the system. He notes his early disclosures helped block Fortas and argues the court can weather the storm, with reform stemming from within the constitutional checks and balances.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Robert P. Griffin
U.S. Senate
Fortas
Supreme Court
Griffin
Grif
Fin
Michigan
Paul A. Porter
Traverse City
Mich
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Fires Break Out Again In Kuala Lumpur Riots
After four days of communal rioting in Kuala Lumpur, residents stockpile food while curfews stay strict in hit areas. The National Operations Council bans foreign media passes and orders police to shoot lawbreakers on sight amid ongoing clashes and rekindled fires.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
National Operations Council
Soviets Reach Venus Atmosphere With Two Spacecraft
Moscow reports Venus 6 reached the planet's atmosphere while Venus 5 completed its four month voyage. Radio capsules reportedly deployed from both craft made soft landings and transmitted atmospheric data to Earth during a 51 minute descent, marking simultaneous studies in two Venusian zones.
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Moscow
Venus 6
Venus 5
Tass
Earth
Weather Outlook for Miami Valley
Cool damp conditions are forecast with showers lingering through Sunday. Tonight's low will be in the 50s and Sunday’s high in the low 70s.
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Miami Valley
U.S. Fishing Boat Released By Peru After Payment
Peru seized the U S tuna clipper Western King off Talera and released it after captain Nick Tutanic paid 15000 in fees and fines. The incident heightens tensions over Peru's 200 mile fishing claim as Washington suspended about 11 million in military aid.
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Peru
Lima
Peter Pan Caribe, Inc
Seattle
Wash
Talera
Nick Tiutanic
United States
Washington
International Petroleum Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
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