Flying Saucer Chase Remains a Local Legend
Dale Spaur, a former Portage County deputy, vanished from public view six years after a 1966 86 mile chase linked to a purported flying saucer code named Floyd. Witnesses recall a saucer or unknown craft while Spaur's life unraveled with divorce and job loss as authorities and the public grapple with the mystery.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dale Spaar
Portage County
Conway
Cate
Spaur
Floyd
Ross Dustman
Portage County Common Pleas Court
Lake Erie
Dustman
W. L. Neff
Heck
Hell
Neff
Jackelyne
Electronic Missiles Smash Tank Assault At Kontum City
U S forces using electronically guided missiles repelled a tank assault on Kontum City in the central highlands. Ten of twelve enemy tanks were knocked out by TOW missiles from helicopters. Saigon reports 192 NVA killed. South Vietnamese losses 7 killed and 34 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Kontum City
My Chanh
Hue
Saigon Command
Nixon and Soviet Leaders Reach SALT Agreement
Nixon and Soviet leaders reach a two part settlement on limiting strategic nuclear arms. A treaty on antiballistic missiles plus an executive agreement to freeze offensive missiles at current U.S. levels was announced with expectations of a signing tonight.
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Moscow
Nixon
U.S. Senate
United States
U.S
Jurors rule brain death defines death in heart transplant case
A Virginia jury found four defendants not liable in a landmark heart transplant suit. They ruled death occurred when the brain dies, even if the heart remains beating with artificial support. The plaintiff contended the donor was alive during heart removal.
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Richmond, Va
David M. Hume
Law and Equity Court
William &. Tucker
Richmond
Bruce QO. Tucker
Joseph G. Kutt
Orange
Klett
Tucker
Pacification School Closes Training Center in Vietnam
Washington reports the Vietnam Training Center will shut its doors by May 31 after five years of courses in language history politics and culture for advisers. Officials cite reduced Viet Nam funding and the claim that Vietnamese partners can run the pacification program, while acknowledging continued American involvement in some areas.
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Vietnam Training Center
Vietnam
Weekend Weather Forecast Sans Rain
Clear tonight with a low near 60. Saturday should be sunny with highs around the upper 80s. Extended outlook shows dry, monotonous days with highs in the 80s and low 50s. Rain chances stay about 10 percent through Saturday.
Nixon Opposes 1970 Tax Increase if Re-elected
President Nixon opposes a tax increase next year if he is re-elected, the White House says. Presidential assistant John Ehrlichman told reporters on Thursday that Nixon will focus on saving money instead of relying on higher taxes as a substitute for local property taxes.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
John Ehrlichman
Administration targets federal waste and tax reform
Ehrlichman outlines plans to cut unproductive federal programs and spending and opposes any tax increase next year. He cites a possible value added tax as a substitute for property tax and mentions raising income or excise taxes as alternatives. The briefing follows two other administration statements opposing tax proposals and a Brookings report.
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Ehelichman
Terest
Ehrlichman
Endrlichman
Brookings Institution
Ohio man plans 150 mile swim to Fort Lauderdale
Walter Poenisch of Grove City Ohio vows to leap into Cuban waters and swim 150 miles across the shark infested strait to Fort Lauderdale. The 58 year old distance swimmer says he will begin June 14 according to AP report.
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Walter Poenisch
Grove City
Ohio
Fort Lauderdale
Nixon and Soviet leaders set up joint trade commission
Moscow reports Nixon met with the top three Soviet leaders to create a joint commission to promote mutually advantageous trade relations. Tass distributed the communique signaling a first breakthrough after days of intense negotiations since Nixon’s arrival.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Nixon
Kremlin
Tass
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Demilitarized Zone
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Reds
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Ea Paweiene
Tchaikovsky
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Nikolai V. Podgornky
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Kosygin
Gerard Smith
Vladimir Semenov
Helsinki
Smith
Leonid Zamyatin
Semenov
Valentin Zorin
Hume
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
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Ann Landers
Etee
Heloise
Ee Ee Television
Valley News
Women’s News
Kentucky
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