Reds Pound DMZ Front With Heavy Bombardment
High-altitude B52 bombers and low-sweeping jets unleashed over 500000 pounds of explosives on Con Thien and Gio Linh near the DMZ. Marines report more than 100 wounded and one dead as shelling forced road closures and helicopter evacuations amid relentless artillery from Communist forces.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Dmz
Associated Press
Edwin Q. White
U.S
Guam
Thailand
Air War Rages Over DMZ and Hanoi Skies
Air Force pilots pressed artillery support against entrenched Red gun positions near the DMZ while battle above Hanoi saw F105s clash with MIGs at close range. Weather halted carrier flights in Tonkin Gulf after days of intense air operations. A Bien Hoa crash killed one pilot and wounded multiple personnel and civilians.
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William W. Momyer
Air Force
Vietnam
Hanoi
Tonkin Gulf
Robert J. McCloskey
Bien Hoa Air Force Base
Pan Am Clerks Strike Proceeds Amid Court Rulings
Pan American World Airways faced a disputed strike by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks as a New York judge ruled the action illegal while a Honolulu court ordered workers back to their posts. About 7,000 union members across locations walked out after a mediation dispute and unresolved contract talks.
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Brotherhood of Railway
Pan American World Airways
New York
Honolulu
C. Nils Tavares
US. District Court
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
U.S. District Court
New York City
Pan American
National Mediation Board
Roy F. McMahon
Jones & Laughlin
Teamsters Union
Beulah’s Killer Winds Ravage Texas Coast
Hurricane Beulah lashed Texas and Mexico with winds over 100 mph as the eye neared Brownsville and Boca Chica. A tornado near Palacios killed three, raising Beulah’s toll to 27 with 30,000 plus evacuees inland. Valle Hermoso was nearly wiped out and Corpus Christi faced tornado warnings as the storm's path remained uncertain.
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Tex
Beulah
Texas
Mexico
Houston
Corpus Christi
Matagorda Bay
Sheriff's Department
Weather Bureau
Matamoros
Baffin Bay
Carla
Valle Hermoso
Carribbean
Yucatan Peninsula
Freeport
Man Shot During Pittsburgh Truckers Strike Violence
A man was shot in the stomach amid a burst of violence in a wildcat truckers strike in Pittsburgh. The incident followed escalating confrontations between striking drivers and groups enforcing work stoppages. Police investigated the shooting and sought suspects connected to the outbreak of violence.
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Breezewood
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Maryland
Hagerstown
Dale M. Younkin
Somerset
Bedford County Memorial Hospital
Gary
Ind
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
GM Stealing Auto Market Says UAW Leader
UAW vice president Leonard Woodcock accuses GM of piling production as Ford workers strike over a new contract. GM denies the charge as Ford seeks an agreement after the three year pact expired. The UAW targets Ford, while other plants face labor protests and injunctions to curb trucker pickets.
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Leonard Woodcock
UAW
Ford
Woodcock
Chrysler
Weather Outlook for Southwest Ohio Warmer With Showers
The forecast for Southwest Ohio calls for cloudiness and warmer temperatures with a chance of scattered showers or thundershowers through Thursday. Tonight's low is expected in the 60s. Yesterday's high reached a record 82 with a low of 64.
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Ohio
Teachers Tired Of Brats In New York Schools
The AFL-CIO United Federation of Teachers strikes against the New York public school system over disruptive students. Assistant Superintendent Richard Lubell says the term is vague and must be defined. the UFT seeks power to remove such students, while an independent panel would review complaints. NAACP and Puerto Rican groups oppose the stance, citing widespread suspensions of disruptive children.
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New York
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Richard Lubell
UFT
Board of Education
Jeff Greenup
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lydia Thaxter
Siberian cubs join Como Park Zoo population
A two month old Siberian tiger cub at Como Park Zoo in St Paul, Minnesota, cautiously mingles with a willing turtle as three cubs join the general zoo population after early weeks in private quarters.
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St. Paul, Minn
Como Park Zoo
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