Five die in Mississippi River bridge crash near Grand Rapids
Five people including a Primghar Iowa man died when a car plunged through a guard rail into the Mississippi River near Grand Rapids Minnesota. Victims identified as Gary Paulson 28 from Primghar Iowa Kathleen Fox 22 Dennis 16 James Belz 17 and Michael Bowman 15. They drowned after being unable to escape the submerged vehicle.
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British Emmy Winners Dominate TV Awards Night
Glenda Jackson and Keith Michell led the Emmys with wins for Elizabeth R and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. All in the Family swept with six awards, tied for top comedy honors. Peter Falk and Carroll O Conn or Jean Stapleton net acting prizes.
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South Vietnamese retake Bastogne base near Hue
South Vietnamese forces recaptured Fire Base Bastogne, 12 miles west of Hue, after 36 hours of fierce fighting and B52 strikes. The base had fallen to North Vietnam on April 28. The counterattack, the second on the northern front in three days, followed six weeks of setbacks. South Vietnamese infantry, aided by helicopters and air support, pressed toward Checkmate on a hill overlooking Bastogne. North Vietnamese probes continued around Kontum City as Saigon faced siege actions near An Loc and near Trang Bang on multiple fronts.
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Blocker buried near his Texas boyhood home
Dan Blocker legendary Bonanza star dies at 43 from two blood clots after gall bladder surgery. He will be buried near his father in O'Donnell Texas. Blocker known for Hoss Cartwright and West Texas humor rose from schoolteacher to television icon across 400 million viewers.
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Weather Outlook and Aftermath Report
Fair and cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s. Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 20s. Light variable winds tonight, with 16 percent precipitation tonight and 3 percent Tuesday. Sunrise and sunset times noted. In Cambodia, government troops abandoned a border position near Takeo and Kampot provinces as clashes continued south of Phnom Penh.
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Fire kills 117 in Osaka cabaret blaze blamed on worker
Police charged 36 year old Keiji Kawashima with extreme professional negligence for dropping a lit cigarette near a synthetic textiles display and starting a seventh floor cabaret fire in a department store. About 170 trapped by smoke. emergency stair door locked. 9 dead inside, 20 killed jumping, 28 injured. The disaster ranks as Japan's worst since 1965.
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Man told he will die this year gains world of support
LEWISTON Maine AP The wife of Richard Kisonak a Lewiston Daily Sun reporter of 19 years who now suffers from Lou Gehrigs disease says thousands of letters have given his family hope and a fighting spirit since his dying year account One Year to Live carried by AP on April 30. Offers of help have come from a Chinese doctor in California a yoga expert from Canada and a Minnesota engineer who offered a vitamin study.
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