Guns And Death At Ben Het In War Torn Vietnam
Veteran Jim Roby Jr from Brunswick is stationed at Ben Het in the central highlands where North Vietnamese forces have laid siege for months. The camp houses Montagnard troops, Green Berets, and artillery, with food and water scarce as airlifts struggle to reach beleaguered defenders. Roby has written home about the war’s grim toll and his desire to return safely, while his family weighs the conflict’s meaning and his future.
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Ben Het
Vietnam
George Chapline Ostaff
Jame
Roby Jr
Brunswick
Wiel
Largley Park
Central Highlands
Jim Robs
Anon
Ben Hoy
U.S
Vriday
Jim Roby
Jim
Roby
Iris
University of Maryland
Kim
Dak To
Pope praises birth control study in U S
Pope Paul VI commends the Human Life Foundation created by American bishops to study acceptable birth control methods. Vatican officials, via Jean Cardinal Villot, say centers and experts should cooperate, aiding mankind through scientific reproduction research.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Human Life Foundation
Bishops’ Foundation
Vatican
Jean Cardinal Villot
L’osservatore Romano
Natural look dominates fall beauty trends
New York AP reports cosmetic makers promote a barely there makeup style for fall. Eye shadow stays skin toned, blush soft, lips slightly darker, with a sheer base letting skin show. Hair trends favor soft waves, tousled curls, and delicate braids for evening.
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New York
Charles
Ritz
Kenneth
Riphailes
Chin
The
Helene Curtis
Youth Evades Police After His Arrest
A car struck a pole at East South and South Carroll Streets and was abandoned. Kevin Manfield Davis claimed the car as his father’s and that he came to retrieve it but denied driving. Police cited him for minor alcohol possession and he fled on foot from All Saints and South Bentz Streets. A warrant was issued. Private Eyler leads the investigation.
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East South
South Carroll
Kevin Manfield Davis
Davis
All Saints and
South Bentz Streets
Tiger Woman Missing 1962 Found in California Village
Winnie Ruth Judd, infamous for a 1933 Phoenix double murder, has been identified in a suburban California town as Marian Lane and will be extradited from Arizona. Lang matched fingerprints and a scar to confirm the "Tiger Woman" identity while tracking the still-unsolved death of Mrs. Z Mexander Aarons in Alabama.
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Martinez
Calif
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona
San Francisco
Robert Lang
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Winenie Ruth Judd
Lang
Marian Lane
Winnie Huth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Sgt
Jon Walsh
Danville
Join Blemer
Europe
California
Tiger Woman
Alamo
Z. Mexander Aarons
Frederick Sister City Visit Highlights Palatinate Ties
Frederick officials and News-Post manager George Delaplaine Jr visited Germany and Belgium to advance sister city ties with Morzheim in the Palatinate. Dr. Fritz Braun, Pfalz history director, received a city key and was named honorary Frederick citizen during earlier efforts.
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Frederick
Germany
Fritz Braun
State Office For Historical Research
Kaiserslautern
Morzheim
George B. Delaplaine Jr
The
News-Post
Belgium
John A. Derr
Dr. Braun
City Ant
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick County
Landau County
Derr
George Delaplaine Sr
Newa- Post
Peitz Maun
Mecaheim Geeman
Aetigrats
Driver Charged After Car Strikes Pickup on East Patrick
A 1969 station wagon driven by Thomas James Callahan of 3 Fairview Avenue struck a 1965 pickup driven by Dwight Lee Linthicum of Md 355 Hyattsown yesterday on East Patrick Street. Linthicum halted to yield to a parked car when hit from rear. Callahan faced charges for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident. the Callahan vehicle sustained 250 in damages.
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Thomas James Callahan
Fairview Avenue
Dwight Lee Linthicum
MD. 355
Hlyattstown
East Patrick Street
Linthicum
Mast Patrick St
Callahan
Viet Cong Radio Foretells Doom At Ben Het Camp
Fresh 1500 South Vietnamese troops begin new sweeps around Ben Het Special Forces camp to ease pressure. Viet Cong radio vows Ben Het will fall and warns of a significant US setback in Vietnam war efforts. Air strikes and 900 tons of explosives target enemy reinforcements while tunnels are found near the perimeter.
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Ben Het
U.S
South Vietnam
Richard Wells
Bottom
Lester L. Richards
Saigon
Ben Wet
United States
Vietnam
Strategic Air Command
Laos
Educators Named To New Administrative Posts
Four local educators will assume new administrative positions in the Frederick County School System effective July 1. Robert Smith moves from Governor Thomas Johnson High to supervise adult education and evening programs. Wayne Hotter transfers to Linganore High School as vice principal overseeing the evening high school. Henry Groff becomes Linganore vice principal after serving Frederick High as guidance counselor. Carl Donald shifts from West Frederick Junior High to Thurmont Middle as vice principal. Nixon to visit Romania scene appears in text as a separate item noting Nixon plans a trip to Communist Romania.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Robert Smith
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Smith
Middletown High School
Wayne [Olter
Singanore High School
Hotter
Brunswick High School
Linganore
Henry Groff
Frederick High School
Linganore High School
Tie
Intenna
Carl Donald
West Frederick
Thurmont Middle School
Donald
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Mor2heim
John Thomas Schley
Frederick Town
Schley
Uantpatricktreet
Middle Alley
Rine Ridge
Tr. Bram
Pfalz
America
Palatinate
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Dr. Brain
Bonn
Jutiane Jalin
Trederich
Giestot Tower
Viet Cong
Pietrol
Atamst
Dien Bien Phu
Special Forces High Command
Andrew Marquis
Dak
Military High Command
Nixon
Romania
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