Ashau Camp Falls to North Vietnamese After Two Day Battle
North Vietnamese regulars overran the Ashau Valley Special Forces camp near the Laotian frontier after a two day engagement. U.S. advisers and Montagnard irregulars fought to defend the position, with heavier Red forces estimated at two thousand or more. Lt. Col. Kenneth B. Taree confirmed the fall as Saigon dismissed Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi from his posts. Aides described heavy American and Montagnard casualties and several aircraft losses during the retreat.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ashan Valley
Laos
U.S
Ashau
Kenneth B. Taree
da Nang
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ashua
1St Corps
William McKean
McKean
Robin Mannock
Bernard Fisher
Kuna
Idaho
Fisher
U.S. Air Force
Stafford W. Myers
Newport
Wash
Dak Sut
Signa
Lam Aud
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
White House
Missing German Shepherd Thought Hunting Owner
Cpl Bernard E King and family search for their German Shepherd Apache who escaped by opening four doors and gnawing a latch. The epilepsy affected dog was last seen near their home and may be seeking Bessie King, 18, a Frederick Community College student. A $25 reward is offered.
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Bernard E. King
Apache
King
Bessie
Frederick Community College
Cpl. King
Cpl King
Food Riots Rock Calcutta Suburbs
In Calcutta suburbs police and rioters clashed for a second day. At least seven rioters were shot and wounded and the death toll from clashes since Thursday rose to 15. Leftist parties urged new demonstrations against the government in Calcutta and West Bengal after a 24 hour general strike.
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New Delhi
India
Calcutta
West Bengal
United Left Front
Oregon Bear Population Estimates and Seminary Count
An estimated 20,000 black bears inhabit Oregon while the Southern Baptist Church runs 20 seminaries.
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Oregon
The
Southern Baptist Church
Britain’s Prince Philip Sets a L dash in Europe Royal Pace
England’s Prince Philip, 44, Duke of Edinburgh, travels to the United States for a charity tour starting March 9. He aims to raise a million dollars for charities and boost British exports while shunning prim royal conventions. He jokes about the trip, pilots his own twin‑engine aircraft, and remains a candid, humorous figure in Buckingham Palace’s corridors.
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London
Britain
Prince Philip
Europe
Elizabeth TI
Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Earl of
Hi Publicity
Audrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Variety Clubs International
U.S
Prince
Andover
Lord Snowdon
Princess Margaret
Corfu
Greece
Prince Andrew
Alice of Battenberg
Navy
New
Kin Of Key To Sponsor Polaris Sub
The Navy set April 23 in Groton Conn for the launch of the 40th Polaris submarine Franci Scott Key. The ship honors Frances Scott Key who wrote The Star Spangled Banner during the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry. Sponsors are two of Key’s descendants, Mrs. William T. Jarvis and another relative.
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Navy
Franci Scott Key
Groton
Conn
Frederick County
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Key
William T. Jarvis
Chevy Chase
Francis Scott Key Navy Submarine Nears Completion
Mrs Marlorie Key Thorne of Brookfield Connecticut notes a $110 million submarine named Francis Scott Key, the 40th in the Navy’s planned fleet of 41 nuclear powered boats. It is nearing completion at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton.
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Marlorie Key Thorne
Brookfield
Conn
Electric Boat Company
General Dynamics
Groton
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Thomas & Sons, Inc
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Volkswagen
E. 4Th St
Fredericktown
N. Market Street
W. Patrick Street
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Fredericatown
England
Prince Phillip
Zealand
Gibraltar
Sweden
Bibi Andersson
Polaris
Rexall
Rour Pharmacy
Mercer’s Drug Store Free Delivery
West 3Rd & N. Market St
Motorola
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Carlson
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Wren
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