Defiance tragedy and other UPI briefs
A four year old boy was killed when a car struck the minibike he rode in Defiance County Ohio. The driver reportedly shot himself after reporting the crash. Also reported were savings bond withdrawals surpassing sales by 30 million dollars for the month, a Chicago trucking lockout ending with deliveries resuming, Egyptian president Nasser receiving Soviet medical aid, and Belfast riot repercussions including barricade removal and fears of summer conflict.
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Defiance
Ohio
UPI
Highway Patrol
Robert Schweller
Ottoville
Here
Woody Steele
Waiteville
W. Va
Washington
Full Tummies Mark VFW Fourth of July Celebration
The Veterans of Foreign Wars day-long event drew crowds at the clubhouse with 1 220 halves of barbecued chicken 1 700 bottles of pop eight pounds of coffee and 486 pounds of french fries. Organizers noted high turnout despite insurance limits on pony rides and a police presence to quell the mouse game.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Evelyn Rogers
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Dwight Coder
Coder
VFW
Air Canada DC8 crash kills 108 near Toronto
A DC8 jetliner crashed in a barley field near Toronto Airport. Mrs. Mary Day, who watched it pass over her home, described a red and white blaze before the explosion. All 99 passengers and nine crew members died in Canada's second worst air disaster.
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Toronto
UPI
Mary Day
Air Canada
Pathet Lao Troops Enter Cambodia Near Kompong Thom Attack
Cambodian high command reports new waves of Pathet Lao troops joining Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in preparations for an attack on Kompong Thom. South Vietnamese gunships reportedly thwarted a planned offensive as government forces repelled Viet Cong raids near Suong and along Highway 4. In Hue, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese rockets hit a hospital and civilian areas, killing two and wounding four.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Pathet Lao
Kompong Thom
Laos
Suang
Vietnam
Hue
Sunny and warm, temperate week ahead in Norwalk area
Weather brief notes a sunny warm spell with highs upper 70s today and low 80s Tuesday. Night temperatures in upper 50s. Precipitation near zero today, 10 percent Tuesday. Winds light, variable tonight, southwest Tuesday. Norwalk highs 82, lows 58 with no precipitation. Moon and sunrise data included. Births, marriages and deaths listed for local area.
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Norwalk
Antiwar Senators Launch Madison Avenue Push for McGovern Hatfield Plan
Antiwar senators begin a national ad campaign using television radio and newspaper ads to win support for the McGovern Hatfield amending measure to require Nixon to withdraw U S troops from Vietnam by June 30 unless extended by Congress. The push targets primetime broadcasts in about a quarter of the country and culminates in three weeks with Senate consideration. The effort is funded by Advertising People Against the War and a May 12 telethon raised 480000 dollars with 70000 already spent on ads and more expected. Nixon countered by saying the McGovern Hatfield amendment would derail Paris negotiations and demanded free equal time to respond.
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Mike Feinsilber
Washington
UPI
Madison Avenue
Congress
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Mark O. Hatfield
Ore
Hatfield
McGovern
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
New York
McGovern, Hatfield and Sons
Howard Hughes
Iowa
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
McGovern-Hatfield
Paris
Youth Mauled To Death After Teasing Zoo Lion
In Portland Oregon an 18 year old youth was killed after leaning over a fence at a lion pit in the zoo and teasing a lion. The animal dragged him into the pit and he died from a broken neck and loss of blood. Police and fire crews responded as gate rules and moats failed to stop the attack.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Portland Zoo
Roger D. Adams
Adams
Portland
Alaska
Los Angeles
Lankershim
UPI Telephoto
Troop Levels in Vietnam Reach 40 Month Low
UPI reports U S troop strength in South Vietnam has fallen to 413 900, the lowest in over four years, as plans proceed for a further 150 000 reduction ordered by President Nixon. Last week’s drop was 3 200 from 417 100. The level matches or nears the 412 000 figure recorded on Feb 11, 1967.
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Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Oliver Family Receives Warm Wyoming Help After Long Trek
The Oliver family of Norwalk Ohio, traveling in a homemade wagon toward Oregon, faced a hostile welcome in Wyoming but later found aid in Cheyenne. Local residents offered shelter, jobs, and support at Frontier Park and a Barfront event as the family debated continuing.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Russell Oliver
Norwalk
Here
Oliver
Wyoming
Charlotte
Ohio
Oregon
Olivers
Wyoming Line
Stanley Hathaway
Pine Bluffs
Doc
Doll
Cheyenne Jaycees
Charles Witter
Nebraska
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Chicago
Teamsters Union
Chicago Truck Drivers Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Nasser III
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Falls Road
Greg Richards
Penny Pitch
Cambodia
Highway 4
Kompong Som
Newark
UPS
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
ABA
Sam Monroeville
Nel Frank
Larry R. Nottke
Bellevue
U.S. Air Force
Deborah G. Stark
James L. Ebert
Janet E. Ellett
Ralph E. Richtarsh
Charrlee B. Chisholm
Willard
Gary F. Schnell
Wanda Leigh
Cheryl Fent
Robert M. Martin, Jr
Rural Collins
Rita J. Schindley
Mary E. Hills Barnett
Milan
Don Watson
Akron
Ransom L. Young
New London
Doves
Viet
Frontier Park
Jim Rolf
KRAE
Rolf
James Morgan
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