Air Force C-47 Dragon Ship In Viet Nam Service
The Air Force reports that plane No 45 1121 a twin engined C 47 transport built in 1941 now serves in Viet Nam as AC 47 Dragon ship with three Gatling type machine guns. The Dragon ship designation reflects its rapid fire ground attack role. Three crew members on the current seven man crew were born in 1941.
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Air Force
Viet Nam
Korea
4Th Air Commando Squadron
South Viet Nam
45-1121
Inflation cripples fixed incomes for 19 million seniors
Reader's Digest features Kenneth O. Gilmore warning that inflation, fueled by large federal spending, threatens citizens over 65. He argues rising prices erode pensions and Social Security, destroying dignity and security for millions of older Americans.
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Reader’s Digest
Kenneth O. Gilmore
Mackinac Island Road Free of Motor Vehicle Accidents
The Michigan Tourist Council notes a state highway on Mackinac Island has never had a motor vehicle crash. The road is restricted to bicycles and horse drawn carriages, as one would expect.
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Mackinac Island
Michigan Tourist Council
Daily Across Clue Puzzle Items and Answers
The page lists a set of crossword clues with numbers and partial hints. Answers likely include Tonkin native and terms like Exclan tion and Doom, with multiple short words fitting a standard across puzzle.
Cryptoquote and crossword clues from yesterday
The page presents a cryptoquote puzzle with a full phrase when wit transgresses decency it degenerates into insolence and cites yesterday’s code letters. It includes crossword hints for Smithy’s place evergreen tree and perform by oneself with a Bern river reference and letter substitution examples.
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Bern River
Tillotson
They Led Beautiful Lives Helen Kane and Dan Healy
Jim Bishop recalls Helen Kane and Dan Healy, Broadway performers who shared glory and hardship. Kane rose from Bronx roots to movie stardom while Healy became the Night Mayor of Broadway. They faced cancer and poverty together, clinging to love and memory.
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Helen Kane
Dan Healy
Broadway
Helen
St. Anselm’s Parish
Bronx
Paul Ash
Paramount Theatre
Sunset Boulevard
Cadillac
Dan
35Th Ave
Jackson Heights
N.Y
Police
Buffalo
New York
M.c
Lord Fauntleroy
Educated but Hungry about Skilled Labor and Honor
A reader compares education and pay between college educated workers and higher paid unskilled laborers. Abby notes many workers with technical knowledge value skilled labor, and education alone does not determine worth. The column reflects on education, rewards, and societal messages.
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Abby
Dodgers to Play Giants in Tokyo on Wide World of Sports
TV reviewer notes Los Angeles Dodgers will face the Yomiuri Giants on ABC in Tokyo and other Japanese cities as part of a goodwill tour. He jokes about smog and sunshine affecting Dodger play and cites a slump in the World Series against the Orioles with commentary on Vin Scully.
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Hollywood
UPI
Los Angeles Dodgers
Yomiuri Giants
Abc-Tv
United States
National League
Los Angeles
Dodger
Nbc-Tv
Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Willie Davis
Davis
Sandy Koufax
Vin Scully
Oriole
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Debbie Ne
Waller
Shore
Television IN Review
Dad
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London
Security
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