Seven Wounded and One Soldier Killed by Rocket Near Dong Tam
AP reported a So viet built 107mm rocket struck a 9th Division processing center at Dong Tam three days before scheduled home departure. The blast killed one American and wounded seven, part of a larger withdrawal affecting 10,000 men under President Nixon’s troop cuts. A dramatic rescue also followed a two month missing soldier incident near Da Nang.
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Saigon
9Th Division
U.S
Dong Tam
47Th Infantry
United States
Nixon
8Th Marine
Demilitarized Zone
Vang Tri
Vietnam
Okinawa
9Th Marines
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Vacation Hour Old When Man Drowns at Cottage Creek
In Waterport New York a 43 year old man Raymond Donhauser from Amherst Buffalo suburb died drowning in Oak Orchard Creek about an hour after arriving with his family at a rented cottage for a weekend. He rowed a boat and jumped for an inflated inner tube but failed to reach shore sinking in nine feet of water. Volunteer firefighters recovered his body about an hour later. His wife Eileen collapsed and was hospitalized in Albion at Arnold Gregory Hospital.
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Waterport
N.Y
Oak Orchard Creek
Orleans County Sheriff's
Raymond Donhauser
Amherst
Buffalo
Donhauser
Eileen
Arnold Gregory Hospital
Albion
William White Killed in Car Crash Near Marion NY
William White, 19, died when his car ran off East Williamson Road and struck a tree near Marion in Wayne County. The crash occurred early today and is under investigation by local authorities.
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Marion
N.Y
William White
East Williamson Road
Wayne County
Apollo 11 Astronauts Slow Training Pace For Moon Flight
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Collins and Aldrin paused intensive training to rest before their Wednesday launch. Armstrong flew a helicopter simulating lunar landing, Collins practiced in a T38 jet over Florida, while Aldrin reviewed flight plans to ensure rest prior to liftoff.
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Florida
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Nixon
Moon
Armstrong and
Ald
Rin
Collins
Strong
Aldrin
Berry
Soviet Ambassador Accepts Invitation To Watch Apollo 11 Launch
Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin accepts invitation to Cape Kennedy to watch Apollo 11 launch. Officials hope a precedent may prompt reciprocal visits. NASA says no reciprocity request. Paine notes limited progress toward broader cooperation as both nations pursue lunar programs.
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Moon
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Soviet Union
Julian Scheer
Space Agency
LBJ to Attend Apollo Launch with Nixon Invitation
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson will watch the Apollo 11 launch from Cape Kennedy as President Nixon invites him by phone. NASA officials report astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins in excellent health before the July 16 lift off.
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LBJ
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Nixon
White House
Two Men Die In Small Plane Crash Near Hillsdale
In Hillsdale New York a light single engine plane crashed on a mountainside near Catamount Mountain ski area. Police identified the dead as pilot David Notman 22 of Toronto Canada and passenger Dana D Rattray 22 of Whitingsville Massachusetts. Troopers say the aircraft passed too low striking trees before crashing.
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Hillsdale
N.Y
Here
David Notman
Toronto
Canada
Dana D. Rattray
Whitingsville
Mass
Catamount Mountain
Columbia County
Peking to Free British Reporter Held Two Years
A London newspaper reports Reuters correspondent Anthony Grey, kept under house arrest in Peking for two years, will be released in the first week of October. Foreign Office officials say they have received no Chinese confirmation. Grey’s confinement followed arrests of Communist newsmen during the 1967 Hong Kong riots.
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Peking
London
Anthony Grey
Reuters
London Evening News
Foreign Office
Grey
Hong Kong
Mystery deepens as search ends for missing British yachtsman
London reports Donald Crowhurst is presumed lost after his Teignmouth Electron is found 700 miles west of the Azores. In the same 12 days three unmanned boats were discovered nearby, prompting suspended search efforts and a prize to Crowhurst's wife.
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London
Donald Crowhurst
U.S
Azores
The
London Sunday Times
Crowhurst
Clare
Trimeran
Globe
Uneasy Calm in Evansville After Sniper Fire Wounds Four
In Evansville Indiana a tense calm followed a night of violence after four Black residents were wounded by sniper fire. Firebombs caused fires and 20 alarms were answered. Police said 24 people were arrested for curfew violations as the city imposed an 8 pm to 5 am curfew. A $1000 reward for the slaying of Jeffrey Taylor was raised to 2555 dollars.
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Evansville
Ind
Fivansville
Ben Westbrook
Jeffrey Taylor
James Lane
Taylor
Prime Beef About Age Limits At The Theatre
A reader vents frustration about a rule banning under-18s from shows at the local theatre. The writer argues 16 and 18 year olds should access performances and criticizes the age threshold as unfair.
Mamie Eisenhower Moved After Acute Bronchitis
Mamie Eisenhower, widow of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is reported to be recovering well from acute bronchitis at an Air Force hospital after arriving July 5 during a European trip. A hospital spokesman stated she is doing fine. In Katmandu, Royal Nepal Airlines DC3 vanished after takeoff carrying 31 passengers and four crew en route to Simla. Search efforts by planes, helicopters and ground crews began immediately. Passengers included four children.
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Mamie Els
Ring Air Force Hospital
Katmandu
Nepal
ZAP
Royal Nepal Airlines
Simla
Egyptian Flag Still Flying Over Suez Raid Position
Cairo AP reports Egyptian flags remain at an Israeli post attacked by commandos at the southern end of the Suez Canal, with the raid described as an omnace assault.
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Suez Canal
Toy
Israeli soldiers kill four Arabs in border clashes
Israeli troops clashed with saboteur bands from Syria and Jordan, killing four Arabs and wounding none. Three were slain on Mt Hermon slopes after crossing from Syria, another was killed near Um Tsutz in the Jordan valley. The bands belonged to Al Fatah. rifles mines and an antitank mine were left behind.
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Tiberias
Israel
Mt. Hermon
Syria
Jordan
Um Tsutz
Jordan Valley
al Fatah
Three Die in Three Alarm Harlem Tenement Fire
A three alarm fire in a five story Harlem tenement at 58 W 119th St between Fifth and Lenox Avenues killed three people. about 120 firefighters battled the blaze which was found shortly before 5 45 am with two bodies recovered on the fourth floor.
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New York
Harlem
119Th St
Fifth and
Lenox Avenues
Buffalo Youths Clash With Canadians in Crackdown
Police used clubs and fire hoses to separate a gang fight in Crystal Beach Ontario, a Niagara Peninsula resort, involving about 100 youths. Early reports cited as many as 35 arrests as the brawl pitted a Buffalo gang against a Canadian group.
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Crystal Beach
Ont
Niagara Peninsula
Buffalo
N_Y
Humphrey Tours Kiev and Leningrad Vacation Stop
Hubert H. Humphrey and wife Muriel visiting Kiev and Leningrad, touring a U S education exhibit, then taking part in a panel on education. In Newark firemen return after a one day strike that triggered a fire emergency. In Athens the Orthodox Church of Greece voices caution on interfaith Faster celebrations and urges serious study.
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Kiev
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ukraine
Athens
Orthodox Church of Greece
Guerrilla Attacks Target Israelis Across Jordan Gaza
An AP report cites the Palestine Armed Struggle Command claiming multiple attacks in Jordan and Gaza. A spokesman said guerrilla squads hit Israeli soldiers near Amman in the north, mined an armored vehicle in the Jordan Valley, and ambushed two Israeli vehicles in Gaza, with casualties to both sides.
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Amman
Jordan
Jordan Valley
Gaza
Meguers
Edge
Moon leaves junk on lunar visit Apollo 11 crew to depart with gear
Moon’s first visitors will abandon a nylon American flag plaque and space debris on the lunar surface. Neil Armstrong will plant the flag during a two hour 40 minute stay as Col Edwin Aldrin photographs the moment. The plaque bears an inscription from NASA and President Nixon.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon
Neil A. Armstrong
Air Force
Edwin FE. Aldrin Jr
Armstrong
Planet
Earth
Nixon
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Congressmen alarmed by open air nerve gas tests at three sites
Rep. Reuss says Army admitted testing deadly nerve gases in air over Dugway Proving Ground Utah Edgewood Arsenal Maryland and Fort McClellan Alabama. Senators Mathias and Long call for suspension and full reporting while Fort McClellan limits tests to decontamination and detection exercises.
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Washington
Army
A S. Reuss
House
Government Operations Subcommittee
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Fort Mac
Clellan
Ala
Reuss
D-Wis
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Clarence D. Long
Dmd
Edgewood
Congress
Negro's Widow To Wed in Fall
Mrs Nat King Cole plans to remarry this fall. She will wed television writer Gary Devore in a ceremony at St James Episcopal Church in Los Angeles after a cultural exchange visit to Russia, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Devore is co producer of a local TV show where she has served as hostess and moderator.
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Los Angeles
Nat “King” Cole
Diana Meddo Killed in Whitehall Car Crash
Diana L. Meddo 18 of Whitehall Washington County was killed when a car she rode in left County Road 18 and struck a tree tonight. State police investigated the fatal crash at the scene and identified the vehicle's path and time of impact.
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Whitehall
N.Y
Diana L. Meddo
Washington County
Hold Boy 15 In Fatal Stabbing At Church Event
Henry Bartkowiak 20, of Buffalo was fatally stabbed at St. Adalbert's Church carnival after an argument with a 15 year old. The youth, who called police, surrendered as officers arrived. He will be petitioned to Family Court.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Henry Bartkowiak
Bartkowiak
St. Adalbert’s Church
Puritt Resigns Key SBA Post
Washington AP reports Philip Pruitt resigned after four months as director of the Small Business Administration minority enterprise program. He cited trouble facing himself in the mirror as the reason for stepping down from the commission tasked with advancing Nixon’s Black Capitalism pledge. The White House had no comment on the resignation of a high ranking Black official.
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Washington
Philip Pruitt
Nixon
Busines
White House
Spock Pleased by Ruling to End War and Overturned Conviction
Dr. Benjamin Spock says he will intensify antiwar work after the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his 1968 conviction for conspiring to counsel draft evaders. The court ordered new trials for Coffin and Goodman while acquitting Spock and Ferber on insufficient evidence.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
Etnam
1St Circuit Court of Appeals
Spock
Michael Ferber
Harvard
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Yale University
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Francis J. W. Ford
U.S. District Court
Washington
Justice Department
U.S. Attorney
Massachusetts
John Wall
U.S
Appeals Court
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