Drifter WW II hero laid to rest with honors near White House
Washington honors Jesse Carpenter a 61-year-old World War II Bronze Star recipient and homeless drifter who froze to death near Lafayette Square. The funeral included military honors and eulogies stressing his service and society's neglect. Carpenter served from 1943 in Indiana and earned praise for carrying wounded soldiers under fire in Brittany France. His death highlights homelessness and calls for better shelters and care.
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White House
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France
Harwell
James Carpenter
Mildred Hamilton
Community For Creative Non-Violence
Mitch Snyder
CCNV
Carol Fennelly
Snyder
Sam Peckinpah Dies at 59 Feisty Western Director Passes Away
AP reports Sam Peckinpah famed for Ride the High Country and The Wild Bunch died of heart failure at 59. He had been flown from Puerta Vallarta to Centinela Hospital Medical Center after doctors found a blood clot in a lung. Friends recall his volatile directing style and blunt leadership.
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Sam Peckinpah
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Puerta Vallarta
Mexico
Nancy Galloway
Lee Marvin
Sam
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Arizona
Fresno County Superior Court
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Julian Lennon
John Lennon
Galloway
William Holden
Bob Dylan
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Pat Garrett
Billy the Kid
Gene Hackman
Viet and Khmer Resistance Engage Vietnamese Forces at Ampil
Vietnamese shelled Ampil perimeter as Khmer National Liberation Front guerrillas claim progress against Hanoi forces. Across from Rithisen camp, rebels say they destroyed a tank and damaged another as Thai intelligence notes about 5,000 fighters defend Ampil. The fighting comes after Vietnamese advances and refugee exodus from Rithisen.
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Thailand
Ampil
Ritchisen
Khmer People’s National Liberation Front
Liberation Front
Cambodia
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