Recon flights, Laos battles mark Vietnam push and diplomacy
U S reconnaissance planes fly 25 to 40 missions daily over Vietnam Laos and Cambodia with no northward total disclosed. In Laos fighting, 43 North Vietnamese and 30 South Vietnamese soldiers wounded in three dawn battles as rivals press toward the border. Israel Egypt talk of peace and refugee remedies extend to regional diplomacy in Cairo and New York.
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North Vietnam
U.S
South
Cambodia
Laos
North
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Sam
Israel
U.N
U Thant
Sinai
Gamal Nasser
Mahmoud Riad
Egypt
Cairo
New York
Tito
Yugoslavia
Anwar Sadat
Jordan River
East Bank
Jordan
al Ahram
Hussein
Palestine Liberation Organization
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Jerusalem
Damascus Radio
Syria
National Assembly
Hafez al Assa
Why February Turns Bettter Home Into Ho Hum
Betty Canary jokes about February blues as winter drags, gloves go missing, and family chores pile up. She laments the gray skies, cold, and clutter, turning her humor toward surviving the season. The piece promotes Surviving as a Woman in book form from Betty Canary.
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Betty Canary
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Notable Figures Die In United States and New York
Charles McCord Moss 68 longtime Nashville Banner editorial leader died after a long illness. Charles L. Bergman 64 Wall Street expert and senior banker died after a prolonged illness. Annabelle Barth 60 renowned Miami Beach pianist and comedienne died. George H. Lyon 80 former New York City editor and founder of the Overseas Press Club of America died of pneumonia.
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Nashville, Tenn
Charles McCord Moss
The
Nashville Banner
Moss
Banner
New York
Charles L. Bergman
Shearson, Hammill & Co., Inc
Wall Street
Miami Beach
Fal
Annabelle Barth
Comedienne
George H. Lyon
New York Evening Telegram
World Telegram
Overseas Press Club of America
Bodies Found In Wreckage Near Junction Texas Plane Crash
Searchers recovered four bodies from the wreckage of a light plane missing since Sunday night. Identified were pilot August Hunger 51 his wife Nettie Hunger their granddaughter Vickie Sanders and Ed Hunger 82 all of Junction. Parents Dennis and Mrs Sanders were en route to Utah when search began. The craft from Vance Texas to Junction crashed in hilly terrain amid trees about 30 minutes from its destination.
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Junction
Tex
Civil Air Patrol
August Hunger
Nettie
Vickie Sanders
Hunger
Ed Hunger
Dennis Sanders
Utah
Texas
Vance
Today In History Highlights February 17 Through Time
Highlights of historical events on February 17 include 1944 Eniwetok landings in the Pacific, 1621 Miles Standish named military captain at Plymouth, 1801 Jefferson’s electoral victory over Burr, and 1817 Baltimore first lit by gas. Additional notes cover 1916 Cameroon capture, 1934 King Albert’s death, 1945 WWII push to the Rhine, Congo battles in Katanga, Humphrey's India loan, and Israeli airstrikes near Cairo.
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Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
Miles Standish
Pilgrim Colony
Plymouth
Mass
U. S
House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Baltimore
Germany
Cameroon
Albert
Belgium
Rhine River
Congo
Katanga
Hubert Humphrey
India
Cairo
Barbers fund loans tied to Winthrop Lawrence case
Barbers fund loans flowed to Winthrop Lawrence Corp and its affiliates. Copeland Jr. with ties to Du Pont family faced bankruptcy actions as Winthrop Lawrence sought reorganization. Separate financial scandals involved Prudence Mutual and Community National Life Insurance. A 200,000 loan financed a motel project directed by Bob Baker, who faces fraud and tax evasion terms. A civil suit in Indianapolis targets union pension payments set to start February 1.
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Winthrop Lawrence Corp
Winthrop Lawrence
Columbia Financial Corp
Lammet du Pont Copeland Jr
du Pont Corp
Copeland Jr
Justice Department
Shaheen
F.lee Bailey
Barbers Fund
Prudence Mutual Casualty Co
Chicago
Community National Life Insurance Co
Tulsa
Ohlo
Bobby Baker
Lyndon B. Johnson
Baker
Indianapolis
Barbers Union
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Ford Love
Joyce Miller
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Cary Grant
Miss Cannon
Jennifer
France
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Grant
California
Athens
Las Vegas
Nev
Samy Davis Jr
Davis
National Welfare Rights Organization
Nevada
Burl Ives
Helen Peck Ives
London
Andy Warhol
Tate Gallery
Britain
Khe Sanh
Sepone
Florida
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Monte Walsh
National Automobile Dealers Association
Ation of Americas
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N.A.D.A
Lee Marvin
Monte Walshe
Jeanne Moreau
Jack Palance
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America
S. Oak
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