13 Million Jet Downed Near Haiphong War Update
War report details U S Navy and Air Force strikes near Haiphong and Hanoi. Bombing hit fuel dumps bridges and a missile site. Navy destroyers shelled the coast while a Coast Guard cutter flaming Viet Cong storage area in the delta. Saigon police report a terrorist arrest and a plan to shell Saigon with a rifle shell attack. Tran Van Huong insinuates soldiers may vote twice in South Vietnam elections.
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Gulf of In
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Navy
USS
Thailand
Hanoi
China
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Navy Skyhawk
Porterfield
Rupertus
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Coast Guard
Pentamarone
He Delta
Saigon
Ley
Now
Ute
Ucnlil
Commmunists
Tran van
Huong
South Vietnam
Grizzly Attacks Likely to Increase
Dr Frank Craighead of Montana University heads a Glacier National Park study on grizzly bear ecology. Two 19 year old girls were killed by grizzlies in separate attacks, bears killed hours later. Yellowstone reports no grizzly fatalities this year, with about 20 incidents total. Parks educate visitors to stay at a safe distance from bears.
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Frank Craighead
University’ of Montana
Man
Craighead
John Craighead
Glacier National Park
Glacier Park
Keith Wielson
California
Yosemite
Sequoia
Frank Kowski
Bob Smith
Kowski
National Park
Ag Dar Stone
McLaughiis
Mercy Death Case to Grand Jury
Robert Waskin, 23, told investigators his leukemia stricken mother begged him to kill her. A coroner's jury found Mrs. Alice Waskin, 62, slain in Wesley Memorial Hospital. Waskin to be bound over to Cook County grand jury on murder charge.
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Chicago
UPL
Robert Waskin
Cook County
Andrew J. Toman
University of 1111Ois
Alice Waskin
Was
Romney Criticizes Vietnam War Policy and Domino Theory
Michigan Governor George Romney, a GOP presidential hopeful, calls U.S. Vietnam engagement a tragic mistake risking Southeast Asia. He blamed heavy bombing in North Vietnam and warned of Chinese retaliation, outlining limited war as a path to negotiation.
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Mich
UPIS
George Romney
United States
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Capitol
Michigan
GOP
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South Vietnam
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Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Romney
China
Fairbanks Flood Wrecks City and Strands Nenana
Governor Hickel planned to fly from Juneau to inspect flood damage in Fairbanks and Nenana as state and federal agencies arranged food and clothing aid. Police cars and fire engines were flooded, the airport road was underwater, and Nenana communications were down. The A 06 Centennial Exposition grounds along the Chena river began loading as workers fought rising waters and debris.
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Fairbanks
Hickel
Juneau
Nenana
Here
Boucher
Chena
Congress Bally on Tax Hike Faces Voter Question
Washington lawmakers grilled Treasury Secretary Fowler Budget Director Schultze and CEA Chair Ackley on the proposed 10 percent income tax. Rep Al Ullman warned taxpayers must be convinced they are better off now than five years ago and that after the surcharge they will pay less tax than before the 196¢ cut. He noted state and local tax increases could undermine that claim.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
Fleury H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
al Ullman
Dare
Ullman
Flood Threat Forces Bridge Closures in Alaska Town
In Nenana and Tanana regions flood levels rise nearly three feet above stage. The Chena River through downtown rose a foot and a half. Two bridges closed. another threatened. About 55 residents from a 300-person town evacuated. Aircraft replaced buses as rain and low visibility hampered flights. An amateur radio operator in Seattle reported 200 volunteers filled 6,000 sandbags for a dike to hold the Chena River.
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Chena
Nenana
Tanana
Seattle
Kirschke Drama Deepens as Wife's Death Stirs Courtroom
In a tied sequence of events Kirschke attended private services for his wife while not yet indicted by the grand jury. His wife was cremated and his mother buried beside her husband as family members recall a past reunion. The courtroom atmosphere showed support for Kirschke amid ongoing legal wrangling and public interest. Matthew Stacy, the newborn grandson, features in his updates.
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Kirschke
Akee Jinny
Ramsey
Matthew Stacy
Kirschke Case Motion Hearing Details Edgy Testimony
Detective McIntire testified in a brisk Los Angeles hearing about the Kirschke double slayings. He ruled out burglary and death by own action, cited possible jealous former partners, and described the crime scene findings near the closet and bed. Pre trial focus noted on arrest legality and car search.
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Kirschkes
Naples
Long Beach
Mcintiré
Kirschke
McIntire
Mr. Kirschke
Ramsey
Los Angeles
Parker
Butly
Loss, Loan Aide Held in $800,000 Theft Scheme
LOS ANGELES UPI The 36 year old manager of the American Savings and Loan Co. James E. Vander Meulen of Alhambra was held on charges of conspiracy and grand theft in an $800,000 loss tied to a bank and a finance company. Jerome Sandusky, 39, formerly of Monterey Park, is believed to have fled to Guatemala. Losses of $400,000 each were reported by a Bank of America branch in Montebello and Walco Finance Co. of Los Angeles. The scheme involved about $1,450,000 across Bank of America in Downton Los Angeles, Walco, and a Bank of California office, with fictitious securities used in some transactions.
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Los Angeles
UPI
American Savings and Loan Co
James E. Vander Meulen
Alhambra
Jerome Sandusky
Monterey Park
Calif
Guatemala
Bank of America
Montebello
Walco Finance Co
Ronald Ross
Waleo
Bank of California
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