Gentry Plans Southeast Asia Mission Amid Turbulent News
Air Force Maj. Jerauld Gentry, 35, famed for testing lifting body aircraft, faces reassignment to the combat zone as most pilots are expected to serve in Vietnam. He has long been a top flyer at Edwards AFB and holds aviation’s Harmon Trophy from 1969.
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Air Force
Jerauld Gentry
Naton
Tost
Southeast Asia
Gentry
Gemiry
Edwards Base
Earth
Kansas Pair Sparks GI Homecoming Drive For Christmas
Kansas residents launched a campaign to bring 10 Vietnam era servicemen home for Christmas. Led by retired Army captain Marty Welch and Mel Lehman, the effort raised funds after appeals in the Olathe Daily News. Donations surpassed $3,000 with hopes of reaching $9,000 to cover round trip airfares.
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Johnson County
Kansas
Vietnam
Marty Welch
Army
Ghretman
Airlne
Welch
Vicewen
Olathe, Kans
Daily News
Gardner
Mel
Don Lethman
Thomas M. Hutton
Lehman
Hutton
Aid Curb on Israel Beaten
Senate rejects surprise move to extend Cambodia style aid restrictions to Israel. Williams amendment to bar use of U S combat troops or advisers in Cambodia and deny aid as defense commitment was tabled 60 to 20. Separate aid bill passed 93 to 0 but funds await authorization. Coop er and Chueh sponsor the Cambodia restrictions.
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Waslington
Senate
Israel
Cambodia
U.S
John J. Williams
Rdel
Williams
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
John Sherman Cooper
Frank Chueh
D-Idaho
United States
Head of SP Warns on Takeover
WASHINGTON UP I head of Southern Pacific warns that nationalizing U S railroads would cost taxpayers over 800 billion dollars in the first decade. The government would pay 60 billion to acquire the railroads and 36 billion to purchase new equipment, with annual tax losses totaling about 1 billion.
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Wastington
UPI
Benjamin P. Biaggini
Southern Pacific
Owner Safe As Flames Engulf Boat Off Cedar Avenue
A Whittier man escaped serious injury Monday when his 36,900 speedboat burst into flames about 20 yards off Cedar Avenue. Carl Ammiam, 26, attempted to douse the fire with an air extinguisher as the boat drifted toward rocks, then jumped to shore. Long Beach Fire Department crews put out the blaze and a lifeguard vessel towed the crippled craft to Golden Avenue ramp. The Medinet boat was extensively damaged.
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Whittier
Font
Cedar Avenue
Carl Ammiam
Tomeland Ave
Long Beach
Hames
Ammam
Golden Avenue
Big Bug Bites Two Ton Killer Whale Hugo Heals
A Miami veterinarian reports Hugo the two ton killer whale showed signs of illness then declined eating. After a week of antibloste pills vitamins daily injections, Hugo improved markedly under Dr. Jesse White's care at the Saquarin facility.
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Miami
Boye
Hugo
Miami Saquarin
Seattle Seven Jailed for Contempt in Court Chaos
In Seattle, U.S. District Judge George Boldt sentenced six male defendants to six months each for contempt after courtroom disruptions tied to the Vietnam War and other protests. One woman, Susan Stern, was cited for contempt as chaos erupted with marshals ejecting defendants and spectators.
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Seattle
Ing
Boldt
Susan Stern
Bevich
Federal
Michael Lerner
Lerner
Herserk
U.S
Mondray
Trac
Jeffrey Dowd
Fish Boat Sinks Off Baja. Crew Rescued
The fishing vessel Viking sank about 105 miles south of the Baja California coast early today. Its 13 crew members were towed ashore in a small lifeboat with no injuries reported. Coast Guard and Mexican villagers aided in the rescue near Cape Colnett with a helicopter overhead.
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San Diego
Baja California
Here
U.S. Coast Guard
Viking
Taos Indians celebrate land title restoration by Nixon
President Nixon signed a bill returning title to 48 000 acres and Blue Lake to the Taos Indians of New Mexico. Taos Pueblo leaders and Congress members hailed the action as correcting injustice and a new direction in Indian affairs emphasizing cooperation and self determination. The land had been taken in 1906 to form Carson National Forest. celebration followed the ceremony led by spiritual leader Juan de Jesus Romero and tribal members.
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Washington
Nixon
Blue Lake
New Mexico
Congress
Hey
Taos
Theodore Roosevelt
Carson National Forest
Juan de Jesus Romero
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Macon
Ronnie Thompsami
Thompson
Wilmette
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Chistine Bradley
George Washington University
Hechusa
Steet
Miss Bradley
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Jesse White
Tie
Tadi
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Alex Colman
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