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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1962
Page
4
British military spokesman reported continued rebel concentrations in Brunei and northeastern Sarawak. About 200 insurgents were noted near the Sarawak border, six killed in action, over 100 captured, with air sorties and low level buzzing missions targeting hideouts to induce surrender.
A tanker crash spilled 8 750 gallons of flaming gasoline in downtown Sacramento. Five old frame homes and a converted apartment were engulfed as bystanders escaped. The driver Miss Francis Fontana died from burns. truck driver James Moore was badly burned. Four police officers ran from door to door to wake residents and guide them to safety.
In Saigon and London reports outline intensified Viet Nam military actions with government losses and a former U S ambassador to Afghanistan Merrell, 64, dying after a stroke amid clashes. The government cites 930 Viet Cong killed with a five to one casualty ratio.
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