B52s Hit Hanoi Foe with Record Eight Raid Surge
In Saigon, U S B52 bombers conducted a record eight raids dropping about 500 tons on North Vietnamese troops and trucks trapped by slides in A Shaw Valley near the Laos border. Spokesmen said the raids hit troop concentrations, bunkers, supply dumps, and guerrilla trails as Marines held border positions, with casualties rising among both sides.
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Saigon
UPS
Shaw
South Vietnam
Laos
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Leathernecks
U.S
LSD Problem Denied by L B Navy Medics
Navy medical staff in Long Beach report a marked drop in LSD cases and stress education to officers and enlisted men. They note most users are scared, with few hospitalizations, but warn about risks of a single dose, genetic effects, and the need for continued caution and education.
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L.B. Navy
Zuska
Los Angeles
Police Department
Navy
Steinhart
Long Beach Naval
William F. Cavender
Medical Corps
Cavender
Stormvogel Leads as Transpac Race Drifts in Light Winds
Stormvogel pulls ahead of Wednesday’s leaders in the calm Transpac fleet of 71 boats off Pt. Fermin. Whistlewing, Serena, and Misty trail by 10 to 60 miles as Stormvogel eyes a potential record, with Kialoa II and Audacious fading from the early pace.
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Africa
Stormvogel
Fermin
Cornelius Brigazeel
South Africa
Whistlewing
Hastings Harcourt
Santa Barbara
Serena
Kenneth DeMeuse
San Francisco
Misty
San Nicolas
Catalina Island
Kialoa II
Public Health Service Interprets French TV ECG Demo
The U S Public Health Service received an electrocardiogram from France by satellite during the first congress on medical electronics and bio engineering in Tours. Within 30 seconds, an interpretation was provided, based on a volunteer’s ECG recorded in Tours.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Public Health Service
France
Tours
Egypts Claim a Victory Amid UN Clash Over Middle East War
Reports of renewed fighting along the cease fire line flooded news desks as the UN General Assembly recessed. Egypt denied claims of victory while Israel touted gains near Port Fuad and Jerusalem. The Vatican and Al Ahram weighed in, arguing Jerusalem should be international, and Cairo warned the battle to defend holy land continues.
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Middle East
United Nations General Assembly
Israel
Tunisia
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Italy
Jerusalem
Paul VI
Ehud Avriel
Vatican City
Holy See
Rosservatore Romano
Cairo
Port Fuad
United Nations
General Assembly
Abdul Rahman Pazhwek
Afghanistan
Acah
al Ahram
Nasser
Holy Land
Nurse Goofed Switcher Infants Returns to Parents in Japan
In Otsu near Kyoto a nurse swapped two newborns four years ago. Blood tests confirmed the error and the two families, who had raised the wrong children, were reunified with their biological offspring after a 19 day separation in a hotel. Officials aided the process as the families parted.
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Otsu
Japan
Otsu Red Cross Maternity Hospital
Kyoto
Executions Blocked in California By Court Ruling
The article notes Governor Reagan’s limited use of capital punishment and details a nine-page decree by Peckham that stays the death dates for nine inmates and others awaiting dates. The NAACP filed a class action to suspend executions on behalf of Death Row inmates amid constitutional challenges over defense and appeals rights.
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Aaron C. Mitchell
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
NAACP
Civil Rights Organization
Florida
Peckham
Lions Delegates Attack Vietniks During Rusk Speech
At Chicago Stadium 17,000 Lion delegates swarmed two antiwar protesters who interrupted Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Police later charged Karl Meyer and Renee Schwartz with disorderly conduct, while demonstrators outside carried banners referencing Vietnam and Eichmann.
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UPI
Dean Rusk
Lions
Karl Meyer
Renee Schwartz
Meyer
The
Catholic Worker
Miss Schwartz
University of Chicago
Lion
Rusk
Saigon
Vietnam
Mir
Orange County arsonist destroys 28 autos in three fires
An arsonist struck multiple apartment sites in Orange County between 3:30 and 4:45 am, igniting 28 cars, a community garage section, and a laundry room, with fires at Meredith Manor, Shadow Lane near the YMCA, and Carhart Apartments. Most cars were set individually. no call was made in the final blaze. Police halted every moving car districtwide.
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Meredith Manor
S. Pomona Ave
Shadow Lane
YMCA
Youth Way
Anaheim
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