Sendoff for Glsin Pullout in Saigon
General Thieu and Defense Minister Vu address departing U S troops after a pre dawn parade in Saigon. Abrams outlines replacement by Republic of Vietnam forces while Vietnames girls present gifts. Troops head to McChord, then Ft. Lewis for family welcomes and brief home-leave period.
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Defense
Republic of Vietnam
Abrams
United States
Saigon
Dong Tam
Mekong Delta
Vietnam
McChord
Ft. Lewis
McChord Air Base
Pentagon offers recorded riot disturbance status line
Washington reports a new dial a disturbance service. The Pentagon provides a recorded message at OX 70411 describing current riots in the United States. The message targets individuals at the Pentagon with an interest in civil disturbances and originates from the civil disturbance directorate.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Fire kills children as flames trap family home
Firefighters found three children dead in a bedroom after a blaze that authorities say reached about 400 degrees. Mrs Gonzales and a man identified as Carlos Nava or Gilbert Mava were connected to the scene at a National Guard building address. Investigators cite a smoldering cigarette as the probable cause.
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Redondo Ave
National Guard
Ness
Lord Snowdon Knighted for Caernarvon Castle work
Lord Snowdon, formerly a society photographer and husband of Princess Margaretta, was named Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order by Queen Elizabeth II for his interior decoration of Caernarvon Castle in preparation for Prince Charles’s investiture as Prince of Wales. Train service cuts announced in Nashville. Louisville & Nashville Railway plans to discontinue Atlanta to St. Louis passenger trains, effective August 13.
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London
Lord Snowdon
Queen Elizabeth II
Caernarvon Castle
Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
Princess Marwirdh
Royal Victorian Order
Nashville, Tenn
Frantic Rescuer Recalls Failed Attempt to Save Kids
A rescuer describes repeatedly breaking windows to reach children inside a house as heavy smoke billows, a man with a garden hose ignores requests, and the kids remain silent. The account details desperate efforts to locate which room the children occupied and the obstacles hindering entry in a tragic scene.
Monkey Dies After Orbit Ends
A NASA monkey named Bonny died after a 9 day space mission. The creature rode eight foot waves for 55 minutes after losing its parachute pickup, was retrieved by a twin turbine helicopter, and later succumbed to weightlessness effects during recovery at Hickam.
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Hickam
NASA
Benny
Evans
Bonny
Earth
Harbor College student shot in campus parking lot attack
An 18 year old Harbor College student Anna On Cheng of San Pedro was grazed by a gunshot during a struggle with a male attacker in the campus parking lot. She reported the assailant, about 40 with a Latin appearance, fled after an explosion and leg pain. She was treated at Harbor General Hospital.
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Wilmington
Harbor Division
Anna On Cheng
Palos Verdes St. San Pedro
Harbor General Hospital
Miss Cheng
Millionaire gets prison for red ties
In Karlsruhe West Germany Hanmsheinz Porst a millionaire owner of a large mail order camera chain was convicted of maintaining treasonous contacts with East Germany He was sentenced to two years nine months in prison and fined 2500 Porst admitted party membership but denied spying Co defendants received lighter penalties and suspensions Also a Peru bus plunge killed 13 on the central highway near Lima a bus skidded off a cliff 69 miles from the city
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Germany
West Germany
Hanmsheinz Porst
East Germany
Porst
Socialist Unity Party
West German
Supreme Court
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Peter Neumann
West German Free Democratic Parly
Lima
Peru
UPI
Linta
Meat Fish and Poultry Prices Rise
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices for meats poultry and fish up 4.5 percent in June signaling further food price hikes. Processed foods and feeds rose 17 percent, lifting the overall wholesale index to 113.2. Retail prices may follow later, despite a fruit and vegetables price drop.
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Washingson
UPI
Labor Department
Kennedy warns on wage and price controls amid surtax debate
Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy told the Senate Finance Committee that wage and price controls would be considered if the surtax extension bill dies and other inflation tools fail. He opposed such controls personally but pressed prompt action on the House surtax extension for economic and psychological reasons while Senate Democrats hinted at broader tax reform. Kennedy blamed part of the inflation and record high interest rates on the $25 billion federal deficit under the Johnson administration in fiscal year 1968.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Johnson
Midwest to South Hit by Storms
A broad band from the Northern Plains to the Atlantic Coast saw light rain with severe weather including tornadoes in several areas and heavy rain causing flooding. Reports cite 5.1 inches near Topeka Kansas, 1.75 inches in Kansas City Missouri area with 80 mph winds, a tornado near North Kansas City, and multiple sightings in Illinois Indiana Missouri and South Dakota. Four children drowned in Keokuk Iowa and two teens in Washington Iowa were killed when a tractor was struck by lightning. Weather forced flash flood warnings and widespread power outages across several states.
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Virginia
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Nebraska
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Missawi
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Carlisle
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Souk
Hutteras
Mobile
Ala
Deadline to renew public health licenses nears
The county tax and license collector mailed 90 000 renewal bills for 1969 public health license fees and sets July 31 as the deadline for payment. Licenses cover apartment houses restaurants food markets and other health inspected businesses. Contact the county tax collector at 625 3611 extension Ga781 if a renewal bill is missing or a valid license is not on hand. A 10 percent penalty applies after July 31 and 25 percent after Sept 2.
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Harold J. Ostly
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