Yanks Hit Radio Net Near Hanoi
U S war planes flew 76 missions against North Vietnam on Monday and hit a radio communications station near Hanoi. One F4 Phantom was downed with two crewmen missing, marking the 806th U.S. combat loss. B52s bombed Viet Cong and NVA targets while a small ground action near the DMZ yielded 78 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths. An ammunition dump explosion in northeast Thailand killed two American airmen.
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Downtown thief takes $73,475 in gems during rain
Under heavy rain a thief pried open a display window at two downtown stores and fled with gems valued at 73,475 dollars on Monday. The incident occurred in Dallas Texas with police investigating the robbery and reviewing security footage for clues.
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Buried Alive in Quake Slays 260 in Congo Village
In a remote eastern Congo village near Bukavu, a mudslide triggered by an early Monday quake buried 260 residents of Kapiza, a BashI community 15 miles south of Bukavu in Nyangezi. President Mobutu declared national mourning and Interior Minister Tshisekedi planned to visit the disaster site.
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Snowstorm Traps Thousands Across Midwest and South
A massive blizzarding storm swept through Chicago during the morning rush, fouling expressways as thousands were delayed. Southern Illinois and Missouri reported closures and jackknifed trucks, with power outages and school suspensions in several states. A separate severe storm in Georgia caused flash flooding near Columbus and hail near Macon, while Oklahoma saw widespread outages and Tulsa homes affected. North Texas faced blizzard conditions at night, snarling highways and closing rural schools.
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Navy abandons bid to dislodge tanker Ocean Eagle
In San Juan Puerto Rico UPI report says Navy tugs ceased efforts after six days to move the broken tanker Ocean Eagle from the harbor mouth. A private salvage firm will tackle the stern while Navy crews pump remaining crude from the leaky bow.
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New Hampshire Primary Opens Amid Heavy Early Voting
Voters flocked to polling places in New Hampshire as heavy turnout extended to Manchester with long lines. Dems see Johnson favored over McCarthy while Nixon led over Rockefeller in the GOP, amid forecasts of late snow and a high turnout overall. The Democratic race focused on Vietnam War policy, with McCarthy advocating negotiations including the Viet Cong.
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Rusk Defies Fulbright on Vietnam War Policy
In a Senate Foreign Relations hearing on Vietnam, Secretary Rusk warned of an all out war versus negotiated settlement. He opposed public hearings exposing enemy information, while Fulbright pressed policy questions about escalation and peacemaking amid ongoing Viet Cong offensives.
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Old Mines Believed Under Sinking Plant
Calcutta officials disclosed that India's third largest steel foundry at Indian Iron and Steel Co. in Kulti may sit atop abandoned coal mines. Ground has sunk up to two feet since Saturday night, tilting heavy machinery and twisting girders in the plant, which covers one acre and employs 8,500 workers.
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Former Liquor Czar Bonelli Plans to Return
William G. Bonelli, 72, former California State Board of Equalization chairman, says he plans to return to California to face politically based conspiracy and bribery charges. He fled to Mexico in 1954 and has lived in Hermosillo, awaiting extradition moves that stalled as a Mexican court ruled statutes of limitations and equal punishments. Bonelli vows to exonerate himself and plans to liquidate holdings while fighting the case.
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