Slide Buries Boy Alive in Canyon Slide Trapped 18 Hours at Camp Pendleton
Marines searched Camp Pendleton canyon for a model airplane, uncovering David and Ronnie Staggs after a cave-in. David survived after 18 hours buried by earth as Ronnie, 10, died. Marines Lance Cpl James Sylvester and Pfc Charles Perkins aided, with Pfc Terry Womack pulling David free before more debris fell.
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Ronnie Staggs
Camp Pendleton
Ronnie
David
Serch
Lance Cpl
James Sylvester
Portland
Ore
Charles Perkins
Lexington
Sylvester
Terry Womack
Shelbyville
Tenn
Staggs Boy
Militants Hit U S Positions. Losses Include Planes and Helicopter
Communist mortar fire struck seven U S and Vietnamese positions as Red gunners shot down three U S warplanes and a helicopter. One South Vietnamese unit was heavily hit in the Delta with civilian casualties reported. Casualties for the week totaled 175 U S deaths and 892 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
North
South Vietnam
South China Sea
Delta
Pleiku
Highlands
196Th Light Infantry
Tay Ninh
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Mekong Delta
North Vietnam
Reagan's Ax Passed Over LB Clinic Contained Debate
The LB clinic faced closure plans affecting 130 current patients with 4-8 new admissions weekly. If closed, about 100 would return to Metropolitan State Hospital. Advocates warned the economy would shrink services and harm patient welfare while researchers noted patient funding impacts.
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Reagan
LB. Clinic
Guzvich
Metropolitan State Hospital
Abs
Abe
Student Protesters Fined as Trespassers
A garbled report states student protesters were fined for trespass after alleged drug treatment debates. It notes mental health patients and air base personnel, and mentions probation and release needs. The piece cites Dr Abe warning that staff reductions would raise hospital caseloads and hopes for the measure to fail.
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Trea
Air National
H Guard
van Nuys
Dr. Abe
Demo funds plea goes to wrong man in Hosmer office
A Democratic National Committee fundraising letter intended to help repair losses after last year’s GOP wins was mistakenly sent to Room 2217 of the House Office Building, which is occupied by Republican Rep. Craig Hosmer of Long Beach. The misdirected appeal was quickly discarded in the wastebasket.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
House
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Protesters Arrested on Base During Vietnam War Demonstration
Previously paid fines. They were arrested on the base last Nov. 5 while protesting the Vietnam war.
Gunman Beats Rob Author Max Miller
Author Max Miller and two dinner guests were assaulted by a masked gunman at Miller’s La Jolla home. The thief took $50, four rings including a 26 carat ruby, and tore a telephone from the wall. Miller and guests were kicked. Miller declined hospital care.
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LA Jolla
Max Miller
Miller
Margaret
Songstress to Wed N Y Attorney
New York reports Connie Francis engaged to marry attorney Michael Capanegro of Forest Hills New York dating since last Christmas. The couple, high profile social figures, kept their affair private amid earlier hints of marriage by year end. Francis previously married publicist Dick Kanellis and remains a friend of Capanegro whose family connections appear in Miami Beach and Atlantic City.
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New York
Queens
Connie Francis
Michael Capanegro
Forest Hills Country Club
Shellon ‘Towers Hotel
Capanegro
Miami Beach
Francia
Francis
Las Vegas
Dick Kanellis
Capanegra
Atlantic City
N.J
Ex-Farley Alde Death Ties Salem Harbor Reclamation
Salem Harbor gains focus as a historic privateering and merchant worf site, with bids called by the Army Corps for dredging work tied to the national historic site. The oblique tribute notes Alde Branch Sr., 87, longtime executive assistant, and past postmaster general James A. Farley in context, while referencing shifts in military and postal roles during wartime.
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New England
Atlanta
Hearllee
Branch Sr
Salem Maritime
Civil Aeronautica Board
Army Corps of Branch -Atone
Engineers
National Park Service
James A. Farley
U.S
Vietnam
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U S
Hosmer
Man
Gunman
Rob
N. Y
Farley Alde
Old Salem Harbor
Salem, Mass
Salem Harbor
Shell
Lawson’s Jewelers
Pine Ave
Vo Phwonn
GARAT
Siaaawe
Aan
Diamond Specialists
Walkers
Dacron
Sava
Walker
California
Park Free Victoria
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