Viet Cong ring Saigon with rocket emplacements
U S military sources warn Viet Cong rocket launchers ring Saigon posing imminent danger. Russian rockets featured in recent attacks. intelligence notes launchers near city outskirts and possible early rocket strikes while Marines report heavy fighting near the DMZ and Da Nang with substantial casualties.
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Saigon
APS
U.S
Dai Nang
Ources
Demilitarized Zone
Borer
da Nang
Col
Sunny Easter Sunday Forecast With Clear Skies
The Southland braces for Easter services under mostly sunny skies. A 74 degree high and 50 degree low mark pleasant worship weather with light winds in desert areas and no smog reported by the Air Pollution Control District.
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Southland
Inday
Oil from torrey canyon washes ashore at lizard coast
Stormy seas drive crude from the crippled American super tanker Torrey Canyon to reach the Lizard Promontory on England’s southern coast near Cornwall. Coast Guard reports confirm the spill’s shoreline entry and ongoing efforts to assess damage.
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Land's End
Eng
Torrey Canyon
Lizard
Cornwall
Guam
U S Medics Secret Cuba Mission For Missionary
U S surgeons Dr William S Hagler and Dr Harry Taylor secretly entered Havana with State Department approval to operate on Rev Herbert Caudill an American Baptist missionary jailed in Cuba on currency violation and counterrevolutionary charges. The Emory ophthalmology associate professor and a Norfolk, Virginia surgeon obtained visas via the Czechoslovakian embassy in Havana.
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Atlanta
UPA
State Department
U.S
Cuba
William S. Hagler
Harry Taylor
Ha Yvana
Spain
Herbert Caudill
Hagler
Emory University
Taylor
Norfolk
Emory
Havana
Smallpox Killing 40 a Day in Dacca Pakistan City
In Dacca, Pakistan City a smallpox epidemic is reported to be killing about 40 persons daily local newspapers quote source Jenny. The outbreak is described as mirroring a surge in the neighboring Indian state of Bihar.
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Pakistan
Dacca
UPS
Jenny
Dihar
Oil slick prompt near England coast threatens beaches
The report describes a threatened pollution along England's picturesque coast while 2000 servicemen hundreds of firemen and local workers stand by. Easter leaves or 200 Royal Marine commandos were canceled and 100 are already manning detergent pumps. Detergent pumps spray along the coastline near Cogland. The ministry asks motorists to avoid the area as thousands clog Land's End traffic. Thirty vessels spray the oil with detergent to break it up. A 4000‑foot plastic sea girdle was planned to encircle the tanker and stop further seepage.
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Niles
England
Royal Marine
Cogland
Ministry of Defense
Land's End
Plane Crash Victims Leave Boy Millions
Twelve year old Samuel Dakin, sole survivor of a Baja California crash that killed eight relatives, will inherit four million dollars. Guardianship petition filed in Los Angeles by uncle Henry Dakin notes Samuel, away skiing in Switzerland, will receive about one hundred forty three thousand dollars yearly from a trust funded by his parents and grandparents.
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Samuel D. Dakin
Baja California
Young Dakin
Roger Dakin
San Francisco
Richard Dakin
Susana Bryant
Susanna Bixby Bryant
Long Beach
Bixby
Switzerland
Young
Samuel
Los Angeles
Henry $.' Dakin
Palos Verdes Esates
Quakes Hit Central Asia as Moscow Firm Faces Loss
The report notes 14 aftershocks in Tashkent and San Diego links to MOSCOW MOSCOW, a toy importing firm founded by Richard and Roger. A two-engine plane bound for La Paz from San Diego crashed, killing the private family group amid ongoing December tremors.
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Richard
Roger
Moscow
Sani
Earth
Francisco
Tashkent
Diego
la Paz
Central Asia
Holy Saturday observances sweep world for Easter hope
Christians across the globe mark Holy Saturday with prayers for peace in Vietnam and social justice as Pope Paul VI leads a three hour vigil at St. Peter's Basilica. In Jerusalem UN troops guard the Way of the Cross while pilgrims carry crosses amid rain. In the U S Easter sunrise services thrive from mountaintops to small churches.
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St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Vietnam
Christ
St. Peter’s Bustica
Paul VI
St. Pe*ter's Basilica
Vatican
Old Jerusalem
United Nations
Israel
Jordan
Jerusalem
Linus Cappiello
Holy Land
Jesus
Clavary
Stanford U President to Retire in 1968
Stanford University president Wallace Sterling, after 18 years in office, announces retirement in 1968. The 61 year old conveyed the decision to faculty by letter, with trustees already informed earlier this month. He will become lifetime chancellor once a successor is chosen. Richard W. Lyman, 43, is favored to replace him.
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Palo Alto
UPI
Erving
Stanford University
Wallace Sterling
Sterling
Stanford
Richard W. Lyman
Dr Seuss Arrested in Mexico Drunk Driving Case
In Hermosillo officials faced student threats to march on the U S consulate over alleged arms and tear gas sales to Sonora. A spokesman denied Arizona reports of arms sales to Sonora officials amid protests against Faustino Felix Serna’s gubernatorial bid. The meeting drew 1000 to 1500 people with no disturbances, while Seuss Geisel was cited for drunken driving in San Diego and booked after being seen weaving.
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Hermosillo
Mex
U.S
Sonora
Arizona
Felix
Cuidad Obregon
Mexico
Information Service
Snce
San Diego
UPI
Seuss Geisel
Dr. Senss
Locks
University of Sonora
Wright
Geisel
Cuidad Obregoa
Navajoa
Mission Bay
California Gift Reaches Nurse Then Returns Checks
In Raleigh North Carolina a California computer sent a nurse a gift nine checks totaling 8060.59 dollars. The nurse Alice Perking returned the money after realizing the error. She had anticipated a 28 dollar payment for private nursing and hurried to the bank.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
California
Alice
Roy
Fire Sweeps 26 Ft Boat. Seven Saved in Harbor
A 26-foot cabin cruiser named the Little John was swept by fire in Long Beach Harbor. Seven people were rescued uninjured after a backfire ignited gasoline starter fluid while attempting to start the dead engines. The vessel sank at 12:58 am between Pier 1 and the breakwater. owner Dick Gerard and six passengers were rescued by the nearby cabin cruiser Fercona.
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Long Beach Harbor
Coast Guard
Sutter Point Evans
Pier 1
Long Beach Coast Guard
Dick Gerard
Anaheim St
Wilmington
Gerard
Fercona
Beach Carnival Hippo Vanishing Act Off Huntington Beach
A hippo from Beach Carnival vanished overnight from its habitat near Huntington Beach. Police and animal keepers launched an intensive search as officials worry the 1,500-pound animal may be offshore near the Pacific Coast, with lines of inquiry focusing on where it wandered from its yard and carnival grounds.
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Huntington Beach
Naday
Comir
Stormval
Conmus
China Rally Tragedy Leaves About 30 Dead
Report from Hong Kong states that during a rally in Canton today a hazardous device caused a sudden incident. Roughly 30 people are fatally hurt and authorities investigate the incident as a mass casualty event.
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Hong Kong
Trav Jers
Canton
Mother who sent girl asks for her back in bombing case
In Nashville a mother who sent her five year old Teresa Tym Thompson to a loan company line amid a Mao rally bombing says she would do anything to recover her child. Teresa remains under juvenile court ward while authorities consider custody with her aunt Beatrice Clements as the case moves forward.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mao Tse-tung
Wanda
Sun
Thompson
Teresa Tym
Uae
Canton
May
Anej
Teresa
Lynn
Kwangtung
Jeresa Lyh
Martha Marsh
Ukechi
Beatrice Clements
Weather update for area and regions
The forecast shows clear and slightly warmer conditions across the area with highs near 72 and a low around 40. Mountains see similar warmth with 40 to 56 degree highs at resort levels. Deserts remain clear with gusty winds and highs near 86.
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Jersey City
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William C. Westmoreland
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Yorest
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Mob Hits
Yanks
Hippo
China
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