Marine Bequest Funds Two Scholarships At Stuart High
A young Marine left 2500 dollars of GT insurance to Martin County High School in Stuart Florida for two scholarships and a plaque honoring the school's war dead. The plaque will include Nathan Hale's famous line. The Marine Tyson 18 also left the American flag from his coffin to the school. The will was drafted after he told his father of a premonition of death.
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Vietnam
Hig High School
Stuart
Fla
Nathan Hale
Charles ‘Tyson
Fernwool
Leller
Leonard Tyson
Martin County High School
Israel and Egypt Jets Duel Over Suez in Air Battle
Israel and Egypt each claim airfield victories after a 20 000 foot clash over the Suez Canal marking the first air battle since mid October. Israel says three Egyptian planes downed while Egypt reports two Israeli planes shot down and one Egyptian plane lost.
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Israel
Egypt
Suez
Suez Canal
Viet Reds Attack U.S. Gun Base Near Saigon
Viet Cong regulars again attacked a U.S. gun base near Saigon, fighting South Vietnamese troops and shooting down an American helicopter. Rockets hit U.S. Army HQ at Long Binh as 33 overnight shellings were reported. five Americans killed and five wounded along the Cambodian frontier. A Green Beret-led battle near Bu Dop left 3 government soldiers dead and 13 wounded. A second helicopter was shot down near Fire Base Jerry, wounding two, while Gen. Abrams noted U.S. forces press the fight and B52s bombed guerilla positions. In Cartarsville, Ga., two leaks cut water, prompting a shutdown and fire departments' alert.
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GPD
U.S
Long Binh
Jerry
Green Berets
Green Beret
Bu Dop
Jerry Munday
Creighton W. Abrams
U. S
Negroes Set Boycott in Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee Negroes vow a full scale school boycott to protest police tear gas during a Black Monday demonstration led by Ralph Abernathy. Arrests, juvenile absences rise as NAACP leaders urge parents to keep children home.
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Memphis, Tenn
UTI
Nev
Ralph D. Abernathy
About &0
Abernathy
Ezekiel Bell
NAACP
Bell
American Federation of State
St. Joseph Hospital
Laos Reds Say They Hold 158 U.S. Fliers Trial Hint
A Pathet Lao official in Vientiane says more than 158 American airmen are prisoners in Laos and warns they will be tried as criminals. Seth Petrasi cites new names added to the count of U.S. pilots shot down over Laos and neighboring areas.
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Laos
U.S
Vientiane, Laos
OPI
Pathet Lao
Seth Petrasi
Vientiane
Newsmen
Conrilusieteas
United States
Soth
Marcos Victory Seen In Philippines Election Surge
Manila reports show incumbent Ferdinand Marcos likely headed for a landslide re election with a massive margin over challenger Sergio Osmena and a pledge to withdraw 1500 troops from Vietnam to battle the Huk threat. Police log tallies at least 63 deaths amid campaign related violence including ambushes and kidnappings.
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Manila
UPI
Ferdinand el, Marcos
Apollo 12 training slowed as launch nears
Weather forecasters predicted good conditions for the Apollo 12 launch in three days with partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. Astronauts Conrad Gordon and Bean kept a light schedule including emergency procedures reviews and flights at nearby bases as countdown progressed toward a 11:22 a.m. Friday liftoff.
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Pete
Conrad
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Gordon
Alan L. Bean
Patick Air Force Base
Bean
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Space Center
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