U.S. Losses Near 100000 in Viet Nam War
UPI reports American casualties in Vietnam approaching 100000 with 13565 killed, 85443 wounded, and 749 missing as heavy shelling by North Vietnamese forces continues along the northern border. U.S. B52s and naval gunfire press the bombardment while Marine and helicopter units suffer increased losses amid Monsoon conditions.
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UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Sheen
Con.Thien
Dong Ha
Gio Linh
Vietnams
Evry
Poe
Navy
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphon
Panhandle
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Morton
Global Flier Delayed in Athens After Engine Trouble
Alvin Marks of Sacramento remained in Athens as engine trouble interrupted his solo circumnavigation. He arrived from Madrid and said repairs could take one day and he hoped to depart for Tehran on Friday.
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Athens
API
Alvin Marks
Sacramento
Calif
Marks
Teheran
Tran
Kirschke Doll Evidence in Murder Trial Continues
The trial hears Dr. Graham re-examine evidence dolls. Questions focus on doll placement and the direction of a supposed blood spurting during Crankhan’s shooting. Discrepancies noted between dolls and actual victim builds as details emerge from the afternoon session.
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Harris
Dr. Graham
Ramsey
Graham
Drankhan
Crankhan
Beulah Floods Ravage Texas as River Levels Surge
Floodwaters from Beulah swelled streams and rivers across Texas, with the Guadalupe River six feet above flood stage at Victoria and city rainfall figures topping 13.80 inches at Tuleta. The disaster prompted mass evacuations, extensive shelter use, and a U S Mexico disaster declaration along the Rio Grande border. Emergency crews and Red Cross reported hundreds of thousands fed and sheltered, while multiple towns faced major property damage and dozens of fatalities across the region.
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Red Cross
Civil Defense
Cuero
Victoria
Guadalupe River
Alice
Corpus Christi
Tuleta
Atlantic
Texas
Caribbean
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Beulah
State Department
Austin
United States
Rio Grande
State Won’t Accept Gift Mansion for Governor Aide Says
Leland Kaiser, head of a fund drive in San Francisco, cites a private counsel’s view that state law requires only residence in Sacramento. Gov mansion site near Capitol debated as Carmichael site lies 10 miles away. Henry Salvatori doubts any legal opinion can block a real estate gift and expects acceptance of the donated property if allowed by code.
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San Francisco
Leland Kaiser
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Kaiser
Zenovich
Capitol
14Th
15Th
Henry Salvatori
Southern
California
Salvatori
Rusk Daughter Marries Negro in South Context
The report describes Margaret Rusk, the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Rusk, marrying a Black man as the Smith family tension unfolds. The text notes the groom's expectation of duty in Vietnam and concerns for family still in the South. Secretary Rusk joins his wife Virginia after arriving Wednesday.
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Smith
Vietnam
South
Margaret
Ruskes
Richard
David
Rusk
Virginia
Jack Fossie
Los Angeles Times
Hedy Lamarr Sued Over Book Royalties
Los Angeles reports actress Hedy Lamarr faces a $303,900 suit from former manager Earl Mills. He claims she breached an agreement to pay 10 percent of royalties from her ghostwritten book Ecstasy and Me.
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Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
Earl Mills
Miss Lamarr
Ecstasy
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