Viet Cong Blows Up 15 U.S. Helicopters in Mekong Delta
Viet Cong attacked Can Tho airfield 80 miles south of Saigon, destroying 15 helicopters valued at about 5 million dollars and damaging six more in a mortar assault. Eight Americans were killed and ten wounded. The raid targeted the 164th Aviation Group and the Dong Tam headquarters, with U.S. retaliatory fire killing four Viet Cong as security repelled the attackers.
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Saigon
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Dong Tam
Julian Ewell
Cabinet Troops To D C
Washington AP Richard M Nixon's Cabinet choices face Capitol Hill exams this week with Hickel attracting grilling from conservationists who fear his land use views. Senate confirmation seems likely despite opposition as presidents pick their own.
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Sirhan Kenney defense lets firing admission stand
AP reports Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s defense attorney acknowledged he fired the shot that killed Senator Robert F. Kennedy, as the court denied a defense motion to set aside the prospective juror list. The remark came during jury selection in Los Angeles.
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New Faces Emerge in California Politics 1969
In Sacramento new figures rise in state government as Republicans Monagan and Reinecke assume top roles, Ed Meese III joins as executive secretary, all former nonpolitical success stories in their 40s. Moscone on Democratic side eyes Senate leadership reform amid seniority rules.
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Studio City
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Reagan
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San Francisco
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Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Inglewood
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Teachers Alert For Reprisals At San Francisco State
San Francisco State College faces risk of reprisals as teachers threaten a statewide AFT strike if any SF State faculty are arrested or fired. Acting president Hayakawa pledges to use a law to discharge teachers after five days of unauthorized absence. Over 200 teachers had walked out after demands on pay benefits and working conditions amid a student strike begun by Black Student Union and Third World Liberation Front.
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Plucky Stewardess Foils Delta Jet Hijack Attempt
MIAMI AP An attempted hijacking of a Delta jet from Detroit to Miami was stopped when a stewardess ignored a passenger shotgun and slammed the cabin door. Kenneth Earl McPeek, 31, of Orchard Lake, Michigan, was arrested on landing at Miami International Airport. His 3-year-old son was placed in protective custody. The shotgun was found under his seat in a duffel bag.
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Drive-In Drug Arrest at Tehama County Sheriff’s Office
A Greyhound passenger from San Francisco, Charles Byron MacIntyre, 28, was arrested after a sheriff’s drive-in service. He allegedly carried a capsule of a hallucinogenic drug he claimed was an ancient Chinese herb. The deputy noted MacIntyre appeared under the influence during arrest. Investigation into an aggravated child molesting case near Bidwell housing and Reeds Creek continues, with an FBI composite drawing published yesterday.
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Man Reports Theft Finds Recovered Tools in Alley
Angelo Mendonca of Red Bluff reported about 200 dollars in tools stolen from his pickup and found part of the contraband already turned in. The tools were in a locked carpenter’s box whose lock was broken. Police also logged two more weekend thefts including a motorcycle engine and drive chain and a stereo tape deck with seven tapes from a parked car.
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Auxiliary Police Force Suspended for Training in Redding
Redding Chief George Vanderpool halted the auxiliary police, a group of local businessmen, after a meeting with City Manager Robert Cowden. The force will remain suspended until member training improves, amid statewide criticism labeling it vigilante. Training recommendations to Council are due January 27.
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Robert Cowden
Storms Crest Flooding Closes Schools and Roads
Flood conditions prompted closures at Lassen View Los Molinos Tehama Vina elementary and high schools. State Route 99E near Butler Ave and Gyle Road near I 5 Tehama were under water. Sacramento River expected to crest late tonight at multiple spots. Weather bureau noted no major flooding ahead despite heavy rain.
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Weather Update With Rain and Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Intermittent rain becomes heavy at times with showers tonight then partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday. High today 54, low tonight 41, high Tuesday 48. River levels at Lake Red Bluff 21.9 feet, Bend Bridge 36.2 feet, Woodson Bridge 188.3 feet. Precipitation last 24 hours 1.28 inches, season to date 14.98 inches, normal to date 10 inches. Sunrise tomorrow 7:30, sunset 5:07. PST
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