Viet Units Score Big Victory in Mekong Delta_action
Government forces withdrew from Att area near Bac Lieu after trapping five Viet Cong companies and killing 215. Viet Cong guerrillas attacked two SS Marine recon patrols about 14 miles north. West of Da Nang air base one Marine killed and six or seven wounded including a helicopter pilot. Navy planes from carrier Oriskany hit targets in South Vietnam. no strikes reported against the North. In a separate two stage battle near Bac Lieu 18 South Vietnamese killed and 77 wounded. Americans suffered four casualties. The operation yielded a large haul of Communist supplies and weapons. Lost planes tally reaches 43 American and Vietnamese aircraft. 25 pilots listed missing or dead, 18 recovered. In London, British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart pushes for China and North Vietnam to attend a Cambodia neutrality conference, hoping it could lead to Viet Nam talks. The Chinese have refused.
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Yugoslavia Hit by Floods
Heavy rains flood Yugoslavia swelling rivers and prompting evacuations in Bosnia where over 30000 people await evacuation as roads flood and farmland is submerged.
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Barge Collision Off Bangkok Sinks Freighter Damaged
A barge collided with an American freighter near Bangkok causing the barge to sink while the freighter sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred amid tensions over Viet Nam and a Thai border policing context. A Hungarian government trace and a Soviet visit context were noted.
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Coast Guard Finds No Evidence Of Freighter Attack
AP reports a Cuban short wave claim of a freighter attack could not be substantiated after Coast Guard aircraft and Weather Bureau radar searched 150 miles southeast of Key West for two hours. No wreckage or casualties were found despite reports of three dead and two wounded and observation by a man aboard another ship. Spring storms sweep Texas with heavy rains and tornadoes causing widespread showers but little damage.
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Labor Suffers Election Losses in Local Britain
London AP reports heavy losses for Britain's Labour party in local elections this week. Conservatives gain 532 council seats while Labour drops 377, Liberals 174, and independents win remaining seats, dampening Prime Minister Harald Wilson's bid for a quick national poll to widen his three seat majority.
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Tank Car Leak Triggers Evacuations in FADET MO
Residents in a three-track area were evacuated after a railroad tank car leaked a volatile liquid identified as carbon disulphide. The car was moved to a siding and residents returned home Thursday night after the leak was contained.
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Tornadoes Rake West Texas As Rain Drenches Panhandle
A fast moving storm system produced seven inches of rain in parts of the Panhandle and scattered tornadoes across West Texas. Cranes near Odessa suffered damage while a twister damaged a trailer house near Lubbock and multiple tanks were toppled west of Andrews. Another funnel touched land near Big Spring as hail accompanied the soaking downpour. Weather officials expected clearing skies across much of the region by Saturday.
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Amusement Ride Fall Fatal at Rochester Plaza
A 13 year old girl Donna Brung was fatally injured at a Rochester area shopping plaza after being hurled from a swing like ride. Police say she slumped over in her seat and slid under a safety chain before being thrown 330 feet.
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Presidio Records Warmest Day Across U.S. Regions
Anited Press reports Presidio reached 99 degrees the warmest in the nation yesterday while Watertown New York saw a high of 27 degrees. Weather notes highlight another extreme across scattered locales.
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Nice Day For Water Polo Weekend Sports Card
Rain will affect about 30 percent of the area Friday with winds up to 28 mph. Warm temperatures and many clouds set a breezy, unsettled scene for outdoor games and weekend activities.
Tshombe Adds 9 Assembly Seats In Congo Elections
In Leopoldville Premier Moise Tshombe and his Congo Contingent increase National Assembly seats by nine after Luluabourg Province results. Tshombe allied factions won five seats and a pro Tshombe group took four, narrowing opposition and boosting government strength.
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Storm claims 260 lives in East Pakistan disaster
An AP report from Dacca says a hurricane struck East Pakistan causing about 260 deaths, injuring over 1 000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless with widespread devastation.
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Bible Society Offers to Help with Ecumenical Scripture
The American Bible Society announced a plan to collaborate with sister groups abroad to produce a single text for all Christians, including Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. The project aims to unify major Bible versions, with details still under discussion, as it pursues broad ecumenical outreach.
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Rebels Warned We'll Bomb Again in Dominican Crisis
Rebel holdouts in Santo Domingo faced renewed threat as Gen Francisco Rivera Caminero ordered possible air strikes if the cease fire fails. Mustangs and Vampire jets circled downtown while U S officials and rebels accuse the junta of breaking the accord.
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China conducts second nuclear test amid Cold War tensions
Peking reports a second nuclear detonation described as a western area air drop, claiming Defense defiant stance and vow not to be first to use nuclear weapons. U S officials assess a Hiroshima-scale blast, boosting China’s defense claims and complicating Vietnam peace talks amid renewed disarmament pressures.
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Weather forecast calls for Saturday heat and weekend showers
Forecast shows showers and thundershowers around 30 percent of the area Friday. Southerly winds at 15 to 25 mph, gusts to 40 mph with storms. Saturday high near 83 after an overnight low around 68. Thursday’s high near 81 and early Friday low around 70.
Jackie Views JFK Memorial at Magna Carta Site
In Runnymeade England Queen Elizabeth dedicated a Portland stone memorial to John F Kennedy near Magna Carta grounds. The ceremony drew the Kennedy family including Caroline and John Jr, and his brothers Robert and Edward, as Britain memorializes the late president with a symbol of American vigor. The memorial sits on an acre beside the Thames, near the historic charter site.
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