Engine and rail cars plunge off trestle near Veedersburg
A feed truck rammed a wooden trestle on a Fountain County road causing an engine and 16 freight cars to plunge off the structure. The truck driver Carlyn Maxey and brakemen Raymond Bartley and Dale Rogers were mildly injured and treated before release. Cleanup will take about a week with no damage figure available.
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Veedersburg
Ind
Norfolk and Western
Frankfort
Charleston
Inl
Fountain County
Carlyn Maxey
Raymond Bartley
Dale Rogers
Danville
Ill
Viet Cong Mortars Hit Major Saigon Ammunition Depot
Viet Cong mortars destroyed the Qui Nhon depot in central South Vietnam, erasing more than 10 000 tons of shells and bombs. Four South Vietnamese soldiers were killed and 11 wounded in the attack, with further blasts continuing for hours. A separate explosion at Camp Faulkner near Da Nang killed three Americans and injured eight, with cause under investigation.
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South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Saigon
Faulkner
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Kissinger to Visit Vietnam and Far East on Fact Finding Mission
President Nixon’s national security adviser Henry Kissinger will depart Thursday for a 10 day fact finding trip to South Vietnam and other Far East nations, then to Paris. He will report to Nixon and Secretary Rogers on return around July 12. Nixon plans a two week stay in California starting July 6 to focus on domestic economy talks.
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Paris
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U.S
William P. Rogers
California
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