Attack Repulsed By S Vietnam Near Kontum Front
South Vietnamese troops repulsed an attack on Ngo Trang base seven miles northwest of Kontum with 65 enemy dead and 16 weapons reported, while another outpost nine miles north may have fallen. U S air forces conducted 12 B52 strikes against central highlands targets.
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Saigon
Kontum
Central Highlands
Saigon Command
Ngo Trang
U.S
Quang Tri
Dong Hoi
Dmz
North Vietnam
Barthelemy Pass
U.S. Command
Tuan Hoa
South Vietnam
Quang Ta
Radio
United States
Hanoi Haiphong
Hanoi
Ray Seeks Hearing to Withdraw Guilty Plea in King Assassination
Attorneys for James Earl Ray petition federal court to review his 1969 guilty plea and consider withdrawal on grounds of duress. Ray, serving 99 years for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is in Tennessee State Prison awaiting potential retrial or release, with a hearing possible to decide on a new trial in Memphis or release.
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James Far Ray
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Bernard Fensterwald
Tennessee State
Nashville
Rays
Fensterwad
Fensterwald
Woman Charged After Drowning Son in Corpus Christi Bay
Police have charged 27 year old Yolanda Saenz Castillo with murder after she allegedly led her four year old son David Castillo to the waterfront tied his hands with a handbag strap and threw him into Corpus Christi Bay. The boy's body was found on the beach. Authorities say she claimed the child was full of devils and she feared the devil would get him. The incident occurred Monday afternoon.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
UPI
Corpus Christi Bay
David Castillo
Otis Bell
Yolanda Saenz Castillo
Tim
Former Anderson officer pleads guilty to drugs and weapons
Michael L. Hoppes 28, ex Anderson police officer, pleaded guilty in federal court to selling marijuana and possessing cocaine and a sawed off shotgun. Four charges were dismissed. a pre sentence investigation was ordered by Judge James F. Noland. The FBI had accused him of drug sales while on duty.
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Indianapolis
Michael L. Hoppes
Anderson
U.S
Indiana Leaders Named On Civic Boards And Campaign Roles
A roster of local leaders details O Leary Rankin and Whalen active in business boards, universities, arts groups, and civic campaigns. O Leary chairs Rose Hulman development councils and serves as a university associate. Rankin chairs community progress groups and arts boards. Whalen supports Boy Scouts and United Way with Rotary and Elks ties. several past chamber presidents join the executive advisory council.
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Indiana Manufacturers Association
Indiana Savings and Loan Association
National
Rankin
Terre Haute
Rotary Club
Hays Kansas State College
Syracuse University
Frances
Lynn
Central Presbyterian Church
Jim Whalen
Wabash Valley Council of Boy Scouts
Big Brother
Whalen
Rotary
Elks
United Way
Printing Institute of America
Wiley High School
Carnegie Tech
Rosmarin
Chamber
Vernie Potter
Don Smith
Joe Cloutier
Forrest Sherer
Maxwell
Hermaphrodite Traits Found in Hagfish and Sea Bass
The United Press International report notes that while most fish species are separate sexes, some hagfish and sea bass can be hermaphroditic, sharing reproductive capabilities.
Outclassed in park mugging Mrs Ruth Bowers stops youth
Ruth C. Bowers a 64 year old 90 pound woman confronted a 14 year old 6 foot 4 inch 280 pound mugger in Golden Gate Park. She used dog repellent, jabbed with an umbrella and signaled a passing police car. The youth was arrested and housed in juvenile hall. Mrs. Bowers returned to feeding pigeons.
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Ruth C. Bowers
Golden Gate Park
Police Brace for Cocoa Beach Moon Shot Crowd
Police brace for more than half a million moon-shot spectators arriving by campers cars and yachts to view Apollo 17 launch. Florida Highway Patrol Civil Defense Red Cross and Coast Guard coordinate crowd control with floodlights patrols and a 10 mile offshore picket line to deter pedestrians and small boats.
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
U.S. Highway 1
Len Brady
Florida Highway Patrol
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Salvation Army
U.S. Coast Guard
Charles Point
Banana River
Brevard County
Man Kills Wife and Self in Store Tragedy
In King of Prussia Pennsylvania a 47 year old man shot his wife an 18 year old sales clerk and then killed himself in a crowded J C Penney store. The couple had married in August and separated in October. The man carried a note declaring his intent to kill his wife and himself.
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King OF Prussia, Pa
UPI
Philadelphia
Robert C. Miller
Clifton Heights
Andrea Jean Miller
West Chester
Donald Beacraft
Miller
Hmself
Beacraft
J. C. Penney
Plee
Eddie Coyle Film Set in Boston With Mitchum and Boyle
Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle will star in Paramount's The Friends of Eddie Coyle produced by Paul Monash. Filming takes place on location in Boston.
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Hollywood
UPI
Robert Mitchum
Peter Boyle
Paramount
Eddie Coyle
Paul Monash
Boston
Apollo Wives Lead Florida Sendoff For Apollo 17
Cocoa Beach hosts a lavish sendoff for Apollo 17 with Barbara Cernan and Jan Evans among honored guests. Time-Life plans a luau for 500 in a heated tent, with extensive catering and liquor valued around eighty six thousand dollars. Guests arrive by helicopter and boat as celebrations gear up for launch.
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
Barbara Cernan
Jan Evans
U.S
Bob
Bryce
Cerian
Morgan Maxfield
Kansas City
Indianapolis to Open International Cultural Center
Dr. Robert G. Nelson announces preliminary plans for an international cultural center in Indianapolis. The center will offer informal classes cultural programs hospitality and guidance for international visitors and foreign students on the Christian Theological Seminary campus in the former W J Holiday mansion.
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Indianapolis
Robert G. Nelson
Indianapolis Council On World Affairs
W. J. Holliday
Christian Theological Seminary
Record hog price hits new high in Indianapolis market
RECORD SET INDIANAPOLIS AP The highest price for hogs ever reached here 31.50 a hundredweight paid Monday at the Indianapolis Stockyards The previous high was 31.25 set in 1931 and equalled in August 1948 Market observers said the price also might be the highest ever paid nationally
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Indianapolis
Letter to editor critiques Justice of the Peace court system
A reader argues the Justice of the Peace courts are outdated and biased. He calls for court reform, praising dignity and presumption of innocence and urging a system change in the near future. The signed letter cites personal distress and compares court handling to antiquated processes.
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Teoters
Justice of Peace
Justice of the Peace Court
Arthur Krise
League of Women
Indiana
Dishwashers Face Phosphate Detergent Ban in Indiana
Indiana officials warn automatic dishwashers face a ban on phosphate detergents starting January 1 unless the December 19 meeting delays enforcement. Dairies report no satisfactory substitutes for milk pipe cleaners, and merchants may stock only three dishwashing detergents. The state urges compliance, noting the law forbids both use and sale.
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Indiana
Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board
Oral H. Hert
Hert
Kissinger Undecided On His Future
Harvard professor Henry A. Kissinger will decide within a month whether to return to his professorship in the government department. Prof James Q Wilson said Kissinger indicated he had not yet made a decision after a November 28 meeting in Washington. Nixon said Kissinger would remain adviser on national security affairs in a second term.
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Cambridge
Mass
Henry A. Kissinger
Government Department
Harvard
James Q. Wilson
Washington
Kissinger
Nixon
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