Aerial and ground actions reported across Vietnam theater
Withdrawals of men including an American sergeant and five Vietnamese officers were noted as helicopters and ground units clashed along the Cambodian border and near Dak To. U S forces suffered two dead and seven wounded, while South Vietnamese losses included four civilians killed. B52 raids hit Bu Dop area as Hanoi broadcast hints at peace talks and conditions for U S withdrawal.
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Saigon
Dak To
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Bu Dop
Radio
Hanoi
Hong Kong
United States
U.S. Defense
Melvin Laird
George Wallace
Vietnam
County Home Eyes Expansion Amid Budget Hurdles
Vigo County officials discuss expanding the county home to 230 patients with 80 on a waiting list. A new nursing station could admit 51 more. Unused space includes the old jail and upper floors. Funding remains unavailable, but selling Fruitridge and Maple property or other assets is considered. Councilman Mann defends prior budget support and urges county obligation to elder care. Tatlock notes long county care history and pride in the home.
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Logansport State Hospital
Mann
Tatlock
Vigo County
Fire Claims Life of 86 Year Old in Jacksonville Home
In Jacksonville Illinois J A Bacon aged 86 died in a house fire Friday. Officials say he was overcome by smoke while attempting to escape the blaze.
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Jacksonville, Ill
J.A. Bacon
Bacon
FBI Nabs Santa in Eureka Store
Santa Claus arrested by the FBI in a downtown department store in Eureka California. Authorities identified him as Ronald G. Frankinburger 22 who was wanted on a failure to report for Armed Forces pre induction physical. He was arrested on a Indianapolis warrant and held for a U.S. commissioner appearance.
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Santa
Eureka
Calif
Santa Claus
FBI
Ronald G. Frankinburger
Frankinburger
Indianapolis
U.S
Sixth Cop Acquitted In Chicago
A U S District Court jury acquitted the latest of six Chicago police officers in trials tied to the 1968 Democratic National Convention turmoil. Thomas Mayer 44 denied the civil rights charge while Kevin Cronin 20 testified the Aug. 30 incident occurred after a demonstration dispute. Judge Parson questioned the verdict after a brief polling of the jurors.
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Chicago
Thomas M. Mayer
Kevin Cronin
University of Illinois’ Chicago
Mayer
Cronin
Ihis
James A. Parsons
Teen Charged in Monaca Crash as Mom Refuses to Press
Roberts Jones, 17, faces reckless driving charges after a two car crash in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The other driver, his mother, declined to press charges. Judge Parsons commented on potential retry options but offered no further details.
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Monaca, Pa
UPI
Robert Jones
Woman Injured When Horse Strikes Car in Vermillion County
Thelma J. Bardin, 44, of Dana, Indiana, was admitted to Union Hospital in fair condition after a 2:20 a.m. crash on U.S. 36 east of Vermillion County. Police say a horse in the road caused the collision. Bardin suffered lacerations on both hands and mouth and a fractured right wrist. the horse was killed and the car given a total loss. The report notes hydro electric production in Norway has nearly doubled since 1966.
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Thelma J. Bardin
Dana
Union Hospital
U.S. 36
Highway 71
Vermillion
Indiana
Norway
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