B52s Bomb Red Positions in South Vietnam
B52 raids struck Viet Cong trenches bunkers and supply routes near Tay Ninh 30 miles northwest of Saigon and 85 miles northeast toward Hanoi. A third strike hit near Hue as bombardment expands. Pentagon reported 20 more bombers added from Guam. Casualties described as light with several hundred Viet Cong deaths and captures in ground operations.
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Hue
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1St Infantry Division
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Woman Trusty Fled After Posting Bond At Dallas Jail
Police sought a woman trusty who posted a $25 bond then left her jail cell. She had been entrusted to deliver the money to the matron to pay another prisoner's fine but paid her own fine instead.
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UPI
U.S. Thunderchiefs Bullet Through North Vietnam Skirmish
A U S spokesman said 10 MIG21s and MIG17s swept down on Thunderchiefs and fired air to air missiles without hitting the American planes. The Thunderchiefs did not return fire. The two planes lost over South Vietnam Thursday raise combat losses in the region to at least 136 aircraft.
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Greek ship disaster leaves 235 dead or missing
Survivors report 49 rescued and 17 bodies recovered with twelve more bodies found later. A 16 ton refrigerator trailer tore open a bow door as 75 to 100 mph winds pelted the Heraklion in the Aegean Sea. Captain Emmanual Vernicks was last seen directing evacuation as Greece declared three days of mourning and mobilized rescue forces.
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Aegean Sea
Antonis Kambouris
Heraklion
Emmanuel Vernicks
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Storms Bring Heavy Rain and Rising Wabash River
Local weather observer Dr. Koch notes 1.7 inches of rain Thursday, 3.9 inches since Monday, with a 15 minute 0.27 inch cloudburst. The Wabash River rose to 16.1 feet and is forecast to crest near 22 feet at Terre Haute Monday. Gas leak near 7th and Grant fixed after rains, with sewage plant pumping up to triple normal during downpours.
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Indiana State University
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Sinking near Milos prompts search for survivors
Nighttime operations off Milos island use search lights and flares as rescuers scour the dark water for survivors and bodies after a sinking.
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Milos
Broadway columnist Ward Morehouse dies at 67
New York obituary notes Ward Morehouse, famed for Broadway After Dark, died after a brief illness at Lenox Hill Hospital. The columnist began the feature in the New York Sun 40 years earlier and wrote for S. I. Newhouse Newspapers and the General Features Syndicate.
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Broadway After Dark
New York Sun
S. I. Newhouse
General Features
Flooding Closes Roads as Heavy Rain Worsens in Vigo Area
Rain and debris flood Vigo County roads and floodplain areas. Creeks overflow near Brouillett’s Creek and the Wabash is forecast to crest at 24 feet ten inches. Schools Clinton and Van Duyn close as buses cannot pass. County crews clear debris from streams and repair sinkings on 7th Street near Idaho.
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Montezuma
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van Duyn
Narrow Escape Amid Floods Close Roads in Clinton Area
Flooding along Feather Creek and several streets in Clinton prompted road closures on State Roads 71 and 163. Two men narrowly escaped death at Brouillet’s Creek on Sheparsville Road as Huey Peel and tow truck driver Bill Davis battled swift water. both were rescued unharmed. Basements flooded and roads remained under water, with a school bus stranded near Riley.
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Centenary
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Chevy City
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