Mayaguez captain recounts gas attack during rescue
Captain Charles T. Miller of Mountain View California told reporters upon docking in Singapore that U S jet fighters sprayed the captured Mayaguez crew and a Thai fishing boat with noxious gas while trying to prevent the boat from taking the crew toward Kompong Som Cambodia. He said seven armed men boarded the Mayaguez and the crew endured four hours of air attack and captivity on Kas Trang island before being landed ashore.
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Singapore
We May
U.S
Charles T. Miller
Mountain View
Calif
Mayaguez
Fambosian
Kombong Som
Miller
Sembawang
Kompong Som
Kas Trang
Phnom Penh
Palawao Island
Kompong Son
Sembaw
Batt
Michael R. McEvoy
Sea-Land Service, Inc
Edward Masters
Chartchai Choonhaven
Thailand
United States
Washington
Uncle Sam
Ford
Kissinger
First woman to scale Everest by Japanese housewife
Katmandu Nepal AP reports Junko Tabei 35 lead a 15 woman Japanese expedition to the summit of Mount Everest 29024 feet via the southeast ridge. The Nepalese Foreign Ministry confirmed her ascent and noted four climbers died in the Himalayas while Dhaulagiri 4 deaths were also reported.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Himalayas
Junko Tabei
Edmund Hillary
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
Everest
Tabel
Tabei
Annapurna III
Dhaulagiri-4
Shiro Kawaji
Etsuro Yasuda
U S halts Polish ship off California
The Coast Guard boarded the 278 foot Polish fishing trawler Kalmar about 10 miles off Monterey for violating the 12 mile limit. The vessel, part of a Russian and Polish fishing fleet, was escorted to San Francisco with no violence reported.
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San Francisco
UPI
Coast Guard
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Modoc
Monterey
Paul Mobley
Public Information
Mobley
Washington
Mayaguez
Cambodia
United States
Ohio tourism shifts as energy crisis trims travel
Paul Schroeder analyzes Ohio’s energy crisis impact on travel and finds residents staying closer to home. The Milan Museum reveals Milan’s history as a major grain port with exhibits and photos by Gene Krebs. Mary Margaret McBride, 75, remains a radio icon on air. The Sunday Family Features section includes Kathy Misichko’s profile of a North Ridgeville mother of eight managing a home and training as a nurse.
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Ohio
Paul Schroeder
CT Bureau
Columbus
Milan
Embree H. Hoffman
Gene Krebs
Mary Margaret McBride
Kathy Misichko
North Ridgeville
Bay police kill man in home during burglary
A Bay Village officer fatally shot 22 year old Watkins after he reportedly drew a loaded pistol while hiding in a residence during a burglary. A second suspect, Charles E. Tye, 28, Cleveland, was captured and faces aggravated burglary charges. Watkins died at Bay View Hospital after the incident.
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Bay Village
Bay
Lakeview Rd
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Caroner
Meoltice
Watkins
Bay View Hospital
Charles E. Tye
Tre Clays
Fred Crenkhan
Heceed
Hi Ton Core
Waltz
Hill
Tye
Watkins Soan
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McEvoy
Bangkok
Hong
Charles Miller
Rowry Cay
Wnaguez
Michael R
SeaLand Service, Inc
Ang Tenzing
Henry Kissinger
Kukrit Pramoj
CIA
Mayaguet
Ery Daca Pale
California
Rocky River
Ptt
Bryan Waltz
Ker
Pod
Cher
Lee Sea
Pony: Ek
Securi
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