Booby trap kills 5 G1s near Tam Ky
Five American infantrymen were killed and one wounded when their unit triggered a large booby trap about 380 miles north northeast of Saigon near Tam Ky. The 196th Brigade of the Americal Division was involved as UPI cited US spokesmen.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
196Th
Americal
Tam Ky
Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Prey Veng
United States
Nixon
25Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
Se San
Bu Prant
Duc Lap
Cyclone Death Toll Mounts in East Pakistan Flooded Coast
A Pakistani official warned that saving half the victims may be impossible in a 750 square mile Noakhali coastal area struck by a cyclone and tidal wave. Officials estimate 300000 to over a million dead. relief aircraft and a $10 million international aid pledge were mobilized while Pakistanis criticized the government’s response.
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Charjebber
East Pakistan
Shelal Sad
Txon
Associated Press
Mail from home a morale booster for South Vietnam troops
The Chronicle Telegram urges readers to send letters gifts and cards to American servicemen in South Vietnam to ease homesickness during the holidays. The appeal lists contact names and APO addresses for units including Co A 14th Engineer BN and HHSC 3/1 118 Inf as examples of recipients in need of morale support.
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South Vietnam
Chronicle Telegram
A McCoy
Co. A
CET
APO San Francisco
Colt
E. Phelps
APO San Francis
G. Bere Tere
Sec
Pol Sel
APO Sen
Robert J Hlorret
Curfew Update From North Eaton Trustees Discussed
North Eaton Jason Township Trustees held a verbal session on curfew enforcement and safety measures. The meeting focused on youth time limits and community impact without finalizing formal policy.
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Grafton
North
Eaton
Jason
Second climber reaches top of El Capitan after 27 day ascent
One climber topped the 3000 foot granite face with his partner 30 feet behind after a dawn start. Warren Harding and Caldwell led the effort on the Wall of the Morning Light as a 19 man rescue group awaited at Yosemite Valley. Harding, a veteran climber, and Caldwell refused rescue, and mission shifted to bringing them down.
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el Capitan
Nator
Yosemite Valley
Harding
West
Sacramento
Calif
Photographer testifies in Calley My Lai trial
UPI reports former Army combat photographer testified he saw Vietnamese civilians killed at My Lai from about 100 yards but could not positively identify any shooter or Lt. Calley. He said he did not see a lieutenant all day and could not confirm Calley’s involvement.
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FT Benning, Ga
UPI
My Lai
William L Calley
Ronald Laaeberle
Los Angeles
Pher
Calley
My Laaeberle
George W Latimer
Latimer
Haeberle
Daniel
Weather Radar Forecast and Vietnam War Photo Controversy
Weather outlook calls for showers and mild highs in the 40s to 50s with variable clouds and limited night cooling. Separately, testimony describes a My Lai operation, including a photographer Haeberle denying withholding color images and detailing scenes of civilians and soldiers amid gunfire near a village.
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Haeberle
Aubrey M Daniel III
Pool loser fires at table then shoots car in bar
An unidentified man at Sportsman's Bar on Cleveland Street shot the pool table after losing a game, then fired at a tire in the parking lot as he and a companion fled. Police identified the car owner as Arthur Kruse. witnesses could not identify the shooters.
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Sportsman's Bar
Cleveland St
Arthur Kruse
Avon Belden
North Ridgeville
Lorain man rescues seven from burning home
Alberto Ojeda guided his family of seven to safety as fire tore through a two story house on East 32nd Street. Fire crews extinguished the flames quickly. Lt Harry Stewart was treated for cut fingers. The family lost most belongings but found temporary help through local officials.
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Lorain
East 32Nd Street
Alberto Ojeda
Ojeda
Harry Stewart
St Joseph Hospital
Peirce
Evel Rosario 15
Rosa- Two Sa
Rosario
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