Typhoon Hester Devastates Chu Lai Base In Vietnam
Aftermath shows helicopters amid hangar wreckage at Chu Lai base. Typhoon Hester damaged or destroyed at least 125 U.S. helicopters and planes across South Vietnam. Chu Lai, the US Army Air Division headquarters, was hardest hit among three bases in the storm that swept across five northern provinces.
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Chu Lai
South
Vint Fam
Hester
U. S
U.S
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Volkerstorfer
da Nang
United States
Senate expected to pass new antiwar amendments
Senate debate looms as Foreign Relations Committee signals a likely passage of antiwar amendments. The measure aims for a six month total U S withdrawal from Indochina and would curtail Southeast Asia aid while capping spending. House opposition remains strong as lawmakers vow to vote amid pressure from White House and Nixon administration.
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Senate
Margaret.gentry
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
House
Pentagon
U.S
Nixon
Southeast
Indochina
Robert Thompson
U.S. News & World Report
Thompson
Vietnam
Foreign Relations Committee
Picasso 90th Birthday Marked by World Honors
Picasso turned 90 as art lovers worldwide honored him. The Louvre and major galleries staged tributes while the artist remained secluded in Mougins. Paris held a large rally, Vallauris hosted all day festivities, and publications across Europe and the United States celebrated his career.
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Paris
Atlantic
Palin Picasso
French Riviera
Communist Party
Paris Palais Des Sports
Riviera
Vallouris
Louvre
Picasso
Georges Pompidou
France
New York
Lonon
London
Tate
Thames
Irilles
Sunday Times
The
Observer
Time Magazine
Moscow
Mougins
Jacqueline
Roland Leray
Polilmira
Vallayris
Leroy
Typhoon Hester Hits Vietnam Killing and Wrecking Havoc
Typhoon Hester left more than a hundred dead or missing in South Vietnam as five northern provinces faced catastrophe. Reports cite 85 Vietnamese and three Americans killed, dozens wounded and thousands homeless. The storm damaged bases, schools, and crops while refugee camps were destroyed. rescue airlifts and mercy missions followed as the war continued nearby.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Qui Nhom
Thera
Quang Ngat
Social Welfare Ministry
Sid
U.S
da Nang
Laird warns against drop in defenses at NATO talks
In Brussels AP Melvin R Laird urged European NATO allies not to cut defenses amid talks with the Soviet Union on forces in Europe He praised the European Defense Improvement Program and noted NATO plans to spend nearly 1 billion over five years for military improvements He will meet ministers from Britain Italy West Germany Belgium Denmark Greece to discuss tactical nuclear weapons and delivery systems including aircraft missiles artillery and mines The Soviets are believed to have about 3500 such weapons
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Brussels
Melvin
R. Laird
America
Laird
Washington
Soviet Union
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
William Forter
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Helmut Schmidt
Britain
Italy
Schmidt
Belgium
Denmark
Greece
NATO
WATO
Market Extends Losing Trend in Early Trading
New York stocks drifted lower in moderate trading with the Dow Jones average down 1.00 to 850.47. The market has fallen for eight straight sessions as brokers see little sign of a turnaround. Declines outpaced advances by over 100 issues on the NYSE and early price changes stayed within a narrow range.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Pilched IPs and scattered notes in a terse Daily Mail page
Fragmentary OCR yields garbled lines about stolen IPs and codes, with scattered references to a city, an individual named Satoru, and a paid item at Tiegaritown. The text appears as printer’s debris and lacks coherent events or dates, making precise reporting difficult.
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Daily Mail
Satoru
Bible Thought Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters
A brief inspirational verse drawing on Ecclesiastes 11 1 urging generosity and trust that good deeds will return after time with faith in divine timing. A compact devotional line emphasizing benevolence and patience.
Belfast violence rises as women join IRA gunfire
A woman guerrilla fired on British troops in Belfast after two women were killed by soldiers, signaling a new phase in IRA tactics. The weekend toll includes six civilians dead and one wounded, with five soldiers and a policeman injured. The incidents sparked riots and unrest as authorities claim capture of hardened IRA gunmen and note rising use of women and girls in operations.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Dorothy Maguire
Mary Meehan
Lower Falls
An Tha
Irish News
Miss Maguire
Cumann Nathan
Andersonstown
Army
Wae
Snis Nore
Johnson colors Tet offensive as military defeat but miscast by media
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson says in his memoirs the 1968 Tet offensive was a massive military setback for the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong but the impact was blunted by what he calls sensational press coverage and a manipulated narrative. He criticizes a New York Times report of March 10 1968 on Gen Westmoreland seeking more troops, saying reporters misunderstood his reasoning and the decision process.
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NEW York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jolson
New York Times
Johnson
Vielen
Times
Aiailiane
New Hampshire
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Cash King comes to Jefferson Heights branch
A cash machine named Cash King is mounted on the outside wall of the Jefferson Heights branch and operates 24 7. It dispenses up to 100 in cash daily via the Check King card and can provide automatic cash loans drawn from the Chec King credit reserve. The staff, led by Kurt Teldman, welcomes customers, with Janet Cordell and Katherine Downin among the tellers and Bob Rankin as assistant manager.
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Jefferson Heights
Hagerstown Trust
Janet Cordell
Teller
Dolores Rice
Feller
Kurt Teldman
Bob Rankin
Katherine Downin
Harry Harmon
Messenger
Cash$King
Hagerstown Trust Company
P. O
Hagerstown
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