North Viet Nam power plant bombed amid coastal raids
Reports from South Vietnam detail continued aerial and ground clashes with North Vietnamese forces. A U S transport plane damaged on takeoff from An Khe. several airmen reported missing or injured as counterattacks and mortar barrages target coastal and highland areas near Kontum, Thai Nguyen, and Gio Linh.
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South Vietnam
U.S
An Khe
North
Viet‘nam
U.s.noi
Vietnam
Kontum
Bac Thai
Thai Nguyen
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Gio Linh
Keppler
De Gaulle Faces Shift as French Election Reshapes Power
The Gaullists face a parliamentary setback with Vale ry Giscard D'Estaing leading a 40 seat majority in the old assembly and a total near 486 under new districts. The result spurs a leftist alliance resurgence, strengthens pivot Lecanne t and tests Pompidou's cabinet, while potential reshuffles loom.
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Gaullists
Valery Giscard D’estaing
Popular Front
Leon Blum
Couve de Murville
Defense
Pierre, Messiher
Veterans Affairs
Alexander Sanguinetti
de Gaulle
Sangl Unetti
Pompidou
Lecannet
Council Approves Motel Redevelopment Plan in Troy
The Troy City Council approved a $1.25 million mortgage by five banks to fund a four story 152 unit Holiday Inn motel. The project marks the first sale of property to a taxable entity under urban renewal and will create about 100 jobs with a $400,000 annual payroll. Construction by Allen Brothers & O'Hara is due within a year on Fulton Street between Broadway Sev enth and Sixth Avenues.
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Troy Savings Bank
Edward P. Dinan
Frank E. Popp
R-3
Troy Boys Club
Troy
Allen Brothers & O'Hara
Memphis, Tenn
Fulton Street
Broadway
Seventh
Sixth Avenues
Troy Holiday Inn
Timothy F. O’brien
Frank P. McDonald
Granville Fire Destroys Key Shops in North Side Block
A $1 million fire leveled the north side block of Granville near the confectionery shop and Granville Pharmacy. Fire officials called it the worst blaze since the 1917 Christmas night fire, with Harrys Restaurant, Wilsons Clothing, Yardons Newsstand and Ralphs Hat Shop among buildings damaged. Mutual aid from Hudson Falls to Whitehall aided a delayed crowd of over 1,000 spectators as crews fought the flames into the night.
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Wilson’s Clothing
Hudson Falls
Skenesborough
Whitehall
Mettowee
Williams
Washington County Coordinating Center
Civil Defense Department
Washington County
William Stevens
Randall Edwards
Civil Defense
Donald Reynolds
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Theodore Buckley
Cambridge
Salem
Middle ‘Granville
North Granville
Hartford
Fort Ann
Kingsbury
West Pawlet
Sniper Wounds Eight Teens At Buffalo Bus Stop
A sniper wounded eight teenagers with pellets from a 12 gauge shotgun as they stood at a south Buffalo bus stop. Five were released from Mercy Hospital while three remained admitted in satisfactory condition with leg wounds. Detectives reported two shots fired and conflicting statements from youths. Admitted were Kathryn Magruder 16 Diane Coram 16 and Melinda Williams 14, all of Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N.Y
South Buffalo
Mercy Hospital
Kathryn Magruder
Diane Coram
Melinda Williams
Men Over 19 Not Immune From Draft
Washington AP reports Selective Service Director Hershey clarified that Johnson's draft reforms placing 19-year-olds first do not grant immunity to men over 20. Inductions would start with 19-year-olds if the call is issued, with reach depending on call size and deferments.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Johnson
Hershey
Wallace 1968 bid gains support from segregationists
James G. Clark former Dallas County sheriff and Selma voting rights figure helps organize Wallace for president groups in Florida Arizona and beyond. Clark on American Opinion list though not a member cites Wallace could win over one third of the vote. Florida's Dr William Douglas leads Let Freedom Ring operations backing Wallace. In Phoenix and Maryland supporters weigh Wallace as best to curb riots and foreign policy issues. Klan leader X Edwards and White Citizens Council circles echo backing while Mississippi supporters see strong blue collar appeal.
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Wallace
James G. Clark
Alabama
Dallas County
Selma
Clark
Florida
Arizona
John Birch Society
William Douglas
Sarasota
Let Freedom Ring
Douglas
Constitution Party
Phoenix
Leitch
Marine Corps
George Wallace
Maryland
Charles J. Luthardt Sr
Klan
France X. Edwards
Baltimore
Imperial Wizard
Ku Klux Klan
Evans
Woman Dies In Fire In Amityville
Amityville New York police report that Mrs. Catherine Hall aged 50 died early yesterday in a house fire at her residence. The blaze prompted investigations by local authorities.
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Amityville
N.Y
Catherine Hall
Five killed in Chesapeake home fire including three children
A Chesapeake Virginia fire killed five people including three children after flames swept through a five room single story home of Mr and Mrs Robert Wendell just after 2 AM. The victims were Robert Wendell 40 Randy Wendell 10 Sue Wendell 6 Steve Singeltare 8 and neighbor Robert Huron. Wendell died at a hospital shortly after rescue. Mildren Wendell was away from home when the fire broke out. Cause not determined.
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Chesapeake
Robert Wendell
Randy Wendell
Sue Wendell
Steve Singeltare
Robert Huron
Wendells
Wendell
Mildren Wendell
Wimax
Gandhi Wins Re election in India Unity urged at party assembly
Mrs Gandhi, re elected with 435 party members present in Parliament Hall, urged unity across party lines to tackle vast national problems including food shortages, foreign exchange depletion, rising prices, corruption, unemployment, illiteracy, poverty and disease. She warned the food crisis is the most urgent issue and India may need to import 10 million tons of grain. Desai and Gandhi aim to blend youth and experience in the new cabinet.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Gandhi
Desai
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