Birthday Party in Vietnam Ends with Elephant Ride Mishap
George Gaspard hosts a chaotic Quang Duc birthday party for his 40th featuring Montagnard guests, elephants, goats and pigs, beer and rice wine. An elephant ride ends with a fall into Viet Cong territory as locals mingle with soldiers, chiefs and a bear sedated with penicillin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur
Gianghia
South Viet Nam
Quang Duc
George Gaspard
Special Forces
U.S
Gaspard
Doc
Alford
Speedy
Spaydee
Thomas Gearheart
Murray
Aid Mission
Trai Mi I
N’kril
Viet Nam
Prey
Due Province
Extreme Left
Rebel Takes Life With Dynamite
Earl L. Francis, a 33 year old man fleeing modern life, built a small cabin on Coronado National Forest land above Oracle Arizona. After clashes with forest officials over trespass and a gold claim, he used dynamite to kill himself, ending his lonely insurgent bid.
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Tucson
Ariz
Earl L. Francis
Francis
Washington, D.C
Catalina Mountains
Oracle
Coronado National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
Draft Board Quota Reform Favored by Many Youths
An Associated Press survey found many draft eligible men favor changes to the local board quota system to reduce inequities between regions and groups. Respondents largely support deferment reform and oppose universal service, while opinions on nonmilitary alternatives vary.
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New York
Johnson
Associated Press
Washington
Nas Lineas
Johson
Greg Weymann
Pensacola
Fla
Tulane University
Robert Anderson
Northwestern University
Rockford
Spartanburg
S.C
Robert Paslay
Wofford College
Paslay
Peace Corps
Ruben Nreviso
East Los Angeles College
South Viet Nam
Donald Tilman Hamrick
Winston-Salem, N.C
University of North Carolina
Switzerland
Gulls Target Tomatoes In Atlantic Virginia
Atlantic Virginia AP reports seagulls known for fish hunger have shifted to eating Italian tomatoes grown by Denard Hurley. Birds have damaged about $6,000 worth of tomatoes, with flocks of 1,000 to 2,500 seen. Hurley uses shotgun sounds to deter them while experts remain puzzled by the poultry palate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Virginia
Denard Hurley
Hurley
Burglars Steal 500-Pound Safe From General Finance
Dallas report says thieves removed a 500 pound safe from General Finance Corp and escaped with about $50, roughly a dime per pound, highlighting the difficulty of hauling a heavy safe.
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Dallas
General Finance Corp
Austrians Buy 4 Million in Stamps in 1965
Austria reports 121 700 regular stamp collectors bought stamps totaling 4 million dollars from the post office collectors department in 1965.
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Vienna
Austria
Post Office Collectors’ Department
Postal Administration
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Vietnam
Xuan Sen
Swanson
Sorrento
Winchester Evening Star
Amy Hae An
Zenith
Yoeiriaseee
Larry's Drug Store
Boscawen St
FDIC
Rebel
Scott Holdaway
University of Utah
Cal Wil ‘Mams
Kansas State Universiity
Prairie View
Tex
Universal Military Service
Daniel Reiher
Detroit
Dick Torphy
University of Denver
Iran
Gstaad
London
Carole Austen
SVNB
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah
F.dr.c
National Winchester
Vrginia
Winchester
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun
Cadillac
Cadillc
Cient
B&m
Chevrolet
Cadillac Corp
Winchester, VA
Loudoun ST
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