The Sergeant Facing Death In War Ward At Da Nang
AP photographer Horst Faas recalls life in a U S Army evacuation hospital in Long Binh Vietnam as a tall sergeant near death receives care. The ward holds wounded, including a young artilleryman with a mangled arm and a nurse team tending to all. The evening newscast shows 400 enemies killed and air raids as patients listen, some with fading hope. Lt Costello, a 21 year old nurse, oversees care.
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Horst Faas
Longbinh
Vietnam
U.S. Army
1St Infantry
Bu Dop
Vincent J.peters
Manitowoc
Wis
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
John McDeth
Marion
Ohio
Peters
McDeth
Kathleen Costello
Dan
Fatal Rt 522 Crash Claims J M Bayliss Life
Julian M Bayliss 45 of Albemarle died when his car collided with an International tractor trailer near a construction area on Rt 522 Winchester. The truck driver Roger Bias of Scott Depot WV swerved to avoid the collision but could not. Bayliss pronounced dead at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The incident marked the week’s second local traffic fatality. Bayliss was born July 22 1922 in Hayfield VA and was a longtime Winchester resident.
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Winchester
Julian Mayliss
Albin
Scott Depot
W. Va
Mr. Bayliss
Winchester Memorial Hospital
S. W. Motor Lines
Greensboro
N. C
Bayliss
Jacqueline Madigan
Berryville
Winchester Hospital
Rt. 81
Hayfield
Elbert S
Jenny Ramey Bayliss
Mr.Bayliss
Gallipolis
Ohio
H.l.whobrey
Point Pleasant
W.va
Dick Kuhn
Lee Long
Bridge Collapse At Gallipolis Kills And Injures
Witnesses recall a sudden bridge failure over the Ohio River near Gallipolis, with cars swept into the water and rescuers freeing trapped drivers. A dead driver was found in a wrecked tractor trailer, and responders worked for hours to pull victims from the rubble.
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Whobrey
Ohio
West Virginia
Warplanes Pound North Vietnam Bridges As Weather Clears
American warplanes bombed Hanoi Haiphong rail and bridge chokepoints for a third straight day taking advantage of a brief break in bad weather. U.S. forces reported 119 missions Friday with continued heavy raids on key targets while ground fighting in South Vietnam left 16 U.S. deaths and 44 wounded.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Cather
Hanoi
Haiphong
Red China
Hanoi-Haiphong
Air Force
Navy
Marine
U.S
U.S. Command
Kien An
Canal Des Rapides
Doumer
South Vietam
Bong Son
My An
Patler found guilty in Rockwell slaying
John Patler, former captain in the American Nazi Party, is convicted of first degree murder in the shooting of George Lincoln Rockwell at a Arlington shopping center. The jury of twelve men and women gave the verdict as Patler faced sentencing, with Rockwell's followers and officials detailing the case. Patler faces a potential 20 year term. the judge will pronounce sentence Monday.
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John Patler
Nazi Party
George
Lincoln Rockwell
Patler
Patter
Depu
Arlington Circuit
Charles Russell
Rockwell
William J. Hassan
Alice
Algeria suppresses leftist coup attempt near Algiers
Algerian government says loyalist forces crushed a coup led by Col. Tahar Zbiri near Blida and El Affroun, halting rebel advances. Fighting was heavy with air force strikes on tank units. Boumediene ousted Zbiri and ordered the army to command, while the capital controller calm.
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Algiers
Algeria
Toda
Loya
Houari Boumedienne
West
Col
Tahar Zbiri
Blida
el Affroun
Algierts
Boumedienne
Zbiri
National Popular Army
Oran
Constantine
Mediterranean
Balled and Burlapped Living Christmas Trees Smalts Garden Center
Smalts Garden Center offers living Christmas trees balled and burlapped for reuse after the holidays. Customers can choose from a selection of species and sizes with in-store guidance on care and planting.
Fire destroys tons of Christmas mail in Manhattan annex
A spectacular five alarm fire roared through the Morgan Annex branch post office in Manhattan destroying vast quantities of Christmas mail. About 2 000 postal workers were evacuated safely as 300 firefighters fought the blaze across six stories. Eleven alarms brought crews from Manhattan Brooklyn and Queens. 32 firefighters were injured none seriously. The cause was not tied to foul play and no bomb was found.
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New York
Manhattan
John T. O’hagan
Brooklyn
Queens
29Th
30Th Streets
Ninth and
Tenth Avenues
Robert O. Lowery
Morgan Annex
International Parcel Post
United States
Five Dead and 28 Missing in West Virginia Bridge Collapse
At least five people are dead and 28 missing after a 40 year old suspension bridge over the Ohio River collapsed during the Friday afternoon rush. Divers, boats, and tugs comb the frigid river as authorities set a temporary morgue and confirm survivors are unlikely.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
West Virginia
Ohio
John Epling
Gallia County
James A.rhodes
J.d.baisden
Gallipolis
Hulett C. Smith
Rhodes
Howard Boggs
Quiet High Pressure Cools Virginia for Weekend Sunshine
A large high pressure system covers the eastern U S bringing Virginia cooler temperatures in the 40s and bright sunshine today with warnings of similar conditions through Sunday.
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Richmond
United States
Virginia
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By Horst Faas
J. M. Bayliss
Mr. Bias
South Gate Market
Rt. 11
Stephens City
Sat
Sun
South Gate
Echo Village
Arlington, Va
France
Ahmed Kaid
National Liberation Front
Socialist Revolution
Peanut Cellar Inn
Holzer Hospital
Smalls Garden Center
Christmas Trees
Winchester Feed &Seed
Cameron St
Elsie - Kay
Montgomery Ward - Ward Plaza
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