Mother of 8 Children Loses Husband in War
Holly New Jersey AP reports Staff Sgt. Edward J. Cox, 35, of the 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne, was killed by a sniper in Viet Nam. His widow Mrs. Edward J. Cox, 36, vows to stay in Holly with their eight children, aged 5 to 15, while reflecting on the duty of older troops to guide younger soldiers. The Cox family learned of the loss after a letter was received, and Cox had expected less than 100 days to retirement.
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Holly
N.J
Viet Nam
Edward J. Cox
Asia
Cox
327Th Infantry Regiment
101St Airborne Division
Commemorative Panama Canal Coin Issued
In celebration of the Panama Canal opening the United States issued a unique $50 gold coin featuring the head of Minerva. The design appeared in two forms a circular and an octagonal version, both part of this historic issue.
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Panama Canal
United States
Minerva
Byrd to Oppose Repeal of 14B Taft-Hartley Provision
Gen Harry F Byrd Jr says he will oppose repeal of section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act and favors state decisions on right to work. He spoke to Norfolk Jaycets and linked federal aid to school funding and civilian programs, while stressing Viet Nam policy and national defense priorities.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Norfolk
Byrd
Senate Space and Armed Services Committees
Virginia Industrial de
Krebiozen Case Jury Still Out
A U S District Court jury spent over 15 hours deliberating a 42 count case against four promoters of Krebiozen. The trial, the longest in Chicago federal court history, centers on alleged mail fraud and conspiracy over the drug claimed to have anticancer properties. Defendants include Dr Andrew C Ivy and Dr Stevens Durovic.
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Chicago
U.S. District Court
Andrew C. Ivy
Stevan Durovic
Marko
William F. P. Phillips
Federal Court
Quotes on Saigon life and population threat
Lt. Col. Earl Roth compares Saigon life to stock market betting describing risk in the city. David E Lilienthal warns that a population of 300 million by 2000 could endanger individual Americans.
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Col
Earl Roth
United States Marines
David E. Lilienthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
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