Pot of Gold Found in Old British Barracks on San Juan Island
National Park Service crews uncovered a pot of gold in an attic of an 1859 British Army barracks on San Juan Island. The cache held 20 gold pieces and other coins valued at face about 1400 dollars, with the owner planning to deposit the money in a Seattle bank. The find ties to the Pig War era and the island’s border history.
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Friday Harbor
Wash
San Juan Island
National Park Service
Rota
Anderson
Park Service
U.S. Army
Lyman A. Cutler
Charles Griffin
Hudson’s Bay Company
Victoria
B.C
James Douglas
Cutler
William Harney
U.S
San Juan
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Sout
Political prisoners tortured by electrical shocks in South Vietnam
Dr. Marjorie Nelson testified to a House subcommittee about political prisoners in a Quang Ngai interrogation center being tortured by electric shocks to ears nipples and genitals. She described hangings, drinking noxious substances and severe beatings, with evidence seen in hysterical responses and illness.
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Washington
Marjorie Nelson
House
Nelson
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
My Lai
American Friends Service Committee
House Foreign Operations
Can Son
American Generals Face Higher Risk in Vietnam War
In Vietnam American generals died at higher rates than in prior wars due to roaming battle zones and dispersed units. Seven generals killed include Casey in a helicopter crash July 7, plus Hochmuth Ware Dillard Bond Worley Crumm as others fell to crashes or enemy fire.
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Washington
Vietnam
Air Force
George W. Casey
1St Cavalry Division
U.S
Saigon
Casey
Bruno A. Hochmuth
3Rd Marine Division
Keith L. Ware
Army 1St Infantry Division
John A. B. Dillard
Engineer
William R. Bond
199Th Infantry
Robert F. Worley
7Th Air Force
William J. Crumm
3Rd Air Division
Korea
Dock Strike Might Spread If Troops Unload Ships
Britain's wide dock strike threatens to widen to other industries if troops are used to unload ships. Union leader Jack Jones warned, while government and army officials prepare for possible use to haul perishable cargo as talks stall.
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London
Britain
Jack Jones
Transport and General Workers‘ Union
Queen Elizabeth
Jones
Lord Pearson
Pearson
Will Paynter
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Old Barracks
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
By Fone Das
Prince Charles
White House
Tricia Nixon
Prince
Princess Anne
David
Julie Eisenhower
Pixies
By Wohl
Vanes Puorore
Cate, Inc
Thermo King Auto
Kern Motor CO
ST. Loudoun ST
Winchester, VA
Thomas Martin
New York City Opera
Central City
Colo
Shenandoah Brick and Tile Corporation
P.O. Box
Winchester
Virginia
Smithfield Avenue
Shenandoah Brick & Tile Corp
P.O
City
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