Major Battle Near Saigon Yields Heavy Casualties
In a weekend engagement 40 miles northwest of Saigon, government and Communist forces clashed on the Tay Ninh Khiem Hanh road. The fight, the largest near the capital since January, produced 183 enemy dead and 9 government fatalities with 100-plus wounded or missing. The attacker fielded about 1,200 men, including the 101st Independent Viet Cong Regiment and a regional Viet Cong battalion. President Thieu linked recent ranger-camp losses to a broader offensive.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
Khiem Hanh
le Trung Hien
Hien
101St
Nguyen van Thieu
Central Highlands
Agnew Defies Calls to Quit Amid Corruption Probe
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, in a fiery Los Angeles speech, denies guilt and vows to fight criminal allegations. aides say privately his political career may be over even if exonerated. Maryland prosecutors probe contractor kickbacks as Gov Mandel forms an 11 member task force to study bidding practices.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
California
Los Angeles
Maryland
Justice Department
Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
Airliner Wreckage Found After Arkansas Crash
Wreckage of a Texas International Convair turboprop was found on North Fork Mountain in southwest Arkansas. Eight bodies recovered, no survivors. Flight from El Dorado to Texarkana disappeared after a thunderstorm forcing search across 400 personnel and 50 aircraft.
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Mena
Ark
Arkansas
Texas International Convair
el Dorado
Texarkana
North Fork Mountain
Edward Dreifus
Navve Transportation Safety Board
Jim O'Donnell
Forrest Ogden
Black Fork Mountain
Ogden
Convair
South Arkansas
Rash of Weekend Accidents Leaves Several Hurt
One man remained in the ICU at Winchester Memorial Hospital with head injuries after a weekend series of crashes. James Nelson of Gladstone Michigan and Dennis Greegan of Hampton Virginia were among those treated. several others were released after minor injuries. A separate two car crash at Boscawen and Cameron streets damaged pumps and a parked car with total damage about $3,400. Breeden faced DUI charges. September rainfall reached 1.96 inches, with 31.82 inches for the year and more rain expected tonight and tomorrow.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
James Nelson
Gladstone
Mich
Dennis Greegan
Hampton
Boscawen
Cameron Sts
Winchester
E. M. Mouser
Howard Eugene Breeden
Whitacre
Virginia Baker Kline
E. Germain St
Citgo
Mouser
Breeden
Howell to unveil tax plan October 12 in Virginia
Lt. Gov. Henry Howell, independent candidate for governor, says he will outline how to repeal the sales tax on food and nonprescription drugs while maintaining fiscal viability. He plans to send the plan to the 1974 General Assembly if elected.
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Henry Howell
Downing
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Godwin
Howell
General Assembly
Commission On Higher Education
Atty
Andrew P. Miller
Women Take Lead On BBC Radio In Special Day
London AP report notes BBC aired 16 hours of women focused programming with a mix of artists officials and no militant groups. The highlight was a 40 minute dialogue between Education Minister Margaret Thatcher and Labour shadow cabinet member Shirley Williams. In Richmond an inmate was stabbed in the penitentiary and hospitalized in stable condition.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Women's Liberation Workshop
Britain
Susanna Capon
BBC
Margaret Thatcher
Edward Heath
Labor Party
Shirley Williams
Home Office
Thatcher
Richmond
State Penitentiary
James Ward Weaver
Russian Bombers In Iraq Signal Gulf Power Shift
Washington reports that the Soviet Union has sent supersonic TU22 Blinder bombers to Iraq for the first time, a move analysts say could alter the Persian Gulf power balance. Pentagon officials note potential use as a signaling move to Iran amid regional arms dynamics and energy concerns.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Iraq
Pentagon
Persian Gulf
U.S
William P. Clements
Clements
Iran
United States
Britain
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Traveling Picker Likes Being Own Boss and Free Travel
Henry Cole Jr a migratory fruit picker known as a fruit tramp describes decades of itinerant work across California Washington Florida and Virginia. He recalls earnings from 185 to 365 weekly and notes the constant movement between towns with little stability. Cole cites low pay for locals in Winchester but higher wages for Jamaican crews and hopes to keep working while avoiding alcohol. He plans to continue moving until retirement and urges readers to contact local aid and employers for work.
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el Paso
Texas
California
San Jose
Cole
West Coast
Virginia
Rose Hill
Winchester
Geese in V Formation Reported by Local Resident
Mrs. Virg il DeHaven of Gamesboro reported a flock of 12 wild geese flying south in a perfect V formation. After about a quarter mile the birds switched to a straight line, she said.
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Virgil Dehaven
Gamesboro
The
Crier
DeHaven
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