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Synopsis: Bien Hoa Airbase Disaster, Queen Elizabeth II Of England Tour Germany, Businessman Keeps Steam Locomotive Route Active, Thrills And Chills At Indianapolis 500 Raceway... (read more)
Vietnam Bien Hoa Airbase Disaster Pictures just released by the Defense Department reveal the extent of the disaster at the Bien Hoa Airbase. A spontaneous bomb explosion set off a chain reaction as fully armed bombers go up in flame. Before the inferno subsided, 40 aircraft were destroyed. 27 servicemen are dead and 103 injured.
Meanwhile, government and United States soldiers move into the jungle around the provincial capital of Song Be, captured and held by Red Vietcong for six hours. They seek out the rebels who fled the city under heavy bombing attacks.
Germany Queen Elizabeth II Of England Continues Tour Of Germany Elizabeth’s state visit to West Germany is turning into a personal triumph. Large crowds cheer the Queen as she takes a relaxing cruise up the Rhine, a route traveled by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, 120 years ago.
United States Businessman Keeps Steam Locomotive Route Active The steam locomotive will never die; not while there are railroad buffs around. In Whippany, New Jersey, the Morris County Central Railway is in operation; all four miles of it. It runs through courtesy of Paul Henriquez-gil, a man who is in a business of the future, rocket fuel and he takes great pleasure in keeping the past in the present; fuel wise, that is.
United States Thrills And Chills At Indianapolis 500 Raceway It’s zero hour at Indianapolis (Indy) Speedway as the cars that have qualified get their final tune-up. A surprise is the failure of Roger Ward, two-time winner, to qualify. There will be a fast field of 33 starters bringing thrills galore to spectators at the track and through closed-circuit (MCA) television at theatres throughout the country.