NEW YORK TIMES
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PRESIDENT SIGNS MUTUAL PROTECTION PACTS WITH BRAZIL, CANADA, AMERICAN ALLIANCE FORMED.
Toronto, Ontario - President Cain met today with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada and President (OOC: hope that's your title) Bergero of Brazil to sign the protection pacts creating the American Alliance. The signatories of this alliance are all the states mentioned by President Cain in his controversial speech of last year.
"This alliance will allow greater economic, political, and military cooperation between the three great American states," President Cain commented. "With this alliance now in place, peace can be assured throughout this hemisphere."
8'TH AIRBORNE REGIMENT DROPS INTO PANAMA TO FIGHT REBELS.
Colon, Panama - Colon, a key rebel stronghold in American Panama today was attacked by the U.S. 8'th Airborne Regiment with support from the USS Constellation from the Golfo de los Mosquitos. The battle began around 8:30 pm, as bombers and fighters from the Constellation attacked the city for roughly 20 minutes. The paradrop from the 8'th came at 8:55, as the last of the fighters were clearing the area. A brief but vicious firefight ensued as the regiment approached the town's outskirts, but machine gun support was able to break the rebel's strongpoints. At approximately 9:30, the first American troops entered the town square, and the American flag was hoisted at 9:38. Sporadic fire continues in some sections of the city, as the process of cleaning the rebels out house to house is difficult. The 8'th airlifted out as soon as elements of the Second Army entered the city to occupy and pacify it. Casualties were light for U.S. forces, with only 8 dead, 11 wounded, compared to over 200 rebel dead and wounded. The capture of Colon does a great deal to bring Panama into more direct U.S. control.
This attack coincided with action all through Central America as American forces everywhere went on the offensive. Second Army operations in Costa Rica smashed several rebel strongpoints, and confiscated a large cache of rebel arms near Limon. Casualties from this day of action total 183 rebel dead with 28 American dead, another 58 wounded
RED WINGS SCORE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME, FORCE GAME 7
Detroit, Michigan - Gordie Howe scored 13:45 into the second overtime to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, forcing a Game 7 for the Stanley Cup.
Howe scored the first goal of the game three minutes into the 1'st, but noone scored again until the third, with New York scoring 2 within 1:23. Detroit responded at 17:46 with a goal and overtime was virtually assured. Both teams had chances in the overtimes, but the best was naturally Howe's game winner. This loss puts the Rangers at home for Game 7, tickets for which go on sale tomorrow.
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