North Vietnam Moves Tanks Onto Ho Chi Minh Trail
U S military intelligence reports say North Vietnam moved tanks onto the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos and Cambodia in a sign of mounting pressure. An estimated 40,000 Communist troops are near the DMZ with about half near Khe Sanh as U S forces brace for a major offensive.
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U.S
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S Marine
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Ial
Khe San
Ngly Page
Bra
Atta
United
Televisions Stolen From Local Store Tuesday Evening
Anderson police detectives report four portable televisions stolen from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co at 1607 Meridian St. The theft was discovered at 11 p m Tuesday by the store manager and reported at 8 10 am Wednesday. Entry was gained by forcing a front door. Two color and two black and white sets valued at about 785 dollars.
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Anderson
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Meridian St
Robert Estes
Boyhood shirking chores cost heir a share in estate
Joseph L. Matys of San Francisco was left only one dollar from a Boston aunt Maybell G. Reed's $957,868 estate after a probate court heard he refused to help as a boy by shoveling snow and taking out rubbish. The 74 year old spinster's will nullified most of the legacy due to the boyhood conduct.
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Boston
Joseph L. Matys
San Francisco
Matys
Maybell G. Reed
Copper Strike Fact Board Named
Washington UPI Johnson administration names a three member fact finding board to end a 193 day copper strike affecting 60 000 workers across 26 unions in 22 states. Board members are George W Taylor Monsignor George Higgins and George Reedy after lengthy debate. The walkout targets the big four copper firms Kennecott Phelps Dodge Anaconda and Am smelting and Refining. The United Steelworkers lead the strike.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Bate
George W. Taylor
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania
George Higgins
National Catholic Conference
Washington, D.C
George Reedy
Struthers Research Corp
Kennecott
Phelps-Dodge
Anaconda
American Smelting and Refining Company
United Steelworkers of America
Thieu Offers Bombing Pause Linked to Reductions
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu proposed cutting bombing of North Vietnam in direct proportion to Communist gains in South Vietnam. He said bombing could be reduced only as North Vietnam’s aggression and infiltration are reduced, aligning with US calls for reciprocity. Turn to Page 2 for more.
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Senate
Sia House
North Vietnam
Thieu
Prison Art Shown At Chicago Institute
Inmate artists from Indiana State Prison display nearly 100 paintings and one sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Progressive Art Club from Michigan City, Indiana, contributes the best works of its 38 members.
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Chicago
Indiana State Prison
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Progressive Art Club
Michigan City
Ind
North Korea airs confessed Pueblo captain statement
Seoul reports North Korea broadcast an 800 word statement attributed to Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher, captain of the USS Pueblo, claiming he spied for the CIA inside North Korean waters. The file notes ports, radar, ships, and naval movements, while omitting details of crew casualties.
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Seoul
North Korea
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
Cmdr
Lloyd Mark Bucher
Chonjin
Wonsan
Bucher
Korean Central News Agency
Laos Premier says U.S. aid not requested
Premier Souvanna Phouma of Laos says he will not ask for U.S. ground troops to defend the country even as Communist pressure rises. He says he would seek help from the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and other powers if full-scale hostilities resume, and notes the Nam Bac valley capture as making the area more serious while elsewhere the war area remains tense.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
U.S
Souvanna
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Snow Blocks Appalachians and Midwest Hit By Cold
A United Press International report describes a snowstorm blanketing the southern and central Appalachians with 2 to 6 inches, closing schools in 11 eastern Tennessee counties and bringing up to 5 inches in northern North Carolina and Virginia. Bitter cold chilled Michigan and Wisconsin, with readings near 10 below zero, while Chicago saw up to 3 inches. The forecast warned frost in northern Florida as warm late-day readings reached 76 in West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale.
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United Press International
Appalachians
Seaboard
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Upper Midwest
Peaston
Sault Ste. Marie
Iron Mountain
Mich
Wausau
Wis
St. Cloud
Bemidji
Minn
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Florida
Parts Of H Bombs Found In Greenland Crash
The Pentagon reports pieces of one or more hydrogen bombs aboard a B52 that crashed near Thule Green land were found on the ice. It states not yet determined if the bombs or the aircraft themselves entered the ice. Debris and fuel burns were located seven miles southwest of Thule as search teams faced polar darkness and weather. Six survivors remain in good condition. Robert C. Enlow, 62 publisher of the Evansville Courier, died after a brief illness.
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Washington
Air Force
Greenland
Pentagon
Defense Department
North Star Bay
Thule
Dles Evansville, Ind
Robert C. Enlow
The
Evansville Courier
National City Bank
Public Schools End First Semester Here New Calendar Given
Anderson Public Schools announce the 1968-69 calendar marking 190 school days. Supt. G E Ebbertt says early details help parents plan vacations as the board approves the calendar. Organization Day set for Aug 27.
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Anderson Public Schools
Board of School Trustees
G. E. Ebbertt
New Arrivals In Anderson Area Births at Local Hospitals
At St Johns Hospital and Community Hospital in Anderson area, several newborns are reported. William Elliott and wife welcome a girl at 1608 E 30th Street. Dennis Hartzell and wife a boy. Marvin Ooten and wife a boy. Roy Cottrell and wife a girl. Sammy McCune and wife in Alexandria welcome a boy. Larry Swallows and wife a girl. Larry Musser and wife a girl. Tommy Akers and wife in Orestes a girl. Gene L Han cock and wife a girl at 2419 Lafayette Street.
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St. John’s Hospital
William Elliott
E. 30Th St
Dennis Hartzell
Pearl St
Marvin Ooten
Norwood Way
Roy Cottrell
Mounds Rd
Community Hospital
Sammy McCune
Alexandria
Larry Swallows
Broadway
Larry Musser
Chesterfield
Tommy Akers
Orestes
Gene L. Hancock
Lafayette St
Carpenter Dies In Vietnam Action January Twenty Three
Sgt. Tommy Lee Carpenter aged 29 from 1550 Raible Ave was killed in action January 23 1968 in the Republic of South Vietnam. He served with the 1st Battalion 50th Infantry 1st Cavalry Air Mobile Division and had recently been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in Vietnam during a December battle. Born Anderson January 18 1939 he was the son of Mr and Mrs Luther Carpenter of 2227 Chase St and attended Muncie High School before entering the army.
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Tommy Lee Carpenter
Raible Ave
Republic of
South Vietnam
50Th Infantry
1St Cavalry Air Mobile Division
Vietnam
Anderson
Luther Carpenter
Chase St
Muncie High School
Halleck Receives Bipartisan Praise Ahead of Retirement
Democratic and Republican leaders lauded Rep. Charles A. Halleck as he announced his retirement. Halleck, 67, has served as both House majority and minority leader and ranks sixth in seniority. Speaker McCormack called him an outstanding leader, while Carl Albert praised him as a great man and American. Ford also issued praise and lamented his departure.
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Washington
UPI
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
House
John W. McCormack
Leriefer
Carl Albert
Gerald Ford
Pees
Weather snapshot for today and tonight sky mix of clouds
Mostly cloudy and warmer today with a chance of snow today and tonight. Highs 32 to 38 degrees. Lows 20 to 28 degrees tonight. Yesterday's high was 20 and low 10. Sunrise 7 59 a m. Sunset 5 56 p m.
Oswald Widow Subpoenaed In Garrison Probe
Dist Atty Jim Garrison subpoenaed Marina Oswald Porter to testify as a material witness in the Kennedy assassination inquiry. Porter, living in Richardson Texas, doubted she could prove her innocence to Garrison’s power as he seeks details of Oswald’s activities in New Orleans from July to September 1963. Clay Shaw, indicted for conspiracy, faces trial February 13 in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jim Garrison
Lee Harvey Oswald
Garrison
Marina Oswald Porter
Porter
Dallas
Oswald
David Ferrie
Clay Shaw
Kennedy
Shaw
Pueblo Crisis: Johnson Eyes Diplomatic Resolution
President Johnson discussed the Pueblo seizure with NSC advisers as officials signaled possible resolution via diplomacy. State Secretary Rusk called the act of war, while the USSR declined to intervene. North Korea may release the crew but keep the ship, per diplomatic notes.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
National Security Council
White House
Dean Rusk
High Seas
North Korea
Soviet Union
United States
Wonsan
Pentagon
Stewart Hensley
Panmunjom
Korea
Warmer Weather Heads For Indiana As Temps Rise
United Press International reports a brief warm spell for Indiana with highs Thursday around 25 to 30 degrees in the north and 30 to 35 in the south after lows of 8 to 18. Snow flurries near Lake Michigan possible Wednesday night and light precipitation totaling about a quarter inch expected later in the week, with colder weather returning by weekend.
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United Press International
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Richard Bowers to Receive Tower Award Tonight
Dr Richard Bowers is named the 1968 Tower Award recipient for Indiana for his international goodwill work. He will give a program on Vietnam at a 6 30 p m dinner tonight at Anderson College Student Center. Jack T Scott, UN Association head, notes committees including Mrs Quincy Bond ticket chair and George Doherty arrangements chair.
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Richard Bowers
Tower
Anderson College
Bowers
Indiana
Vietnam
Jack T. Scott
Anderson
United Nations Association of the United States
Quincy Bond
George Doherty
William Lawler
Williams Toner
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Myron Seybert
Paul O'Neill
Herald
Copper Strike Fact Board
Reds
Chicago Institute
Appalachian
West Palm Beach
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Anderson and Vicinity
Carpenter
Tommy L, Carpenter
Mrs. Oswald
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Thomas O'Connor Heilman
Nathan Horter
St. John’s Lutheran Church
James Coble
Madison Avenue Methodist Church
James Davis
Meadowbrook Baptist Church
Anderson Association of Churches
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