Lang Vei Battle Brings Heavy Losses in Vietnam
U S forces report fierce Lang Vei attack as North Vietnamese T34 tanks enter the camp near Khe Sanh. Only five of 25 Americans in the Lang Vei headquarters region survive, with defenders repelling several tanks and artillery barrages during a night of heavy combat along the northwest frontier.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
Lang Vei
U. S
Khe Sanh
Willaim C. Westmoreland
Hue
U.S
GIs and Students Clash in Seoul Over Pueblo Crisis
About 400 South Korean students and U.S. Army troops clashed on Freedom Bridge near the DMZ. At least 24 students were wounded by bullets or rifle butts, nine in serious condition, with 20 warning shots fired. Demonstrators demanded Pueblo crew release and marched toward Panmunjom where talks were held.
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Seoul
U.S
U.S. Infantry
Freedom Bridge
Demilitarized Zone
Imjin River
Panmunjom
Military Armistice Commission
United States
South Korea
Armistice Commission
Chung Hee Park
Washington
Pentagon
Pueblo Death Revealed: Questions Continue in Pueblo Incident
The Pentagon released names of four Navy crew linked to the Pueblo capture by North Korea, with one dead and three injured. Senators Mundt and Aiken push Congress to probe radar coverage and potential apologies as officials note radio silence during the incident and await family notifications.
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New York Times
Washington
Enterprise
North Korea
Times
Pentagon
Navy
Fense Department
Pueblo
North
Wonsan
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
United States
South Dakota
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Specu
White House
Mundt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Open Housing Proposal Sparks Civil Rights Filibuster Clash
Washington AP report describes a rising filibuster against the administration's civil rights bill after a substitute measure was defeated. Efforts by Mondale and Brooke to amend to ban housing discrimination sparked debate talk, with Thurmond backing extended debate and Mansfield signaling a cloture bid, while Dirksen resisted moving toward cloture.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Edward W.W. Brooke
R-Mass
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Mansfield
Dirksen
LBJ Vows Quick Move for Bridge
President Johnson announced a crash program to replace the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River linking Kanauga Ohio and Point Pleasant West Virginia after its collapse on December 15. The Appalachian Regional Commission will fund 2 million of the 6.5 million cost with the rest from federal highway funds as Johnson aims to complete the bridge in half the normal time to restore a key Columbus to Charleston route and spur regional economic development.
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Washington
Johnson
Ohio River
Ohio
West Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Kanauga
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Columbus
Charleston
Parole Granted To War Protestor In Cincinnati
AP reports war protester De Cour sy Squire, 18, paroled from a workhouse with seven months left after a December sit in. She was treated for malnutrition at Cincinnati General Hospital and released to her mother with travel clearance after doctors deemed her treatment complete. Demonstrations had pressured for her release. officials say decisions were based on medical and legal factors.
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Cincinnati
de Coursy Squire
Cincinnati Parole and Pardon Commission
Miss Squire
Cincinnati General Hospital
Lurline Squire
Ing
Henry Sandman
Squire
Antioch College
General
Narcotics use cited in Medina County youths
Medina County Sheriff Norman J. Stuart says about 200 local youths use narcotics in mild and addictive forms. He estimates around 60 to 70 of them use marijuana, with only a few addicted to heroin, and several young persons using LSD.
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Medina
Ohio
Medina County
Norman J. Stuart
Poetry Methods By Robert Penn Warren At Ohio University
The writer describes his approach to crafting verse before an Ohio University audience. Other items note Nixon campaigns in Wisconsin and Romney on the New Hampshire trail, a North bombing anniversary defended by an air force general, De Gaulle’s strained ties with the U.S. and a wrestling coach’s resignation at OU.
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Robert Penn Warren
Ohio University
Nixon
Wisconsin
Romney
New Hampshire
AIR Force
North
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