Heaviest Vietnam War fighting near Da Nang falls
Allied forces killed 416 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in coastal lowlands below Da Nang in a series of Sunday battles. The clash marked the start of the enemy winter offensive with 12 South Vietnamese dead and 72 wounded, while South Korean troops and U.S. firepower supported operations. Police detained 150 Da Nang residents without proper papers amid terror and insurgent activity in the region.
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Teachers Vote On Pact Ends City Wide Strike
New York AP tentative pact ends months of teachers strike and may reopen city schools. Balloting by the United Federation of Teachers continues amid objections and chants of sell out. Ocean Hill Brownsville principals are removed and Ocean Hill district will be supervised by a state appointee. Seventy nine white teachers may return to classrooms in the district as part of the agreement.
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Nixon eyes drive to win GOP strength in 1970
President-elect Nixon considers an intensive drive to expand Republican power in Congress, possibly led by a new national GOP chairman. He focuses on Cabinet picks and his inaugural address while Humphrey downplays talks of a job in the administration.
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Top Republican backs surtax if Vietnam war not ended
Rep. John W. Byrnes says the 10 percent income surtax must stay unless the Vietnam war ends soon. Nixon suggested the tax as a war measure but Byrnes cautions real budget concerns. Wilbur Mills opposes early cuts and warns against adding to the deficit even if hostilities ease.
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Sofas and Household Items Drive Quick Ads for Cash
A Messenger Action Ads pitch urges readers to advertise unwanted sofas and other household goods such as antiques rugs freezers desks stoves for fast cash. It promotes the items as valuable, easy to sell, and widely sought by daily readers.
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Thousands Of Czechs Sit In At Schools For Protest
Thousands of Czech students staged sit ins in schools across Prague and BohemiaMoravia as the Communist leadership faced censure for Dubcek’s retreat under Soviet pressure. About 30,000 in Prague alone occupied buildings until midweek, seeking political influence and press freedom amid fears of Dubcek’s eclipse.
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Kent State Faces Black Walkout Threat Over Amnesty Demands
Black United Students threaten a 500 student walkout at Kent State University at 4 p.m. today unless amnesty demands are met. Officials say the university will not concede and continues a campus demonstration investigation. President White cites coercion and pressure on students amid a campus meeting with BUS members.
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Faculty pledge to support walkout and strike by students
White assistant professors vow to dismiss classes if Negro students walk out today and urge students to strike. President White stated any student charged after the investigation would face only disorderly conduct charges punished by conduct probation under the student code.
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Winter Temperatures Dip Below Normal Across Week
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday will run below normal with daily highs mainly in the 30s and nighttime lows around zero. Precipitation will be light, with snow flurries at the start and continued snow through Thursday.
Dorado Puerto Rico detective shooting linked to 19 year old
A 19 year old youth is in custody after a Puerto Rican detective Victor M. Caratini was shot twice in the stomach while he surprised a man attempting to steal a car near the Dorado Beach Hotel as Vice President-elect Spiro Agnew vacationed nearby. In Glasgow a warehouse fire on the waterfront raised fears after 18 bodies were sighted. Ohio reports four double fatality crashes, bringing the weekend toll to 27, triple last weekend’s figure.
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Speck chromosome test sought by Chicago defense
Chicago attorney Gerald W. Getty says Richard Speck underwent tests for a chromosome abnormality proposed by some scientists as a criminal trigger. Getty, Speck's public defender appealing his 1967 murder conviction, refused to release results. In New York, The New York Times reports officials expect a South Vietnamese delegation to Paris peace talks soon.
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Hemmings and Hunnicutt remarry after illegal 1967 wedding
British actor David Hemmings and actress Gayle Hunnicutt announced their formal remarriage after discovering their 1967 wedding in the south of France was illegal. They were rewed by Rev. Henry Kuizenga at Beverly Hills Presbyterian and are honeymooning in Acapulco Mexico.
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Paris War Talks Stall Over POWs as Bombing Halts
Paris reports pace of Vietnam peace talks remains slow with no quick release prospects for American airmen held in North Vietnam. Estimates place POWs around 400 while Harriman team has limited gains over six months. In Europe, money markets calm though Basel central bankers ponder emergency credit. in Madrid, Dean Rusk meets Franco to discuss NATO meet in Brussels.
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