Marines suffer heavy losses in two day DMZ fight
UPI reports three U S Marine companies stormed two Communist strongholds near the DMZ, driving out North Vietnamese forces after a brutal two day battle. At least 67 Marines were killed and 106 wounded, with 60 Communist casualties. Marines faced bunker networks around a burned village near Thon Tham Ke and another near Hoi An as operations extended into Friday, with ongoing resistance and reports of Viet Cong bodies left behind.
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Saigon
UPI
Thon Tham Ke
716Th
Hoi An
Terrorist Seeks To Force Release of Two from Jail
In Marysville California a terrorist who claimed to plan nightly explosions forced police to address demands for the release of two suspects. Donald L. Baker 24 and Robert Yore remained jailed with bonds set as locals feared further attacks after a motel pool blast and a 700 gallon weed killer storage tank explosion. The case unsettled a town of about 10 000 residents as authorities investigated threats and damages.
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Marysville
Maygsville
Bernice Basore
Ming ‘Tree
Donnie Baker
Donald L. Baker
Baker
Yore
Robert Yore
Hoff Seeks $24 Million Bond For Arterial Highways
Governor Hoff said he will ask the 1968 Vermont legislature to authorize a $24 million bond issue to rescue the arterial highway program and will pursue a one cent gasoline tax increase or equivalent to fund the bonds. The move centers on advancing highway progress in the state.
Moulton Urges Investigation Of Highway Discrepancies
Moulton urged a joint House Senate inquiry into a 300 million highway estimate gap. He targeted the department and interstate program from Rutland to the New York border and from Clarendon to the Massachusetts line while proposing funding boosts options to accelerate or adjust the schedule. Hoff announced reassessment of U S 7, possible second 24 million bond issue and one cent tax increase, with a priority on the Interstate completion and a Barre hospital access road.
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U.S. 4
Rutland
New York Border
U.S. 7
Claren
Gray
Hoff
Barre
Dr Barnard Visits President on Texas Ranch Tour
Famed heart transplant surgeon Christian Barnard met President Johnson at a Texas ranch on Friday. He described Johnson as looking a little worried and tired at first but later seemed very fit during a guided tour of deer and antelope herds after greeting Mrs Johnson.
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San Antonio
Tex
Christian Barnard
Johnson
Barnard
Mississippi Seven Convicted in Civil Rights Slaying
Seven white men were sentenced to three to 10 years for conspiring in the 1964 killings of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney in Mississippi. Samuel Bowers Jr and Alton Wayne Roberts got 10 years each, Cecil Price and Billy Posey six years, three others three years. appeals planned.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
U.S
Harold Cox
Samuel H. Bowers JR
Laurel
Alton Wayne Roberts
Meridian
Cox
Neshoba County
Cecil Price
Billy Wayne Posey
Philadelphia
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Bowers
Roberts
Price
Posey
James Chaney
Horace Doyle Barnette
Jimmy Arledge
Jimmy Snowden
Barnette
Arledge
Snowden
Neshoba
Lawrence Rainey
Johnson home on ranch seen fit after deer and cattle tour
On a day marked by tours of LBJ’s ranch and state park, President Johnson appeared fit away from the White House. He signed 15 bills including a measure to convene the second session of the 90th Congress on Jan 15 while Barnard noted Johnson’s health and stamina. Barnard shared light anecdotes about antelopes and Hereford cattle, and the surgeon spoke of Johnson’s heart transplant milestone.
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Barnard
Johnson
Barnards
Kruger National Park
Lbj State Park
Commerce
University of Minnesota
U.S
National Institute of Health
New York High Court Clears Author Over Probate Book
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Norman F. Dacey did not practice law by advising readers on making wills in his best selling book How to Avoid Probate. The decision overruled a lower contempt ruling and upheld free speech while Dacey plans a libel suit against Connecticut and Florida bar groups.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Norman F. Dacey
State Court of Appeals
Appellate Division
Dacey
John Schleppi
New York County Lawyers Association
Crown Publishers Inc
Doubleday’ & Co
Brentano’s Inc
Bridgeport
Conn
National Estate Planning Council
Connecticut
U.S. Supreme Court
Year in Review Inside Bennington Necrology Highlights
Inside the year highlights reflects on Bennington area obituaries for 1967 listed on page six. It notes notable deaths and biographical glimpses, capturing local remembrance across the community.
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Bennington Area
Ombudsman Proposed For Selective Service
Senator Edward V. Long of Missouri proposes a civilian ombudsman within the Selective Service System to investigate citizen complaints about draft inequities. He says the post would ensure an objective ear and responsiveness, amid criticism of Lt. Gen. Lewis Hershey and the draft during antiwar protests.
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Washington
UPS
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Snd
Congress
Selective Service
Long
The
Judiciary Committee
Lewis B
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Londonderry
Resch
Dmz
An Hoa
Vietnam
Calif
Moulton
Reginald H. Arnold
John
Highway Department
Vermont
U.S. 9
Bennington
New York
Shaftsbury
Sunderland
Pownal
Arlington
Dr. Barnard
Texas
Buckier
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