Foe Abandons Two Villages Captured in New Offensive
SAIGON—Beaten and battered, the Communists abandoned the two villages they captured on Saigon doorstep in the heaviest thrust of their nationwide offensive. South Vietnamese forces reoccupied Dong Lach and Ho Nai, 15 miles northeast of Saigon, after 1,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fighters were driven out. U.S. and South Vietnamese losses were heavy as the clash claimed hundreds of Communist dead and many Allied casualties, amid ongoing air strikes and renewed shelling of towns near Saigon.
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UPI
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Ho Nai
Bien Hoa
U.S
South Vietnam
Villagers Return To Shattered Homes
In Dong Lach and nearby Ho Nai, 1000 Communist troops seized the villages then withdrew after dawn. U.S. and South Vietnamese air strikes pounded the area while civilians fled. about 10 were reported killed. Father Tran Xuan Thao was present during a 4:30 a.m. Mass when a rocket hit the church but caused no injuries.
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Ho Nai
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Pueblo Crewman Describes Despair During North Korea Captivity
Engineman Ray J. Maggard testified that Pueblo guns were poorly mounted and often unshielded, leaving sailors unable to man them when enemy fire began. Other sailors described lacking life jackets, late battle-station orders, and brutal torture that drove a Marine to fake death to survive.
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UPI
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Stephen Harris
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Negotiations Fail To Crack Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall remained closed as talks between East and West failed to yield a compromise on opening the wall before the March 5 West German presidential election. Horst Grabert and Michael Kohl walked out after 1 hour 45 minutes, each demanding precommitments others would not make.
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UPI
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TWA Strikes American Airlines
Washington AP American Airlines suspended all operations after a strike by 15 000 TWU workers over stalled contract talks. Hundreds of flights were canceled nationwide and thousands of passengers shifted to other carriers as negotiations at the National Mediation Board failed to yield a deal before the midnight EST deadline. American vowed to resume talks and continue efforts to end the disruption.
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Cambodian government says two guerrillas killed in southern provinces
Cambodian government troops killed two Communist guerrillas and wounded seven others on January 22 in Kampot and Rattanakiri, the Cambodian Press Agency said. The report also noted three loyalist soldiers were killed by Communists on January 20 in Battambang Province.
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Cambodia
UPI
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Rattanakiri
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Meir Backed by Israeli Leaders to Succeed Eshkol
In Jerusalem supporters of Mrs Golda Meir push for her to become premier after Levi Eshkol's death. Deputy Premier Yigal Allon acts as interim leader. Dayan and Eban also back Meir though age differences are noted. Burial planned at Mount Herzl with state lying in parliament today.
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Eshkol
Jerusalem
UPD
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Israel
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Avant Garde Show Opens in Exeter Art Exhibit
A group of avant garde artists unveiled Air Art at Lamont Gallery Phillips Exeter Academy using bubbles dry ice helium and air. Organized by Willoughby Sharp Kineticism Press New York the exhibit runs through March 18 featuring kinetic works including Hans Haacke Narrow White Flow Andy Warhol Silver Pillows Robert Morris Steam and Graham Stevens Pneumatic Sculpture.
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Phillips Exeter Academy
Willoughby Sharp
Kineticism Press
New York
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Sharp
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