U S Air Strikes Hanoi Area Fuel Depot Amid Viet Cong Massacre
U S fighter bombers struck the Ha Gia fuel depot near Hanoi while ground troops recovered bodies of 44 civilians at a Viet Cong prison camp 100 miles southwest of Saigon. Reports say Phuc Yen MIG base defense, two SAM sites hit, and Deck House V marine operation ended with 21 dead and 14 captured.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
Ha Gia
Phuc Yen
Red River Valley
Haiphong
U.S
U. S
Viet Tri
Trai Ca
South Vietnam
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong
Leathernecks
Tokyo
Mekong Delta
My Tho
McCormick Place Fire Ravages Chicago Exhibition Hall
A massive blaze destroyed much of McCormick Place Chicago, injuring no one among 475 firemen and 150 workers. Damage nears 150 million dollars with potential further economic impact to the convention industry. Mayor Daley called it a tragedy as crews fought the four hour fire in subzero conditions, fearing collapse of the upper level.
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Chicago
UPI
McCormick Place
Richard J. Daley
America
Daley
New York
Queens
National Housewares Manufacturers Association
McCormick
Edmund Valique
International Amphitheatre
Lake Michigan
Quinn
Emergency Board Reshapes Vermont State Positions
The Vermont Emergency Board abolished 18 state posts and created 12 new ones, five funded entirely by federal sources. It approved $1,400 for airport engineer aid through July, $11,413 for recount expenses in November contests, and $1,068 for the attorney general’s professional fees. New roles include a managerial analyst and custodians in Employment Security, five posts in Social Welfare, a civil defense and public safety post, a health department clinic nurse, and an editorial assistant for Vermont Life. One Hubbardton State Park caretaker was added, while two DMV clerical posts were cut.
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Department of Employment Security
Department of Social Welfare
Department of Civil Defense and Public Safety
Health Department
Vermont Life Magazine
Hubbardton State Park
Department of Motor Vehicles
Inside Columnists and Dorset Dog Story Highlights
Alan Sophrin comments on fair housing law and its implications. Gerald Raftery notes there is something for everyone in a hurry. A Dorset dog story is featured, tracing canine adventures across pages 4 and 6.
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Alan Sophrin
Gerald Raftery
City-Wide Transit Strike Settled in Philadelphia
Philadelphia end to a 24 hour transit walkout by 5000 workers with PT C and TWU reaching a two year wage contract. Immediate 15 cent raise plus 15 and 12 cent steps across 1968, fringe benefits rise, fare implications possible. Mayor Tate oversaw talks as riders returned to near normal service.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Philadelphia Transportation Co
PTC
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Pennsylvania Railroad
Albert Lyons
James H. J. Tate
Morse denounces Vietnam war as immoral at Middlebury
Sen. Wayne L. Morse, D-Ore., at Middlebury College lambasted U S involvement in Vietnam as illegal immoral and unjustified calling for multilateral peace under international law and UN enforcement He contrasted U S rhetoric with a need to end intervention to restore credibility and self determination and noted his frequent Senate speeches against the war.
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Middlebury
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Middlebury College
United Nations
United States
Asia
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Sen Gruening
Sen
Morse
Red Official Claims Military Behind Mao
A Hong Kong report cites a Red Flag article stating China will use the 3 million strong People’s Liberation Army to back Mao Zedong in the cultural revolution. It notes Shanghai repression, purge leaders, and contrasts with a military caution from Hong Kong experts amid deadly clashes.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Red China
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao
Red Flag
Radio Peking
Chen Po-ta
Mai
Shanghai
Liberation Army
People’s Liberation Army
Mao _ Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Peking
Sankei Shimbun
State Personnel Board backs merit pay for state workers
The Vermont State Personnel Board endorsed a merit and incentive pay system for state employees. The plan, based on performance, would guarantee at least 10 percent raises with possible 15 percent in some cases, retroactive to Jan 1 if approved by the legislature. The board will forward the report to Gov. Hoff for public release after reviews, while seeking secrecy until agency heads and the Vermont State Employees Association can examine it. Administration officials estimate a $6 to $8 million cost over the next two years.
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Francis Kleinhans
Roxbury
Philip Hoff
Vermont State Employes Association
Hoff
Police Raid Cock Fight In Saratoga
In Saratoga Springs New York a late night raid on the Alton Wright home on Adams Road disrupted an illegal cock fight. 94 attendees were arrested and arraigned, 89 pleaded guilty to instigating animal fighting with fines of 20 dollars, Wright pleaded guilty to keeping a place where animals are fought and was fined 200 dollars. Four minors were released to parents for a February 3 court appearance. Police confiscated 82 fighting birds 32 sets of cock spurs and 80 wooden transport boxes.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
LeRoy Walbridge
Alton Wright
Adams Road
Wright
Walbridge
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Bennington Museum
New Hampshire
WENH
Durham
George Michael
James Mitchell
al Hotaling
Richard Barret
New England
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Chicago Exhibition
Dorset
Sen. Morse
Mendes-France
Indochina
Red
Fukien
Amoy
Foochow
Chuanchow
Soviet Communist Party
Pravda
Naking
Montpelier
State Personnel Board
William Kearns
Cowboy
Kenny Cunningham
Colorado Springs
Johnson
Cerebral Palsy Association
Saratoga
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