No Settlements In View For Major Strikes Across Nation
Nationwide labor unrest continues with no immediate settlements in New York Chicago San Francisco and Delaware. Strikes threaten next week as 600 Chicago junior college teachers walk out and 1700 New York gravediggers stay off duty.
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Wind Driven Snow Roars Into Plains Weather System
A wind lashed blizzard swept the northern Plains dumping up to 12 inches in Duluth where snow depth reached 27 inches. Temperatures plunged below zero as warnings covered eight states and parts of the Rockies. Snow fell across Michigan and Salt Lake City reported five inches. Afton Wyoming faced a 40 foot snow slide with a logging contractor feared buried.
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Marines Meet Little Trouble In Large Delta Drive
Allied forces of about 4,000 landed by sea and helicopter 55 miles south of Saigon on the Thanh Phu Peninsula. The operation marked the first major American deployment into the Mekong Delta with limited resistance and noted Viet Cong control in the area. Concurrently Communist mortars hit Pleiku airfield near Holloway City, causing light damage and several Vietnamese casualties. U S bombers conducted raids in Binh Duong Province targeting Viet Cong concentrations and bases.
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Mass American assault opens Vietnam Me Kong Delta
U S Marines advance on white beach in the first large scale assault on Vietnam's Me Kong Delta, long a Communist stronghold. Across the U S government doubts arise about North Vietnam seeking negotiations to end the war.
Bomb Explodes at Orbit Inn Nevada Killing Six
A massive blast at the Orbit Inn motel in Las Vegas Nevada early today killed six and wounded as many as twenty. Officials say it was a bomb not gas with a witness noting shattered windows and no fire. Six bodies were recovered with grisly injuries and an FBI unit was requested for identification.
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Congress To Open Probe Of Vietnam War Monday
The new Congress begins scrutiny of the Vietnam War with a Senate CIA subcommittee briefing by Richard Helms. Symington questions bombing impact while North Vietnamese troop flows appear higher than warned. Mansfield and Dirksen differ on peace prospects but agree war will dominate 90th Congress debates.
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World Week Sees Little Real Peace Progress in 1967
The week opened with talk of Vietnam peace talks but no real advance. North Vietnam demanded U S cessation of bombing and decried reciprocal steps, while Washington urged private de escalation. Mao’s Red Guards sparked questions about leadership, and Jack Ruby died in Dallas after killing Oswald. Spain and Romania signed a diplomatic pact in Paris, as Spain boosts trade and the U S freezes Rhodesia commerce per U N calls.
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