Chain Of Battles Breaks Out In South Vietnam Territory
U S and South Vietnamese forces clash with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese across northern provinces to the Mekong Delta in a series of engagements. In the Mekong Delta a 10 hour fight yielded at least 47 Viet Cong killed with 18 Americans dead and 50 wounded. Further clashes in Binh Dinh Province and Que Son Valley produced additional enemy and allied casualties as part of ongoing operations after the New Year truce.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Mekong
Mekong Delta
Binh Dinh
Sai‘gon
Que Son
Record Cold To Linger A While
Two deaths and a fire left 10 homeless as a deep cold snap lingered across the state with record overnight lows, including 20 below at Portland Airport. The storm worsened in Eastern Ontario with forecast subzero temperatures. Coast Guard icebreakers cut thin ice to reopen harbors. two bodies found in snowfall in Portland and Temple.
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Associated Press
Portland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Houston
Limestone
Caribou
Greenville
Saco Man Dies Shoveling Ice
A Saco man died of a heart attack while cleaning snow and ice from his roof this morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene and lowered from the roof by Saco police and firemen with aid from Biddeford firefighters. The victim’s name was withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Saco
Biddeford
Rockefeller Seen Capable of Uniting Republicans
Senator Hatfield says New York Governor Rockefeller has a flexible Vietnam position that could unite Republicans if he becomes the party’s presidential nominee. He notes Rockefeller’s stance may allow alternatives to Johnson’s course in Asia while asserting he will not pick sides in the nomination fight.
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Washington
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Vietnam
Hatfield
Johnson
Rockefeller
Asia
Oregon
Bishops Criticize Contemporary Life In Church Letter
Washington AP bishops decry modern reliance on crowd judgment and contemporary trends in Roman Catholic life. They condemn priests who desert vows and criticize attempts to secularize or experiment with worship, urging loyalty to church hierarchy and a measured lay role. The 25 000 word pastoral seeks a balance between silence of the past and present confusion.
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Washington
America
Curtis backs new route for Northeast airlines
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to approve Northeast Airlines' Boston Bermuda route to boost Maine tourism and in-state air service. He said longer-haul business would stabilize the carrier, benefiting Maine travelers and visitors. Curtis testified at CAB hearings on the Boston Bermuda plan.
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Washington
Northeast
Bermuda
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Civil Aeronautics Board
NEA
Boston
New Engand
Curtis
Army Reserves Short of Equipment in 1960s US
The Army’s strategic reserves in the United States lack about 20 percent of major end-item equipment, despite a big wartime buildup. About 82 percent of authorized major items are on hand, with only about half of shortages expected to be filled by June 30. Four divisions form the reserves at Fort Hood, Fort Carson, and Fort Bragg, with a new 6th Infantry Division forming at Fort Campbell. Two Marine divisions also play a key role, with portions deployed in Vietnam or on rotation duties abroad.
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Washington
USS
Defense
Army
Continental
United States
Senate
1St Armored Division
2Nd Armored
Ft. Hood
Texas
5Th Mechanized
Ft. Carson
Colo
82Nd
Ft. Bragg
6Th Infantry
Ft. Campbell
Vietnam
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
5Th Marine Division
2Nd Marine Division
Mediterranean
Caribbean
U.S. Naval ‘Base
Guantanamo Bay
Military Transport Plane Forced Down Near Battle Mountain
A Marine four engine transport disappeared in a blizzard and was found crashed about 20 miles south of Battle Mountain Nevada with no signs of life. The craft carried 18 at Buckley Air Field and 19 at the Pentagon said. The pilot was navigating on instruments and reported losing altitude before radio contact ceased. Sheriff George Schwin led a search party to the crash site as investigators continued to page two.
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Battle Mountain
Nev
George Schwin
Lander County
Nevada
Buckley Air Field
Denver
Colo
Seattle
Washington
Pentagon
Schwin
Bureau of Land Management
Fice
Federal Aviation Agency
Salt Lake City
Robert Hodges
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Kenneth Pendleton
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Summer St
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Donald C. Hooper
George T. Millett
WRR
Fea. Corp
General Electric
RCA Whirlpool
RCA Victor
PELS
Roy
Elm Street
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
New Hampshire
Michigan
George Romney
Nixon
Wisconsin
Romney
Nebraska
Union Ave
C.C.B
Robert S. McNamara
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
N.H
Littleworth Rd
Dover, N.H
McCord Corp
Detroit, Michigan
Thacher
K.c.’S
Wangan
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Businessmen’s
Eclairs
Main St
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