Troops Shift To Defend Saigon Area
U S B52 bombers pounded enemy positions around Saigon as thousands of American troops were moved from the countryside to disrupt Viet Cong supply and infiltration routes. Bombing hit storage and movement points near Saigon and across the countryside, with light casualties reported. Saigon faced terror shellings for years but remained relatively undamaged until the Tet offensive reshaped priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Phan Rang
South Vietnam
Rusk Aims at Soviet Nuclear Reduction Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk travels to Iceland for a NATO meeting to push for a mutual force reduction in Central Europe and to discuss East Germany access to Berlin. Western leaders urge restraint while Moscow weighs liberalization fears amid Czechoslovakia’s turmoil.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Iceland
NATO
Europe
East Germany
Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Rusk
White House
Reykjavik
Willy Brandt
Bonn
Brandt
Britain
France
Johnson
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Dixon Sees Kennedy Run Low in 1968 Nomination
Jeane Dixon predicts a dark cloud around Robert Kennedy and hints at changes around his bid for the Democratic nomination. She warns of a possible assassination foreseen for Kennedy and foretells startling moves by the incumbent administration before July.
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Jeane Dixon
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Senator Kennedy
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
France Elects New Assembly Amid Political Turbulence
France votes in a Sunday election for a new National Assembly amid lingering unrest from student protests and strikes. De Gaulle warns of totalitarian danger if his Gaullist movement fails to secure a majority, while Communists and allied left parties push back against his leadership.
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Paris
France
National Assembly
Lize
de Gaulle
New Assembly
Democratic and Socialist Left
Socialist Party
Ten Beauty Finalists Chosen For Miss West Virginia Pages
Charleston AP reports ten finalists named for the Miss West Virginia Scholarship Pageant final. The contenders include Jada Hunter Miss Eastern West Virginia Kristine Lee Kirk Miss Fairmont Kathy Sayre Miss Gilmer County Martha Fulks Miss Greenbrier County Iris Hudson Miss Huntington Charlotte Warwick Miss Morris Harvey College Karen Leigh Greene Miss Parkersburg Vicki Lynn Snodgrass Miss Upper Kanawha Valley Nola Jean Moore Miss West Virginia University and Donna Kay McCoy Miss Wyoming County.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Jada Hunter
Eastern West Virginia
Kristine Lee Kirk
Fairmont
Kathy Sayre
Gilmer County
Martha Fulks
Greenbrier County
Iris Hudson
Huntington
Charlotte Warwick
Morris Harvey College
Karen Leigh Greene
Parkersburg
Vicki Lynn Snodgrass
Upper Kanawha Valley
Nola Jean Moore
West Virginia University
Donna Kay ‘McCoy
Wyoming County
Pentagon Denies Sinking Of Ship By North Korea
Tokyo AP reports North Korea claimed a spy ship sunk with all hands near Boopo Island in the Yellow Sea after patrol boats fired on it. The Pentagon denied any U.S. vessel was sunk, citing no such incident. A distress alert from a South Korean fishing boat prompted cautious reaction in Tokyo.
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Pentagon
North Korea
Tokyo
U.S
Yellow Sea
Pyongyang
Korean Central News Agency
Pueblo
Korea
Phil G Goulding
Defense
314Th Air Division
Boopo
Pukpo
Haeju
Yunpyung Island
West
Yellow) Sea
Boop
Navy
Our People’s Army
Money Shapes Conventions
Two studies released in Princeton show money heavily influences national nominating conventions. Based on 1964 delegates, median incomes were $20 192 for GOP and $18 223 for Democrats, with most delegates being party officials and few earning under $10 000.
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Princeton
N.J
Citizens’ Research Foundation
John F. Bibby
University of Wisconsin
Kevin L. McKeough
Loyola University
Chicago
Herbert E. Alexander
Foundation
Bibby
McKeough
10 Per Cent More Of Tax Due Will Be Withheld
Washington reports that withholding will increase by 10 percent for half a year after the tax bill is signed. The higher amount affects only higher brackets. the lowest two brackets are exempt. For many, the extra withholding will not cover the full additional tax due.
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Washington
Congress
California brush fires rage across mountains as Indian crews join
Wind driven fires blacken over 28 000 acres in Siebra Mountain district with 250 Indian crews flown from Arizona New Mexico aiding Southern California lines. Five firefighters injured including Capt. Phillip Goodel from Lake Hughes. flames threaten structures but no communities.
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Los Angeles
California
Angeles National Forest
Los Padres National Forest
Arizona
New Mexico
Siebra Mountain
U.S. 99
Bakersfield
Castaic
Bowquet Canyon
Central California
Los Padres Forest
Grasslands
King City
Ft. Ord
Hunter Liggett
Liebre Mountain
Phillip Goodel
Lake Hughes
Inside sections and listings prompt local pages
A structured index lists sections including Business Classified Church Editorials Farm Sports and local areas Clintwood Welch Tazewell and Mine Safety, showing page openings and brief labels for each category.
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Church
Clintwood
Welch
World opinion and Vietnam peace talks shape U S aims
The Paris talks stall after six weeks as both sides court world opinion. Harriman argues for U S restraint while Hanoi calls it a smokescreen. Non Communist Asia shows cautious support for Washington’s sincerity as world sentiment shifts from early sharp criticism.
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Paris
Associated Press
Asia
United States
Washington
Southeast Asia
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Hanoi
Coun
Arm Reattached Girl Grins With Pet in Colorado
Oralia Tina Gracia, age five, uses a reimplanted left arm after a train collision damaged her limb. Surgeons at University of Colorado Medical Center spent over five hours reattaching the arm, with multiple skin grafts and nerve repairs. Tina attends thrice weekly therapy and can now hold her dog, though her left arm remains weaker than her right.
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Commerce City
Colo
Tina Gracia
Tina
Oralia
University of Colorado Medical
Denver
Ida May Gracia
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Brazil
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Harriman
North Vietnam
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