Parallels and differences in Vietnam then and now
A 1954 notebook comparison marks Viet Minh and Viet Cong tactics, peace feelers, and political aims with today’s Viet Cong and American forces. It notes Saigon strikes, Hue’s citadel, Geneva talks, and the evolving battle for public opinion and leverage.
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Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Viet Minh
Hue
Indochina
Geneva
Dien Bien Phu
France
United States
Nhan Dan
Veteran Henri Richard Weighs Retirement Decision
Montreal Canadiens center Henri Richard, a 13 year NHL veteran, is considering retirement after knee injuries this season. GM Sam Pollock said Richard told him he cannot help the club as he is now and will take days off to decide his future. Richard, who turns 32 this month, has 269 career goals and has been sidelined four times this season, missing three weeks of action.
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Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Henri ‘Richard
National Hockey League
Sam’ Pollock
Canadiens
Richard
Mission Nurse Plans Return to Viet Nam Leper Work
Chicago nurse Miss Ade plans to return to Ban Me Thuot Vietnam in June to continue leprosy work. She recalls the Ban Me Thuot group as family, notes high casualties among locals, and says the need for love faith and confidence remains acute despite surrounding terror and rumors.
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Ban Me Thuot
Miss Ade
Associated Press
Vietnam
Chicago
Plaieau
GOP Victory Predicted If Right Candidate Picked
The National Committee for an Effective Congress says Republicans could win the presidency and the House this year if they nominate the right candidate. It warns conservatives face internal breach and moderates must be accommodated for success.
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GOP
Washington
National Committee
Congress
House of Representatives
Rilchard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Northeast
Alore
Philly Baby Sitters Solve Nurse Shortage
Misericordia Hospital in Philadelphia uses baby sitters for nurses' children to ease the nurse shortage. The new program has already brought seven graduate nurses and one practical nurse back to active duty, charging $1 per day per child.
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Philadelphia
Misericordia Hospital
Norwalker Hurt In Pike Accident
Roberto Mackno of Maurice Istreet Norwalk was listed in fair condition with head injuries after a 9 20 p m crash on the eastbound Connecticut turnpike between exits 19 and 20. The wrecked car caught fire at about 10 05 p m while being towed by Circle Auto of Fairfield, burning near Bronson road exit and destroying the vehicle. Fire units battled the blaze and the tow truckback was scorched. Details remained unavailable at press time.
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Roberto Mackno
Maurice Istreet
Norwalk
Park City
Madine
Bronson Road
Circle Auto
Post Road
Fairfield
David W. Russell
Russell
Dedufour Girl 9 Dies After Crash Injuries
A nine year old Dedufour child dies from crash injuries while a gunman fires a .30 caliber rifle at a car, killing occupants. Mr Dedufour is held without bond as police investigate. Mrs Rae and Jeanette were indoors with other Dedufour children. Case set for Trumbull Circuit Court February 13.
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Dedufour
Rae
Jeanette
Charles
Julia
Trumbull Circuit Court
Viet Cong Offensive Spreads From Saigon to Countryside
Reports say a new Viet Cong offensive has the capital under fear with 500 plus enemy troops inside Saigon and second wave battalions outside. Saigon bands raid Cholon station and supply depots while U S and Vietnamese forces push pockets of resistance in Ban Me Thuot and Mekong Delta areas.
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Saigon
Cholon
U.S
Ellsworth
Ban Me Thuot
Highlands
173Rd Airborne Brigade
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Vinh Long
Mekong
Sth
New Junior Miss Hartford Title Won by Wapping Teen
Seventeen year old Joanne O Neill of Wapping was selected last night as prominent Junior Miss for Hartford. The event showcased local talent and youth stepping into public roles with community honor.
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Hartford
Joanne O'Neill
Wapping
Panturu sets track record in Olympic bobsled practice
Romania's Jon Panturu topped the 1,500 meter track with a 1 minute 11.14 second first run, later 1:11.17, in a lightsed practice at Alpe d Huez. Italy's Eugenio Monti crashed on the final corner, finishing 1:13.54. US coaches named two four-man sled crews for the final heats after two practice runs under the lights.
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Alpe D'Huez
France
UPI
Romania
Jon Panturu
Italy
Eugenio Monti
Pantura
Monti
Luciano
Jim Lamey
Saranac Lake
N.Y
Paul Lamey
Manchester
N.H
Robert Huscher
Valley Stream
Howard Clifton
Etmora
Michael Luce
Keene Valley
U.S.A
Lamy
U.S
Lamey
Clifton
Canada
Hans Gederik
Harry Goetschi
Kadar and Dubcek Meet in Komarno on Relations Talks
In Komarno, Hungarian Communist party chief Janos Kadar met with Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek to discuss Hungarian-Czechoslovak relations and world Communist movement topics. CTK reported the talks passed in a spirit of cordiality and mutual understanding.
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Komarno
Czechoslovakia
Drive Starts in Boston For Transplant Donors
Boston hospitals and medical schools announced a drive to recruit organ donors for research and transplant use focusing on hearts livers kidneys and other organs. William J Curran a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School urged the program aim to become nationwide.
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Boston
William J. Curran
Harvard Medical School
Israel ends search for submarine Dakar disappearance
Tel Aviv officials told families of the 69 crewmen aboard the Dakar that all hope of finding them was gone after the submarine vanished off Cyprus on January 25. The decision to end the hunt followed a meeting in Haifa with high officials.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Dakar
Haifa
Cyprus
Rusk Says Red Attacks Spurn Peace Probes
Secretary Rusk says Red attacks reject peace probes while explaining U S efforts to free the Pueblo crew. McNamara notes quick code changes after Pueblo capture and warns a rescue could have sparked a bloody battle with North Korean forces. Both officials cite international law on territorial waters.
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Rusk
Hanoi
Pueblo
U.S
Panmunjom
United States
Ae McNamara
McNamara
North Korea
McNamara recalls unanimous Bay of Pigs veto
Former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara said he and Kennedy advisers were unanimous in recommending aborting the Bay of Pigs invasion. He called the decision a serious error and said it haunts him, noting the unanimity did not absolve him of being wrong.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
McNamara
Associated Press
NBC
$8000 Trailer Stolen With $14298 in Appliances
Hartford police say an $8,000 trailer loaded with household appliances valued at $14,298 was taken early Saturday from a Main Street storage yard. The trailer held refrigerators freezers washing machines kitchen ranges storages radios and televisions. Hartford police and the FBI are investigating.
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Hartford
W. T. Grant
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Film Ulysses Banned by Ireland Censors
Dublin AP reports the film adaptation of James Joyce Ulysses is banned by Ireland censors. An appeal board upheld the decision that the Irish produced movie is obscene and its dialogue too outspoken. Director Joseph Strick is American with an Irish cast and the novel itself remains legal in Ireland.
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Dublin
Ireland
James Joyce
Joseph Strick
Violence and Retribution Mark Saigon Front Lines
Reports from Saigon recount brutal acts by Viet Cong and responses by Vietnamese forces. Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan fired on a Viet Cong prisoner, marines and police carried out executions, and civilians faced fear as Da Nang and Saigon parties collide.
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Nguyen van, Thieu
Nguyen Ngoc. Loan
U.S
Saigon
da Nang
Hanoi
da ‘Nang
Missionaries Rescued After Dalat Compound Attack
U S troops rescued 34 missionaries from a hilltop compound near Dalat before VC overruns. Among those saved were Rev James Lewis and family from Ottumwa Iowa and others from Omaha New Jersey Hamden and Burlington. Some victims were killed at Ban Me Thuot including Rev C Edward Thompson and Ruth Ziemer. Two missing persons, Henry Blood and Betty Olsen, were believed captured.
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Lewis Ania Shee
Cam Ranh Bay
Dalat
Lewis
U.S
Hamden
Sharon, Allwine
Omaha
Neb
David Beeack
Delray Beach
Fla
Joyce Collins
Websterville
Richard Drummond
Helen Evans
Conn
Robert Henry
Burlington
Ont
Dale Herendeen
Cheryl
Hemet
Calif
Hamden Conn
James Lewis
Timothy
Amy
Ottumwa
Iowa
Kenneth White
Bryan and
Duane
West Virginia
Glenn Johnson
Spokane
Wash
Jalie Beidler
Quakerstown
Ban Me Thuot
C. Edward Thompson
Ruth
New Kensington
Leon
C. Griswold
Carolyn Griswold
White Plains
N.Y
West Palm Beach
Robert Ziemer
Toledo
Ohio
Ruth M. Wilting
Cleveland
Ziemer
Nha Trang
Heney Blood
Wyche Bible Translators
Betty Olsen
Chicago
Blood
Post Watchman Foils Car Thief With Steady Gaze
A Post Publishing company watchman scared off a would be car thief last night as the youth tried to open a coworker’s car door. The watchman said he looked out the window, their eyes met, and the boy fled.
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Post Publishing Company
Post
Johnson Leads McCarthy 4-1 in Recent Poll
A recent poll shows Johnson ahead of McCarthy by four to one in education and Catholic support. The rise in Johnson's appeal tracks a growing view that the United States is winning the Vietnam War. The survey was taken before the Pueblo incident and prior Viet Cong attacks.
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United States
Johnson
McCarthy
Vietnam
Pueblo
North Korea
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Liberation Front
Ho Chi ‘Minh
Just
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Rockefeller
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Towa
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