Marines Break Through Citadel Wall in Hue Fight
U S Marines stormed the south wall of Hue s Citadel while outside the old imperial city supplies were cut. A record 543 U S troops were killed and 2547 wounded in the Feb 11 17 period as air planes bombed Hanoi radio while Hanoi radio continued broadcasting. Marines seized a key tower killed 15 defenders and pressed toward the inner palace grounds amid heavy fire, with 40 percent of the Citadel reportedly under allied control and North Vietnamese forces melting away.
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Saigon
Hue
Old
Imperial City
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Tokyo
South Vietnam
Nether
Associated Press
George McArthur
John Lengel
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
101St Air
Britain Aims Top Military Role in Allied Europe
Prime Minister Harold Wilson's government said Britain will be the strongest military power in allied Europe and push greater influence in NATO. A White Paper on defense policy vows a formidable British contribution to European security and unity. Defense Secretary Denis Healey emphasized shifting from Asian bases to a European strategy as Britain plans redeployment in the early 1970s.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Old World
Denis Healey
Cancer operation removes tumor from Mrs. Wallace
Gov Lurleen Wallace underwent emergency surgery at St Margaret's Hospital after a malignant tumor attached to her bowel was removed along with a short bowel segment. Doctors said the operation should relieve pain and improve her condition. Detailing surgeons H H Hutchinson Felix Bulledge Harry Till Joe Perry were listed in a statement.
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H. H. Hutchinson
Montgomery
Felix ,Bulledge
Houston
Tex
Harry J. Till
Joe Perry
Diocese Establishes 13-Member School Board
The Most Rev. Walter W. Curtis announced a diocesan school board for Fairfield County Catholic schools. The 13 member panel includes 10 laymen and three religious, with members from Sacred Heart University, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Greenwich, and Bridgeport areas. The board will advise on policy for 71 parochial elementary schools and 12 diocesan secondary schools.
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Walter W. Curtis
S.T.D
Bridgeport
Fairfield County
William H. Conley
Sacred Heart University
Peter A. LaPorta
Savoy Street
Elizabeth Birge
Manor Hill Road
Stratford
Mary Aubert
R.S.M
Calhoun Place
Alvin T. Clinkscales
Jefferson’ Street
Fairfield
Helen St. William
S.N.D
Jewett Avenue
Helen Gerrity
Lewis Street
Thomas J. Feeney
East Cross Road
Stamford
John J.murphy
Southern Boulevard
Danbury
Richard C. Johann
Hunt Terrace
Glenville
Robert B. Devine
Wall Street
Norwalk
John F. McGough
Shelton Road
Nicholas
Richard J. Farricker
Rock Ridge Ave
Nue
Greenwich
Feeney
Longshoremen vow copper imports boycott in nationwide drive
The International Longshoremen's Association led a mounting AFL-CIO campaign to refuse handling all copper imports and exports in the United States and Canada to aid strikers. George Meany announced a major effort to enlist all 63,000 locals in supporting the copper strike with as many as $21 million daily in imports affected.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
U.S
International
United States
Canada
Thomas W. Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
W. Willard
Wirtz
AFL- Cio
George Meany
Meaney
Gleason
U.S. East
Gulf Coast
Joseph. P. Molony
Russia
The Underground Press and Its Controversial Reach
Paul Krassner notes the growth of underground papers like the East Village Other, highlighting their countercultural stances. He says they confront censorship, war, and social norms by printing provocative content and advice on avoiding the draft.
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Pers
Tion
Paul Krassner
Realist
America
Cal
Pee
PLC
East Village
New York
Greenwich
Krassner
Holiday Sales Draw Large Crowds Here
Large crowds of shoppers braved cold weather to take part in Washington's Birthday sales that ran through Saturday. Retail division manager Alvin Kerstein of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce said merchants reported brisk business lasting until closing, with hours returning to normal today and tomorrow.
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Alvin Kerstein
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Kerstein
West Virginian Charged by FBI In Jet Hijacking
The FBI charged Lawrence M. Rhodes Jr. a 28 year old West Virginian with hijacking a Delta Air Lines flight and kidnapping 108 passengers on a forced Cuba bound flight. Prosecutors outlined the Thursday charges in St. Petersburg.
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West
ST. Petersburg
Fila
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lawrence M. Rhodes Jr
Delta Air Lines
Cuba
Rhodes
Weston resident among hijacked Delta flight passengers
D Ritson of Rivers road Weston was listed aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 43 hijacked over Lake Okeechobee and forced to Cuba on Wednesday. The plane and passengers returned to Miami safely. a Jan D. Ritson telephone was not answered. Also aboard were Connecticut residents Joseph and Adell Hallie of Poquetuck.
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D. Ritson
Rivers Road
Weston
Delta Airlines
Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Cuba
Miami
Ritson
Jan D. Ritson
Connecticut
Joseph
Adell Hallie
Powcatuck
Associated Press
Irwin Backs Keller For Postmaster Job
Congressman Donald J. Irwin recommended William L. Keller for acting postmaster here. Democratic leaders in the city indicated support for Keller and informed Irwin on Wednesday. Keller will succeed Paul E Donovan as acting postmaster after official designation.
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Irwin
Keller
Donald J. Irwin
William L. Keller
Post Office ‘Department
Ini
Democratic Party
Paul E Donovan
Security tightened at Soviet Embassy after anonymous threat
The State Department said security around the Soviet embassy was increased after an anonymous threat against Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and other diplomats. President Johnson ordered the FBI Army demolition experts and Washington police to investigate the bombing in front of the embassy, with several leads being followed. The threat referenced Dobrynin’s life and arrived late January, with no injuries reported.
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Washington
State Department
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Department
Johnson
FBI
Army
Washington Police
Dobrutin
White House
New York City
Dobrynin
Puzzle Agents Self Destruct on 125 Mission
A Sunday Post prize crossword twists a $125 jackpot attempt into a Mission Impossible style test. The Puzzlemaster keeps prize money safe as players must store a full slate of right answers on one entry. another $25 draw awaits if failed.
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Fang
Sunday Post
Johnson pushes $10.4 billion urban aid package in address
President Johnson outlines a sweeping plan to aid cities with housing poverty transportation and riot insurance. The package could total 30 to 35 billion if passed in full and includes a 10 percent income tax surcharge to curb inflation and fund urban development with goals of 26 million new homes in ten years.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Austin
Tex
Johnson
Congress
President's Commission On
Sullivan to Step Down as Bridgeport GOP Chairman
Bridgeport Republican chairman David J. Sullivan Jr. will retire from the chairmanship when his term ends in April after leading the town committee since June 1965. He may remain on the Town committee from the 130th district amid urging to reconsider.
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David J. Sullivan Jr
Bridgeport
West End
Black Rock
Sullivan
Doris E. Mitchell
Swilivan
Mitchell
Lake Avenue
Edward Sandula
Pentagon Censors Tonkin Testimony Cleared for Public View
A sanitized McNamara transcript of the 1964 Tonkin Gulf incidents is ready for release after a security rewrite. Senate Foreign Relations chairman Fulbright urges quick clearance while clerks note a 250 word excerpt remains deleted for security.
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Gon
Washington
McNamara
Del
Robert S. McNamara
Gulf of Tonkin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
U.S
Joe Pool
D-Tex
Southeast Asia
Destroyers
Maddox
Turof America
Daffodil Daydreams Fashion Show Aims to Aid Seniors
Five downtown Bridgeport stores will sponsor a March 21 fashion show in the Common Council chambers to promote the downtown area and raise funds for senior activities at Seaside Park. City women and five or six professional models will model sportswear and daytime and evening wear across a broad price range.
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Judy Kubica
Bridgeport
Parks and ‘Recreation Departments
Common Council
Seaside Park
Lillian's
the Outlet
the Model
Russ Alexander
Sears
Kubica
Anna Baum Skane
Parks and Recreation Department
Skane
North End Girls Club
Rap Brown Taken To Virginia for Another Hearing
U S marshals moved Black Power leader H Rap Brown from New Orleans to Virginia for a 1 pm hearing on charges he violated federal bond by traveling to California The extradition fight centered on probable cause to prosecute Brown for intimidating a Negro FBI agent in New Orleans Brown appeared subdued in blue beret and carcoat as he arrived at Hanover County jail near Richmond.
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Richmond
United States Marshals
H. Rap Brown
New Orleans
Virginia
California
Brown
Dulles International
Hanover County
U.S
FBI
Hanover
Dist
Robert R. Merhige Jr
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Jerry Buck
The
Polly
WepRpers
Mon- Editors Association
the Underground Press
LBJ
Sean
Talbott
Dempsey
Richard Talbott
Galloping Hill Road
GOP
David J. Sullivan ‘Jr
Tonkin
OPED
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Fryklund
Daffodil
Oldsters
Rap Brown
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