Red Drive Being Crushed, Battle Goes On
In Saigon and Hue, U S and South Vietnamese leaders proclaimed a major offensive defeat for the Communists amid heavy losses. Allied deaths reached 917 with 2 817 wounded, including 281 Americans. enemy were reported at 10 533 killed across four days, with civilians' toll rising as reports spread.
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Hue
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Thieu
Dmz
An Quang
Vietnam
Johnson Says Vietnam War Phases Fail But No Win declared
President Johnson told reporters the military phases of communist offensives in Vietnam have failed yet he avoided saying the war is won. He noted troop levels and possible future mobilization while linking the Pueblo incident to the war.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Area School Bids Total 3 512 075 For Cedar Rapids Campus
Area Ten Community college received bids Thursday for its first campus building with apparent low bids totaling 3 512 075 from six bidders, most local. Total including land and equipment brings the project to about 4.2 million with state and federal approvals needed before final contracts.
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Area Ten Community College
Area Ten
Cedar Rapids
Office of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
Morehead Construction Co
Abell-Howe Co
Contempt ruling upheld in attorney to appeal murder case
ALLEGAN Mich AP A court-appointed lawyer Leo Hoffman who refused to appeal Ernest Sandefur 20 year second degree murder sentence was cited for contempt a year ago Circuit Judge Raymond Smith upheld the contempt. Hoffman plans to appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court claiming he acted on moral grounds but still believes Sandefur had a fair trial.
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Allegan, Mich
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Court of Appeals
Leo Hoffman
Raymond Smith
Hoffman
Court-Ap
Ernest Sandefur
Gaylon
Sandefur
Michigan
Lester Todman
U S Warship Rams Russian Freighter Off Korea
The U S destroyer Rowan collided with the Russian freighter Vishobokov about 95 miles off Pohang in the Sea of Japan at 3 53 am Korean time. No casualties or major damage reported. The incident followed U S Navy movements tied to North Korea amid a separate Pueblo standoff.
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UPI
South Korea
Pentagon
Sea of Japan
Pohang
Defense Department
36Th Parallel
U.S
North Korea
Navy
U. S
Nixon Rejects Romney Debate
Former Vice-president Nixon declined Gov. Romney's invitation for a debate in Manchester New Hampshire. He said a Republican clash would only benefit President Johnson and ruled out a Romney Nixon matchup while leaving open a possible debate with the Democratic primary winner.
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Manchester
N.H
Percy claims U S misled on Viet Cong strength
Senator Percy accuses the Johnson administration of misrepresenting Viet Cong strength and joins Mansfield in urging a reassessment of U S involvement in Vietnam. He cites a dramatic communist offensive as evidence that reports to the public are not accurate.
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Percy
Senate
Mansfield Mont
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Ban on Combination Diet Drug Planned by FDA
FDA Commissioner James Goddard said the agency plans to ban the thyroid and digitalis based combination diet pill. He testified the drug has been a health danger since 1938 usage with later evidence including a death linked to digitalis poisoning. Seizures of existing stocks are expected soon as the FDA seeks to end manufacture and distribution.
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Ashington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
James Goddard
Senate Anti-Trust and Monopoly
Goddard
Five American missionaries killed in Viet Cong raid in Vietnam
In Ban Me Thuot highlands Viet Cong forces overran a village killing five American missionaries. Two others were injured and airlifted for care. Mission buildings and two churches were destroyed. bodies left with booby traps.
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New York
South Vietnam
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Alliance
Ban Me Thuot
Robert Ziemer
Toledo
Ohio
D. Edward Thompson
Ruth
New Kensington
Ruth Wilting
Cleveland
Leon Griswold
White Plains
N.Y
Griswold
Carolyn
Ziemer
Iowa Court Strikes Down 3 Percent Advertising Tax
District Judge Nathan Grant ruled Iowa 3 percent tax on advertising services unconstitutional, blocking collection and directing refunds held in escrow. Gov. Hughes promised an immediate appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court, while other services under the law remain taxable and unsettled.
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Davenport
Nathan Grant
Iowa
Harald Hughes
Hughes
Iowa Supreme Court
Earl A. Burrows
State Department of Revenue
Scott County
Iowa Ibuilders
Polk County
Grant
Talks yield no Pueblo progress after Panmunjom meeting
President Johnson announced a second Panmunjom session with North Korea produced no satisfactory results toward freeing the Pueblo and its crew. He said further talks are possible but no haste for a speedy return, while diplomatic steps and justified military precautions are being pursued. The crew is being treated well, wounded treated, and the body of the deceased is held.
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Washington
North Korea
Panmunjom
Pueblo
Johnson
Chuckle on Knock-Knees Tests in Old Time Advice
A humorous note recalls how in prior eras people gauged if a girl had knock-knees by listening, reflecting how social judgments and testing customs were shared in daily life and jokes.
Lawmaker Urges TV Radiation Legislation After Tests
Health subcommittee backed industry wide concerns over radiation from color TV sets after surveys by the Public Health Service and Pinellas county found several models exceeded safe levels. Rep. Rogers said bills would empower the PHS to regulate TVs and X-ray gear.
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Washington
UPI
House Health Subcommittee
Public Health Service
Pinellas County Health Department
Florida
Rep
Rogers
D-Fla
General Electric
PHS
Nelson
R-Minn
James Terrill
PHS National Center For Radiological Health
U. S
Pinellas County
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