Blastship U.S. Army Ammo Site Hit Near Saigon
Explosions and fire damaged a large U.S. Army ammunition dump at Long Binh near Saigon. It marked a fourth hit in about three months. Fourteen hours later smoke lingered as demolition teams remained cautious. Meanwhile U.S. and allied forces pursued actions across Vietnam with air strikes and ground sweeps amid ongoing casualties and operations in War Zone D and along the central coast.
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Saigon
Long Binh
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Ninth Infantry Division
Fined for Using Red China Hair in U.S. Wig Export
In Hong Kong an exporter was fined 1030 dollars for using hair from Red China in wigs destined for shipment to the United States, breaching a government ban.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
U.S
Anti-Soviet Orgies In Peking Moscow Row
The Soviet Union accused China of organizing anti Soviet riots in Peking that forced evacuation of Russian women and children. Moscow warned it would protect its citizens as Red Guard unrest continued outside the Soviet embassy. Chinese officials alleged Soviet police brutalized Chinese diplomats. both sides blamed the other for violence and propaganda.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Peking
Red Guard
Kremlin
Lriots
China
Chi‘ang
Sino-Rus
Reuther Leaves AFL-CIO Council Post Over Rift
Washington AP Walter Reuther president of the UAW resigns from the AFL-CIO Executive Council amid a broader split with Meany. The UAW considers reviewing its relationship with the federation, with possible withdrawal discussed for April 2022. Reuther remains president of the Industrial Union department.
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Reuther
Afl-Cio Council
Washington
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers of America
UAW
Detroit
International Board
George Meany
Labor Federation
Auto Workers
Meany
Industrial Union Department
Aflcio
Two confirmed in Labor Dept by Senate vote
Washington UPI The Senate Friday confirmed James Reynolds as undersecretary of labor and Thomas Donahue as assistant secretary of labor.
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Labor Dept
Washington
UPI
Senate
James Reynolds
Thomas Donahue
Labor
Rostow Updates on Delicate Vietnam Peace Probe
President adviser Walt Rostow spoke at a college editors conference about an ongoing delicate phase of diplomatic probes to gauge North Vietnam’s true interest in peace talks. He warned publicity could hinder behind the scenes efforts and said no concrete negotiating stand had emerged. Richard Goodwin countered that the U S had no clear negotiating plan, while Rostow argued Hanoi willing talks would not embarrass but please the U S.
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Reuther
Meany
Industrial Union Department
Auto Workers
Neary
Princpal
House of Labor
Johnson
Washington
Walt Rostow
North Vietnam
Rostow
Hanoi
Richard Goodwin
White House
Kennedy
Wesleyan University
Goodwin
U. S
Driver Stricken, Car Kills Three Children
A car driven by Marie Johannis, 80, killed two children at Joseph Metcalf Elementary School and later died, while Roxanne Lafleur, 9, died at a hospital. Eight others were injured, six critically. Police and hospital staff faced a flood of anxious parents as doctors arrived to treat victims.
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Carlton Vogt
Holyoke
Mass
UPI
Joseph Metcalf
Jimmy Morton
Jimmy
Susan Kusek
James Cossey
Roxanne Lafleur
Johannis
Roxanne
James Bilis
Linda Markowski
Constance Carr
Laurie Klepacki
David Cossey
Ronald Kusek
Mark Pueschel
Durham
N.C
Pital Insurance Company
Charles M. Wilblood
Liams
Asheville
Polish dolls seized as fire hazard in warehouse
In New York a shipment of eight inch Polish made dolls was seized by U S marshals under the new child protection act of 1966 after FDA instruction. The dolls stuffed with wood and sawdust were said to burn rapidly when ignited.
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New York
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
U. S
Stuart Stillman
Bolt Sets Fire In Missile Silo
A hot bolt dropped into combustible material touched off a minor fire in a Minuteman missile launch silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base California. The incident occurred Friday and was handled without injuries or major damage.
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Hanoi
Air Force
Thai Nguyen
Dinh Cau
U.S
North
Navy
Tonkin Gulf
Bolt
Vandenberg Afb
Calif
Upi
Legislative Pace Similar to 1965 in Des Moines Report
AP reports lawmakers from both parties griping about a slow 1967 start, with Gov. Hughes saying it may be the most unproductive session since he took office. Four weeks in, 14 measures have cleared both houses, including two major items, while 1965 saw three bills pass in the same span.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Newton
Hughes
61St General Assembly
Senate
Ipers Investment Board
Iowa
House
U.S
62Nd General Assembly
G.O.P
Four Americans freed from East German prison cells
Berlin (UPI) Four American civilians held in East Germany were released. Names identified include Mary Battle, Moses Herrin, Frederick Matthews, and William Lovett. Release followed negotiations involving German lawyers and Max Rabb of the U.S. Committee for Refugees with no compensation exchanged.
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Berlin
UPI
East Germany
U.S
Mary Battle
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Moses Herrin
Akron
Ohio
Frederick Matthews
Ellwood City
William Lovett
San Francisco
New
East Berlin
West Berlin
Miss Battle
Free University
Herrin and
Matthews
U.S. ‘Army
Aaig
Lovett
Leipzig
Lot Attendant Blocks Getaway at Movie Robbery Scene
In Los Angeles two suspects Cleo Byrd aged 24 and Myrtis Stepnam aged 21 attempted a quick escape after a clothing store robbery. Parking attendant Stephen Morgan blocked the exit, prompting a tense standoff as officers arrived to arrest the pair.
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Los Angeles
Stephen Morgan
Cleo Byrd
Myrtis i Stepnam
Czech exile frees US travel agent amid espionage case
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek, 42, an American travel agent jailed eight years for espionage, was expelled from Czechoslovakia and left Prague on a commercial flight to New York. U S officials hailed the release as easing East West tensions while Kazan-Komarek’s defense and supporters campaigned for his return.
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Vladimir Kazan-Komarek
State Department
Prague
New York
Kazan-Komarek
Carl ‘Barth
Department
U.S
Wellesley
Mass
Moscow
Paris
Soviet Union
Rob
Barth
Edward Kennedy
Edward Brooke
Margaret Heckler
Kennedy
Antonin Novotny
Brooke
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
France
Foreign Intelligence Service
Cairo Rebel Call Sparks Jordanian Political Tension
Ahmed Shukeiry head of the Palestine Liberation Organization urged the Jordanian army on Friday to overthrow King Hussein, signaling a direct challenge to the Jordanian monarchy and raising regional stability concerns.
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Cairo
API
Ahmed Shukeiry
Palestine Liberation Organization
Eussein
Chuckle: driving faults blamed on attractive legs
A lighthearted quip notes that men may be better drivers than women yet jokes that a woman never wrecks a car due to a man on the corner showing good looking legs.
Adenauer to Meet De Gaulle on Feb Twenty
Former West German Chancellor Adenauer will meet French President de Gaulle in Paris on February 20. Informed sources reported Saturday describing the high level talks as a key step in postwar European diplomacy.
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Paris
UPI
Adenauer
de Gaulle
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