War resumption after Lunar New Year truce in Vietnam
The Vietnam war resumed after a four day Lunar New Year ceasefire with 168 American casualties. A U S spokesman said full military activity in the republic of Vietnam was resumed as the truce ended at 7 a m Saigon time. Explosions rattled Saigon and air raids toward North Vietnam were possible though not confirmed.
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U. S
Reagan Faces Protesters at California Capitol Rally
Gov. Ronald Reagan spoke to thousands of protestors at the California Capitol steps as teachers and students jeered his higher education cuts and tuition plan. Organizers from the California Federation of Teachers led chants and warned of possible strikes if his proposals pass. Reagan left for Oregon after delaying his trip to deliver a Lincoln Day address.
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Ronnie Reagan
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Hottest February 11 on Record in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles area topped 85 degrees on February 11 the hottest Feb 11 on record in downtown readings. Coast towns reached about 60 with fog, inland areas expected a repeat of sunny warmth though the all time February high 88 from 1957 remains three degrees higher.
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Chamber of Commerce
Furnace Fails. Elderly Couple Die of Exposure
Cedar Rapids authorities say a furnace malfunction left the Letovskys John 87 and Josephine 88 dead from exposure in their bed room at 519 Twenty-fourth Street NE. The house was 38 degrees when discovered by son-in-law Edward Kuba. Detectives estimate death occurred Monday night or Tuesday.
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Josephine Letovsky
Twenty-fourth Street
Edward R. Kuba
Second Street
Charles Jelinek
Texas man with gold mine that yielded oil instead
A Texas man owned a gold mine that produced no gold yet repeatedly released oil. The ironies of a mineral venture yielding liquid riches remained the surprising twist in his investment tale.
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Texas
Officials Deny NASA Risked Astronaut Safety in Moon Effort
NASA officials testified to the Senate Space Committee that accusations of risking astronauts to beat the Soviet Union are unfounded. They reviewed the Apollo fire on January 27 that killed Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee, cited prior oxygen-fire tests, and noted a timetable to land on the moon by 1970 remains under study with possible delays and a two gas atmosphere for safety.
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Manned Space Office
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Edward White
Roger Chaffee
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NASA Board
Walter Mondale
Dminn
Red Chinese Army Seizes Control of Peking
Tokyo dispatches report the Red Chinese army takes over duties of police in Peking and a military control committee is set up. Mao’s name appears on posters while warnings to frontiers allies reflect moves near Sinkiang and the Soviet border amid purge delays.
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Communist Party
Chou En-lai
Chen Yi
Chou
Chen
Klodo
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Sinkiang
Soviet Central Asia
Wang En-mao
Moscow Radio
Yeh Chien-Ying
National Defense Council
Train To Moscow Delayed 27 Hours
The Peking to Moscow train arrived 27 hours late after Red Guards halted the journey at a Manchurian border station. Tass quoted engineer Nikolai Generalov describing beatings, threats, and vandalism by several hundred youths. Passengers included Polish Bulgarian North Vietnamese and Swedish nationals.
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Lane and Nizer clash over Kennedy book on TV debate
Mark Lane supporter of the Warren Commission challenged by Louis Nizer in a pre taped television debate over Lane's Rush to Judgment. Nizer accuses Lane of outrageous slander while Lane defends the book and accuses Nizer and others of smirching the American reputation.
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Louis Nizer
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Debating the Warren Report in U.S. Commentary
The program defends the Warren Commission while critics like Lane dispute it. Lane argues Oswald was not Kennedy’s killer and urges readers to form their own conclusions, continuing the debate over who shot Kennedy. Page 14 column note.
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Dallas
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Sterling couple identifies Cedar Rapids death of daughter Susan Shore
A grieving Sterling couple identified their 18 year old daughter Susan J Shore as found dead behind a Cedar Rapids Holiday Inn. Susan, a freshman at Ottumwa Heights College, flew from Ottumwa to Cedar Rapids Friday afternoon and checked in alone. Detectives link the death to a Friday evening incident as officials continue investigations.
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Holiday Inn
Susan J. Shore
Ottumwa Heights College
Ottumwa
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