Week 470 brings second-highest U.S. troop deaths in Vietnam
The U.S. command reports 470 Americans killed and 2,675 wounded last week, second-highest toll of the war. The prior week had 543 deaths, first week of February had 2,757 wounds. Air operations targeted Hanoi and Vinh area, while losses included a C-130 crash landing with no casualties and 3 downed helicopters.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Vinh
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
William Westmoreland
North
Marine Fortress
Khe Sanh
U.S. Command
Air Force
Song Be
Romney Pullout Clears Path for Rockefeller Nixon Opponent
Michigan Governor George Romney ends his presidential bid to permit a moderate candidate to challenge Richard Nixon. Governors meeting in Washington signal Rockefeller as the favored alternative, with Romney pledging support for the GOP nominee chosen by the governors.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Richard Nixon
Romney
G.O.P
Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
B 52 Missing Eight Aboard Fort Worth
A B 52 bomber with eight aboard disappeared after a Gulf of Mexico training flight off Texas. No bombs on board. Carswell Air Base said it should have returned by 3:30 am. Last contact was 11:12 p.m. Wednesday. The extra men were likely for evaluation. An officer called it a routine training mission.
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Fort Worth
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Carswell
February Ends as Second Driest On Record
February closed with only one tenth of an inch of precipitation marking it as the second driest on record. The driest February was 0.08 inches in 1931, with 1958 nearby at 0.13 inches. Forecasters expect March temperatures 8 to 12 at night, rising by Friday, with a 20 percent snow chance on March 1.
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Gazette
Weather Bureau
Tax Hike Possible If Vietnam War Expands
Chairman Mills warns that sharp Vietnam spending or inflation could push Congress to vote a higher income tax. He says spending cuts remain the condition to reconsider Johnsons 10 percent surcharge, but escalation in troops could prompt a higher rate. He notes the cost of one serviceman is up to 40 thousand dollars yearly, and 50 thousand additional troops would cost about 2 billion annually.
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Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vietnam
Congress
President Johnson
U.S
Johnson Urges Governors to Back Crime Fight Agenda
President Johnson addresses 43 governors at the National Governors Conference urging cooperation with Washington to push Congress for expansion of crime, health, welfare and other domestic programs. He notes some proposals will face an uphill battle and plans a White House panel on crime with Ramsey Clark and J Edgar Hoover.
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Johnson
Congress
White House
Washington
National Governors Conference
State Department
Claude Kirk
Ramsey Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
America
President Johnson and McNamara Stuck in Elevator
In Washington the president and secretary McNamara became marooned in a Pentagon elevator during a public ceremony in Manchester New Jersey. The delay lasted 12 minutes while 13 people on the car were freed. A flyover was canceled and the PA system failed during Johnsons farewell remarks.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert McNamara
Pentagon
Manchester
N.J
McNamara
Defense
P.A
Oak Hill Renewal Plan Estimated at Six Million in Cedar Rapids
City consultants say rehabilitation of the 136 acre Oak Hill area would cost just under six million dollars with two thirds funded by government and credits and only a small cash outlay from Cedar Rapids. Expansion to include southwest areas could total about nine point two million with similar financing, and a possible cash need reduced to about three hundred fifty six thousand dollars. Years of plans hinge on timing and credit use.
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Oak Hill
Cedar Rapids
City Council and Urban Renewal Board
Carl Landino
Urban Planning Consultants
Chicago
Landino
Sixteenth Avenue
Council and Urban Renewal Board
Crash Injuries Fatal To Winthrop Driver
Ronald Etnier, 95, died after his sports car left highway 20 east of Winthrop about 9 15 p m Wednesday. The vehicle clipped a telephone pole then hit a second and he was pinned for about 30 minutes. He was taken to Independence hospital then Scholtz hospital in Waterloo where he died. Survived by wife Joann and his parents.
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Winthrop
Ronald Etnier
Highway 20
Jelnier
Independence
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
Highway Patrol
Einier
Gene Steffen
Joann
Harold iEinier
Collins
Segregation In Renewal Is Rewarded In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids faces a paradox as a proposed Oak Hill pool could earn urban renewal credits if used mainly by non residents, a self defeating outcome planners say should be avoided. Officials note credits tied to the pool could be offset by losses from the sewage plant expansion if west Cedar River growth is not pursued. Mercy Hospital expansion and land purchases totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars are cited as contributing credits within the Oak Hill rehabilitation plan.
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Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill
Don B. Salyer
Urban Renewal Board
City Council
Cedar River
Donald Canney
Mercy Hospital
Landino
Nixon urges Rockefeller candidacy as Romney exit looms
In Manchester New Hampshire Richard Nixon said there is no cabal among governors to stop him and urged Governor Nelson Rockefeller to consider entering the Republican presidential race. He defended Romney’s withdrawal and said Rockefeller could conduct a campaign against the Johnson administration, while noting he is not issuing a direct invitation.
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Rockefeller
Romney
New York
Detroit
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Vietnam
New Hampshire
Nixon’s
Wisconsin
Manchester
UPI
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
George Romney
Michigan
G.O.P
Washington
Gov. Rockefeller
Indicate LSD Use Declining
Government officials report signs of a decline in LSD use as FDA drug abuse offices note less LSD found on the street in the last eight months. This suggests youths may be heeding warnings about the hallucinogen’s dangers.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
Launch Delayed Until Monday For Space Observatory
CAPE KENNEDY AP The space agency postponed the fifth orbiting geophysical observatory launch from Friday to at least Monday due to problems in a fuel gauging system on the Atlas Agena booster. A spokesman said time was needed to replace parts and revalidate the system.
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Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Geophysical Observatory
Earth
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