Viet Cong seize Hau Nghia capital near Saigon
Viet Cong guerrillas stormed Khem Cuong, capital of Hau Nghia province near the Cambodian border, killing three American civilians and wounding about 150 others. The attack involved 700 fighters and heavy mortar fire, with 19 enemy dead and 5 captured, before the garrison and police suffered further casualties as troops moved in.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Kheim Cuong
Hau Nghia
Agency of Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support
Cords
Impersonators Rob Careless Motorist
A Philadelphia driver stopped to aid two people in women's clothing who then strongarmed him and fled with 89 dollars. Police later arrested two men in similar attire on robbery charges.
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Philadelphia
Henry Slaughter
Transplant Patient Takes Critical Turn in California
Stanford doctors report Michael Kasperak who received a transplanted heart Saturday night is in critical condition after developing stomach and bowel bleeding on Monday.
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Michael Kasperak
Kasperak
Transplant Operation Sees 27 Donors For Critical Heart Case
At Palo Alto Stanford medical center 27 donors gave a pint of B positive blood for a heart transplant on Kasperak, a 54 year old from East Palo Alto. Dr Shumway's team implanted Virginia White's heart after she died of a stroke, marking one of the few historic transplants.
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San Francisco
UPI
Palo Alto-Stanford Medical Center
Kasperak
Virginia White
East Palo Alto
Norman Shumway
Stanford University School of Medicine
Hand Nearly Severed Is Sewn Back After Snowblower Crush
In Concord Massachusetts a 16 year old boy named Richard Krickl had his hand nearly severed when caught in a snow blower. After a four hour operation at Emerson hospital surgeons sewed the hand back to the forearm. Fire Captain Matthew Cullinane and firefighters assisted by keeping the hand safe and cool during removal. Doctors praised the captain for keeping composure as the crew freed the limb. The operation was described as a success with initial signs encouraging.
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Concord
Mass
UPI
Matthew Cullinane
Richard Krickl
Anson Krickl
Joseph Winston
Paul Norton
Seymour Dimare
Emerson Hospital
Winston
Winsten
Kricks
Thestreet
Southerly Wind Brings Warmer Weather to Iowa
A stubborn cold spell ends as a southerly wind sweeps into Northeast Iowa. Forecasters predict a warming trend through Tuesday with highs near 30 in Cedar Rapids and much of the Midwest. Early temperatures climb from five to nine degrees above zero as Monday progresses.
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Iowa
Midwest
Towans
Cedar Rapids
Chewing Toothpicks Brings Dutch Elm Disease Joke
A wry quip notes a man giving up smoking to improve health and taking up toothpicks, only to suffer Dutch elm disease as a humorous twist. Captain TM 1968
Norway School Baseball Lights Approved by State Board
The Iowa State Appeal Board unanimously upheld the Norway school baseball diamond lighting project. It approved the construction and contract after reviewing a Dec 27 Cedar Rapids hearing and rejected objections. The decision cites lawful action, taxpayer interests, and budget adherence, while noting prior hearing compliance issues.
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Norway
Des Moines
State Appeal Board
Marvin Selden
Paul ‘Franzenburg
Lloyd ‘Smith
Cedar ‘Rapids
Appeal Board
Commuter Trains Crash In Tunnel Near Logan Airport
Sixty one injured as two MBTA trains collide in a tunnel near Logan International Airport. Many passengers were treated at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston City Hospital after the rear collision amid cold, ice, and deep snow. MBTA officials cited temperature and snow as principal factors and planned a full investigation.
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Boston
Logan International Airport
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Boston Harbor
Airport
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harry Pearlman
Marblehead
Boston City Hospital
Leo Cusick
MBTA
Maverick Station
Cusick
Jennie Cohen
Revere
Hanoi signals readiness for talks on cease fire in Vietnam
Diplomatic sources say Hanoi wants negotiations with the United States focused on a cease fire rather than an immediate settlement. They expect talks to proceed on Hanoi’s terms with continued fighting in the South and Viet Cong participation possibly as a full party.
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London
UPD
Hanoi
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
United States
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
French Deny Soviet Military Training in France
Paris AP The French Defense Ministry says no Soviet officers or troops are undergoing training in France. Five Soviet civilian parachutists spent a brief period at Pau about two months ago watching French paratroops. No further Soviet parachutists have come since. The visit and some staff exchanges were decided during a October trip by Marshal Zahkarov chief of the Soviet general staff.
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Paris
French Defense Ministry
France
Pau
M. V. Zahkarov
Surveyor 7 to receive final course adjustment
Pasadena AP report says Surveyor 7, the last unmanned U S mooncraft, will receive a final direction change Monday night. Jet Propulsion Laboratory flight controllers will adjust its path to place the craft 18 miles north of Tycho crater near the lunar south central edge for a planned soft landing on rugged terrain.
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Pasadena
Calif
U. S
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tycho
Most Powerful Cardinal Quits Over Age in Vatican shakeup
Vatican announces the resignation of Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani the Vatican’s top ultra conservative. Pope Paul VI appoints Franjo Cardinal Seper to replace him as secretary for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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Vatican City
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
Paul VI
Vatican
Franjo Cardinal Seper
Yugoslavia
Cardinal Ottaviani
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Holy Office
Vatican Curia
Inquisition
Ottaviani
Grau
Porary
Paul
Fire destroys Clinton high school main building in $2 million loss
A blaze at Clinton high school's main building gutted the top two floors after starting at 3 am. Firefighters saved the gym but thick smoke hampered interior efforts. Officials suspect arson. one firefighter was injured. Building and contents insured. grades 10–12 to return after holidays.
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Clinton School
Clinton High School
Clinton
Gray
Curtis Mansion Fire Investigated as Deliberate Act
Fire Chief confirms Curtis mansion blaze was intentional amid offers for Curtis Industries site. Police report a teenager seen near the area shortly before the fire, with a milkman recalling a brief stop by officers. The district had just approved bonds to fund an elementary expansion.
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Curtis Industries
Curtis Mansion
Harold Nelson
Curtis
Gray
Onetime Bus Driver In Britain Becomes Lord
A former bus driver became Lord Teviot of Burghclere on Sunday night. Charles John Kerr, 38, inherited the title after his 93 year old father died in London. Kerr, educated at Eton, began as a Brighton Bus Co conductor and rose to driver. his wife Mary was a conductress. He quit in November to work at a supermarket in Hove.
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Brighton
England
Lord Teviot of
Burghclere
Charles John Kerr
Liberal Party
London
Kerr
Eton
Brighton Bus Co
Mary
Hove
House Burns Near Manchester
Fire about 8 p.m. Sunday gutted the Boyd Brandenburg house one mile north of Manchester. Discovered by Alvin Tibbels of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co while checking a power outage cause. The Brandenburgs were not at home.
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Manchester
Boyd Brandenburg
Here
Alvin Tibbels
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Brandenburgs
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