Tunnels Reveal Detailed Plot Targeting Saigon Bases
U S troops in three mile tunnels near the Iron Triangle uncover a map showing U S billets in Saigon and a plan to destroy Tan Son Nhut airport. The discovery comes as air force confirms air strikes within 15 miles of the North Vietnamese buffer zone.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
Hobo Woods
Tan Son Nhut
Iron Triangle
Air Force
Hanoi
Mig
North Vietnam
China
196Th Light Infantry
Richard Knowles
196Th
Red Sanctuary
Cedar Falls
Knowles
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Two Women Accused of Child Theft
A 7-year-old Marion boy, Eric G. Westphal, remains missing in Cedar Rapids area as two Scottsdale women face child stealing charges. His mother Dorothy Westphal Hawkinson has a warrant. Gladys Thorpe 42 was arrested in Chicago and fights extradition. The boy last seen at Montrose hotel with his mother. Authorities list him as missing. he is 4 feet tall, about 60 pounds, blond hair and blue eyes.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Scottsdale, Ariz
Dorothy Westphal Hawkinson
Linn County
Gladys Thorpe
Chicago
Eric G. Westphal
Linn
Paul Westphal
Twenty-sixth Street
Harold Vietor
Eric
Montrose Hotel
Eric Westphal
Iowa
Police Department
Sight Wreckage Of Jet Tanker With 9 Aboard
Wreckage of a KC-135 tanker vanished near Rathdrum Bald after disappearing from radar at 6 09 p m while approaching Fairchild. Nine persons were aboard and one body was reported found by two civilian snowcat drivers near the wreckage in rugged terrain about 40 miles northeast of Spokane.
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Spokane
Wash
Here
Air Force
Jerry Ells
Dell Kerr
Rathdrum Bald
Fairchild
December Cost Rise Shows 0.1 Percent Increase
The Labor Department reports December living costs rose one tenth of one percent, capping a 1966 rise of 3.3 percent. It marks the first annual decline in purchasing power for factory workers in six years.
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Washington
Labor Department
Germ Fear Clue Leads to Subway Shooting Suspect Arrest
Police arrested Theodore Neely, 40, at a mental hospital on charges of maiming and violating the weapons law for the December 22 subway shooting of Edward Orman, a 34 year old draftsman, who remains hospitalized with a bullet in his spine. The case hinges on a clue that the shooter was morbidly afraid of germs. Orman was attacked during the morning rush hour as he commuted to work and the assailant fled into the crowd. Orman’s prognosis is uncertain, with doctors fearing possible lifelong paralysis. Police linked the suspect to the crime after noting a germ fear clue observed at the scene. Neely had been out on Christmas pass the day of the shooting.
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New York
UPS
Theodore Neely
Edward Orman
Orman
Neely
Baker
Miss Tyler
U.s.district Court
Capitol Hill
George Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Commerce
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Woman Hostage Freed After Bizarre Bank Robbery
A 28 year old Urbana bank clerk Bonnie Richart was abducted by an elderly masked robber from the Urbana Savings Bank around 12 45 pm. The suspect fled with cash over 8000 dollars and forced Richart to ride in his car before releasing her unharmed in Brandon. Federal agents and local deputies searched for the suspect described as an elderly Negro wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
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Gazette
John McIvor
Myron Richart
Vinton
Urbana Savings Bank
John Suchomer
Urbana
FBI
Brandon
Joe Johnson
Richart
Bonnie Richart
Myron
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Omaha
U.S. Talks With Russia on Anti Missile Race Avoidance
The State Department said discussions with Russia have begun to avoid a renewed arms race in anti-ballistic missile systems and indicated Soviet interest in the idea.
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U.S
Washington
State Department
Russia
Dirksen and Ford Push War Drive and Tax Debate
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen urged a stronger U S effort to win the Vietnam War while House Republican Leader Gerald Ford opposed a wartime tax increase until President Johnson compels a clear case. Ford warned of economic slowdown and urged tax incentives and budget cuts as he faulted Johnson.
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Washington
Senate
Everett Dirksen
U.S
Vietnam
House
G.O.P
Gerald Ford
Johnson
Capitol
Supreme Court
Ford
America
Mike Mansfield
Dirkison
Sen
Gore Tenn
Dirksen
White House
Johnson allegedly aided loan to Kerr in 1962 trial
Bob Baker testified that Lyndon Johnson arranged a loan for him after a financial crash tied to the Carousel motel project in Ocean City Maryland. He said Kerr connected him to a bank and offered to lend personally, linking the two politicians in the tax evasion and fraud trial.
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Baker
Federal Court
Sen. Kerr
Kerr
Ocean City
Fidelity Bank and Trust Co
Oklahoma City
Carousel
Senate
Oklahoma Bank
Washington
Carole Tyler
Three of five airmen found alive after helicopter crash
Three of five airmen missing since a helicopter based at Lakehurst vanished off North Carolina were located alive. A search plane spotted liferafts. two rescued by a Marine helicopter near Wilmington, then brought to Cherry Point. One body recovered, others initially unconfirmed.
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Morehead City
N.C
Oak Island
Lakehurst
N.J
Thomas Angros
Virginia Beach
Arthur Hanson
Franklin
Mass
George Takla
Brooklyn
N.Y
Death by Own Action Allegations Stir Peking Rumors
A wall newspaper in Peking endorsed reports that Lo Jui-ching and Po I-po died by their own action. It also cited Teng Hsiao-ping and Yang Hsiu-feng attempting self destruction. The piece notes rising turmoil and Soviet concerns as Moscow seeks Polish support amid tensions with Mao.
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Tokyo
Peking
Lo Jui-ching
Po I-po
Communist Party
Teng Hsiaoping
Mao Tse-tung
Yang Hsiu-feng
Supreme People's Court
Mao
Red Flag
Peking People’s Daily
Shanghai Red Guard
Wall Paper
Hong Kong
Red Guard
Taipei
Taxi Driver Declares Fare Free After Driving Own Way
Cartoonish line depicts a taxi driver telling his fare there’s no charge as the passenger did most of the driving, reflecting a humorous domestic moment. Copyright appears noted in the caption.
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Albert
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