Battle Below DMZ As U S Pushes Air War
U S forces report heavy fighting below the DMZ and intensified air strikes against North Vietnam. Three American planes and a Communist MIG are listed missing or downed as Viet Cong attacks, including a Mekong Delta claymore mine that killed 18 and wounded 38. Monsoon clouds hindered sorties but radar runs continued.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Mekong
Hanoi
U.S
Air Force
Bao Giang
Kasperak Heart Survives Second Operation
Stanford AP reports Mike Kasperak’s transplanted heart remained strong after a second major operation to control intestinal bleeding. Surgeon Harry Oberbelman Jr said the heart’s condition is excellent and a biopsy report is awaited while Kasperak stays alert and awake.
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Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Iga
Harry Oberbelman Jr
Air
Reapecek
Storm Deluge Hammers Sicily Quake Zone Towns
In western Sicily, a violent storm brought rain and wind to the quake disaster area. Aid was scant as residents faced freezing nights. Fire crews in Gi Bellina Montevago and Salapatura worked amid debris with gas masks to reach survivors.
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Palermo
Sicily
Ree
Arturo Xibilia
The
Health Institute of
Gibellina
Montevago
Salaparuta
Weather Outlook for Sterling and Iowa
Sterling and vicinity see fair tonight with lows in the 20s. Saturday brings mostly sunny mild conditions with highs 44 to 53. Iowa expects generally fair weather tonight and Saturday, warmer tonight in the northwest and statewide Saturday, with lows in the low 20s to mid 20s and highs in the 40s to 50s across regions.
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Sterling and Vicinity
Iowa
Weather snapshot recalls a cold day with sun
A year ago temperatures reached a high of 25 degrees with a low near 0 as skies were partly sunny and milder than typical January conditions.
Five Day Temperatures in Northern Illinois Remain Mild
Forecasts for Northern Illinois through Wednesday show temperatures 12 to 18 degrees above normal with normal highs 27 to 33 and lows 10 to 19. The period remains mild with little variation day to day and precipitation of one tenth inch or less, with light showers possible Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Illinois
LSD Blinding Hoax Report Ties To State Official
Pennsylvania health official Dr Norman Key fabricated a story claiming six college students were blinded by sun after taking LSD. Gov Shafer said Key invented the tale and that initial reports by Yoder and officials were later admitted as false after scrutiny of records and office notes.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
Norman Key 53
Yoder
Public Welfare
Thomas W. Georges Jr
Robert West
Justice Department
Sennett
Laotian Forces Regroup After Retreat From Nam Bac
Government sources say about two thirds of a 2000 man Royal Lao Army battalion regrouped after retreat from Nam Bac, 50 miles north of Luang Prabang. North of the capital, Pathet Lao forces maneuver but Luang Prabang remains unsafe with 1200 Communist fighters nearby. American helicopter shot down. two Americans injured and evacuated to Thailand. 86 seriously wounded Lao troops treated at Luang Prabang hospital. King Savang Vathana holds court in Luang Prabang amid Geneva era tensions.
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Vientiane
Laos
Royal Lao
Nam Bac
Luang Prabing
Luang Aber
Gal Begon An
Pathet Lao
Luang Prabang
Thailand
Colombo Plan
Luang, Prabang
Savang Vathana
Congressmen See Vietnam No. One Issue With Voters
Congressmen report voters identify Vietnam as the top issue while crime and unrest shape opinions. Lawmakers from Florida Texas Illinois Oklahoma and California note public anger over riots and crime dominates discussions at home during recess.
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Vietnam
Guatemala says OLAS tied to shootings in Havana link
Guatemala police chief Col. Manuel Sosa Avila says the leftist OLAS conference in Havana hatched a plot to attack U S military and naval officials. He notes Rebel Armed Forces chief Montes shifted from Castro export revolution to Moscow policy after Havana talks.
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Guatemala
Fidel Castro
U.S
Col
Manuel Sosa Avila
Latin American Solidarity Organization
OLAS
Castro
Havana
Cesar Montes
Moscow
Montes
Enterprise Crew Goes Ashore At Sasebo Japan
Key sailors from the nuclear powered carrier Enterprise first landed in Japan after a two hour hold inside the U.S. Navy base. About 3 000 more sailors joined them while in the port area 300 Socialists and Communists staged a sitdown in the street with little disruption reported.
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U.S
Enterprise
Japan
Halsey
Administration Seeks April 1 Tax Surcharge Date
Johnson is pushing a 10 percent income tax surcharge with an April 1 effective date for individuals and a possible retroactive January 1 start for corporations. The plan, tied to an $8 billion deficit projection, will be reviewed as Ways and Means reopens hearings. Government witnesses cite defending the dollar and curbing inflation as aims.
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Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
President Plans Bold Global Ocean Tapping Initiative
White House aides say President Johnson will propose a strengthened international effort to explore and share the ocean’s wealth. The plan aims to use ocean research to advance world order, feed the hungry, and deter a colonial rush for deep sea resources, with added marine science funding and a push to Congress beyond last year’s 437 million dollars.
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Frank Carey
Washington (Ap
White House
Johnson
U.S
Associated Press
State of the Union
Congress
Percy Here For Railsback Fund Raising Luncheon
U S Sen Charles Percy will visit Whiteside County for a news conference and luncheon on Tuesday Feb 13 to aid 19th District Congressman Tom Railsback. County GOP chair John Hall said the plan came from the Republican State Central Committee. A Whiteside precinct committeemen meeting is set for 7 30 pm Tuesday Jan 23 at Morrison courthouse to arrange details and appoint committees.
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U.S
Charles Percy
Bill
Whiteside County
John Hall
Hall
Republican State Central Committee
Springfield
Tom Railsback
Morrison
North Vietnam Shows No Hint Of Slowing War
U S officials see a massive buildup of 35 000 Communist regulars in the buffer zone between North and South Vietnam signaling no immediate pause in the war Gen William C Westmoreland predicts a resurgence of enemy initiatives around month end Policy makers view North Vietnam s actions as evidence of its real peace terms remain unchanged and bombing halt remains off the table unless talks move forward
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
US S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Vietnams
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Johnson
Una
Alaskan loan row centers on Golden Nugget Motel bailout
A report questions a $894 000 disaster loan to James Pruhs owner of the Golden Nugget Motel in Fairbanks after flood damage. The loan drew scrutiny when compared with a $1.2 million sought by Gov Hickel ally and prior bank loan of $420 000.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Associated Press
Cated Press
Jowan Gross
Pruhs
Alaska
Democratic Central Committee
Central Committee For
Fairbanks
Walter J
Hickel
Golden Nugget
Gross
Hoffa and Union Officers Agree to Return Funds
James R. Hoffa and other Teamsters officers will return $100,000 to the union treasury to settle a suit filed by rank and file members. Four Philadelphia Teamsters charged use of funds to defend Hoffa against jury tampering and mail fraud cases, seeking $400,000 and an out of court settlement indicates a resolution after nearly a year of a 13 year sentence.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Treasury
Philadelphia Teamsters
Hoffa
U.S. District Court
No Hazard From Nevada Nuclear Test Says AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission reports radioactive material escaped to the outer air from an underground Nevada blast near Las Vegas. Detonation occurred about 900 feet below the surface with a low yield. Fallout was detected a few miles away but far below routine test levels. the test area lies about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
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Washington
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas
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